Mr Seyrnour instanced the case of the Marlborough railways to show how unfair it would, he to tax districts for expenditure of anutfcterly unnecessary character secured through the ignorauce of local in atters dis played by theGeneral Government authori ties- ,;■..,. , •, ; After further discussion, ' Sir G. Grey said he considered the motion a most important one, but thought it should not be further, discussed until they bad the Government's financial proposal? ■> before them. H« moved the adjournment of the debate to admit of these proposals being brought down. -. Mr Hall admitted that it was a mistake that the principle sought to be affirmed by the motion had ever, been allowed to drop out of the public worka policy. They could not now, however, return to. .it;. Besides railvvay works, they had other public works— •such as gold fields' water races, talegraphie 'extension^, lighthouses, etc. s The p.rpp r ertieß whoso Tahicß,.hna h,e,ea iacreaisea, by' these efec'tions .would' be equally jjabje to taxation as those con-, tiguous to railway lin'es. He opposed, the < motibn 1 for- adjournment, 1 that rmr*:prttctic»l:: idromtf^je^euld^Arise' there from.! Howerjer tque|the principle o£th« raotioßjjthare were now inoepJiablb^iflß^ Ciltics? jna the Msy ! yf' it? adoption. ; £> The House on the motio^l^r

Mr Siiephard moved^tte ! pr&Ttpas rqu§ is- ; tion. ~-,. r |^< ; ; ■;,W. :; -v ''" ; Mr HgU t aiipea|edj.st<|'§|lie mover of the. ludtion |^ithdr|^r v it||^ho Goverimienlp he sai4., principl©,vfeuf in| the exißti^;st4||ibf tuaitei-s it wa%:iiuite| imposs^Stje aciluponitiK ' \ ;^f| .^ M^^pKhou|s- vvaWvplingitQ with^dr.|^ the r g^'riis3n.§elf:J^^^iM with xne expreF&sab^af opinion Sf^a^fetftl been given in tho aebafft. _ Sir G. Grey opposed the withdrawal, tl?e : Grovemmciit r w!th' J "g+)^*k>^^ '. evej&y prop.os^al. of , imp f or|ance { without k h^jug the^o^nsge p face injjr qnesti^n|o| policy, fn Vnat slate t>Mnatters* he fallen '^orp'+hetn^to/- move vofE^ benches altogettier if iJiey "were~nx»t pre- pared to act and decision; The House divided on the motion that the question be now "put^-Ayes^Qf; njofc*,/ 25. *■■' ' V 4C-© - t On the priginai motionSopiiig |)ut tire ' i House again, di^i'ded — Ayes£|s-i;j dots, 31. The motion was d i eclared^cafr'ied'. fc ijg '"'■" The House adjou^ftcT^t '"'' The Hoiwe'resnmVl at 7.30 p.mi. The Education Reserves Act Amendment (Mr-Bastings^ was read* a second time, '"'tile GoV^fnm'ent'intiirtatiiigfHs int«ntion to propose an ameh'dmenti^ committee. 