His Honor said, " The Tapusa Bridge, and portions of the Great South Road will also be put in order by the General Government, as well as the aiding several other bridges between Stony River and Manntahi ; likewise the inland road through the Hna and Waiwakaiho Hundred." Again — "The road from Wanganui to this place, now making, is satisfactorily progressing." Now mark what he further says — " Already several bridges have been constructed over rivers hitherto dangerous to cross, and other bridges required on this line will shortly be finished. We shall soon have the benefit of good road communication from New Plymouth to Wellington, with the exception of a pap of some eighteen miles between Warea and Umnroa. This impediment, I hope, will ere long, be remedied." Was there anything more conclusive than this — that a road waa already being made to Wanganui ? Nor were the road districts badly off, for the country was to be opened up. The hon. members were well ac quainted with the fact that the Assembly had supplemented the road districts with some £1,700, which he thought was sufficient for all their present requirements. With regard to a harbour, he would give in to none as to the de sirability of having one. If there was any other matter paramount to a harbour, it was a railway, especially when they had a river like the Waitara so olose to New Plymouth. By oonneoting Wai tara by a railway, it wonld give them a harbour, and what more did they want. They could see they were to have a main road to Wangnnni, roads and bridges to open up tr-. conr have, and they could also have ie ra : to a harbour nnless they allowed them to be hood-winked. It was ridiculous to think that tbe loan ' wonld be diverted

Changes in Parliament. — We learn that there are already two candidates iv the field for the representation of the Waikouaiti District in the General Assembly, vacated by the resignation of Mr. G«orge McLean, viz, Mr. John Cargill and Mr. \Y. H. Gatten, and thesp gentlemen, it is said, have already commenced a canvas of the district. Sir Tavid Monro's name is also men tioned. In Nelson the resignation of Mr. Light band tnakus a vacancy, the candidates for winch are Mr. 