The House mot at 2.30. Mr Sheohan gavo notice that he would introduce a bill for consolidating all edu cational reserves, so aa to make thorn available for the maintenance of a national system for the colony as a whole. Replying to questions put, it was stated that Government did not proposo making residence areas on the gold Holds freehold, aa Government thought, under the prcsont arrangement, these areas had very much the protection of freeholds. — Provision would be made for paying off the debt of Ll5O incurred by the Waimate Hospital, and the whole question of the future provision to be made for those hospitals would have to be considered at an early date. — Yards and loading platforms would be erected at Makikihi and Waitaki North Rail way stations. — Government did not con aider it necoaaary to erect a courthouse at Nelson Oroek, or appoint a warden for Reef ton district. — Tenders would be in vited for the construction of the Thames- Kopu railway at an early date.— The purchase of Ohinemuri block in the Upper Thames was being prooeeded with, and steps were being taken for throwing open for sale pastoral lands in Can terbury in blocks of runs of 500 to 5000 acres, and a definite proposal for the making of ro»d« through th«»«

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lands would bo mado. — There was no intention of taking steps for roducin« foes under the Land Registration Vet. — Governmont did not consider any neces sity existed for taking stops for providing that the Attornoy-Goneral bo a member of this chamber. Tho Nativo Lind Court Aot, 1880, Amendment bill was introduced, and read a first time. The report of the Printing Debates committee, recommending that Ministers should be provided with 12 instead of 8 copies of Htnsard for circulation free of charge, was carried. Mr Mticandrow movod that the orders of tho day be adjourned to onablo them to bring on tho motion that the petition of Wi Parati be taken into consideration I before further proceeding with the Wost ! Coist Peace Preservation bill. Mr Bryce said that tho motion must bo regarded as an amendment on tho motion for the second reading of the Peace Preservation bill, and that Governmont would nccept of no amondmont. 