Without econo mising, they never could get that confidence from 'lenders of money—to jmt it in plain words, from their mortgagees—-if they saw the Colony was paying more than it ought in the management of its affairs ; and they must look some day to paying back what they borrowed. It was a very serious thing, and ke hoped the people of the Colony would take it to heart seriously. It was much easier to borrow money than pay it back.—(Great laughter.) Some, of them appeared to have seen that. He was unite sure that every honest man in the country desired to pay that money back again, and let them then begin, and show their creditors that they were taking every possible means to economise their expenditure. With the carry ing of the Abolition Bill, the credit of the country would increase 50 per cent. Their friends at a distance were watching their pro gress more closely than they had the slightest idea of. Large firms, moneyed firms, in the great city of London knew almost everything that occurred daily in the financial way in the small city of Dunedin, watching the progress of the place eagerly. Any effort made to con serve the revenue increased their confidence; and, though he hoped it never should happen, should they require again to borrow further sums, they would be in a better position to do so if they gave capitalists a guarantee that economy was followed. Referring to the necessity of having men in the House of Representatives at the present juncture capable of dealing with questions of_ finance, immigration, and public works, he Baid he did not wish to sound his own trumpet, but he gave them his experience, and remarked that the best guarantee he could offer them that he could look after their interests was that he had managed always to look after his own.— (Applause.) He thought that the best credential a candidate could give them was as to the manner in which they might expect he would deal with their interest. If they placed him at the head of the poll—(A Voice : We will do it)—he promised them that he would enter the Assembly solely to look after their interests. He was a run-holder, but his manufacturing interest was far larger. 