[Applause.] It had been said that no good would result from associating Nelson wifh Canterbury in the project, but in his Opinion the assistance, of Nelson was an immense blessing, and would result in getting the. railway made. A syndicate snch as Meiggs Brothers would rather »ake a line that connected two centres than one that terminated in the heart of the country. Moreover, the association of Nelson secured thun that political support for their project which, as they all knew, was so valu able, in the House of Uepr* s *ntatives. Canterbury, Nelson, and Westland united were a power in Parlhtuent, and conld almost insist npon the railway being made, and he felt certain that by that day we -k the resolution would have passed both Houses. The discus sion in the House yesterday on the Sin Francisco mail service he considered > very good move. The Northern mem bers had now got their subsidy, th^ir angnr and surprise would have cool**d down, and they would »■* that while the North had itsTmnk Railway, they had no right to deprive Canterbury a id the Coast of thnr much ne<del com* mnuication. There w?is no doubt that | Wellington felt a little sore al»out it. i He had nothing to say againn Welhng j ton, for he had during his stay tat re | received many and g;eat kindness. Bat j it was time that Wellington lvnefittedl by theliade with Nelson and the West Coast, and this line would deprive it of much of that. It was easy to under^tatd also that Auckland would be a little jealous, for though the North Island was givutly blessed, and was develop ing with rapid strides, yet tlie Middle Island was a country of nueqiiall-d resources, aud he felt snre that in fie struggle, for supremacy it mnst ulti-» mately pre\ail. The difference in Can terbury, if the ?esolution was passed, would be something wonderful. Trad« would increase, and land won Id attain its proper value, which at preseut it was in many cases, below. Money wonld be brought out for investment, the popula tion would increase, the ports would I'd filled with vessels, and a degree of pros perity would be experienced which it was now impossible to realise. Nor would Canterbury benefit alone. 