Mr. Watt entirely dissented from the motion, ■■ he considered that the* telling of the wsste iandsof thePiovinceats). per acre was one of the wisest step* the Government ha I ever taken. Mr. Wallacb having replied, the Hjuse di vided,— Ayes, 7 — Messrs. Carpenter, Willace.Drtns field, Allison, Bnlase, Crawford, and Djncao. Noes, 15 — Messrs, Fitzherben, Woodward, Brandon, Smith, Hunter, Stokes, Taylor, Faw cett, Watt, De-Castro, Allen, Buck, M'Evreu, Whit* wood, and Bunny. TOTES FOR MECHANICS INSTITUTES. Mr. M'Ewen moved — That an address be presented to his Honor the Su* perintenden trequesting him to place on the Estimates the sum of £30 for books fur the Hutt Mechanics' Institute, and £20 for the Wai-nai-o-mata Public In stitute. _ f After q few remarks from the Provincial Trea surer, and Measrs. Watt and Carpenter, the mo tion wai agreed to. ROAD FROM TE ARO TO KARORI. Captaid Smith, in the absence of Mr. John ston, moved—- That the Superintendent will cause to be placed on the Estimates the sum of £500 for the construc tion of a road between Te Aro and a point on the Karori Road, known as Baker's Hill. The Provincial Treasurer said it would have been more useful if the motion said Kirori and not Baker's Hill. Captain Smith thought so too, nn 1 if the House passed the motion, he would »pak to his hon. friend on the subject of amending it in Committee. Motion agreed to.
