How do you think this great country of anamolies was represented at the Paris Ex hibition, in order that emigrants might be at tracted to her shores, and capitalists be made aware of her intelligence and her vast re sources? I will tell you that this colony did exhibit to the “ crowned heads” of Europe and millions of people. One dirty Maori mat; a thigh and leg bone of the moa; a full sized drawing of a moa—four or live unclean fleeces of wool, a sectional drawing of the Canterbury country and what else do you think ? lam afraid I should stay here all night before you guessed it, so I will tell you,—it was a bundle of heart of totara shingles, and that an indiffe rent- specimen.'' (GteatTCaugllter.) I sneaked out of the New Zealandtgpqnrt for when I heard people asking the way to ill felt ashamed

of my country and my only hope for the credit i of , the 'colony was that these _ contributions had been sent by patriotic maories. (Cheers.)) r I fear I am digressing a little and I must get back to the question of education, and its applies-: [ bility to the rising generation,: any one man of‘ Whom, if he has the legal, the mental and the: educational qualification may become the! Premier of this colony or'the Superintendent of this Province: but if you do not place 1 within his reach, education, ymr disqualify him: for those high offices,' nay you &6 more, you) deprive him of his birthright. The time is coming, I hope, when true local simple self-government to country districts will be conceded, and will be as successful as the Dis-; trict Councils are in Adelaide, where they have? power to make and mend roads, and control;! over education, and a share of the public reve nue. The time, I trust is not far distant when it will be fairly discussed as to whether the period has arrived for gradually allowing the Provincial Governments to die out, but take care before you agree to part with those Pro vincial Institutions, which have been our pride and our boast and have made New Zealand what it is, that you do not simply exchange the General Government for the Provincial ones: better remain as we are than do that. 