The same bill seta forth that, to provide paddock accommodation in the vicinity of thoir works for tho Wnitaki Abattoir Company (Incorporated), which hn,« boon formed for the exportation of frozen moats from tho colony, the Governor may g'ant a loaso to tho Waitaki Abattoir Com pany'^ Incorporated) of reserves G44 and 1642, containing H4oaores, more or loss, for any poriod not excoodin^ twenty-one yoars, upon suoh torms aa oho Govern >r shall sco fit, not withstanding the provisions a<* to sale of the reserves contained in the Public Reserves Sale Act, 1872. Tho lease to contain t powor of re-entry and determining tho lease if tho land is not at any time for a period ol twelvo consootttive months used for the purposes for which tho company has been formed, "ThoStrangor,"inPKs#c Opinion, writes: During tho past week the moat prominont Southorn member in the Houso has boon Mi Satnuol E. Shrinnki. The momber for Oamaru has kept himself singularly quiot eluring tho fore part of tho session, and nc doubt ho considored it due to his constituents that ho should mako one splash boforo the ond camo round. Accordingly ho seized upon the New Zealand Loan bill whereon to mako his annual mark->-tho majority ol mombors like to do somothing which may be regarded by thoir constituents as an annual mark. Tho new clauso sought to be introduced by Mr Shrimski h sound in prin ciple though it might bo difficult to put it into operation. Tho idea, though some what crudo, is a right one, and the movor deserves tho thanks of the country for dirooting attention to suoh an important subjoct. Mr Shrimski spoaks but seldom, and when ho has anything to say ho puts his ideas into oonoieo and sensible language. When littoning to him you always feol that he ia desperately in oarnest. Oamaru mi«ht well have sent a more eloquent and an ablor member to tho flouse than Mr Shrimski, but I doubt if it could have sent a more usoful, enorgotic, and painstaking representative than tho little man who looks after the interests of his district with such fidelity and watohfulnoas. The white city by the «oa is in Mr Shrimski's estimation tho swooto't spot on earth, bofore whoso glories tho boasted grrndour of Dunodin and the oharming retreats of "Avontown" aro as barren deacts. 