HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. "Wellington, August 4. The House met at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Replying to Mr Burns, the Hon. Mr Richardson said there was a probability of tenders for railway rolling stock being accepted in the c&lony. M> Bryce asked whether the Govern ment had under their consideration the report of the Public Petitions Committee of last session on the petition of certain inhabitants in Wanganui, in reference to the so-called Industrial School Grant of that town P and, if so, whether they intend to bring down a Bill during the present session dealing with the ques tion ?

The Hon. the Premier said that he was not able to give any satisfactory answer to the question, though that was no fault of the Government. Tho lion, gentleman explained that, owing to the Trustees being mostly resident out of Wanganui, no satisfactory arrangements had been made to carry out the original purposes of the Trust. The Premier then read a letter he and Mr Biyce had sent to the Bishop of Wellington on the matter, and containing suggestions as to the disposal of the Trust. lie also read the Bishop's reply, which was not of a conciliatory naturo, and loft the whole matter in a very difficult position. If tho hon. gen tleman who put the question would intro duce a Bill based on the terms of tho letter to the Bishop of Wellington, and on its second reading submit it to a select committee, the Government would sup port the Bill. Mr liees resumed the adjourned debate on Sir George Grey's resolutions and went at a great length into tho finances of the colony. Ho accused tho Govern ment of having abused their positions of trust by landing the colony into desper ate difficulties, after starting with every thing in their favor and unbounded means at their control. They had systematic ally broken e^ery promise they had made. After giving great attention to tho Fi nancial Statement, he was bound to say it was entirely incorrcct,and did not agree with the published figures of tho Govern ment themselves ; and last year the Statement of the Colonial Treasurer did not agree with that of the Minister for PubliG Works. There were discrep ancies of some hundreds of thousands of pounds between them, though, by homo magic, tho totals wore mado to agree. 