His experience of Provincial institutions was that they were promoters of faction fights. He had long been convinced that their Provincial institutions required to be sim plified. They were told that the country people would be greatly damaged if there was a smaller Council — if the Constitution they had at present were exchanged for something more like the system of an Eng lish county or incorporated town. He did not believe it. One of the strong points of his policy, if returned to the Council, would be to advocate the simplifying of their insti tutions in such a way that delays such as they saw at present — faction fights such as they had seen so often — would be ren dered almost impossible. Whatever body of men had to conduct their affairs, there would always be amongst them contests and per sonal squabbles ; but if a system were adopted like that of a municipal council, of which the Superintendent would be a member, the present number of members being reduced, the Executive Council done away with, and the Council itself by its Committees the Executive of the day, proper provision being made that those who rer resented the country should be paid for their ser vices — he was perfectly sure that no in justice would be done in any department of the Province, and that the men they would get to do the work would do it more effici ently, and devote more steady attention to it than under the present system, while every department of the public business would be greatly benefited. Although he did not see any prospect of such a change taking place very soon, he should continue to advo cate it, as he had done for many years past, whether returned to the Council or not. He thought he had occupied all the time available in making his remarks,* as he had to address another meeting that night, and he would appeal to the electors now, before they went to the poll, to weigh well the circum stances which had led to the present election. 