How was this debt to be allocated ? There was very little sympathy between Auckland and Otago and Canterbury, and besides, they must also recollect that there was some one else to be consulted, and that was the pu'lic creditor. With this staring them in the face how were they going to arrange insular separation ? No doubt many were clamour ing for it, but he for one could not see how it was to be done. The public creditors made no distinction. They would come to the provinces who had the money or the land fund, and say iothem “Oh, the North has repudiated her debt; we don’t know anything about separation, we shall look to you.” [Cheers,] Therefore it was that they should look closely into this mailer. It had been left to the people to decide, and it was for them to send men to the Assembly whose views on this question accorded best with theirs; He bad heard a great deal said about this matter, about sweeping away the provinces, but no one had yet come forward and said what was the constitution which should replace them, and yet be for the benefit of the colony of New Zealand. If be were eketed, he could promise them that he would seek every means of instruc tion to make himself thoroughly competent to deal with the matter, [Cheers.] The question of surveys, he might say, was one which deserved the very greatest considera tion, as the surveys never would be what they should until the General Government took them in hand. The next great question was what was to be be done with the runs in 1880. There was no doubt now that the squatters had the best of the bargain, and in order that they might understand the matter he would read them a short extract out of the Waste Lands Regulations. The legal gentlemen were of opinion that the runs ceased in 1880, but he could not find any thing of this under the Land Regulations. The clause read as follows:— [Mr Andrews then read the clause referring to the occupa tion of the runs, and the schedule of price to be paid per acre.] If he understood any thing of these clauses, it was not possible to dispossess the holders of these runs in 1880. 