If Schedule E of tjio Itesirves Bill were

spective of the estimates^ or the qne~>"oit of how tho estimates should be arrange*!. Thffl *J«olutions affecting financial Ques tions Hfore purely questions to bd '-con sidered in Committee, and thai re ferred especially to tho second resolu tion. If a paid commanding officer was hot required iii any district, and tho case was not exceptional, and no "pro bability of warlike disturbances required the services of a commander, when tho estimates were before them in relation to that district, it would be perfectly compe tent for members who held that opinion to move that the vote for that district bo reduced by tho sidary of the proposed commander. Whatever might bo tho effect of those resolutions, it would be always competent for any member of the Com-

mitteo to do so. He was not prepared to say that every commanding officer on tho estimates was absolutely necessary, and ho was not prepared to say that ho was

not. They were in that transition state that, unless they possessed tho gift of prophecy — and somo honorable gentle men were not indisposed to exercise it— it would be difficult to say what would be the state of some districts before tho expiry of the .present financial year, ex cept, perhaps, iv the Province of Canter bury. Out of nine districts there wero five in which it was proposed to pay a commanding officer for the present year. In four of tho districts, Waikato, Tau ranga, Patea, and Haw he's Hay, a paid commanding officer might be required. Ho believed there were'reasons, especial!}' in the Waikato district, where a com manding officer should be able to visit different places, any part of which might might bo a point of attack if the Natives

were determimed to invade the Waikaio. All those questions would come out in detail when considering the Estimates, which were prepared in such a way as to

afford every fsicility for discussing them fully. Ho failed to gather the reason why the Government should fail to havo con trol over thoiso officers because tho charges were localised. 