Iv the Legislative Council yesterday the Medical Practitioners Bill and Criminal Evi dence Bill were read a second time.
In the House of Representatives replies to questions, one of which elicited a lengthy debate and a discussion on an Imprest Supply Bill ocenpied the whole afternoon. The Supply Bill passed through all its stages in the evening, when the debate on the Representation Bill was continued, and was still going on when the tele graph office closed at 2 o'clock.
The Christchurch Presß states that Mr Rhodes has received a telegram from his Excel lency the Governor stating that ho intends to bo present at the Hunt Clnb meeting on Satur day next.
