Education had then been dependent chiefly upon private efforts, but it had been fairly provided for in this way, and he knew of no children who were not going to school, and if there were it was their own fault, as there were schools where they could get instruction without payment of a ; fee at all ? being the ease! and seeing' tjia't the parties jnjerested in these schools had made aucfi exertions, h.e was of opinion that lielp should be

given to the schools he referred to, on the general principle of payment ' by results. All that the Govern ment should see to was that they got secular results for the subsidies given,- and schools should only be subsi dised on the certificate of the Government I'nspep.tor of schools, that there was a certain attendance, ajboye. tfte minimum number which should be fixed as, entitling a school to Government aseiefcance, The different school committees should them selves pay for the religious instruction ;. and there should be provision made against th.c children obtaining any in struction of this against fche jyfti of the parent-". Under the former County form the Connty Chairman was the only political officer whose payment was pro vided for, the other officers being only employed as business men employed, their agsiotante. The question of an Executive now came up, whether or pot its members Bh"uld be paid. All tfte' Provinces but one had ■&■ paid -^Executive, although they were not obliged to do so, and he could see that it would be very difficult to get properly qualified persons to accept office and do tjie work without payment, tent he also saw* tliat : our yeyenue receipts were, only 140,.0q0, ( and. that 132,000 of this went ■ for l our''reg'ular ekpensesy-kn^ that the payment of the' Executive would be additionar to this. He was therefore of opinion thajb if it was at all possible to do without }f, it should be so. Under the

County form a Tender and Contract Com mittee had been appointed after .the session, which had assisted the County Chairman, and it might be found that the same plan could be adopted in the new. system,.,b.ut,.in,thi3 the Superintejir. dent should be guided by the Council Another subject' to jwhidh jhe wdiild refer was that of railways. 