■.;■;!'fißiKCTiyk LEGISI.ATIVB CODNOIIi. - Mr .WALUS moved, " That the time has come when the members of the Legislative Council should be elected by the people of the colony." He argued that the nominative system gave the Ministry of the. day and bipb'rtunity for acting corruptly. They: were'enabled to appoint their own partizans to the Upper Chamber. For example, the ; " Grey Ministry wore in a manner forced to ap : point no tower than nine councillors in order to enable them to carry on the bnsineas. The result was that it wa3 notthe wealth or yet the intelligence of the country that was, 'ailed to the Upper House, but tire most

'Tornmont.- In that way the Chamber was in-danggr of becoming .crowded with politic cal pairtizahsi _, 'Tiien. again," ; b,e oßjecJed'tg its p'rasqUi; coqntittiiipp iu^njileh asi.ii being a life-long-appointpent, it enatilfia Ministers to; appoint their own 1 particular •fp'ends, and ifewar.4 them w;ith a s^iail penJ 'sion.for- life.: : L lt.als6, tended' to.create.an -.aristocracy—a class with all the feelings of the aristocracy. It gave "enormous advan .lagq.evcntb the other branch; of the Legis lature, t 'Their Hfc-long appointment gave them a complete ; control of the Legislature^ and he thought the-time had come for the step proposed by the motion.l "Mr Rkld supported the motion? >° :l'i--) Captain RussßtiL looked upon, the si'stem of Domination as being the right'one. At! the,same time' he did not agree with tue nomination being for life. Mr-HAtiL regretted the' Question, would not receive that fulL.discussion aud corisiaeratio'ri it deaervedV It. was 'most tie-: sirable that there should be such a QhaTnb'er.; A check was. absolutely, necessary for the/ successful working of .their institution. Thej body, nominated as it was, had from first' to last done good service. Still he did not: think that the.nomination for life was the; best course to follow. The members were: apt to get out of harmony with the times/ and'the vacancies word too few to keep it.inj ton 6 with the tißnes.;jHe'_agreed''that'the nominative system was liable' to.' abuse,: although he did not mean to say it had been! abused. It was not a burning question, and as such they were iv a "condition to discuss it calmly. He was glad-the matter had been ventilated. 