The Rev. W. Gilmks having replied, the'question was ..put to tho vote, when the motion was carried—there being 10 for, and two against.
The remainder of the business trans acted was not of importance.
RECENT LEGISLATION.
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It is, we believe, peculiar to New Zea land that hasty and radical changes in tho law are annually made, and that new laws are brought into operation before the public can acquire any knowledge of them. At present, we understand there is not a copy to be bought in Dunedin of the statutes passed during the last session of the General Assembly, and it is almost entirely owing to the courtesy of thoso members of the community who hold official positions that others are indebted for an opportunity of becoming acquainted with laws, which all are bound to obey, and many are called upon to assist in ad ministering. That courtesy has been liberally dispensed, and we ourselves are indobtcd to it ; but the Government ought to mako different arrangements, and to insure that, Tor a reasonable time before any important Act is brought into operation, a copy of it slud! be cosily ob tainable.
