Well, it was to have had this effect : the Daily Times, then conducted by Mr Reed, wanted to ruin the Herald in Dunedin; the Lyttelton Times wanted to ruin the Press in Christchurch ; the Herald, iv Auckland, wanted to prevent opposition to it ; and Sir George Grey wanted to ruin one of the partners the Pre9s Agency. These were the four incentives to that transaction, as he read them. But those who acted with him stopped it ; and they made the Government grant a special wire to anyone who chose to take it up. He would now tell them how tho special wire was working. The Press Association, which was got up to shut out the Herald in Dunedin, the Pref s in Christchurch, and those papers associated with it, paid £2000 a year amongst them for their wire ; and the Morning Herali and Christchurch Press had between them to pay £2000 a year for their wire. Wai not that a wicked position far aay Government to put them into ?— (Applause, and a Voice : "Shame ! ') No Government should have shut any section of the Press out from such a concession. Suppose the Press Association had chosen to take in these two papers, the Press would have got their tele grams for £2000 a year, and a considerable loes to the revenue would have ensued. The only remedy now was— and it was whai he proposed in the House — to keep the_ Tele graph office open during night hours in the principal cities of the Colony, and the Press Association should be made to give up their two years' agreement for these telegrams. Knowing tho working of the department as well as he did, he saw it could not do the work. All sorts of rubbish were now being sent through wires — it was quantity and not quality. The House, when it met, would nob stand the Press being treated as it now was, and the Telegraph- office being swamped with work. He mentioned that whilst North lately messages that on an average should t»ke only minutes from the time of reception to delivery, then took from three to three and a-half hours in transmission. The Government has sounded the note that next session if defeated they will have a dis solution. 