• , Eden -tere atos 30 nnlos of road. Therefore *"-''-Waitetf_.a would benefit by the Government ■__._h.__. The Thames would benefit by thein, tSrestof 6 percent, on £50,000. As to the cost of tivg' Bden County Council management lie ■-Z-j-gJiS. £'7000 or £2100 would be hearer the m_ri. AhaVi ,-SSOO. Of tbe alleged surplus of £1200, _'»_!)'"would he absorbed' in valuations. He (ift-i'fitedAvhether the promised, subsidies would I te It would be bettor for the dis "rict- to tax themselves if taxation Avere neces sj'kry. He wotdd vote for hanging up the Act. _Dr. Wallis said these meeting shewed t.hat thej.'.re was yo!itica! life in the people. He eon dennmed the dilly-dallying .and shilly-shallying. —(]jhugh-er)—of Councillors a. ho had been olecjted or. distinct pledges to hang tip the Act He Compared the expression of public opinion at tho Ilate meetings to a tidal Avave, rolling froir& Newmarket to Parncll,. along Kybel* Pas 9'. until if. broke uoon Ponsonby. and Ii ':compared tbe attempts in the Council of .the. ' Vocat.es of the Act to the whirlpool of Corr_e.i-/r-kin, in the west of Scotland. They tried wo get appointments made, and to a. hirl the oobonents of the Act round and round until they w;ouldb_ smothered. (Cheers and laughter.) While-.he people unanimously condemned the Act, representatives in the Council supported it- It Avas aii attempt upon the rights of tho people, an example of pure despotism. A majority of tbe Council had transgr. ss'-d the law of the land by aating as if the Counties Aot Avere in operation. vpouncillcr Masefleld was enthusiastic in crying to' get an engineer. (Laughter.) The Council wanted a loan—they all liked money (laughter), and they authorised that precious -02.1 with Wrigtey's angel upon it. (Great. laughter.) The plough of the 19th century in the'seal was probably Mr Masefleld _ idea. (L.inghter.) In spite of all the lawyers in New Zealand he contended that the Act did not come into operation miles _ it were adopted by tho Council, and if the Act were not in force, th. Council bad landed itself in a difficulty by advor ti..ing,a_d other net*. Who would pay for that seal. (Laughter.) No doubt Mr Wrigley would pay for his own angel. 