- Souso of Hoproeontativos. TUESDAY, SEPEMBER JO. The debate on tho vote for Judge Edwards' salary on the Supplemen tary Estimates was continued (with closed galleries) until 6 a.m., when the Chairman left the chair until 11 a.m. On resuming at that hour the stonewall was kept going, still with closed galleries, until 1 p.m., when another adjournment was made. When Mr Hamlin rauntt'i ?the ohairat 2,80 p.m., the galleries' itee ordered to ba opened.. "; ._;:-. The disoussion still continued on the vote for Judge Edwards' sda'ry, the motion under debate being that I the Chairman leave the. ohair. i. Mr Ballance suggested that this ; motion should be disposed of in order I that the Government- should make i an explanation as to the cqujse, Jb,ey i intended to pursue, '■-'■•'" i Tho motion for leaving the • chair. was therefore withdrawn. : ■ Tho Acting •Premier said the GdYcrmnoht'recoghised that members wore anxious to bring the session to

a_olose as quickly air possible, and. : >; " they had, therefore, decided, without : prejudicing Judge Edwards' appoint. ■'" £H ment in any way, to reduce the vote ' : of £lß2l by £125, He wished to inform the House,'however, that ':"; seeing that Judge Edwards had been. I appointed a Judge" of the Supreme Court and a Commissioner of the ..■'.' Native Land Court, it was sbsolipjy' essential that the whole of his satory. should be paid, and the Government would therefore; take :on themselves .theresponßibility of providfiKforit out ■ of unauthorised .Mpendljra, Now that hon members • had entered a strong protest aeainst the' ' appointmentqf Mr Edw'ardß as Judge he hoped they.would allow remaining business to proceed. V. '^ In reply to Mr : Kerr, the Acting. •• Premier said the arrangement come ' to was only meant to apply' to year.The question of Judge appointment as'Judge 1 would be left over for the next Parliament. • - Mr Ballance said the House should ' be satisfied at the statement of tha • Aoling-Premier. The .Opposition had made every possible protest against the appointment, aud.he thought they might now allow the business to go i on. As to the way in which the £125 Btruok off was to be made up. 