Ho (Mr Wake field) was quite opposed to the policy of spend ing money all over the colony because it had been decided to construct reproductive works in a certain district. He quite opposed tho assertion that deep depression existed, or would exist, if money was spent in one district and not in another, and ho was supported in this by the fact that the commercial depression following upon tho year 1879 was not felt so much in districts where the loans had not been expended. It seemed to him that the promise to spend money on public works in every locality was a system of log-rolling. He failed to see that tho Legislative Council had been pre cipitate in rejecting the District Railways Bill, and ho believed that had there not been hasty legislation in tho House of Representatives, and had cho Government seen fit to amend tho Bill before it went up to the other House, tho Bill might have passed the Council. It was in correct for tho Government to say that the Council intended to throw out all policy Bills, as he believed that the Legislative Council were only too anxious not to run tilt against cither this House or of tho policy of the Go* vernmenfc. The statement of tho Premier cer tainly did appear as if tho Government in tended to hold out the throat of dissolution if they did not agree with the whole of their pro posals. , Mr TURNBULL remarked that tho Go vernment had found the industries of tho coun try in a paralysed condition, and ho felt assured that if tho proposals of the Government were not agreed to by the House, things would be very much worse, and there was nothing to look forward to unless some relief was afforded to the people by tho construction of railways. Tho District Railways Bill was u matter of ne cessity. The debentures of these railways were valueless, and were lying in the bank colfers ob structing capital, and wore being offered for a mere song. It was by such measures as tho Dis trict Railways Bill that any alleviation to the distress which prevailed must be due, and unless these and such measures were agreed to, wide spread ruin would bo the result. 