This was whal took place, and I say again that there was no disunion, and that we are in accord [Hear, hear.] I think now, gentlemen, 1 have touched on all the points necessary;! regret that I am unable to address you at greater length, but shall have an opportunity of speaking to you on other occasions. If there are any points upon which you desire to be informed, I shall be happy to answer any questions you may put. There is one point, however, which has been put to me, and that is the difficplty of voters getting to

the poll under the present hours. I hope, however, that the large employers of labor will not be too strict, and will give oppor tunities to men in their employ to go to the poll on the day, [Cheers.) Gentlemen, I thank you for the way in which you have listened to what I have had to say, f Cheers. J In reply to questions, Mr Richardson said—That, so far as he knew, it was the custom all the world over that the police should not have a vote, and he thought this was just as well. With re gard to small contracts, they were very well in their way for a certain description of works, and he was in favor of them; but in large railway works he was not in favor of small contracts. So f>r as his present infor mation went, he thought the revenue of the colony would stand the necessary expendi ture for education. Mr Wynn Williams said that what he wanted to know was, how school accommo dation was to be provided for the children which were growing up ? Mr Richardson said that, from the infor mation the Government obtained, it was believed that £40,000 would be sufficient to provide the required accommodation for the financial year. Dr Turnbull enquired what limits should be placed on the future borrowing of New Zealand ? Mr Richardson said that he certainly would not place any limit on it whatever. They had sufficient to carry on the works for the next two years, and he thought it un desirable that the borrowing power should be limited, as circumstances might arise whichwould render it desirable to borrow further. 