■ Mr MAIN said he understood that the Go vernment intended to establish a local system of administration. He still contended that it was a great blow aimed at the root of Pro vincialism. The Constitution Act provided as mucli for the establishment of Provincial institutions as it did forthe General Assembly; and it was a notorious feature in the Act that Provincial Councils were provided for before the'General Assembly. From the geographical position of this country it was evidently a ;param6urifcn.ecessity. that it should be so. In reference to, that part of the subject he might travel somewhat out of the line of argument avl refer to certain remarks which had fallen from the Hon. the Commiscioner of Customs when he was making his missionary tour throughout the Goldfields. The honorable member not only, mentioned the establish ment of local administration, but said that all funds voted by, the proposed Shire Coun cils, should be money coming direct from the General Government Treasury Chest. ' H that was not. aiming a blow at Provincialism, he did not know what else it was. He had ndtthe^pleasure of listening to the honorable member on that occasion, but he believed the speech had been pretty accurately reported, in ; the newspapers of the day. The honorable member at the head of the Government had toM. the Hpuse that it would be satisfied .nth' ttie measures he intended to take so as to ; carry out the object of the amendment. He informed the House that it was his inten sion to.introduce a Bill with one clause of a couple of lines to satisfy the Government and tiie House, and which would carry out the object 'desired. He had no doubt that a great deal cpuld be done in two lines, but the whole purport of the Goldfields Act and ,the' delegation of the powers would be at issue'by the" introduction of such a BilL The honorable member had., told them that the appointment of himself as the delegate was ar political necessity, and that the reason of it was that he was-in communication with other Ministers of, the Crown to whom he looked, for advice. He would.call the attention.of. the House to the words of the sectiohf of the.Goldfields Act which, provided fdr the powers being dele gated to. Superintendent. 