So far as quantity is concerned, the legislation got through by our repre sentatives ought to be sufficient to satisfy the most exacting. It is pro bable that this year's statute-book will be a volume bulkier than any of its predecessors, containing not far from a thousand pages. In all, 112 Acts wore passed ; of these 5 were private, whilst many were Consolida tion Acts which will relieve previous statute-books of much cumbersome matter, or rather will render it un necessary to use the former Acts for reference. As we have said, the quantity leaves nothing to be desired, but whether the quality will prove equally satisfactory is a question the solution of which must to a large ex tent be left to time and experience. The chief cause for regret is that so much of the Hessian was wasted in useless wraugling, which it would be excess of charity to dignify witli the name of debating. Had the same energy and harmony characterised the earlier part of the Session as marked its close, we venture to say that some at least of the mea sures passed would have assumed a different and more satisfactory shape, and some which met with the fate of the " slaughtered innocents " would have found their way into the statute book of the country. 13i.it recrimina tion is useless ; as our laws are, so they must remain until Parliament meets again — only it is a pity that so many Acts should be passed each Session in so unconsidered a manner as to render it necessary either to re peal or amend them the next. The class of legislation more immediately concerning ourselves, and which is perhaps the most unsatisfactory of any, is that appertaining to Local Government. This question was before the House for some time ; it was used last Session by the other side of the House as a platform of opposition, and this Session has taken the form of a Government measure. Five Acts have been passed — the Counties Act Amendment, Roads and 13 ridges Con struction, Road Boards, Rating, and Crown and Native Lands Rating. The whole scheme is very elaborate and novel, and we are surprised that the Government succeeded in getting the Bills through. 