|Ly Ouk Special Reporter. ■ J <: . Wellington, Septembers. The thiid reading debate on the Million Loan liiil last evening consisted merely-*oi> a recapitulation of previous speeches on the Bill. Opposition mem bers piotested against the hill as an electioneering measure, nuii claimed that the railway lines which had not been authorised should not appear in it ; that the amount to be devoted to the different woi ks should be stated ; and that the loan debentures should be shorter dated. To this the Premier replied that he had followed the course laid down by prece dent, aud as to the date of debentures falling due he was acting on expert advice. As expected the Bill passed its Shnai stages. The necessity of New Zealand products being properly represented at the Paris Exhibition was urged on the Premier by Mr Mills yesterday afternoon. Mr Seddon said it was not the fault of the Government that the colony was not to be represented at the Paris Exhibition. When the project was first mooted it was understood that the building for colonial produce would be provided by the exhibi tion authorities, and New Zealand and the other colonies, agreed to be repre sented. When in Paris, however, he fouud that the colonies would have to erect the building, which would cost from £15,000 to £20,000. As he did not con sider that would be a profitable invest ment, he retired from the arrangement. Subsequently the Government, with the object of yetting over the difficulty if possible, sent circulars to all the chambers of commerce in the colony, but they received no encouragement, for the replies were most uusatisfactory. There was no •jvideuce of a desire on the part of the colonial producers to take part in the exhibition. Captain Russell is to ask, at the earliest opportunity, if the Premier will inform the House of the terms of the appoint ment of Mr W. P. Reeves as Agent General ; also, it Mr Reeves is to be re appointed. The Statutes Revision Committee of the Legislative Council has reported against the Hon J. Rigg's Small Debts Assigument Bill being proceeded with. The measure will come up for its second reading on Wednesday next. The Premier says that it i 3 the in tention of the Government to proceed with the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Bill.
