Peeves has giveu notice to ask the Government during the recess to consi der the advisability of establishing a Harbor Board at Greymouth upon the same lines as contained in Fisher's proposal regarding Westport. The second reading of the Paihvay Construction Bill was carried last night by 31 to 5. The Bill was com mitted for this day. It will require much revision in Committee.
Wellington, August 24. The members last night, with others, " stonewalled" the Representa tion Bill on clause two, division of number of members at ninety-one, and the whole sitting was lost in profitless do bate.
The Education Act Amendment Act has been rejected, It provided that pupils should read the Bible in school for twenty minutes but no teacher need be present, and it omitted placing any oue in temporary authority. The Licensing Bill fiuallv passed yesterday with additional clauses pro* viding for sale of liquors for consump tion on premises to persons under six* teen.
3 22 p.m. The Nelson and West Coast mem bers are stonewalling the Representa tion Bill. The House has non risen since 7.30 last evening, and the debate is likely to continue interminably un less concession is made by the Go vernment. Meanwhile all other busi ness is suspended as the Speaker can not take chair until the House goes out of committee.
Peeves is now speakiug and is evi dently wound up to c;o several hours. Eisher spoke briefly last night and his remarks were very much to the point. He disapproved of representation on the basis of population, and main tained that the undeveloped resources of the Colony were as much entitled to representation as were large aggrega tions of population in the cities. Wellington, August 25.
