fche:!intejrcstß)Qf, all part ie3. by -npt, throwing dQ\>-n. the gauntlet in that manner. "'He' "(ifr- I>i-6wri)' I 'ha.'Xfrom time to time not only incurred^he might say the ill-feelingVOjf e'erfaitr' people, but hej.ia4 also 'been 'thYeaten'ed. \)ni|-'pors'o^i told^Yn^ when •■ lib*'- came* down from Wellington after last session of the General Assembly that ho was surprised ho (-Mrrßroren) was not met by a .e©r.fc*in»pay£y in the country and; jtlri vans iottf the .eea.'^ (JJa-MghJter.) .- AnQth'er, tol^iiitn- fchafc: if, it .yyete. ppaeibh^he ftnd.pthei-S; would .ci'ucifj him. (Laughter a.ndjcws *fj"Namp.") He did not thiiik it necessary to do so there, but he would telLth? Jljop. .mepjher^the A^mp out side if ne^fdlloweH J hiin tncre> ? (tia'ughter.) The hon. me^nb'Qr.Qught to .i^QWuthftt tlifeafca I vrould. not intiinid{ite.hini > -vi..- thc-matter,- and that he was, not likely, when, -he .oneft,:p.ufchiß hands to the plough ; ton turn back. sHq now asked hon. membors to consider the matter, carefully^ and give .what they believed ' was" a fair and honest decision in the uiatter, wluph he believed they were quite capable; of dpiiig. He knew they were not, unwilling to. listen to argument and reason, and ifco. , decide the matter in accordance, with their own judgment. He had no reason to believe that in this case there .would be an , exception to the rule., Hq thought that in. a question of £his kind it would be better that, ho r s.hpuld first refer to the resolution as it stqo3,%nd afterwardsconsiderwhecher.it was dosiraile to accelerate the settlement of the waste lands, with the advantage of so doing, and in the nest place what principles could be adopted in this province with the conditions and safe guards likely to ensure success, and lastly, he would revert to some of the objections which

had been .urged to the measure by. some persons. "In proposing this resolution, although if : seemed to be a-xery broad one and one which seemed to coyer the..ques tion thoroughly, lie would like hop. members to understand that as he brough&it down for discussion and' consideration, healsp proposed that the House should consider.tiie.bill which he introduced into the <Jeneraj.; v Assembly in conjunction with ity and he ask^dhon. 