»^#^^e||iwi|ifißSi&tS'- .<jtdMed:;Cqi4- evening, i^pp t p^^e'aJttMi^fvppe w.ipeiaborß on the floor of pta^:^!Houirw^;nc>t ; B6'larg^ as might. Save &f^i|M|;Sij^^::''a;h|Mlf :aid; noti -meet till l^OT'd r^Jii?i,'*flV *bat I'*** 9 e t^^^^^V'TiwWW'.^waS"'-"^^;-: engaged in K^|BW^U«Kffitt^V" » nd .'-iMUng the NS^ ?n«^Sfisy; >aHer^ioriß.; .He read ; the Stata- the oproqf sheets corerei with '$'<\<.jf^tiiok§ aridinterlineatioriß, and it was nearly ' --' 5 lQ^fllookbe^e the telegraph had ■^Vt : ' ; - :it^§^o»ir^ijted ; W^eiatß from.- wbiob .to wire the 'v;?^#(Statoinflt^i and lowing to this. fact the trans : - l ±,^^ v^^^Qi^a ci^BaSQ^ totke papers must W * :f ■ -^i.tkiiXi«Sn explained that it was only- with the Si^%vife^^^dlfliQalty that he had the Statement f >^*&&iin<tim~ao aa hot to dsßappoint the '■■&£? Hoqfler :^f he reading bl the Statement $■'£:< &mi^?&y* mlbotes i over the toour. The of the tax on tea wbb received : .'rwilfi^aris of disapproval, and it Is evident ' ,thft Jhe countjry memberß are not Batisfiad ; -^ V to the local bodies. : The y; ■■'*■;■: wfiMynpe/to the ptimage duty of one per cent. f ! >c,.O^;wl ?? Mtieleß' imported, whether free or • ■ douftbie, in order (6 meet the deficit was nlao K reWyed with an appeaianoe of aorpriae. The -■-'■-■ applause at the oonclußion of the Statement : :' w«8 not participated in to any extent, but the /.; .i-, /Op^MiUpn, fk^pL thq tariff waa read, showed % ; / tlieiit approval by hearty aod ; odril inued applanße, and it was evident that the proteo ■;,'- ' tio^^jMQnoa^d far exceeded their expectations. ') .'; x-jThe^uSldnial Treasurer, in answer to r:>qnesUpnß, promised that he would be ready i :- ;> ; ior^jybie floancial debate by Friday evening, aod etixdthat the tables showing the previous i^-ta)rfij^;jMid\..4hat', now proposed in. parallel • \^3qld be ready aa Boon as possible. jt^^U^W. Smith and others, urged the Premier to /r-^^ifteni^6^ that the prio» of goods would be poblio at 6riae,' and that if the Hoaße jfedooed the duties aad the tat was .; > nf i|^ded .tootle tradespeople, their cnatomers would ,n6Vj}«i-*«ooußed what they had over paid. The, Colonial Treasurer promised that the matter; Bhould badisoussjd as early as possible, aad said that the gentlemen who Bad jpoken could show their sincerity by enppbrting him. ■•\.--- ■. •'■".•■. May 30. 