is that the establishment of a Maori Kingdom has been fairly tried and has resulted in a miserable failure! Mr. Kerr had a long interview with Tamihana before leaving Waikato and received these sentiments from his own lips. Does not this circumstance prognosticate the decline of the movement? There is much discussion in the House on the subject of the ''Native Offenders' Bill''. There is fierce opposition both inside the House and out of it, and it becomes very doubtful whether the Bill will pass into Law. The Railway Bill has passed.