EVENING SITTING.

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EVENING SITTING.

The House resumed at 7.30. GOKTAGIOUB DISEASES ACT BEFKAL BILL The Reporting Debates Committee recommended that the debate on the Contagious Diseases Act Repeal BUI should no: be reported In " Hansard," and Mr Barron moved that directions be given accordingly. The Udles having retired ffom the gallery, Sir George Grey opposed the motion. Bir John Hall drew attention to the presence of strangers, and the Speaker pot the question that they be ordered to withdraw. Ayes, 42 ; Noes, 29. The galleries were then cleared. Discussion on the subject lasted some two hours, An amendment was moved to admit the " Hansard" reporters whloh was lo3t by 44 to 22 and Mr Barton's motion uotading the report of the debate on th? Bill was then carried by 42 to 32. The House resumed In open session at 9.40. THB FINANCIAL DEBATE. The Premier said if the House desired it the financial debate could come on at this stage. Mr £i»noe said that as the necessary Information was not before his side of the House he desired that it should be postponed. It was then agreed that the finanolal debate should be adjourned till Tuesday, CHINESE CONFERENCE. The Premier moved a resolution confirming the desirability of a delegate attending the Chinese conference at Sydney, of nniform action by the colonies, and said the best eolation of the difficulty would be a treaty with China and Great Britain similar to that with America. He bad proposed to give the House an opportunity of discussing the question broadly, bnt he thought members were pretty unanlmons. Mr Seddon suggested an addition whloh the Premier accepted— -"That In the event of the oonferenoe deoiding on taking tentative aotion pending the decision of Imperial Government, the New Zealand representative should bring under the notioe of the oonferenoe the desirability of the colonies taking action as to regulating the number of Chinese on the goldfields." Mr Hutchison thought the provis'ons of the American treaty shonld be specified •nd the poll tax raised to £30. The resolution as amended was then •greed to, and the House adjourned at 1035. ______