EVENING SITTING.

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EVENING SITTING.

Tho Houbg resumed at 7 30 p.m Mr Monk continued hia remarke." Referring to the. Qovernmant policy, he aald, howover ranch they might thank Minister* for their retrenchment propoaala there atlll remained a great deal to be done. Meßars Hobba, o'Oqnpor, Oolqnel Fraaer, Mobs, Dp Hodgklnaon, Taylor end Orraond spoke In succe-siou. : Mr Barton did not wiah to ba old In Parliament if he had no be'.ter Ideas than Mr Ormond h.ad expressed. He olalmed that thry had not gone over to Govern ment, and if Government came over to them tboy would tako as maoh care of them ai pos-lbla. Ho believed Gcvernraeut carried oat their retrenchment policy m as effective a minnec aa could have been done. And as to the tariff proposals, fee (should support them as a whole. On the understandinc that the anbaldlea were to be continued for, some time, he should vote for the tea duty. H9 would be osrefnl, however, while supporting the Government m thla question, to.ace Id what company he found himself. Mr Menteath said he failed to see how the Premier could call his Ministry a freetrada Ministry. Referring to tho defioit, he said It had been brought about by the failure In revenue, and hla proposal was to throw on the Ouatomo taxation a de6ott of £128,000, which- had bean brought about by a reduotion of the railway rates Mr O'Oallnghan moved the adjournment of the debate till half-past 2 next day. ' T : " ' . ■ Agreed to. The fjouse rose at 1215 a.m. i