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: Wellington, This day. Wakefield opposed, and Bussell sup-' ported Hurst's clause which was'read a secoud time by 29 to "17. Tlie clause was added to Ibe bill by 31 to 22. , Seddon moved an amendment that no person shall be entitled to haTehig name inserted on more than c.ne electoral roll but it was rejected by 31 to 21. | 4t 1.5?) SLeehan asked the Chairmau would he accept a motion to report progress. The Chairman said no, he did. uot think progress should be reported till all the new clauses were passed. . Sheeban then moved a clause pro Tiding it should not be obligatory to hold all t>(eutiou9 ou the anuiu day.

Bryce here reliered Seymour in the chair, antl refused to put it, but stated he would accept a motion to report progress.-— Sbeehan then moved this, but Hall opposed it, and Pitt was speaking in support of re* porting progress, when the Chairman ordered him to resume his seat which Pitt did, after protest. Moss was complaining of the House being gagged, when he wrs also ordered to sit down, lie did so, bun stood up again and proceeded to apeak of wbat it would be possible for a Government to do in future if it had a Speaker and a Chairman subservient to its orders. Bowen drew attention to this'language as conveying imputations ou the present Speaker and Chairman. Moss disclaimed this intention, and the Chairman ordered him to resume his seat. He did so under fear of a heavy penalty, The motion to report progress was put and lost. Pitt moved a new clause; " that the Act should not come into fprce till after the * close of next session of Parliament." —Seddou supported this, and Moss asked if the tapu was removed from him, as he had not been told for how long he was to keep his seat. He spoke for some time, and was again called to order.—Seddon, Shepherd, and X'itt having spoken, the clause was lost by 27 to 7. On the schedule being reached, Sheehan moved to report progress, Hall opposed, and called on the committee tO-pasß the schedules as ' they, sforod,- saying.-any alterations the Government thought desirable could be. brought down, by message from the Governor afterward%^Sfpitt protested against,the schedules \b#ing so rushed. through.—The .motion to report progress was lost by 27 to 7. , " ' On the fics't clause, that the Bay of Islands have one member, Sbeehan moved to insert two instead of one.—Lost by 28 to s.—Two amendments to change the name to Mongonui were-also-.lost. —Lundon then moved au alteration in the boundaries.— Pitti urged that the schedule should besentjto+tf^flleot Committee. — George said- four Northern districts desired to retain their .present boundaries.—Atkinson said Government insisted on the schedule being passed as printed. When this was done any amend* ments suggested to "the Government would receive careful consideration.— Lundon withdrew his amendment.

On the clause Auckland City, Seddon moved it have two members instead of one, and that Auckland jtforth" be struck out, lost by 27 to 5. Seddon proposed to ! give Aucklaod City West two'members instead of one, lost by 28 to 5. Seddon moved the amalgamation of Franklyn north and south, lost by 24 to 4. Seddon then moved to give Thames two. members, lost by 21 to 6, a similar motion with regard to Hutt was lost by 26 to 4. 7 .„ , Pitt at 6.10 moved to report t>r*>Kfft|*i but the motion was lost by, 25,t0 4.1,. }■■'' Seddon proposed to' amalgatn&e' &» three Wellington City; districts^ giving them three members: Ayes 6, 1 inoes, 26. Seddon moved to amatyaniate,; tfie 1 lt.Wo Wairarapa districts, ayes' 4, "noes'2s. Pitt moved Nelson City hare'two members, and at length urged its claims. Atkinson regretted Government had to oppose this, but in justice .to the.rest.o£ the colony they had no option." He hoped the day would would come when Nelson I would be entitled to and get,increased, re* 'presentation. Pitt's amendment was lost by" 22 to 9. The proposal of Gibbs, supported by Hursthouse, to insert " and Colling* wood " after tbe jaame Motueka, -was rejected on the voices, and the motion, to give Motueka two memberswas lost by 26 t<^9.. The House is Stitjj^jf. .. ; .: ; :