Evening Sitting.

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Evening Sitting.

The House met at 7.30. Mr Guinness moved to reduce the Hinemoa vote by £l,ooo.—Lost, and the

total Vote of £IO,OOO for the s'teaaiox wm >, carried .by 34 to 14. ' l :' , i? .' . Supplementary'estimates, £I2OO .uifys-'~, : : tibnal coat.of census. Mr complained that the returns were made I .' . needlessly- minute at the expense ol ■ clearness. Mr Hatch also critici&Atlk; Registrar GeneraraDepartmentadlSjßly,' but after some dkcuasion the item.waij, passed unaltered. Tho item £5,000 subsides to goldfielda of pound for pound, excited muoh debate, Mr Sutter being especially oppoaed to it. The motion to omit itwas lost by 30 to 24.

Item, £2,000 for .services of Sir William Fox under .West Coast Settlement Act. Mr Cowan ii»)veH to strike this out.

Sir R. Stout defended the vote, which he Baid had been proposed by the previous Government, and refused by Sir\Oox. He had since sustained Borne lossesf and he understood that if the House now passed the item, Sir W. Fox would accept the money. L-

Major'Atkinson said no one in the country had more fully earned this honorarium than Sir W. Fox by the large amount of work he had porformed. He had contributed greatly to the settlement of the Native difficulty. Sir W. Fox had always refused any remuneration for bia services though preyed to accept it by the previous Government. Lately ho had experienced reverses, and he (Atkinson) had asked the Government to sHfethe sum on the estimates. ™ i<A long : debate! followed. Mr J. 0. Brown asked : whether it was true Sir William. Fox received £lO > per day travelling expenses'while on the Commission.

Sir Robert Stout said he had received actual expenses only.

Mr Hislop find Mr Fisher supported the vote, and Messrs, Seddon, O Connor and '.others:, opposed it. The Premier said it appeared ijertain members jjjtje determined' to ,bl(ick the Buppleiwpry estimates, and if .they persisted wvern* mont would'haye. to drop the remainder. Mr Seddon. objected to tho Premier carryinghis measures with the assistance of the Opposition. He should speak plainly, and call,- this a compassionate allowance. It was commonly rumoured Sir William Fox was again comiug to the House, and would bo our future Premier.

Tho amount proposed to be voted was, hoßupposed to provide the wherewithal. Mr O'Connor moved to report progress Lost by 46 to 13.'.

After •further discussion Sir R. Stout Baid it was evidont itliey could make no further progress without encroaching on to Sunday and lie thought members were not prepared; to do that, He moved to report progress. ■ Mr Hislop asked whether they were always to give way to a few menibers who might show themselves obstinsft The privileges of the House wore asunportaut as keeping the Sabbath holy. Sir R. Stout said that at any rate they Bhould respect tho feelings of othors. The motion was. carried and tho House adjourned at midnight till 11. up, on Monday. jf