EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30.

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EVENING SITTING. The House resumed at 7.30.

Law Practitioners Bill. Sir George Grey moved the second reading of the Law Practitioners Bill. He explained that its object was to admit to the bar all persons of good character who could pass an examination in law. This had long been the practice in America and worked most admirably, opening the study of law to a large number of persons now debarred, and would, he believed, prove most beneficial in its effects on this colony. Mr Hall said lie sympathised with the object of the Bill. He thought admission to the bar should depend on the results of an examination, that on having served a number of years in an office. At th<jr same time the bill was rather ctfude, as it left the examination to one judge. If a man had a good knowledge of law he certainly saw no reason why he should not be allowed to practice it. He would support the second reading, and amendments could be made in committee. Mr Reeve said the judges were to prescribe the standard, not one judge. The chief judge was only to see that the preserible examination was passed. Sir George Grey, in replying, concurred in this view. < The bill was read a second time.

Education Beturns Act. ; The Education Returns Act, 1877, Ameudmenfc Bill was considered in Comxnittee. -_.*., 3 P/ke, DeLautour

others supported, and Messra Sheehan, Speight, and others, opposed the bill. Progress was reported, Mr Hall moved the adjournment. Messrs Pyke, Wallis, and Reeves opposed. The House divided : Ayes, 30 ; noes, 13. The House adjourned at 8.55.