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is unreasonable to expect that the Officer Administering the Government in the interim will deal with this question ; and even if the new Governor should arrive before Parliament meets it would be reasonable to expect that he would ask for time to make himself acquainted with the subject and examine thoroughly into the matter. The result would be that during the next session of Parliament the position of the Council would remain as it did during last session, and the character of the Upper Chamber would not be such as would promote the well-being of the people and give effect to their expressed desires. E. J. Seddon.

Divisions in the Council. Ayes. Noes. Total. Aid to Public Works ... ... ... 16 20 36 Alcoholic Liquors ... ... ... ... 10 18 28 Asiatics Eestriction... ... ... ... 14 19 33 15 15 30 Asiatics Eestriction (No. 2) ... ... ... 19 10 29 17 14 31 16 12 28 Ballot, Banking Committee ... ... ... 11 21 32 Bank New Zealand Pensions ... ... ... 9 20 29 Bank New Zealand Act ... ... ... 18 6 24 9 9 18 10 8 18 Banking Committee ... ... ... 10 22 32 21 11 32 8 25 33 Certificated Judge, Validation Court ... ... 10 22 32 Contagious Diseases ... ... ... 11 20 31 11 18 29 Chinese Immigrants ... ... ... 19 12 31 Criminal Code ... ... ... ... 10 15 25 27 5 32 21 7 28 Crown Suits ... ... ... ... 11 13 24 9 21 30 Deceased Husband's Brother ... ... ... 10 17 27 Divorce... ... ... ... ... 13 16 29 „ Amendments ... ... ... 11 20 31 Domestic Servants ... ... ... ... 8 21 29 Eight Hours ... ... ... ... 13 15 28 Female Law Practitioners ... ... . 13 16 29 17 15 32 8 16 24 Hawkers ... .. ... ... 23 5 28 Government Advances to Settlers ... ... 23 10 33 Horowhenua 810ck... ... ... ... 16 11 27 13 15 28 .24 5 29 Kipa te Whatanui ... ... ... ... 18 16 34 Law Practitioners ... ... ... ... 12 17 29 18 10 28 14 12 26 17 15 32 16 14 30 Lyttelton Harbour Board ... ... ... 19 11 30 Major Kemp ... ... ... ... 18 13 31 Mining Act ... ... ... ... 20 7 27 Mortgages ... ... ... ... 11 17 28 Bank of New Zealand Pensions ... ... 9 20 29 Private Benefit Societies ... ... ... 11 18 29 Private Estates ... ... ... ... 10 22 32 Bating on Unimproved Value ... ... ... 20 12 32 Eegistration of People's Claims... ... ... 7 12 19 Sea-fisheries ... ... ... ... 19 8 27 Shearers' Accommodation ... ... ... 10 14 24 Shipping and Seamen's ... .. ... 1 23 24 1 29 30 Special Adjournment ... ... ... 19 9 28 Unions, Eeturn of, as to Printing ... ... 23 6 29 Usury Prevention ... ... ... ... 10 14 24 Wages Protection ... ... ... ... 19 13 32 ... 2 19 21 Total ... . ... ... ... 1,744 Note. —Divide the total number of members voting by the total number of divisions, and the average is, say, 28-5.