Saturday Morning.

The National Council met at 10 a.m. in the Provincial Council Chambers Mrs Sheppard occupied the chair. The following ladies were present: Lady Stout, Mrs Sheppard, Miss Sherriff Bain, Mesdames Sievwright, Tasker, Alley, Widdowson, Izett, Williamson, Daldy, Isherwood, Hatton, Schnackenberg, and the Secretary. The minutes were read and confirmed.

The following resolution, previously tabled by Mrs Williamson, seconded by Mrs Daldy, was carried unanimously: "That at the present and future sit-tings of this Council, any reference to party politics should be immediately suppressed."

Mrs Alley moved, and Mrs Isherwood seconded, the following resolution already tabled: "That in the opinion of this Council there is great need for police reform in various ays." Mrs Sievwright proposed as an amendment seconded by Mrs Williamson: "That this Council considers that the Police page 11 Force is very far from being in a desirably efficient condition, and suggests that means may be taken to render it more efficient." The amendment was carried. Mrs Tasker recorded her vote against it.

Mrs Tasker's notice of motion: " That as five was not a majority of the delegates to the Council, when the vote on the influx of Undesirable Immigrants was taken, it was not legally carried," was voted out of order by the chair, Mrs Tasker submitting to the ruling.

Mrs Wells proposed the following resolution, already tabled: "That this Council recommends the various Associations sending delegates to the council to establish educational funds in their several districts, with the view of procuring and distributing suitable literature on social and political questions." Mrs Sievwright seconded the motion. The resolution was carried.

Lady Stout's motion, already tabled: " That, in the opinion of this Council, the law relating to the devolution of property should be altered so that every man owning property, and having a wife, or wife and children, should be compelled to make provision for them out of his property, to the extent of not less than one-third of such property for his wife, and one-third part for his children or child, and in the case of a man not having a father or mother, brother or sister, one half of his property should be left to his wife, and the other half to his children, provided that in the latter case it should be lawful for the owner, before making such provision, to leave not exceeding 5 per cent. of his property to charitable purposes "was seconded by Miss Bain and carried.

Dr, System then read a paper by the Revd, Jesse Kirby, of Port Adelaide, S. Australia, on the C.D. Acts. The following resolution, proposed by Mrs schnackenberg, seconded by Mrs Daldy, was carried unanimously : "That the Act known as the C.D. Act should be at once removed from the Statute Books of the Colony."

As the time of session had elapsed, an extension was voted.

Mrs Cunnington then spoke on some necessary emendations in the Criminal Code Bill.