PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Albertland Gazette, Issue 9, 3 February 1864, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

January 7,ISGi

Fern),mthKaif(tm.—Ur. A. O'Neil inovrd "That an Addre?s bo presented to •; His ; Honor the ..Superintendent, rcqurstm<? <him -to take the.Ttecessary steps to establish : n: weekly Ferry from the Kaipara River to ■'. fhe;Tnwn.of,Albertland. in accordance with the; recommendation of the Provincial veyor in hs memornnda ;on> the suliject." . He snid-that thn-land -on-the Otamatea was rqiial to nnv in New Zealand.-' The settlers thrrp would be saved an immense distance by ;th;s ; ferry. ~The; s ettlers were willing to pay n share of I he, expense. j ■ Mr Dat.dy rose with, tnuch resrret to ask 1 roiincil.nnt to frrfintth.is. . The Government hari considered the matter, and were of opinion: tbaf"it had better'riot be done this yenr. The settlers in tho district were of *ot>uiioii- frbat -the improvement of -Mangawai bar'ifiur woiild be a grpater advantage, and forthisthe Govrmment would submit a proposition oirFriday. A ferr/ was also proposed'from Port Albert -o the otlier neck of Inn^,-and, from tlence to Qtamatea; and as ,£4oo>>ja's..as .placed on the -Estimates for "'mnViiig roads in the district,;it could not ; be Biid,t6 be nei'iected. The ferry -now pro ; pnse^l would he a very dangerous one in bad ..woalhor, urvless -for .steam vessels, which would be too expeiisive jfor the;traffic which there would be. He should like "to see a small ateanierplaced-ori there, as that alone coill'be depended on. '! Mr. A. O'Nkit.l did- not think that new rcomers', opiiiionsshotild be iplaced against the Provincial Surveyor's,- and he would divide the [lo.se upon it. , Mr:); D a ldy ex jil aine;d that: the :Pro vincial • Surveyor's views were like his own. Mofion.carried by 12jto B. ; :~ j • . Khi;ard'and Wd\tematd Tramway—Mr. A. O'NiiiLL moved "That an, address,be, ,pre-: seated to liis • Honor !the 'Superintendent requesting him to-inform thi^ House why the; ''plans', 'sections,I.estimates, &c, of the in-; ■ feuded;" tfajiiway,. from .Jiead ( pf ( the; '^\Vsiitesi! vptta;-t<y th^!, ICaipara river,.were \not \ ; ]ai-d''''bef6^Vthe v.'ppunci| v^'t'tHjpif:first .meeting> after i\ie Recess! tip^'p^sseS^yrtljeivH^^ jourhm|nt.'V^ \Sijiee fijlacingAtlas,,jinpti.on; on ,t,he \\o iticeipjip^r,'he;liaa. be.en] satisfied v that tjifJi^elay wi^'b^in? to,jC&ases f pver '? i^rhic'h <ti]e€o'uncil l^;'rib^^Qnjfcr6l.j^th^ of tlie. jipe',wa^ihoi^e.Ygt' iex" ;ilr^ply> .sa^i'sf^c toryy'n'^eCtipggredV to .{^.ith-j Iflf aw the motion! . ,•;■■••'■.•■■.'•■■.■■ ",. s 'l;',',--, :; Motion withdra Tvn by leavo,

■~'-.«jffTi —~"..?,i- .;.i..... ; ...,.» , -,-T ..,.. i / fl .«; j3^-Mr! V.DAtnY,; moved; •;Tllat |a respectful add.ress. bo: presented;to,;his ETpnor the Supfjrmtendeflt,.refiuestin;g him to have a 1 the necessary snrveys of.the line of tramwnv from iiip Wi'iiteniaia to Kaipara com-Dl"<-e'l ns onrlv rp ppssible, and. to obtain p'ari^. esfi nates, and teiid 'nfcr the work. tl at if Hewfra 1:, he mny be prepared to ask this f'mincil nt -:ts next mectin? to grant the nfe-*arv funW.. He thought it very de n't Mble th St- when the Council met again cvprvinf r.nation should bp laid before them. —.'^nrriprl. . Mnn-awa'; Tmprv'ement Bill.— Mr. Daldy pn r\ 'ha f vari'MT-; esfimateß had been male of the espensn of the rrquii-d woi^,bur, it was fho- lit tSov cou'd'be dnne effectun'lly tor ,€ 1001. The inlifli-ti'ants had mnde up £200 by subscrhHoTi. T^ c nroposal of the.Govern-mr.nfc-.wBS ,<o ler-d the d: stri<t £500, and ■prni-f£TOO: to me.-t.ihp £200, soas tomake iinfb- total of £1000. The Government^ pr."p-«-Td to ret rospoiifi'-'le parties to be hnwi* for thr> rnpavmenf of theinoney ; also to inv^o^ rntos nn vessels tradinar into the ■bar" nor -Tory b»* -al?o>elc tod land on the hrnc 1! to mnlcp n\*owmmt* for the harbour. This w R h a huro^y ■Proyihcini-.'.vork: I applied in -S>] <^c s>rtilcr« X <ne Kaipara district. • Tl'« work nro'-ios. d had been reportedupon b ■■■• P;m)P"o-i as v-o"l as t\v Sanderson:, and oMirvs fin"1 it. mtb tbo'is-htthat it wouldhave t<n -VsitWl oiTent of deppeninpr the entrance, an-! 6!l!r-Br 'in the jr.T^hrm a permanent orach.' Pk-frv s^rrm-ird the motion, and exnini'^p'l fl-nf * ye hnrbonr nfMana-nwai was ke natural «nl = n^v outlet fortvl Vrge extent o^ ro-«t \t rres-nt vessels of 30 or 40 tons ir-^A rterr,iinfl a, Ftmrnrr. had been there on-e; Tho onitiion of all who knew,-the nine- M-nvin-fnVor-of fitlW up the.pap from iho shore to (herocks at the north side r of the .. Wvvir with aq antitv of rocks, thereby dcpppnin? fVKeTiannet-rtn^-enahlingvessels.lo .■.pWd mat al'fim^ of the tile. This njer nh«n^' m, hn?fa mil Mon o" anrw. Tt was^ he mfl^t to thTAlbprtlairl sett'emeit, and had o-nnr} At-nrp^ent yes" 1« were o^en ;•' Ww ■' by ba-1 wr thor, an-.V therefore foot nn«s"iin>. w Pr p nfrnH -fo romethat way. ■■ Tbn 11 lani in ;ths'nngrhhmrhool was pnss-ihlp, '■ ''an* would Kr pro^ictivo of n rons^crahl^ i^c ?h potntnpß *c. HodH not doubt that t>p ratr* from tbo vessels trndin.Gr ther-wonli v.fnlly nay tho interest. ,'in-Ts!nVinp--fun'l. The ■ a'l'tnT-TiN on thp beach too, would be very ' va.'^n^io ■bp-forf 'otijt. Mptjo'i mrrn^ tr. Bi'l_ read a second time : a-H rpisidererl in commit'ee. « • ivff R-vvoi nnd \fr thoeracaov. -of <h" s-hpmp. . flv<, shrvH hp: favnre;l ho p orp others. Mes'S'-*. Skrn-n Ga'laugher and O'Neill sup-' ■POT''?^ thfi lil'll - : ■Riil rpnortp.-i without amendment..read a. thiH t me and pas^d. Jak. 14. ; - The. TTotra B^er:— Mr. Allan O'Neitx rvived <(iTh;it an.«ridmss be presented to his PT-rnor tie inQ-i'itendent,- req-iesting h: m to prp"t a f,)ot-brid£re over the rHotea : River, and a 7so to onen "P- a'cattlp i^track; throna-h -t'-'obus'i to fhP MatakanaiorMahurangMdis-i triot, onf-hii'f tip: pxn^nse to be defrayed by the settlers a^id' othprsi interpsredin:the improvementiof Alhe^ißnd." Tn Imaking: this '- proposition: Mr; ONeili^alluded to thp grow-; °m°^cbndition of t<he 'Albertland district, and, ' lirged ttie snpport -of-'these; atriig-glinff.isei.-; i!tlers; It was-^mistake(th imagine: that ;the; improvemenidf Maiipratvai harbour would^e. of any eerviqe to the'Albertland settlers. He

"ihbVbd.'thembiidn'tb^^yff.tlrem^verlahd-ac-,.'cess,.fo^Keir.-'dish;ict.:T":'",.'7r--;/■.,.-.., ■^.■■:v<: ■ ' '/; ]Vlr. Skeen; asked.'for further information. Ho had understood that a brio'gp had already been,planned to be put over the HpteaT - lilr; Dhldy said the road,•\yas,cut.iprid,Qprn but a bridge would be, a^ery ex pensive matter on account .qt'ihe ;heavy/Hoods. ;.If lipw--;ever it Vaspossihie.to doit, the Goye'rihmenfc Av.puld/,ieeV-it/-thelr;;'d-atyV..es.n'ecially...ifIthe' settlers were willing to assist.' ~,.."..-, Mr. O'NbiitL remarked that a foot .bridgewas all 'that.Was wanted-.Mption;carric;d. lan. 15.— The Kaipnra Harbour— Council in. committee on inejCstimaics." ,;,,. Kaipara, pilotesiablisliment, £1,00 Agreed to. , , ',;■ v , — Contingencies, Kaipara , : £ooo Mr Cadmam-protested against this star.va--tioii of harb >urs, and advocated the, expenditure of a much -larger- sum as recommended. by ; the pilot, who stated^thati a small .vessel was wanted to examine.the.harbour, tliebara haviiig'greatly shifted, and also to .lay/down bnrs, fro out.to meet vessels, &c ~ Mr Daldv said there ;w.as .no bar to;the, Kaipara harbour, and he could not therefore, understand the-statement relative to the shifting qf the bnrs. , , ; Mr.-C.ADM.AN said it it.was.bai.ks ,tnat;was spoken of, not bars. ~ , Mr- Daldy Ihought the Government were providing amply in prpportion to the trade of 'the port. They had made.aiull;enquiry into th; 3 (ircnmstaiices, and this.was'the tifst r time they.had heard of the.bank.shifting. Theprlot's house be built for £ 1.0Q,, which was on the former, estimates. ,The Kaipara was easy<to;:et into, with due attention toMe lead. Item agreed; to. ■■•■■'■; ■■■■-. i \y- ■■■■■/;-■■> ■ Waipu ferry '.. ... >£3» Mangawai' ferry .. •• 2P Aral.ferey .. .. •• '■. ■ ' These were agreed tb without discussion.

New Arrivals.— Mrs.:Bradl)ury r and .child, Mr. A- Brookes, ( omit ted last month.) No departures., ; - . Another house is in course of erection on the.township! intended for S. Trobe, who it ia rumoured intends commencing a bakery. TtiE Peachseasonhas set in, we, bought a kit- con taining. lii, for Gd. the other .day., IJhe fine weather which hasnow setin^i I c f ause a great influx of ,both peaches and,melons in a few days. " . „-■/, Mr. RisHWORTHi a young.man from«ra.d- ;- ford who came out ~with pur first : ship,, na| been adniitted^to the^Wes]eyan.mimstry v and is appointed to labor.among :the >Vaikato military settlers. He is described by. the iVcw Zealan'der asipossessing considerable talent. He is at present; visiting the various stations in the province. . , Thic fallowing are a few;sections.of.unsold land on- the Oruawharb, discoverediby a hasty e-lKnce'at theniapin.theiLandjOfiice: ; ~

31 acres in section 7 ;• 20 acres m.sectiuu ia, 42 142;125 .. .. 186, 137 .. .. 79; 58 .. •• . g. 201 .. .. 83; 22 .. •• 46, 116 .. .. 63; 16 .. •• 22, 232 .. .. 37-; 40 .. •• 153, 142 •• •• '38>; 9 .. •• '25, 25 . .- ■»>; 17 ... - 70, 183 .. .. • 40;.31 .. •• ,\\> 140 .. •• 6S; 90 .. •• -64, 115 .. .. 72-;. 54 .. •• , /8, 108 .. ... -175; 112 .. i -.-. J.JW. Almanac? ford86"4; from 6d to 2s fid,-mny be had at this office.