PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 251, 28 October 1870, Page 2

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

THURSDAY

The Speaker took his scab at three o'clock. Petitions for land grants were received from John Brodrip, James Reid, Allan O'Neill, and Patrick Hnggerty ; and one from Susanah Lawrie relative lo her long services in the Lunatio Asylum.—Messages were received from the Superintendent—one containing all documents connected with the Busby claim and award ; one enclosing a schedule of lauds reserved for public purposes ; and one submitting the Opaheke Road Bill, which was read a fi-st lime.—ln reply to a question, the Provincial Secretary stated thnt a report as to the Queen-street sewer nuisance, and the proposed remedy, was in preparation, and would soon be sumbitted to the Council—Committees were chosen for Audit, Library, House, and Private Grievances. —Mr. Beveridge moved, and Mr. Mitchell seconded, the following address in reply to the Superinteodent's address : " We, the members of tie Provincial Council of the Province of Auckland, thank your Honor for the speech with whi<-h you have opened this, the twenty-sixth session of the Council. We assure your Honor that we will give our best consideration to the matter's referred to in your speech; and we trust that our deliberations will result in measures conducive to the prosperity and good government of the province." After the motion had been spoken to by Messrs. Sain, McLi od, Freer, Philips, El'is, Shanaghan, and Swanson, it was carried. —The motion by Mr. Mitchell, for a grant of £2,500 to cut a swag track from Moanatairi to Coromandel, was withdrawn on the assurance of the Provincial Secretary that plans -were prepared and the work would receive early attention. —On the motion of Mr. Creighton, returns were ordered reg rding expenditure of moneys on public works at the Thames and Coromandel. — A Rood Bill No. 1, for opening a new road in the Whau district, was read a first and soco"d time, and committed. —A Road Bid No 2, of a similar purport, was advanced to the fame stage. —The Council adjourned at ten minutes to seven o'clock till three o'clock to-day.

THI-! DAY (FRTDA'Y).

The following is the principal business for the deliberation of the Council to-day : — ORDER OF THE DAY. Message No. 5 -Respecting the settlement of the Busby Land Claim —to be considered.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. Bhookfield to move, "That a Committee on Standing Orders be appointed. Committee to consist of Mr. Speaker. Mr. Carleton, Mr. Creighton, Mr. Lusk, Mr. Maclean. Mr. Shanaghan, and the mover." Mr. Swanson to move, " That a respectful address be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting, him to send down to this Council as soon as possible a bill to provide for the relief of the sick and destitute."

Mr. Cbbigton to move, "That an address be presented to His Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to cause the sum of £600 to be placed on the Estimates for the erection of a bridge across the gully at the foot of Newton Road, South Newton."

Mr. Shanaghan to move, " That a respectful address be presented to His Horor the Superintendent, requesting him to furnish to this Council a nominal roll of all officei'3 in the service of the Provincial Government, from the Ist January to September 30th, 1870, with the amount of moneys actually received by each as salary, allowance, or corn-

mission."

Dr. Stbatfobd to move, " That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, praying that the land lately occupied by the Imperial troops, known as Albert Barracks, and the contiguous unocenpied ground, be handed over to the Superintendent of the province of Auckland, or a properly constituted Commission appointed for the purpose, to see the said land laid out as a handsome square, to be planted as a public garden, surrounded by town allotments ; and that all the remaining portions of the aforesaid land, amounting to some Bixty ncres, more or less, be surveyed into town lots, with properly formed streets, constituting, as it now does, a portion of the city of Auckland; and that the said allotments be offered for sale by public auction, with proper y reserved prices ; or that a sum of money be borrowed upon the security of the same, ihe proceeds of which shall be applied to the construction of fortifications at the head of Auckland hsirbour. That a premium be offered for the best plans and specifications (>(' fortifications to be constructed at the Norlh Head, Bastion Rock and Kangitoto Crater. T'lat as soon as proneriy-prcpared plans for the erection of fortifications on Rangitoto Crater shall have been;approved of, a portion of the convicts now located at Mount Eden Gaol be removed to that spot to commence the construction of necessary roads leading to the same."

Mr. Shanaghan to move, "That a respectful ad'iress be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to furnish, for the information of the Council a map of the (jovince, showing the boundaries of the various highway districts, the number of miles cf roads, the number of acres in each district, and also the number of acres held by the Government in each district."

Mr. Digxax to move, "That the petition of John Broderick, presented on the 27th instant, be referred to the Petitions and Private Grievance Committee."

Mr. Huhst to move, " That Mr. Speaker, or the Chairman of Committees, as the case may be, do, without question put, leave the chair at 6 o'clock p.m., and resume the same at 7 p.m." ■