PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 241, 23 June 1874, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Thursday, June 11. PURCHASE OP RESIDENCE AREAS ON GOLDFIELDS. Mr G. F. C. Browne moved —“ That in the opinion of this Council, it is desirable that provision be made in the Gold-fields Regulations of this Province to enable holders of residence area certificates, that have resided five years on such area, if desired, shall become the purchaser, subject to the resumption for mining purposes, but in no instance shall a purchase be sanctioned excepting the present regulations have been complied with, and on the recommendation of the Warden. That a respectful Address be presented to His Honor the Superintendent, requesting that he will cause the above resolution to bo given effect to.” The motion was negatived on the voices. Friday, June 12. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, The following votes were among those passed Tinkers to Bendigo Gully, £6O ; Gibbstown to coal-pits, £SO; Bridge over Molyneux at Roxburgh, £2500 ; Snow poles, Upper Nevis to Gibbstown, £75. GOLD-FIELDS SECRETARY. Mr Reid announced that the office of Goldfields Secretary, for which provision had been made in the Estimates, had been accepted by the member for Kawarau (Mr D. MacKellar). In doing so he stated that he was sure Mr MacKellar’s well-known business habits would recommend his appointment to the favourable consideration of the Council. Monday, June 15. After transaction of business which lasted only three-quarters of an hour, His Honor entered the Council Chamber, and prorogued the Council. ° The following analysis, drawn up by the Clerk of the Council, shows the work done during this, the Thirty-third Session “ Length of session, 48 days ; number of days on which the Council sat, 31; average length of sitting, Gjr hours ; Messages received from His Honor the Superintendent, 21; Addresses and resolutions passed and forwarded to His Honor and the Government, 183 ; Bills introduced, 39 ; Bills passed, 39 ; petitions presented to the Council, 112 ; papers laid on the table, 80 ; notices of question given by members, 72 ; answers to questions inserted in the journals, 68 ; notices of motion given, 303; Committees appointed, 9 ; reports brought up from Committees, 55 ; divisions recorded, 89; entries in journals, 760.