The Evening Post. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1865. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. WEDNESDAY, 12th JULY.

Evening Post, Issue 135, 14 July 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1865. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. WEDNESDAY, 12th JULY.

The Speaker took the chair at five o'clock. Mr, BORLASE enquired on what principle the Government acted with reference to the iniertion of advertisements in the papers. He further stated that the Advertiser did not receive m many as.the three other journals. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY replied that the late Speaker of the House, baring noticed derogatory comments in the columni of the journal referred to, had ordered the Superintendent's clerk not to •end any more Government advertisements, Which order had never been countermanded. Mtf. LUDLAM asked the Government What steps had been or were t© be taken* with reference to the unsecure condition of (he Hutt Bridge. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY said

that the bridge had been examined, but that a full report of whnt was necessary had not yet been made. Leave *as given, on the motion of Mr. BRANDON, to bring in the following Bills :— A Bill to aHer the Harbour Reserves Amendment Act, Session VII., No. 3 ; a Bill to confirm certain conditional Bales of part of the Reclaimed Land made by the Superintend end ; and a Bill to enable the Superintendent to remove the Pilot Station nt the entrance of the Harbour of Port Nicholson. On the motion of Mr. BRANDON, a Select Committee was appointed to revise the StandJng Orders. PTln the motion of Mr. HAT.COMBE, leave I was given to bring in a Bill to provide for the construction, establishment, and maintenance of electric telegraphic communication. **>» The returns with reference to the amount of money expended by the Government in the Wairarapa District, moved for by Mr. Bunny, were laid on the (able ; also, the returns, moved for by Mr. Hickson, of the financial condition of the Province. Mr. LUDLAM, in a lengthy speech, submitted various resolutions with reference to the survey aud sale of lands. Mr. BURT seconded the resolution. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY having expressed the views of the Government on the question, the house was adjourned at ten o'clock until next day.

THURSDAY, 13th JULY. The Speaker took the chair at five o'clock. The PROVINCIAL SOLICITOR observed that owing to the departure of tiie English mail, many of the members would, doubtless, be desirous of a short sitting. He regretted that on that account a reply to the speech of his Honor the Superintendent could not be given at the present sitting, but stated that it would very shortly be prepared. He was of opinion that the business of the session could be got over without an adj urnment, which would be convenient to the country members, as the only important question on which there would be a discussion was a Bill for adding additional powers to the Town Board Act. The town, he believed, claimed some land from his Honor the Superintendent. The motions and orders of the day were adjourned until five o'clock this day, when it is expected that an interesting debate on the subject of Mr. Ludlarn's motion of Wednesday will come off. Mr. WELCH objected to the postponement of introducing the financial statement. t Mr. BUNNY was of opinion that the usual course had better be adopted of taking the< Estimates for granted, and considering them at a future date. Mr. BORLASE moved for a return of all the correspondence that had taken place between Mr. Carter in England and the Go- I vernment on Provincial matters. Mr. BUNNY seconded the motion. Mr. BORLASE wished to make further inquiries relative to Government patronage. He had understood the Provincial Solicitor to say that the reason the opposition journal did not receive a fair share of Government advertisements was on account of its having offended Mr. Schultze. He considered it a very small revenge. By depriving the Advertiser of a few Government advertisenients j that journal was not injured. The public were the sufferers, as the Advertiser had a very wide circulation, and disseminated news throughout the Province. He felt assured the heads of departments would not be guilty of showing partiality, and observed that the unfairness complained of was owing to a subordinate. Mr. BRANDON moved that the debate be adjourned, as the sitting would be short, owing to the departure of the mail. Mr. BORLASE objected. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY trusted the explanation given on the previous night was satisfactory. Mr. BORLASE said that if the Government intended to contest the motion, the debate should be adjourned. After a few observations from Messrs. Wallace and Welou, the Council adjourned to five o'clock to.day.

The s.s. Auckland arrived in port this morning from Nelson. She left Nelson on the luth, at 11 a.m., and arrived at Picton the following day, at half-past 11n.m., encountering very bad weather. There is no later news by her from Hokitika than what we have already published. A general meeting of the members of the

Chamber of Commerce will take plare on Monday next, at Messrs. Bethune and Hunter's, when the business for consideration will be the collection of Customs duties at this port. ogLThc Taranaki Herald, July Ist, says : — A long and gentle earthquake was felt here yesterday morning, at about eleven o'clock. It is customary to speak of the " shock" of an earthquake, but it would be unfair and inadequate so to speak of an occurrence whiehi came more in the nature of a pleasant sur-j prise after the long and somewhat dull interval of s. illness.^ An inquest was held on the body of Capt. A. B. Calvert, settler, Wairoa, when Mrs. Calvert, wife of deceased, John M'Dowell, a servant in the employment of the late captain, and Dr. Welby, were examined, and after a few moments' deliberation the jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The charge of libel against Mr. C. O. B. Davis was investigated before the Resident Magistrate, at Auckland. The examination of witnesses continued up to four o'clock, when the court adjourned to next morning. The correspondent of the Marlborough press, writes from Havelock, July 5th — " The weather has been very favourable for mining operations. Any information, however, on this subject is very scant. The terraces are being opened out, generally with profit to those who are doing so. From the nature of this kind of working not being affected by a flood, their importance must be duly considered. I hear on all sides that the , diggers arc doing well. There is plenty of gold to be seen in their hands."