The Evening Post. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1865. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. YESTERDAY.

Evening Post, Issue 163, 16 August 1865, Page 2

The Evening Post. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1865. PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. YESTERDAY.

The Speaker tooJTthe chair at five o'olock. The Clerk read the minutes of the previous fitting. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY laid on the table memoranda relative to land in the Rangitlkei District, which were ordered to be printed. The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY then begged leave to withdraw the motion standing in his name, to the effect that the offer of Mr. Hoyt, undertaking to run a bi-weekly coach between Wellington and Wanganui, should be taken into consideration. His reeson for doing so was, that in the letter containing the offer referred to was inserted the words " without prejudice," which meant that the option of withdrawing at any time from the agreement was left to Mr. Uojb. Motion withdrawn. A letter having in the meantime been received from Mr. Hoyt, The PROVINCIAL SECRETARY moved that it should be considered at next sitting, whioh was agreed to. On the motion of the PROVINCIAL SOLICITOR, the Appropriation Bill was read a third time and passed. The reports of the Private Grievance Committee on the petitions of Edward Bradthaw, Edward Boulton, David Rughey, and Charles Hollard, were then considered, and After some short discussion adopted. The third reading of the Pilot Station Removal Bill was deferred, owing to the fact of the Provincial Solicitor having left the House, until this evening. The committal of the bill to repeal the

present Town Board Act, was also deferred for the same reason until tl'is eve ing. The PROVINCIAL SECiiETAHY withdrew a bill to provide for the management of the public roads and works in the Districts of Wanganui and Rangitiki. The bill to amend the law at prosent in force in respect to the granting of publicans' licenses iv the province, was considered in committee, passed, and the third reading made an order of the day for thi* evening. The report of the la'e Ijixp.--.otor < f Seiko's was ordered to be taken into consideration, this evening. The adjourned debate on Mr. Wallace's resolution relative to the advisability of having a Chief Surveyor for the Province, was discharged from the order pap*r. Tho petition of Wm. Spinks, wharfinger, of this city, was ordered to be considered next evening. Thu house 'hen ndjmrned at eleven o'clock until five o'clock thisaftemoon.

H.M.S.S. Brisk left for Taranaki to-dar, at two o'clock, for the purpose of conveying troops from that place to the East Coast. ifcThe 65th Rpuimcnt, after one of the longest Foreign Services known, are at last under positive orders for home. Captain Bulkely. Aide de Camp to Sir George Grey, we believe resigns and proceeds to England with his Regiment^ The Town Boird met yesterday at three o'clock, when E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. C. J. Pharazyn.Esq., Treasurer ; and Messrs. Plimmer, Burnes, Jacka, Bragg, and H«rt, were present. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and confirmed, the Chairman informed the meeting that there had been a delay in moving the hard labour gang to Taranaki street, owing to an accident having happened to one of the gun men, who had not beeu replaced. In reply to a question from the Chairman, the City Surveyor said that the drain In Dixon street had been cleared out, and that the boxes were reedy to be laid down. The Chairman then asked what had been done with regard to the hand rail proposed t6 be put Up at the top of Boulcott street ; in answer to which the City Surveyor siid that the timher hnd been ordered, nnd that the carpenters would be at work ne*t <lny. The Chair-nan then read a letter from Major Cootea to the effect that the approach to his residence hud bepn partially removed, nnd was impassable for carts ; the City Surveyor was directed to examine the road. Mr. Jacka. asked when the Adelaid lload Contract No. 2 would be com pleted.and the Chairman in reply stated that he was not certain, bn% speaking ex cathedra, lie should say within ft few days, and advised the Board should examine fcha work before the account wns passed ; Messrs. Plimmer, Brttgg, and Jacka, were nominated as commissioners to examine the work. Various accounts were then brought up and passed. Mr. Hart asked if the new Town Board Act, especially with reference to the appointment of Commissioners, would come into force at the next election for that body, and the Chairman replied in the affirmative Mr. Pearce then informed the Board that he had looked at the chambers above the new building of the Mutual Investment Society, and considered them very suitable for offices for the Town Board. ' The Chairman, in reply to Mr. Pharazyn, who had asked what the required rent was, said j£Bo. After some little discussion the meeting closed. The Wellington Fire Brigade held a special meeting at the Oddfellows 1 Hall, at eight o'clock last evening, and the roll having been called, Captain Moss said that he had received a requisition signed by a number of the Brigade, requesting him to call a meeting of that body to take into consideration certain remarks made in the columns of the Advertiser injurious to the corps,- and stated that he had remarked that the critique in that paper on the late fire at the Victoria Hotel, as far as concerned the Fire Brigade. I was most unjust and untrue.— After Captain Moss had pointed out the objectionable statements, which were numerous, Mr. P. Levy moved "That the reporter of the Advertiser for the future be excluded from all meetings of the Brigade, and tfiat all advertisements concerning the corps be withdrawn from that paper." Seconded by Mr. Burnett. After several amendments, the original motion was put to the meeting and lost. Mr. Hobbs then moved " That Capt. Moss call a public meeting at an early opportunity, to ascertain if the public had lost confidence in the Brigade ; and that if they had, that the Brigade should resign en masse." Mr. Wbyteford seconded the motion. After

numerous amendments, the original motion wii9 carried. A motion was then bi ought forward by Mr. WhyteforJ, viz., " That in the opinion of the Wellington Volunteer Fire Brigade, the critique of the Advertiser upon tho conduct of the Brigade wa9 most unjust, unfair, and untrue." Mr. Hobbs seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. —We noticed that certain remarks were made by some of the Brigade most disparaging to the troop 9 formerly garrisoned here, to which the haro fact of the wliolp city having subscribed to show their gratitude for the services rendered at fires by them, must give an unqualified denial. A meeting of the City of Wellington Band Of Hope was held in the Wesleyan Schoolroom last evening, when about forty children attended. Mes-rs. Prince, Isasics, and Tolley addressed those present, after which singing and reciting followed, the juveniles acquitting themselves very creditably. The amount collected at the Penny Bank was £18 2s. The Order Pupor of the House of Represonatives contains, among othe s, the following notices of motion for this evening :—: — By Mr. Brodie : " That in the opinion of this house it is desirable, should increased taxation be rendered ntce«is.iry by the policy of the Government, the said taxation shall in the first instance take the form of an export duty oi\ wool." By Mr. Robert Graham : " That in the opinion of this liousa it is desira'ile, for the repression of murder, that a reward of £1000 be off -red for the apprehension and conviction of Kerenpa, the murderer of Mr. Volkner, at Opotiki ; also rewards of £500 for the apprehension and conviction of tach of the murderers of Mr. Fulloon, of Captain Pringle, and of th^ mite and passengers on board the cutter Kite, at Whakatane : and that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, requesting him to make nppropriation of the above sums. Mr. J. 11. Wallace has given notice to move in the Provincial Council this evening : That in the opinion of this Council the contributions in aid that should be given to the Cornmis iioners of the Town Board of Wellington in aid of the rates levied shall be fixed at a rate equal in amount to the total amount levied for the current year. Provided the sum so to be contributed out of the Revenue does not exceed the sum of £5000. .i ¦