THIS DAY.

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THIS DAY.

The Council met at noon. REPOET OF INSPECTOR OP PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS.

Mr Maskell said that his motion on this question was to ask the Government when the report of the Inspector oF Pre-emptive Rights would he laid on the table, lie had had placed in his hands a document which was the diary of the inspector ; but ho would :uk the Government whether it was intended to have such a report as he had enquired about laid on the table ? Mr MAUDE said that the report required by the lion member could be collected from the diary, of which the ho.i member had a copy. HOSPITAL AT ASHBURTON, Mr W. 0. Walker asked the Government whether any communication had been received from the coroner or magistrate at Ashburton respecting the advisability of providing a hospital at Ashburton ? In view of the extension of public works, and consequent introduction of machinery, accidents would become more frequent, hence the necessity for an institution of this kind. Mr Jollie said the Government had received a letter from the magistrate at Ash, burton, which he held in his hand ; but he found that noted on it was the fact that there were no funds at the disposal of the Government for this purpose. However, there was a large building at the Ashburton appropriated for immigration purposes, and the Government might be able to use one or two rooms in it for the purpose of a hospital. [Hear, hear.] unsurveyed land. On the motion of Mr Gray, a return of the amount of land sold in the province still misurveyed, with dates of purchase of the sections, was ordered to be laid on die table. ROAD DIVERSION ORDINANCE. A lengthy discussion ensued upon a motion of Mr Maskell that a Road Diversion Ordinance should be introduces in accordance with a resolution passed with reference to a road, laid off through Section 15184, near the Great North road. The Government expressed their opinion that the cost of the proposed Bill should be borne by the owner of the section, and an amendment to that effect was moved by the Secretary for Public Works (Mr Maude). A division was taken, when there appeared—For the amendment, 18 ; against the amendment, 12. The addition of words to the effect that the cost be borne by the owner of the section was therefore carried. The resolution as amended was then agreed to. QUARRY ROAD. On the motion of Sir Cbaceopt WILSON, the petition of several persons relative to the Quarry road, presented last session, was ordered to be printed. RESERVE NO. 304 ORDINANCE, 1873, AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1874. On the motion of the PROVINCIAL SOLICITOR, this Bill was read a second time, committed, reported to the House wit hout amendment, and the third reading fixed for Tuesday next. ADJOURNMENT. Notices of motion having been given, the House adjourned to 5 p.m. on Tuesday next. The first ingredient in conversation is truth ; the next, good sense ; the third, good humour ; and the fourth, wit. Never witness a tear from your wife with apathy or indifference. Words, looks, actions —all may be artificial; but a tear is unequivocal ; it comes direct from the heart, and speaks at once the language of truth, nature, and sincerity.