Provincial Council.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 15 June 1868, Page 143

Provincial Council.

j TUESDAY, 9th JUNE. The Council; met at 3 p.m. Present, — All the members. The minutes of the’ last meeting were read and confirmed. TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE. . His HONOR handed to the Speaker a telegram, the first received from Waipuku* ran, - addressed to the: Superintendent. Se Iveral members expressed doubts as to the J admissability of the message, and some j little .discussion ensued, which was closed Jbjt he Speaker ordering it to be read. It I was as follows:

To ms Honoe the Superintendent, Council Chamber, Napier.

Mr Russell oSers congratulations to the Superintendent and Provincial Council on the opening of the line, between Napier and Waipukurau. He has no doubt but this will greatly tend to the convenience of business,' and to cement those cordial relations between town and country -which are so Idesirabie. Henry Robert Russell. Major LAMBERT considered that it was not right for the Council to receive communications from private individuals. He wished to know who Mr Russell was. He would move “That the Council do not receive the message.” ! The motion, not being -seconded, lapsed. | PRIVILEGE. ' Mr CARLYON objected to it being reported in the papers that ,he had “ ignored the authority of the Speaker.” He had ! never ignored the Speaker’s authority; but only the authority of that book so often quoted—May’s Practice of Parliament.! The book was no authority here,, and the! Council edition, being some sixteen years hold, was now out of date in England. It was also reported that he repeatedly called to order.” Now, the public-might infer, that he had- infringed some of the rules which he had not done. . .There, was a great difference in ;bemg to order, and in being out of prder. f ' *> : - . pehtioH, . : I Mr LOCKE; presented a petition signed Iby one hundred. and eighty-nine towns(people, praying that the proposed Tele* graph and Post Office should be built on the reserve fronting Hastings and Emer- | son-streetsj instead of in the Government Buildings Reserve, and moved, that it be read.

After some slight discussion/ the petition was read and received.

, PAPERS. His HONOR the Superintendent laid |the following papers on the table : Correspondence relating to the Wellington Debt. Correspondence relating to the Waipukurau Telegraph Station Rates of Pilotage for-the Ports of Napier and Wairoa Mr Gill’s Report on the Tanpo Road Mr Ross’s Report on the Taupo Road JMr Weber’s Report on the Taupo Road jßeturns showing the Lands in the Papakura Block I which have been sold and paid for; also of 1 those portions which have been applied for, j bat not purchased; as well, as of those which' I have not been applied for in the same block. ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY. J . Mr M'LEAN moved the suspension of Standing Orders 26 and .27 to enable him (to bring a motion before-the Council with(out notice.—Agreed to. j ‘Mr M‘LEAN moved—-

I . For the appointment of a Select Committee to prepare a congratulatory address to his Excellency the Governor, to be presented on his arrival; on Napier. Such committee to consist of the Speaker, Messrs Ferard, Whitmore, and A’Deane. Report to be brdught.up to-morrow. ' Agreed.to. THEWAIPUKHRAU.TELEGRAPH. I Mr TANNER moved J Eor all correspondence relative to the establlishment of a telegraph'station at Waipawa. J —Last <■ session a-, resolution was passed j unanimously by tbe Council requesting the {General Government to fix the telegraph (station at Waipawa instead of- Waipuku--1 rad. 1: This, he > believed, ’ was forwarded to (the General Government, and was backed jby a numerously.- signed petition from’ the { country settlers. ' These recommendations | —representing, as they did, the opinion of the entire Province—had been disregarded (by-the General. Government. If.tms : was j the treatment we.: were, to expect; if -we jshquld ever be handed byer to their tender : merciee, we might well tax., btirselves tb jpreyent suoh He should i be glad of an 'explanation of this, matted. 1 1 ] ; * Mr CARLYON aoeonded ' the motion, Mwhich was agreed to.

THE PROVINCIAL SpUCTIORSHiP. V ; ; Mr CARLYON asked leave to withdraw the following motion standing in; his name:.

| : ;That_the, Proyincuil Solicitor’s office shall either !beabolished,'orjfimt the^ProvincialSolicitor shhll for- year be of £teiinstead;of.sa|aiy.M : - . v . the opinion ,he:had so frequently , tgcpressejdj that the PiXyinoial [Sbliditor should haye a seat ini the“Gouncil. HeJ had^: considered of payment' -byi 'fbes/ and I- a motteh for jwhichnbtibe r hadbeen : given j byonpof-the jmemhersforNapierVwould-bavethe.effeot %buld j'^wiith^^^^thee?’lieive'?of. J,' Leave > r; -p %