APPROPRIATION BILL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IV, Issue 167, 18 March 1854, Page 10

APPROPRIATION BILL.

Mr. Tancred then asked leave to bring- in an Appropriation Bill. The hon. member said it was unnecessary for him to say more than that there was money in hand, and it therefore became necessary to appropriate it. Mr. Hall objected even to the introduction of this bill, as a violation of the principle they had acted on in the last session, in which view he was .supported by Mr. Packer. Messrs. Tancred and Dampier spoke in favour of the bill. Upon a division, Messrs, Cookson, Rhodes, Cass, Dampier and Tancred, voted for bringing in the bill, and Messrs. Hall and Packer against. The bill was consequently brought in. Communication between the Port and the. Plains. Mr. Tancred moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to allow of the bill relative to the commission for reporting on the best com! munication between Lyttelton and Cliristch'urcfr, to pass through all the stages. Agreed to," v ■''»' On the second reading, Mr. Packer enquired if the Superintendent was prepared witti five fit and proper persons, for the Council might be in the same predicament the people of Lyttelton are in at present with regard to their church ; if Stand proper persons are not to be had here, can they be had from another colony ? Mr. Tancred said the Superintendent is prepared with five fit and proper persons; there were not five in the case of the church at Lyttelton : if there had been, perhaps they would not have got into the predicament the lion, member refers to. .■■••> Mr. Packer would like to know how long this commission would last ? A commission is a very pretty little thing, and two or three pounds a day very good pay, for going into Lyttelton to take a little bottled beer, and as the Superintendent is going away shoitly, he would like to know the probable duration of this commission: Mr. Tancred said about a fortnight, but it was quite easy for the Council to limit it, as a sum would be introduced into the. estimates to pay the expenses of the commission; Mr. Halt, and Mr. Dampier made some observations on the bill, both being of opinion that the report of the commission should be laid before the Couucil. The bill went through the Committee and was afterwards read a third time, and passed. The House adjourned at 3 o'clock.