Provincial Council.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 308, 13 October 1855, Page 5

Provincial Council.

Tuesdai/; October 9th. The following message was read from His Ho.-or the Superintendent:— The Superintendent regrets that he is unable from indisposii'on, to address ti^e

Provincial Council on the present occasion in person. It has been indispensably necessary for him to call the Council together, that an ordinance might be passed without delay, enabling the Government to administer the property acquired by the Province from the Canterbury Association, and to provide the interest for the debentures which are about to be issued. A bill for that purpose has been prepared, which will be submitted to the Council for its deliberation. Since the Superintendent issued the proclamation calling the Council together, he has received despatches from the Colonial Secretary announcing that His Excellency the Governor has been advised to disallow the Land Regulations and the Census Ordinance passed by the Council in the last session. Copies of these despatches will be laid on the table of the House. As those measures have already received the careful deliberation of the Council, the Superintendent conceives that if the clauses objected to are omitted and altered in accordance with His Excellency's suggestions, they may be again adopted by the Council without materially adding to the business or protracting the session, and be again transmitted to the Governor for his approval. The Superintendent has received information that His Excellency may shortly be expected to visit this Province; he suggests, therefore, to the Council the propnety of considering whether a sum of money should not be voted to enable the authorities here to receive him with the respect and ceremony due to his high station. (Signed) Jasies Edward Fitz Gerald, Superintendent. October 6th, 1855.