Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 425, 29 November 1856, Page 7

Local Intelligence.

Esbatum, —"V^e fasten to c,o.we,ct; a misprint jn the intelligence from Auckland, given in our last publication, which arose "from tap late hour at which weWceivecl papers, and"the consequent hurry in bummarising the news, beforo going to press. ' It should have been stated that Messrs. Carleton, Beck'ham7 Hendeisonf ,and May liad resigned their seats in the PrpY^Hjal Executive Council, and not, as appeared, ill the Provincial CounciJ. Steam Communication.—-A large number of the merchants, traders, and bthers'ot this people of Lyttelton, interested in the establishment of steam communication .with theJnterjor of the province, met His Honor the Superintendent'by invitation^ in the' Halt, yesterday morning, to consult upon the b t est mpan^ of giving practical effect'to t^e laig %£ss °^ *^c Provincial Council, in that behalf. His Ho^LQf opened the business of the meeting % stating that he was desirous, as soon as possible, to carry out the wishes of the Council in granting the sum pf £5,000 for steaig/'but jtfia't "he desired to be informed by those most interested in the question, whether they were of opinion that the Government should perform tKe work, or that it should he left to the public io ,do so, with 'the a*ssi,stance of the'sum 'granted. Mr". Latter spoke at some length in explanation of .the views'held by himself and others who had met the day before to consider the .question. He stated that it was the general opinion that a steam service was much required, and would be undertaken by others, if not by the province, within one or two years. He ;w,ajj Jgure that such a service would be expeisivje,"im!d .might not pay; .but ,he was plso sure .that it should De undertaken for f the benefit of the settlement, whether it paid or not. Pmally ,tjwi> resa\utio£& ,were passed, aflirming tl^e principle .that it w^s desirable that iih'e undertaking s^BuliJn^t b^le^ft to be parried out by PrQvii|cial,'(^O i V;e i r.ni4wt J, and pointing out that "it would l?e prop^r"i6 advert!iei for .parties desirous~of f enteniig into the speculation, under the' nq|fer jof" assistance jiom jthe late grant of the Cpun,cU."~