The Lattelton Times.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 481, 13 June 1857, Page 6

The Lattelton Times.

Saturday, June 13; ■ The resolutions on Immigration which were passed by the Council on TfHirsday evening appear to be extremely injudicious. We have received notice of; them so late-sUjat we can only "dan^e at their general purport; Some of them, such as .that qxej.uding.old men and-.women'from the benefit-of assisted p<issa^es ar** very judicious and valuable no doubt in themselves, but it will be found that a still- more stringent! rule on the subject has always been iv force., The Countoil appear to-.us to be .-igain running against the old rook; ~tiiey; cannot keep themselves from wanderiny from iheir own duties in or. d«r to take upon themselves executive;functious. Surely thm'e has been work enough of their ow«v-<J«*laypd or'neglpct'ed; why then wander away'into details which ought to be A tennii.ied by the 'Kxeeulive. No oi^e error is Ijkely to be more injurious lhau the

]contusiph»'betw«*n,le|jris'l»tive«nd::feJteeutiVe! ifunciioiiß. ; .If <t)ie Gouiicil caiinot|triißttlie Executiveto manage their proper business, ; why not get ■ rid of it ?!' If th#y; c_;ih, why [ iiitfef fery? :;: v; •' ':[" : '-'" :'' ' ■ U..'..'>''!\'i'' ,■•.''' I As soq'u $ the Cpuiicil. caii, hoiipstly say ' thjat,, th<ev, iiav<» paid due attention ito i heir proper dimes and have idle time ; ou (band,, | they twill have an apology to offer for under- •> j taking-other duties. Although not a justification'f'' But 8 few ni«flitt* asjo they; would not. even consider the subject of' the jHHgleyPark Mill Whil^ti^«! havb not; ,'time to lalte under thefr consideration a ! measure for promoting th,^ incre;is^ of. ,e^cppi'ts. sp Jong as they, caii p're^nd to ,>h,au?, oause for refusing, to listen to a -bill ,ion 1 developing the resources ' of the" province;, we caiihot think that 'thiiy^tia'ye^eVeti/'an' I Hpolqgy suclVj'.cleJtaijs, V : ,,t-Hjt>?,?-, treated of in ttie,B,e resolutions. . . ( v Ttere'Its)not time nW to'enter into the consideration |6f thes^resoiuiiphs dn their ! merits; we to dp so';again. ..We ,uees\ s !. only say thaK,findepeudent)yi of our objectipn to the introduction of most of- them at all, they appear/:!^o have been" conceived |ii a ; tiirn'pPand.' liii'foiiti'd'ed^ f^r bf iminlgriatioiK. The authors ot them appear to have iio.cpii-i fideneein the reso^rcesof theiPKOvincej. and would tie up and limitHhe elideivouis that (night be' fouiid jlidiciousi1 'for devel'o]nhtr; tlibse resoiiices. VVe will cpiisider them| seriatim pn another jOpcasio.n. ii- > ■•■/•.'