THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 596, 21 July 1858, Page 3

THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

From what we can perceive in the proceedings of the Legislature, it seems that some of the southern members are giving in their adhesion to the views of the northern members, in regard to the permount position of the seat of Government. During the discussion on a bill to,extend the time within which the; Governor is required to signify his pleasure on bills passed by Provincial Councils, and reserved by Superintendents, Mr. Packer said he "had no desire to see the seat of Government changed, because for various reasons he considered Auckland the most suitable place for it." The ' New Zealander' says, although we cannot discover on what occasion, that Mr. Ollivier had expressed similar convictions. The same journal is serenely confident in its predictions of further converts, as may be seen from the following remarks on the 12th ulfc., referring to the debate on the Disqualification Bill:— In the course of the discussion, the representative retrievers put up two or three sporting arguments, and hunted them to earth. We can only notice one—that members of Provincial Councils, ought not to be members of the House of Representatives. The parties who thus argued supported their case very feebly, and after talking in a circle, ended by avowing that, ' in" tlie ' present dearth of competent legislators for the colony, they did not see how the House could be filled without having recourse to Provincial Councillors. Not one seemed to recollect that the matter was one for settlement by the constituents, who, if they think fit, have an , undoubted right—even if it be not at all times expedient—to send up the entire Executive of a province, with Superintendent to boot. Canterbury is doing so this session, and even more. Already we have in the House of Representatives, the Provincial Secretary of Canterbury, Mr. Ollivier; the Resident Magistrate of Canterbury, Mr. Hall —who, if he continue to hold that office, will take leave of politics at the close of this session—for the word has gone forth that our paid magistracy should no longer

X? ? P th*be "fife of local controversythJ rw f gl £ Ye President of I W« anterburf, Executive, Mr. Tancred; and shortly we shall sea in their places in the House of Reprcsentatives-if they escape the perils of tne_ Coast passage—Mr. Moorhouse, Supennterident of Canterbury, and Mr, Ward, the «wri* f he '^vttelton -Times,' who have been elected to fill the two vacant seats for their pro" vmce. Ihe last-namedgentlemah has on more tnan one occasion evinced an anti-Auckland tendency and a leaning- towards Mr.. Fox's policy. We. ascribe, the aversion; in the one case,, andthe partiality in the other, to the want ol more intimate acquaintance. 'We.'are glad therefore, that Mr: Ward of Lyttelton will see Auckland with his own eyes,-for we believe that iiewill soon arrive at the same opinion with his j colleagues, Messrs. Olliyier and.Packer, that nothing but regular Steam inter-Provincial communication, is. wanted to render 'Auckland all that nature designed her to be as the capital of New Zealand. We have as little doubt what will, be the verdict of the Superintendent of ! Canterbury;, and* we hope the arrival of these gentlemen^ will.enable us' to survive the loss of Mr. Fox's " sparkliug ■ champagne"-orat6ry pleasantly as it fellon the ears when we listened ..to, his animated, if not always very logical addresses. " ' '

ESTIMATE OF THE I'ROBABLE REVENUES OP NEW ZEALAND TO!* THE YEAIt ENDING JUNE 30, 1859. ORDINARY REVENUE. Customs receipts ... 149,000 0 0 Post Office receipts , 6500 0 0 Judicial lees and fines 7500 0 0 Land Claims Court, fees and payments ... 1200 0 0 Fees on registration of births, deaths, & mar. 600 0 0 Fees on issue of Crown grants ... ... ... ; ]500 0 0 Miscellaneous ... 400 0 0 Total ordinary revenue ... £166,700 0 0 REFUNDS BY PROVINCES. Interest and sinking fund, on sums to be raised under, act of the Imperial Parliament, to be repaid— By Provinces of tho Middle Island ... 12,000 0 0 By Provinces of the Northern Island, on sums to be raised on account of purchases of land from the natives 2100 0 0 _ - • 14,100 0 0 Total refunds £180,800 0 0 • TERRITORIAL REVENUE (Paid into the Provincial Chests.) Receipts from sale of Crown lands 85,000 0 0 Rents, licenses, and assessment on stock -15,000 0 0 Total territorial revenue. ..:" 100,000 0 0 Total revenues ... ...... £280,800 0 0 ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE EXPENDITURE OF THE .. GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND FOR THE YEAR FENDING JUNE 30, 1859. . : civil list:, Governor , " ......... 3500 0 0. Private Secretary ... ... ... 300 0 0 Chief Justice 1400 0 0 j Two Puisne Judges ... 2000 0 0 ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT. Colonial Secretary ... 800 0 0 ~ Under Secretary ... .400 0 0 Attorney-General ... 800 0 0 Assistant Law Officer 400 0 0 Colonial Treasurer ... 800 0 0 Assistant Treasurer... 400 0 0 MinisterforNa. Affairs 800 0 0 Native Secretary .-, 400 0 0 — 4800 0 0 NATIVE PURPOSES. Medical treatment of natives in / hospital, and as out-pa-tients £2000 Circuit and Res. Mag. Courts— Magistrates ... £1200 Assessors 1000 Court Houses ... 200 Travelling expenses 300 ._,,., Contingencies at Court 200 2900 . Maori newspaper and other publications 400 Pensions to natives ... 200 Pensions and gratuities un"der Walker Nene's Annuity Ordinance — T.* Walker Nene... 100 Gratuities to Chiefs 100 200 Presents and entertainment of natives *■ 500 Southern Island, native purposes 500 Eor services not above specified 300 7000 0 0 Total Civil List £19,000 0 0 PERMANENT CHARGES. INTEREST. Debentures Security Ordinance, 1847, on 8 per cent, debentures, to 13th July, 185S ... ... 75 0 0 New Ulster Land Claims Ordinance, 1846—0n 5 per cent, debentures 43 11 o New Zealand Debenture Act, 1856 —On 10 per cent, debentures, to Ist January 1859... 1000 0 0 Ditto Ditto, On S per cent, debentures ... 3816 0 0 New Zealand Loan Act—6 per cent, for Interest and Sinking Fund on £300,000.. 18000 0 0 £22,934 11 0

APPROPRIATION. " EXECUTIVE. . Governor's Establishment, 763/. 165.:; Colonial •Secretary's Department, 650?.- Attorney Generals Department, 280?.; Colonial Treasurer's Department, 500/.; Native Minister's Department (including Assistant Native Secretary, New Plymouth, 250/.) 600/.; Auditor's Department, 400/.; Registrar General's D?partment, 575/.; Extra Clerical Assistance and Cont'nijen- ; cies for the above departments. 900/. ; "District; Registrars of Births, Deaths and Mamaaes ; (paid by fees) 600/.—Total Executhe, r,,-2GBCIG. LEGISLATIVE. Legislative Council,' 465/./ House of Ber>resentatives, 2,9307.—T0tal Legislative. 3.395/. * i JtTDICIAL. .; Supreme Court. — Travelling Expenses of? Judges on Circuit, 300/.; Auckland, 1,000/.-, New; Plymouth, Registrar .and Contingencies, 60/.;Wellington, 700/.; Nelson, 200/.; ~ Canterbury, 250/.; Ctago, 60/.—Total Supreme Court, 2,570/. < District and Kesideat Magistrates' Courts.— Province of Auckland. 3,034/.; Province of New Plymouth: District Judge, 150/., Resident Magistrate, 250/., Clerk, 150/., Contingencies (Including Bailiff occasional) 40/.—Total l<ievr Plymouth, 590/.; Province of Wellington, 1,341/. 55.; Province of Nelson, 1.100/.; Province of Canterbury, 950/.; Province of Otago. 875/.—Total District and R. M. Courts, 8,720/. s*. Expenses of Petty Sessions' Courts, 300/. Tees and Expenses on Inquests (Coroners' &c.) 300/.—Total Judicial, 11,590/. ss. : ' customs. Chatham Islands, 45,5/.; Province of Auckland, 4,717/. 2s. 6d. ; New llymouth: Collector, 300/., Landing Waiter and Warehouse Keeper, 150/., Occasional Tidewailar ana Locker, 50/.. j Office' Rent. 20/., Contingencies, 50/.—570?.; j Wellington, 3,075/.; Nelson, 2.332/. 17s. 6d.; Canterbury, 3.100/.; Otago, 1,360/.; Repairs to V Buildings, 300/.; Unforeseen Contingencies, 500/. —Total Customs, 16,112/. ss. . postal. Conveyance of Mails by Land, 1,300/.; by Sea, I 8,-fl°. ni Auckland. 2.5801; Nevr Plymouth-Postmaster,~TDur.~rDsTiJTF.sTin-!>—nr-ovroiru-} ■&&- ~ tricts, 40/., Contingencies, including Office rent, 60/.—250/.; Wellington, 2.150/.; Nelson, 1,725/.; Canterbury, 1,785/.: Otago, 1,050/. — Total Postal, 18,870/.. MISCELLANEOUS.

Pensions Act, 1856— A Sinclair ... 4G0 13 4 W. bwainson ... 400 0 0 A. Siiepliera ... 480 0 0 Land Claims Settlement Act, 18.5G-' 34G ™ * Commissioner... 300 0 0 lerk 200 0 0 J'^xtra Clerk ... 50 00 Contingencies 200 0 0 Audit Act, 1858- ' 1>2S0 °.° Auditor ... ... 500 0 0 Audit Committ. 150 0 0-' Province of New Plymouth— 6°° ° ° Guarantee... ... 2200 0 0 Less lieceipts... . 200 0 0 ■vr t . ,, , — 2,000 ' 0 0 Native Schools 7^000 0 0 Crown Grant Office ... ... ... ... 400 00 Miscellaneous. ... ... 100 0 0 Total Permanent Charges ... £35,GS1 13 4

Government Houses and Domains £ s. d. Wellington and Auckland 1,000 0 0. Colonial Agent _ 500 0 0 Militia 1,200 0 0 Postages on Public Service ......... 400 0 0 Inspector of Public Works ......... 300 0 0 Pensions, A. Browne ...V... 36 10 0 " Edmund Powell ' IS o 0 Printing and Stationery .......... 1,500 0 0 Eight per cent. Debentures issued at Wellington 294 0 0 General Contingencies 1,500 o 0 Census ...T..... 1,000 0 0 Electoral Expenses 1,000 0 0 E Total Miscellaneous £S,74S 15 0