Local Intelligence.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 617, 6 October 1858, Page 4

Local Intelligence.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. The following Notices of Motion were given on Friday by Mr. Ollivier:— On Thursday, Oct. 14.—T0 ask leave to bring in a Bill to be entitled the Canterbury Armed Police Force Ordinance— To ask leave to bring in an Amended Cattle Trespass Ordinance— To ask leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the Sale of certain Reserves for the purposes of a Lunatic Asylum, and to apply the proceeds in the erection and maintenance of a Public Hospital— ..-.-... *i,TB"!?- Vo «r c fPPoMment of a Committee on the Public Works— . On Friday/ Oct. 15.—T0 move a respectful

address to His Honor the Superintendent n* ing that he will cause certain reserves' & ?" made. l obe Ok Tuesday, Oct. 19.—T0 ask leave to i«.in a Bill to provide for the Sewerage and t£ - ngage of Towns— "•■"rainTo ask leave to bring in a Bill for the T>,\ sion of Roads— To move a reply to the address of Hi* tr the Superintendent— S 110n °r To ask leave to bring in a Bill to provide f the superintendence and control of Gaols w ■tithe Province of Canterbury— w«Um To ask leave to bring in a Bill to promote th planting of Forest Trees. k Ote the Pigeon Bat.—At a meeting of the inhabits of Pigeon Bay, convened on the 2nd instant t take into consideration what public work's most necessary and desirable in the locnTf* 0 with the view of placing before the Proving- i Council some definite expression of the ] i wants, the following resolutions werp n, , i nem. con. .—« 1. That this meeting deshV, I submit to the Provincial Council the follow" public work as highly necessary and desir-.w S and in the opinion of the meeting fairly to k asked for during the present Session viz ti improvement of the present Akaroa and Pi™ Bay Branch Road, in the flat of Pigeon Bay \ its being made twenty feet wide, between't? beach and the first crossing of the main <*«* about two and a half miles up, proper culS being formed, and a sufficient ditch beine pii■ « the upper side of the road for the same distant —2. That the Provincial Council be al so r ' quested to authorise during the present Session a sufficient grant to make a new bridle nTh from Messrs. Marshall's section in Pigeon Ba leading up the fern spur to the Purau and Akaroa hne.-3. That copies of the foregohS resolutions be transmitted to the members of thl Provincial Council for the district, and that tW be requested to lay the matter before the Conn oil, and forward it to the best of their ludempnf and ability." JuuS>ment

The Customs entries for the quarter ended tW 30th ult., show the following totals. The value of imports has been during the three months from Great Britain, £25,314, from New Sontll Wales, £18,077, from Victoria, £3,834 from Hobart Town, £1,452. Total, £48,677.' The duties received on goods imported during the quarter have amounted to £2,632 17s. 2d- on goods ex warehouse, £2,732 4s. 6d." total revenue, £5,365 Is. Bd.—being £643 13s. iod less than for the previous quarter. The Exports for the three months have been valued as tollows:—To N. S. Wales, wheat£ll7l barley £151, oats £672, wool £1,510, tallow £139' potatoes £1,390, cheese £109, hides and skins £124, whalebone £200, oil £570. Total £6,036 To Victoria, oats £1,210, barley £45, cheese £263 155., potatoes £350, curiosities, £10. Total £1,878 153. Total exports foreign £7.914 15s. The above returns of Imports and Exports for the quarter do not take into account goods received and sent coastwise.

The shipping returns for the quarter show the following number of arrivals:—Erom Great Britain. 2 vessels, 1830 tons, from Sydney 3 vessels, 448 tons, from Melbourne 2 vessels, 187 tons, from Tasmania 2 vessels, 367 tons, elsewhere (foreign), 1 vessel, 134 tons, Coastwise, 28 vessels, 2,490 tons. Total, 37 vessels, 5,456 tons. Departures,—New South Wales 5 vessels, 1,543 tons, Victoria 1 vessel, 127' tons, Coastwise 24 vessels, 2,677 tons. Total, 30 vessels, 4,347 tons.

The timber which is required for the construction of the extended Jetty in Lyttelton, arrived in the Matador some time ago from Hobart Town, and is now being landed. As soon as the whole is on shore, the work of extension will be commenced, and the jetty will be closed fora short time.

Another vacancy in the Provincial Council is announced, arising from Mr. Sprot's resignation of his seat for the Port Victoria District. Mr. Potts, of Governor's Bay, is named as likely to offer himself as a candidate to succeed Mr. Sprot.

This day, at noon, the nomination of candidates to serve in the Provincial Council for the Town of Lyttelton, for the seat vacated by Mr. Waitt, takes place at the Town Hall.