TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 219, 15 September 1871, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

TPer Gebville's Company, Reuteu's Agents. ]

PARLIAMENTARY.;

t Mr Macandrew moved his resolutions last night. He said that at present 138 per- ! sons were employed, at a cost of £22,374 annually, in Legislative and Executive work in the Middle Island. These he proposed to replace by one Legislative Executive, consisting of 46 persons, who could do the work at a cost of between £3000 and £4000. The saving by this, and by having one head for all ins tend -qf id each Province, would represent the interest upon half a million of money, which he would borrow lo make a main line of communication by railroad and water, from Wakatip (Otago) to Cobden (Nelson),:in oil, 300 miles, of which 55 would be by .water. His proposals would enable the Middle Island to have uniform and laws and would promote, the welfarelof the Colonies in various ways. Here after, when the population' was doubled, ! County system established, and ;iand sold, one Government for the whole Colony* at Wellington, would be possible. :The first duty of the Middle-Island Council would be to initiate the County system., The Council could also administer and construct railways and public works more economically 'than the Colony. , His granted virtual insular, separation, 'wjU&ouitjimpairing the Colony. The'first Council 1 should imeet at Christchurch, ' and ' should afteriward§<be pexijiotetip^kati settle where the

seat of Government should be. He would withdrawYesplution eleven. In conclusion, he^a^elt 'OttJheYsacrifice of Bentiment|sndv iam|>it|on swbujh lie was making in bringing | itheu^poßiais^^ard. y§ * $Rr. Haughfon seconded the resolutions. Mr. Fox announced that the Government, would oppose the proposals as antagonistic. to .their policy oi .the^Jwt and i present 1 "* OSe^ -denfed that the proposals, if carried -would prove satisfactory or effect t any appreciable saving in the^expenditure. - Mr. Tairoa said that if the resolutions were carried he ? would propose ,a separate form' of Government for the Maoris. Mr. Hall opposed the resolutions, which would rather aggravate that ; -remedy "^the evil of over-Government. The Colony required one ' Government, with iocal administrative} powers. He was glad that tbe former opponents of his party had come to the same conclusion. ■ "He .was quite satisfied with the progress they were j making iv that direction, and said that the sweeping away of,- the' Provincial system suddenly was neither wise nor [statesman■fike. ;;„ . "", ', '?. .." ' .'J.v.' ; -. ■ Mr. Rolleston opposed them- as most inopportune. He expressed his approval of the proposals of the Financial Statement, so far as he had been able to comprehend them, , as being ' likety; v to realise the hopes he entertained for mauy years.