NELSON COUNTIES BILL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 234, 1 October 1872, Page 2

NELSON COUN TIES BILL.

; ..Under this title, a Bill which is o£ pon-.-sicjerable interest to this Province haf Been introduced into the -House of^Representatives by Mr. Collins. Owing to its ex--ti>eme length — 136- clauses— it is impossible for us. to furnish evenJa'brief abstract of the whole. of it, aud: we : shall" therefore give only such of the leading 'prb'visions as are sufficient to. supply an idea of its general principles. 1 It is divided into seven parts *• under the following headings : Part'LiPrelitninary; Part'JlVGonstitution of Counties and' Establishment, of. Rpad ; Boards^- Part- 111., Qualificationl*' of Voters and Regulation of Elections ;■/ Part . IV:., Proceedings and Election of Boards ; Part V., Rating Powers; Part Vl,j : Roads, Bridges, and the like;' Part VII/,'Mis'ceU , lanecus. The Bill is specially introduced for the constitution of a County, to be ciilled]th]3 ;! ; " ; e6pnty pflQrey aj&f Bulier," the boundaries of which are set forth in theschedulejb'ut it is also provided' that, " : apy part of: the Province; of Nelson', not being wholly or.inpart comprised withia the limits i of a borough constituted under " The; Municipal Corporation Act,|1867," &cl,'and lieing of an area "of 'not less than 50 square miles, may be constituted;? a County if a majority of the persous on the electoral roll for the time being in force shall, sign and;presen,t tor the j Superintendent a petition in the form provided. The inhabitants of every" County constituted under the Act are to bo incorporated, and all property vested in the County. i ' ; The Grfey and Butler bounty Board is to consist of six members, two for the Bulier, tw,o for the jQrey, one for r pharjestonViAia'oWfor tfiarfg^ua.^ Ofid-tBVd of the whole cumber of. membersa^aU retire from office oii the third Tuescliay in Sep- . tember in every year*- - ;•?•e. -r , ; >, -^ \ The following parsons are to be entitled . to vote,-fbr;i Members^bfv; Bdards : — (1) Every man who shall be on some Electoral .RoiljcLunderi "The Registration of Electors Act, 1866," and whose qualification is in respect" of •' property situate within Jhe district for Tdiich he claims to^ vole! I (§.) ©ver/ftrolder of a miner's right or business license who shall have^held^ it' for not^le'sfei'thjfnHwb^ months consecutively immediately preceding the day of nomination of candidates. The Chairman of the Board, who will possess r #Vdetibei?atiye(asiw^ll r as vote, is to be elected annually. -Thar Board may apjxrtfitlfndl^emb^ officers,' and pay such salaries and allow- : ances as they shall think reasonable. Any memb^i|fe»ima^^ld^^^4^^^ ■ :' i : fc^n^^m^^^H^tp6diyp any; payment \ serviced or members ■

of tbe Board may be 5^ w fi§Lpayment for actual trawiling expi^esjjffllaen travelliog *^jhd nioTls. (2^Moneys rfcebred under any yraut or uppropriotionffotn tbe General Assembly or Provincial Council. (3) AH other moneys which they may receive, not being the proceeds of any lotm, (4) Moneys received by-wny of subscription or voluntary donatfo/1. Co) Allthejandjrevenue *tem&im?m S^F-*h<rfcount y , aud all other revenues received within -suchrfimi&r^'aDft* for'roia'g' - : -lti?e of the Province, amlwhich shall be subject to; approbation byl.tlie 1 Cdnncil of the Province, together-'witli^a pYopor^ tionaie share of; the consolidated revenue' payable tp the-Pr.ovi^ice>,of ; !NelsQn. Provided "ih'ot all such, moneys aud revenues shall be litfbt^to such deductions as may f^omjime.tq^ime bj8 v properly, 7 chargeable " against the 'Coabty for the maintenance 0f,,, the Provincial" Government within the Hmila>jtbereof^<togetheT"^'ith ;i su'cH share of' {the generntjßxpen'Ji(lii;o!oflthe Provincial Government' as may bo agreed '""'upon' between : fnVTrofince" and the County^ ■- (6$ Aisy'g-ra'ni; H b'r I'Krgfltb;1 'Krgfltb ; in ■aid 1 allowed to, or granted tjj^e Cfijiinty by.!the Government/ - :? ,. v .-.. -^ --. r . ;Theiß.oard"§halUonceva! year 'make- ami levy'rates, to-be cail'eil " general" rates •'- --equally upon aM' rateable' p'roptFty ? within '■ suefrUoj^it^ l^ exceed one ' shillin^ c or"be I^salhaDi threepence in the; pound! -t.;. '<■*• ■<>■<* '"" • ■> ! - All tnaiai rqafe; public bridges, andferries within the County are to be placed.., under, tbp, control of tbe'jß^rd. Clause's 93, ; 94, 9o', and 0$ respectivelyprovide ss^followa : — When, a, jmain is- formed -up'it^the boundary of' a ©oiinty, and there is no continuous road in the ad- : joining- County; 7 ' the ißoard of either; County may apply to the Superintendent' 1 to order the roadj'to'jbfi, made, and the expease is to 'be borne, out of the roads'i subsidy-pflfyable'to ' the I ; adjbining County^ or jointly^ou(>,'ofrr ; the- Shares of both Counties in such fund. — Before the order i 3 made,' the Superintendent is to call oorr the Board for p-lans-and estimates. — After compliance wi.rh. the, order, is certified, the Superintendent is empowered to issue an order; for payment to the; contractor', Sac. — j The Pfbv fa cial : Tre,dsurer,, bn^receipl, of " tMbrder; ; ;iß Jp')siu,o,^ti,el- i mpaeyvO ( u$ 9/ r the subsidy^due tq,sgch Qpunty^jFrom 'the..Provincial Government. , ■. - ,-. ■'■ The~BWrd"mSy t fr^m. time to time erect and maintain tol!^ and ferry houses, and take such means for enforcing the payment of tolls, as*. they r > may deem necessary. The Superintendent may direct tolls to cease if he shall. be .satisfied that any road, bridge, or ferry at which they, are, payable is in aruin<ftjs'"state oi" incapable of being worked. „, -„ • ... ■ - ; Tramways or?railways- : may- be constructed in lieu of any 'other sort of road

with tho consent qfj^gjihirds of the ratepayers in the w UD^SbX. J T^gSu^litea^^; Ilball have the povverJjp cate^i!l|BU^ #^8 and bridges ns heypall nt,,^^^ constructed and maiuj&ioed within any County. [Nothing in the Act shall authorise the interference by any County Board with anyrroad;/or ipu.blic vyoijk, n^at* formed or constructed by such'Bonrd,* wh*ich may be exempted from its jurisdiction by any proclamatJon.ißado. v bv,fthesSuperintendent. la all cases in which no sumcient provision is, 3d tho ogjnipj^of the JSuperintendentj p'4^o by UYe it-^mll J6e lawful fob" Him .to ttjake.xind -jp^^cr4be,-or fo revoke' br 7 a\^t'l alP|Jic.li^iQj||i|)flß. and brdeV'e^* eitlier "' to • pMic-ular^^aa^iil^ lit. ThefollowingJis^he descriptioja^af " The County -of 'Grdy antl'BulleT^—Hßpunded ; ou the.Northj'by a;;sU'aia;htaiine:'frbra the mouth of the River Mackay -to thef|,ummit ofi Mount i^rthb'rj l r th'enc.e i ; follo^ing^ the range. ibrmio§..the^wa;tpr-6)i§^^gen the 'West Coast 1 and Blindr^ay^p-tlie^head of ;the Mgkihia.ui3iv.erj Viheiicepin^'a slraigh t line to the near^e.s.t^pp^t ; •6f il jbe!; 'Lyell 1 : Mbuntariiß;''"'then'ce following .^e' sura.mita of. th^iLjell J^^ptßinsyr^riapnVr-iMoun-toins/ and Victoria Mountainsi-tp^Mount - iHaast - r tbence Vy ; a^stf'af^nt IHn1 Hn ; eF'b ! o|tiaued tbrouff h I^ake,, Christabej jjntij j.|.interseets 'a s'traighi; line drawn from J^puntPrincess . to, lhe;;Baddle r< b^weennvthieViHuruiiui and Teremakauj thence by the IStierMrie to -the Saddle- thfen^by . s d^ry v of the County yV"e§jt[*aß jd a t»;'ijhe sea; and thence by the sea to; 'the.commen'cicg i point, at «. ; iDdtfutb?v of Kiver^MaJciKi^afore- *„ ;,j >» .;n qOS -m X rnW->- ' For remainder of news see fourth pdqc, 1

The Governor and a Dissolution. — A telegramiwhich reached us a few days ngo stated that the Wellington dent had asserted that the Governor had expressed his intention of refusing to grant a dissolution if asked to do so. The Post, .in commenting upon this, Fays : — The Independent asserts on " the best possible authority " that his Excellency the Govenor has cot only not consented to grant Mr. Stafford a dissolution, but that it would be unconstitutional to do so under existing circumstances. Many people will be surprised at the familiarity displayed by our contemporary with the Govenor's private opinions on such matters — especially when gratiluously expressed. We affirm, without fear of contradiction, that Mr. : Stafford, so far from asking for a dissolution, in the event of a certain contingency, has. never even hinted at it, although we have strong reason for believing that Mr. Yogel did so. But the evident fact is that the Independent's paragraph is a canard. We do not believe that a gentleman of Sir George Bowen's known prudence and judgment would commit himself to expressing opinions on matters on which he was not called upon to decide, and we scarcely think, he will approve of finding his name used- in Buch a manner without his authority. The coal famine in Melbourne has been followed by an almost equal scarcity of bricks. Maxims for Business Men. — When a person reaches the point where he thinks that he cannot spare any time to examine sources of financial and commercial information, he may ; safely conclude that his business is not well managed. When a businessman finds himself in a financial situation so embarrassing that he cannot afford to possess; every publication that would throw more light, upon his business transactions, he should not delay an hour, but arrange at once with an auctioneer to close out his stock to the highest bidder. When a business man comes to the conclusion that he cannot afford to spend during the year, in judicious advertising, an amount equal to one-half, or at least one quarter of the sum he pays annually for rent, he may very safely make up his mind that it is high time for him to move his business to cheaper quarters. When a business man disburses annually, for salaries and expenses of travellers to solicit trade, a larger sum than he pays in making his business known to the public through other judicious advertising, he may be sure that he ought to reconsider his management. Salesmen should be assisted in their arduous work by well-managed advertising. — -New York Mercantile Journal. The Russian papers publish a curious account of a trial which, commenced fourteen years ago, has just been decided. A proprietor, of the Crimea, named Sabouroff, was entrusted, soon after the war between Russia and the Allies, with a sum of money for distribution among the peasantry of the recently occupied territory. The money disappeared, Sabouroff was accused of malversation, process was commenced against him, and after all sorts of acts of accusation, rejoinders and surrejoinders, bad been delivered, the functions of the court in which the action had been instituted came to an end. The laws of Russia had been reformed, and it was necfiesary to proceed against Sabouroff under a new system. At the, beginning of the present month the critical moment arrived, Sabouroff was indicted in open court, and, called upon for his defence, pleaded that, though the money confided to him bad disappeared, it was not he but " those around him" who had epent it. "I appeal to your mercy, gentlemen" of the jury," he continued, ,"Ibeg you to take into consideration that I have been for fourteen years under a grave accusation, that I have been three years in prison, and seven years under the snrveillance of the police. I have lost all I possessed; I am reduced to indigence; I am old, in bad , health, and have not long to live. Have pity on me." Guilty or innocent, the man had already been severely punished; and the jury (which was composed of seven Greeks, two Russians and three Tartars of the Crimea) after a short, consultation acquitted him. '•