PROROGATION SPEECH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 238, 3 October 1873, Page 2

PROROGATION SPEECH.

Wellington, October 3. The prorogation took/p'aco at noon. The Governor's epeecli said ib the House and Councillors that the sessiojz though short had been more than ordinarily /important He was glad j that arrangements had b en made for a telegraph c-ible The provision for the purclvse of lunded estate in the North Island was calculated to advance the position,^ New Zealand to that of a first-class Colony. The Native Land 3 Act would meet a great vjant. It was gratifying to find that by the Life As-urnnce Act, assoc : ations would l:ave the opportunity to command public coufilence. It wgs satisfactory that the people of Westlandby the new Act would have the ordinary form of (government. To the House he acknowledged to efficient pr -vision for the public service, ami tb»nked them for the provisions for immigration, and for the Immigrants' [.and Act. To the Councillors an' House he said that he 'was glad that Mr Russell's mission bud secured the re-e?tablishment of a San Francisco service. He regretted thitt the Civil Service Act had not passed. He anticipated favorable result* from the new tariff, Hie further provisions for trunk lines of railway, and the evidence of the determination tv carr out the public works policy. The construction of cheap mil ways would great y stimulate the settlement of the country.