PUBLIC MEETING.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 251, 22 October 1874, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING.

y A deputation waited upon the Superintendent yestierday wi>h a petition asking 'hinv td convene a public meetj-7 lng^ro conßider;r7|Bie p propoßed culling^ together of the Provincial Council, &c. The following written reply was forwarded to them : — To Messrs. Haddow and Wiijcib, Nelsin. 7^entlemen^rha^eTthe'honor to acknowledga iha redeipt from yfau^of a requisition signed by 217 inhabitants of the City of Nelson, asking me to convene a public meet- . ! n .S _? ?o-\^der Jhc_prppOTed^calJing together, of the Provincial Scuacil, arid farther inviting the members of the Executive, to. attend, sa that |the meeting may have an opportunity of learning from them the true state of the [ working of the existing Executive Aet.- - The Provincial Hall shall be at the disposal of tlie inhabitants for the. discussion of that or an* other public matter,; but! must decline to p_»^uy7part7in7ico^veaingia meeting !for tSt^ufpoee^of th."expedien l Cy , 'of summoning the Provincial Council, or ot call ng upon the Executive Count il to explain or defend their action, for which they are responsible to the Provincial Council^ _by ; whom, practically, they are appointed in the present state of the law. and by whose confi ence they hold office. I have, &c , OswALn Curtis, , . .„ , „ ...Superintendent. . Nelton, Octdber 21, 'tsn\ a , £ \ ' i'4 \/p ' f { > : ■ -*' A ?•* Iv^sel'b^-'B^verjisema^tlbat^mep;-ing. wiirbe held at the Provincial ifall to morrow evening, when the Executive are invited to attend. As it is pretty well understood — indeed Mr Curtis bashinißelf said 60 openly — that considerable differences of opinion exist be- . tween the Superintendent and the J Executive on various subjects, the ! former should; have bean iin vi ted as Well as the latter^ as it is always welll to hear both sides of the question on which an opinion is expected to be i formed. We should very much like to see his Honor present.