PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. Monday, October 24th

North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 37, 3 November 1864, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. Monday, October 24th

Mr Gleeson asked tlie Government— ""What, anan«ements liave been enteied into by tho Goveinmont with the Beach Masters find Jetty Keepers at the outpoi fcs of the Piovinco, and whether there is any fixed scale of cbaigesfui landing goods and passengeis at such out])O1 ts ! " The Piovincial Secietaiv said theie was no anangemont with lefeienee to a fixed scale of chatges between the Government and the pilots, who found their own boats and fixed then own charges Captain M'Kenzte moved — " Th.it those rnnholdois nho have paid money deposit foi suivey, on application foi pre-emptive n^hts, and whose claims have not been settled, and the sum deposited ar counted foi wuhina penod of >«i\ months, nio entitled to urm 1 inteiest at the rato of ten pei cent ]>ei annum, foi the time their deposit in ly have been letained by tho Onveiiimeul " Ilo thought it, unfan lhepaili<s should lav out of tho use of then nioi'pj Avitliout itceiving inteie&t. Mi Held st cf)nifed The Piovincial Secie<aiv, in lephinc; to this and ;i foiinei rjuestion of tlie move), snid i lie iintlei could be willed lit in) (imi> In Ihopiiiic-- oiling at ihe Lmd Office, ,wid suhstanti ihnjj then cl.unis. He said tlie dola\ hail been c uisi d 1>\ the time taken in the suivey and the piep.uatinu of tlie mccssaiy document-., 'J'ho Duncdin Watei Wmks Company's Bill was lead a fiisfc time, and nideied to be punlod The following' Bills weio itad a thud tune and passed • — Tokom.iii no l>ist)ict Roads Lands Bill; Ca'veisham and Gi ecu Island Disti lets Roads Lands Bill, Taieii Dish ids Roads Lands Bill; Hawkesbui\ Roads Lands Bill ; .Southern Tiunic J Jo ids Lands liill ; Andei son's Bay Distuct Ro ids Lands Bill; K.ukoiai Distncts Roads Lands Bill; Noithein Tiunk lload Lands Bill. Tuesday, October 25th. On the motion of the Piovmcial Kecictaiv, it was resolved that on Tiifsdays and Fiidays, Government business tnkepiccedonce of pnvate motions r J lie House A\ent into Committee on tlie Licensing Bill ind the amount of license on the 7th Clause, was fixed a f £,H). The Hou«c w< ut into ( 'oiiinuttee on W.ivs and Means. Tlio Piovmcial Tie.isuiei laid befoie the House a statement of the amounts not yet appiopirited of the authoiised loans of til" Pioviuce— vi/ , Loan 181>1-()'.J, £12,O0S IK (jd ; the Half-million Loan, 15110,720 18s Gd; the I'ui'ding Loan, £.">' >,' 00 ; and the Haiboi Loan, £1j.24,j 4s (id ; the total amount, £188,07.} (is Gd He ilso gave "-OHIO pattieulais of the agreement with the Bank of New Zealand, in lefeienco to the disposal of tho Uebentuies. After some remaiks by Mi Moss and Major Richardson. Mr Vogel reraaiked on seveial defects in the statement submitted by the Tieasuioi, and pointed out the advisability of being independent of tho Banks. He con&ideied the amounts expected to he rteuved from diffeient loans should have been specified, and made some lemaiks on the dosnableness of discussing seveial of the subjects intioduccd in the Supoimtendent's Addiess. Mr John Cargill agieed with Mr Vogel as to the degiadmg position of a Pi os nice dependent on a Bank foi supply. The subjects mtioduced in tho Supoimtendent's Speech would be discussed as resolutions of the House. Mr Vogel pointed out that the principal amount of revenue was denveu fiomeompaiativelypooi men The Sheep Inspectors Depaitmeut had not pmd expenses, and suggest cd a laigei amount of taxation on the pastol til inteiests. After some observations fiom Mr Cargill the Provincial Tieasui ei moved that the Estimated Revenue be &uplemented by £50,000 out of tho ILubor Loan, and £5O,CD0 fiom the £500,000 Loan. A condition, intioduced by Major Richaidson, recommending caution, waa appended, and the motion passed. The House went into Oommitteo on tho Licensing Bill. The seventh clause passed with amendments. The "Packet License " was withdiri.wn for furthor consideration The Ninth Clause was pi oposed, hut after conmdei able discussion on the motion of the Piovmcial Secietaiy, • the House lesumed and the chanman lejioited piogiess, Mr Glccson gave notice of an intention to ask the Government what their intention was lolativo to opening tho poits foi the impoitation of cattle. Wednesday, October 20rH. Several notices of questions and motions were given. In leply to a question by Mr Vogel, Mr Adam said that the steps taken by the Government to give effect to the resolution ot the Council, lecommending the extension of the jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Courts, were the forwaiding the icsolution to the Colonial Secretary ; and while the Superintendent was in Auokland, conferiing with tlio General Government on the subject, who thought it unadvisable to extend the jurisdiction of the Couit in Dunedin. In answer to Captain Mackenzie, Mr Adam said tho Government did nob intend to introduce an amended Sheep Ordinance this session. In reply to Mr Vogel, the Secretary for Public Works said that Waikouaiti being connected with Dunedin by a good load, the Government did not think it neces&ary to expend £500 voted for the coustiuction of a jetty at present. In reply to Mr Macindrew, llie Piovincial Tieasurer said the Government wore not in a position to respond to the application for JtJ5000 by the Town Boaid of Poit Chalmeis. The motion of Mr CJ.uk fox placing £100 on tho E^tniiatts ior inipioMng the cometciy at Tokonnmiro, was negatived. The Pigu and Poultry Nuisance Ordinauce, the En-

closed Reserves Ordinance, the Educational Reserves Management Ordinance, and the Licensed Ilawkeis Ordinance, were nlso read a fiist time. The Cattle Bill was read a third time and passed. The Licensing Bill was further consideied in committee, and a clause prohibiting the sale of liquor in public houses on the Sunday was carried. The remaining clauses, schedule, and preamble, were re.id and passed. Thursday, Octobeb 27th. The Provincial Treasurer, in reply to Mr Brodie, said the Government had it in contemplation to introduce a resolution into the House relative to the Maori war. Several notices of motion were given. In reply to Mr Gleeaon, the Provincial Tro usurer said the Government did not intend opening the ports for the importation of cattle. In committee of supply, the Provincial Tieasurer oxplained that L4000 would bo savnl on the halfyear by reducing the salaries of the officers in the Civil Service of the Province, and L4000 more by a reduction in tho number of officeis employed. ■^ Miijor Richaidson moved a icolution exnressir^ tho opinion of tho Committee that .ill official salaiies should bo i educed Mr Vogel wished to know whether the discussion of tho .Reforms was an open or a Government question. Mr Macandrew moved an imendinent, afliiniing that in considering the Estimates it was iucuinlient to deal with official salaiies on then respective meiits. Tho Committee then pioeeedod with the Estimates. Several items of depaitmoni.il expcnditiue weio voted iu the Provincial Secietaiy's Dcp.utmcnt, aftei considerable dihcULsion on most of the items. Advances wore agreed to upon .some of the amounts pioposcd by the Govi rumont Mr Vogel wished that tho geneial question should be decided as to tho ai rangemient of the sa.1 u ios, and pioposed, af tei the resolution assented to by the Govei nniont, that the official salaiies should remain at their pi esout rates. A discussion on sued ou the pioposnl to 1 educe the balaiies of thiee cletks from L250 to L200 a-ye.\i <wcli Several amendments were proposed, each of which was negatived, and at length, on the motion of Mr Biodio, the Ch.ihman repoited progiess. Friday, October 28rn. Seven al notices of motion were given. Mr Stevenson mo\ ed a resolution to the effect, that it is desnable to penult cnttle in pioclaimed distnetsto be lemoved into the mfceiioi .ifter inspection. Mr Macandrew piopo&cd tho addition " and that the Government bo lequesttd to yivo effect to this lesolutiou." The woids "to the intcnoi " weie btruck out on the suggestion, of Captain Mackenzie. The amendment was put and canied, -md tlio lesolution, as amended, was pioposed, which on a division, was negatived by 15 to 13. Ml "Vogel piebented a petition signed by more lhan oOO settleis in Wost Hawkesbuiy (W.iikounifci) aud noighhoihood, asking the consideiation of Hie House of the tact that sufficient money had onlv been voted foi the iormatiou of one half of theioad thiough that township The petition was received and read. In leply to a motion of Mi Macamlrew, tho Provincial Ti ciMii'-or said the Government wore not in a position to guaiantee a loan to tho Poit Chalmeis Town Boaul, and that they had no available debentuies applicable to the purpose. Captain Mackenzie moved a resolution, praying tho Superintendent to take measures to pi event the spiead of tho rot in sheep, caused by the lavagesof the disoidei in Tasmania, Victona, Now South Wales, and Queensland. The motion was unanimously agieed to. On tho motion of tho Piovmcial Tieasurer, a Bill to amend the law i elating to do^s, was ir\vl a tiist timo On I ho Speakm 1 rcuming tho Chsui nt seven o'clock, the House wont into Committee of Supply Tho depai tmental expenses of the Ciown Lands Dejiartment, the Suivey Dejiaitniont, the Police, and bevcial other depaitments, weie passed. MONDAI, OCTOBEH 31ST The Council was engaged in discussing the subject of tho loans, and in the evening took up the Gold-fields dep.ntment. A numboi of votes wei a passed in committee of supply.'

(To the Editoi of the Oamahl Timfs). Sir,— I peiceive an adveiti&emcnt of Mi Gleeson's in the Oamaku Tmrs lliab is calculated to misled the public : to tho effect that my hoi.se, Young Douglas, was beaten by his hoi s,o Royal Oak at the Agiicultmal .Show at Smeaton, iu Victoiia. I hereby beg to state that Young Douglas, now my pioperty, never was fahowu at HnnMton, in Victoiia, at any tune. Ti listing jou will nibeit this in yom next issue, I am, Hn , &.t.. , A AlTCHESON.

Tho " Daily Times " sms :— " Wednesday, the 9th No\tmbei, being Iho bnthday of Ins Royal Highness the Pi nice of Wales, the moinbois of the Oidei of Foiesteis intend lionoiinar the occasion by a pic me exclusion to the Heads, foi which piupose tho steamei Biuco has been chattel ed." The " Daily Times " sivs — A commodious and substantially built bonded stoie is about to lie ciicted at Poi t Chalmeis The building will be situated closo to Iho beach, in the vicinity of the Poit Chalmois Hotel. It is to be of biick, neeoiding to plans fin niched by Mr David Ross, aichiteet. and will be commenced foithwith 1)v the contiactois, Messis Wmcliestei and Cla\ton A liond of this desenptiou is a convomence winch has been much needed by shippers aud importers foi bonie time past. The Postmaster General has published a foimal notification in the "Gazette" that tbo old lates of j)o«-t ige between this countiy and Gieafc Biitain aviII continue for the pie->ent to be levied id this countiy. The following communication was leceivod soon aftei the public meeting in ie.;.ud to public woiUs but had been nnsl'iid :— " Say, Uill— Whit ii the difloionoo hetwcfn the folks of Dunodin and i bid of cockles'" " Well Jack, suielv a good deal " "Only a II : tho one (lie shellfish, and (In othei lot aio selh-.li, as tho people ot Oamam have leainod fiom tho \\<iy then money goes "—"Why is a sti eel in Oamaiu like an uniopentant sinnei ? Bocauso the paison viys the cmo is in a state of uatiuc, and sine enough tho othei is' 1 ' — "Why is the town diain of Oamaiu like a wedding ring? Because it has neither beginning noi end. I heai anothei say it must be also like a ciinolmo hoop, aud equally useless."