PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 38, 10 November 1864, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Toe&dat, November 1st. Several petitions were presented. Mr Reynolds bi ought up the second interim report of the Select Committee on tj»e Exhibition Building. The IEou&e went into Committee on the Licensing Bill, for the reconsideration of (Section 3, of clau&e 6. Mr Brodie moved as an amendment that the Chairman now leave the ohair. A discussion ensued and the amendment being negatived, several amendments iu the Bill were adopted, and the Bill was reported. The Dimedm Water Works Company Guaranteed Interest Bill, was read a second time, committed, and seveial clauses passed. The Pig and Poultry Nuisance Bill, was read a second time, passed through committee, and the thhd reading was fixed for the next sitting. The Education .Reserves Management and Leasing Bill was read a second time passed through Committee, and the third i e.uhng was ordered for the next sitting. The Liconbed Hawkers Bill passed the second reading, passed through Committee, and the third reading was ordered for the next sitting. The Jetties and Wharves Ordinance Amendment Bill was further considered in Committee, and passed with some amendments. The third reading was appointed to take place at the next sitting of the House. The House then went into Committee of Supply, and several items were passed. A massage was brought down fiom the Superintendent, with the Report of the Chief Commissioner of the Waste Land Board on the Land Regulations and Was .2 Lands Act, Nos. 1 and 2, 1803, and also a draft set of amended Regulations. The Estimates were proceeded with. Mr Brodie moved that the Government Advertising Sheet bo discontinued. A long discussion followed, and ultimately the motion was lo^t on a division by a majority of eleven. In the course of the debate, Mr Reynolds having said ho would undertake to circulate 10,(K)0 copies annually if the Government would assist him with a Clerk at £200 a yeor, an amendment on a motion by Mr Brodie was moved by Major Richardson— " That the Government be recommended to avail themselves of the proper services of Mr Reynolds, in circulating the 'Advertising Sheet.' " The amendment was adopted. Several more items were passed, and the House resumed.

On the motion of Mr Adam, the Standing Orders were suspended to enable him to j*ive notice of motion for the appointment of a Committee to consider the Superintendent's Message on the Land Regulations.

Wednesday, November 2nd. A Message was road from tho Superintendent, stating that Mr John Mouatt had been elected member of the Gold-fields, in the room of Captain Baldwin, Mr Mouatt, introduced by Mr Hughes, tool£his seat on the Opposition bide of the HouBe. Mr Thompson moved a resolution condemning the calling out of the Militia and urging the General Government to Buspend the order. Mr John Cargill opposed the motion. He did not consider the measure a hardship to the community. Thursday, November 3rd. The House went into Committee on the Licensing Bill. Mr Dyer moved an amendment to reduce the bottle license from £30 to £20, which was lost. On the motion of Mr Adam, a Committeo was appointed to consider the Superintendent's message on the Land Regulations. Mr Moss presented two petitions, one from 2000 inhabitants of Dunedin, against tho clause in the now Licensing Ordinance, prohibiting the sale of liquors in licensed houseB on Sunday. The other petition was from tho licensed victuallers, against the tax on billiard and bagatelle tables. Mr Vogel moved the consideration of the petition of the inhabitants of Waikouaiti concerning the repair of the road through that township. He moved that the item on tho Estimates be increased to £800. After some discussion, the motion was put and negatived. On the Committee resuming after the hour for refreshment, £4000 was voted for immigration, £600 for grant-in-aid to Lawrence Hospital, and £2800 to Clyde Hospital ; Wakatip Hospital, £000 ; Benevolent Asylum, £500 for the building, and £500 maintenance ; besides votes for various other pm poses. On £1000 being proposed for the Acclimatisation Society, Mr Brodio, Mr Birch, and Major "Richardson opposed the item, which was advocated by Mi 1 Macandiew, the Provincial Treasurer, and Mr Vogel. On a division the vote was negatived. On advertising, £300 being proposed, Mr "Reynolds said ho had three times tendered his services to cairy out his offer respecting the Adveitising Sheet, but could not do so at once, as he was going to the Assembly. After some discussion the item was agreed to. Soveial other items then passed, including £1000 compensation to the First Piesfsyterian Chinch; which, after some discussion, was agreed to, aftor a goneial expression that no fmther sum should be paid to the congregation.

Friday, November 4th. Mr Dyer moved a resolution in favor of a guarantee of 6 per cent, to any company that would construct a railway from Duuedin to the Clutha. The hon member adduced statistics in favor of his motion, which was seconded by Mr MiicsmdrGw. Aftei some discussion, the motion was adopted. Mr Dyer moved »s resolution in favor of the lepeal of the Turnpikes Ordinances 1862 and 1864. Mr Hughes and Mr Vogel spoke in favor of the motion, which was opposed by the Secietaiy for Public Works and Mr Adam. On a division, the motion was lost. On the motion of Mr J. Cartrill, the report of the Select Committee on the Dunedin Soweiage Bill was adopted. On the motion of Mr Macandrew, the report of the Select Committee on Volunteeis, leconimendnig that a sum of £2583 be placed on the Suplementary Estimates was adopted. Mr E. B. Cargill moved an address to his Honor the Supeiintendent, for the pioduction of conespondence relative to placing of the ship City of Dunecliu in quarantine. — Oai ried. On the motion of Mr Hughes, it was agroed to submit the claim of Simon Frazer to a rewaid for the discovery of the West Taieri Gold-field to the Select Committee on Privato Petitions. The Poit Chalmers Municipal Estate Bill was read a first time. The Superintendent's message relative to tho decease of Mi Jolm M'Glashan, was brought on for consideration, and The Provincial Secretary moved a resolution deploiing the event, and lequesting his Honor to close tho public offices on the day of the funeral, The motion was unanimously affirmed. In Committee of Supply, Mr. Vogel moved — " That no reduction of salaries shall take place dui ing the cm rent six months;" and after an animated discussion, the resolution was carried and adopted by the House. Mr Walker moved the adoption of an address to tho Superintendent, in favor of the appointment of a Civil Service Commission which was canied. Mr Moss moved the recommittal of the Licensing Bill, which was agreed to. In Committee, Mr Moss referred to the petition signed by 2000 inhabitants against the Sunday closing clause, and moved that the woids " except between the hours of one and seven o'clock in the afternoon" stand part of the clause. On a division, the motion was lost by 12 to 8. as was also a motion that the word " loom " be inserted instead of "table" in the clause taxing billiard and bagatelle tables. In Committee of Supply, Major Richardson moved resolutions in favor of encouraging female education, which were'eanied.

(To the Editor of the Oamauu Times ) SIR,— Several mistakes having occurred in your report in reference to the inauguiation of the Loyal Oaniaru Lodge, I.O.O.F.M. U , I trust on behalf of the above Lodge that you will con oct the following in your next : The Lodge was not opened in any hall belonging to or rented by the members of the Order, but on the premises of Messrs Shrimski and Moss, who have kindly tendered the use of a portion of their upper floor as a Lodge room. The amount received as admission fees was £55 lGs, instead of £5 lGs. I am, &c, Oamaru, Nov. 8, 1864. W. H. Smith. [On referring to our proof we observe that the amount was correctly given as £55 16s ; but by an alteiation in the margin, in reading, the second figure was accidentally struck out.— Ed. O. T.]

From "Wellington intelligence has been received that tlie remainder of their one million loan debentures have been disposed of, at, it is said, a trifle above 80, but the exact pai ce is not yet known. The " Daily Times " says :— " Tho Rey Mr Stanfoid, the Episcopalian Curate of the Parochial Disii-ict of Tokomaiiho and Wnihola. is expected daily. He was to leave homo in the Chili on the 28th July. A musical soiree was given leceutly to laise funds to repair the Parsonage, and the sum of £60 was obtained. Instead of repairing the old building it has been decided to endeavor to raise sufficient funds to build an entirely new house. The greater portion of the Glebe has been ploughed up and sown down in crop, by the kindness of several gentlemen, who kindly assisted by sending their teams," We (" Southland News") learn from our Bluff cox-res-pondent that Messrs Kendall and Co., the contractors for laising the engines of the steamship Scotia, 'succeeded in bringing up the boiler of tho donkey-engine, which was landed on the beach east of the wharf. So far nothing has occurred to cause the task of raising the whole of the valuable engines to be regarded as impracticable. It is a rather remarkable fact that, in spito of this being tho spring season and an unusually dull time, aggiegate tonnage of foreign shipping in haibor is greater now than it has been for some years— over 11,000 tons. We hope that the brightness of yesteiday tempted some photographer to excercise his voation whilo Lyttelton was looking its best ; we should then have seen the largest merchantman afloat — tho British Empire, and the splendid s. 8, Otago, either of which would of ithelf form a picture, besides four largo ships, four barques, and the steamers Wellington and Airdale, to say nothing of a host of smaller craft.— Lytteltou Times. On the 15th July a collision took place on the Delaware and Lakawana Railway, in Pennsylvania, by which over 100 persons, principally Confedeiate piiboners, who wore being convoyed to Elmira, New York, were killed or wounded.