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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 800, 14 December 1853, Page 2

The Provincial Council met as usual yesterday. Communications from the Superintendent were read by the Speaker,—one enclosing a letter from Mr. Yaile correcting misrepresentations which had gone abroad respecting his estimate of the cost of a Sewer in Queen-street; another inclosing Returns relating to the Hospital Reserves....Mr. Porter presented a petition from the inhabitants of the Tamaki West District, praying that a sum may be placed on tbe Estimates for a road in that locality....Mr. Gilfillan postponed the consideration of the Estimates till Thursday, whereupon several notices of motion wele given respecting grants proposed to be placed on the Supplemental Estimates....Mr. Derroiai withdrew his motion on the subject of Steam Communication. ...On the motion of Mr. Lewis it was agreed to request the Superintendent to place 50f. on the Supplementary Estimates for a house at the Panmure Ferry...Mr. Porter withdrew his motion for an allowance of 50f. each to the Members for the Bay of Islands, both gentlemen declining to accept it, also his motion for 50*. extra to the Clerk of Council...On Mr. Porter's motion for l-,ooof. for theTamaki Road, an amendment wascarried reducing the proposed amount to 500J... Mr. Williamson's motion for the formation of a Board of Works was negatived .... Mr. Busby's motion that the Petition for Provincial Separation (which was carried some time ago) be transmitted to Lord Brougham and Mr. Mc'Gregor for presentation to Parliament, was opposed by Mr. Porter, who moved as an amendment that the consideration of the question be postponed until after the meeting of the General Assembly. On a division tbe amendment was negatived by JO Noes, against 8 Ayes, and the original motion was then carried. ... Mr. Dilworlh's Bill on Diseased Sheep was read a first time. . . Further consideration in Committee of the Dog Nuisance Bill was postponed till Tuesday next.... The second reading of the City Council Bill was postponed till Tuesday next. . . Mr. Powditch's motion for an Address to His Excellency in favour of pilotage at Manukau was agreed to . . .. Mr. Porter obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Slaughter House Ordinance .,.. . Tbe Deeds Bill was read a second time : to be considered in Committee on Tuesday next. We this day publish the draft of the City Council Bill, which is a measure of great importance to our local readers, who will now have lime to examine it before it comes again under tbe consideration of the Council. The draft of the Sheep Bill'will also fee found in our other columns.

We return to the fife or ift'etfetsontxamintr, for the purpose of laying before pur readei-s a fuller view of the proceedings of -the Nelson Provincial Council,—which we were compelled by other demands on our space to dismiss in a sentence or two on Saturday. At Nelson, as at Wellington, it was judged right that the election of Speaker should take place' before"the delivery of the Superintendent's jsbjj&&& Th> was therefore the first business when the Council mfet on the 3rd and Donald Esq,, was unanimously chosen to the office." The Superintendent (Edward -.William Stafford, Esq.) then entered the CouYl House, (which had been fitted up a$ a" temporary Council Chamber), and proceeded to deliver a long Address, of the leading points in which the following is an epitome:After some general observations on the value, of the powers and privileges conferred by»«« Constitution Act, His Honour staled lus vieus respecting the Appropriation of the ordinary Revenue of the Province. He could not bimswi discover any existing authority for apportions* (he Customs Revenue, other than that by : the Gpeeral Assembly, and therefore he oooia not, except at the express desire of the Council submit any Bill for 'Appropriating:'l bat ; _ revenue. But should the of opinio that the portion of the Customs' Revenue now paid to the Provincial Treasurer should be appropriated, it would "afford him muchgraimcalion to defer to their wishes," and he woukj frame an Appropriation Bill on principles or m strictest economy.'