PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 100, 12 October 1863, Page 3

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

I : T he Fifth Se&iotf tf *he VPf dyincial Council I- f southland, ipw&oai .SrturiwM Koo-ciock,noon, Anting the Mechanics^ Bi\L te TiHe followiVigf members were present^ E£rsM«Nab, Cowan, -Chalme^K^ I. M *,Jf that Sir M'Nab be appointed: WffSSspSeP in the absence of Mr Stuart^ WFi i Speaker. <•.,,..': ,Ii "JO J\! r 1' speaker lmving takenithe Ghatf, thf ■«, v AMr- H vA. ; ,G»Her), read the Proclat l^lSr cocking the Council, and thi ■Sker-fead the usual-prayer; ~ — J ■ ? S TJ?EBINT;ESDEN?°f M?88^G;B. t.r \ rr i I W~ a Tjonorj JvA. R^Mbszies^Esq:, Su■irSeiulent, enftreftvSflPF <t\i£ grayer, read KefoltoVAOS-.Af! 3 ?, 8^ ahd thereafter with- : '■' f^TtHMEyOFTnBPBOVnrCIA^eorNCIIrI" i continued VWrnKJiti >Z 1 ■ r- T • EFati^eatrion;, ta fho Provincial fc UrC mlnt Sihc^tKb' Tiist meeting of tlii* Wfcuncii an jn lant poslt ,o n ,n point, •VSI returns of Customst K afford ample jeviJenge, of the great ex--IK* ■ Wnf its commerce, as a comparison with the W ns^ n l; e a« will- show. The pros. Customs ■rtK row-l tmmbers was, in.ISIJI, L 4500 ; fcjj ..Li™7s> ; : in' the past -iWrnohthsUf M63abJveL4O,Ooo:; ; ' '" " : ';" ' ' m^VThe't( { rTito" il '' revienuo "as not luite1 uite amounted ■.'',;' 8 ,. m estimated in October last. During the m£ n^g 30th September, 1863, stated in round *B?^000 *'" The £rross;reyenuß\of the.Prorince&as IBIfUOOO thus considerably" exceeding the estimate iBATqFSIV ' The'ckpenditure in ihe same period Mis bce'u over L 144.000, also ex«c lin ff the estiK ShfeVwasXTTi^i in a^lition to which! KfWatM! an expenditure of L 25.000 on roa^s llßS'sanclioncd by this Council mtlie session held ItHebrunrj. The, ,re ? ort of the Cii.ef Surveyor! WmzCuha that thb larjb amount ot extra woik— re-surveya in correction of old er.roIKus ones-performed by the tuembers of IB!: finrfor staff. >impede<i their : progress in; ftS, the specif that de P 4rtRtui so the amount of surveyed land mapped' IK) ready' to sale h^ not kppt pneo wifh lhc l uK^ind in consequence of which tlw Land Reve-r HTWnot equalled the csti ate. Tne maps of a ! EE 'gjftent ot land are in course^of preparation,; iHfdi Wben wVnpletod sliorily/ will -permit -thej ■S J open for sale a wido'trnct of country.' j * ■ Burin 0 " the reebss, on tho application of the Pro-' "Smial Government, His Excellency the Governor ;&a nroclftimcd two Hundreds in tho rrovince, c^Ech will render, available for settlement about j ""■l (PO ncres of.agricuHuraMand, the grreatest part | -the best in the Proviuce, tlio| '«M»nmftHunare,i being situited in a district in KiKch land ia always in eager demand, while the rnHeellencoofthelandintheMitaura Hundred is W»L gnera |]y . recognised as to require no further f lnßfcrcnco these circumstances the Prb- - 1„■.&» Boyernmen.t whas reasonable grounds to «lfcipatatnattliees(imat-iof Land Eevenue for LlM^ujuiag-yertr will be ftillyreaiise 1. '^Krchea the eslimates.for tlie past,year were pro--i t'WL,] tlieTr'ovinciarGovernment'did" not atiticiSte that such atvurgent necessity woulfl arise in frMrfwTtirafl of 1 the Tsacoeeding financial year for J'S'Kssin" forward so many important public works; ,j V( tlie"»rent htcrease ot population andtradc imdemanded the immediate prosecution of n £^Brls which, under ordinary cirounistaiiceSj might F?Btliavo become r.ecess.iry for years, and the con'.ißoction of which involved much unauthorised •I S unavoidable expenditure. The departments vtaßrMch this has chiußy occuvretl are those of the I'oßco gaol, and htirbour. The works executed lifKebcrn most useful, and the staff of officials in craw is i" a his ul .y efficient state; but the greatest rs9Liof expenditure over appropriation has been /£i«io Koads Department, rendt red necessnry in a n« Ber to ondeavor to provide all facilities fur the 'a^lduct nf the traffic to the Wukatipu. Tiie roads >J^Blmg thither have been ke.pt in a. viablo state sssHu/wut a re narkably wet winter aba heavy ..Bonse, and chiefly by means which, though' "^ M vering the purpose for the time, were esseutially "^■[temporary character. -irt-the-chiborateTepoTt vKh ia livid,- bqfote^-ou, tb«JPrwincwUsngine«= K ptit; tW; untesa i R^pe'*ly i ,|iae^alj ( od r wits ' »en stonevtlrose roada f vfithia a fey inuesof.the i fr » will neeeß3afi|y ifeU '\iM a^slmilrffly'impfacJj^ft'e condition in, the course qf nfact winter. Vhis repwt^SWfo^flga^yotfrW^ehtion, ns it into details-of the requirements of rTnSf»riou9 Toads, and 1 ih.2 consequent contingent 'flhe Provincial G^ivernment has carefully con--r^K«d the subject of, a Railway by the valley^of ryiTjßOrefi, and a preliminary report of the Chief T7B«Jor contains a masterly statemertt^ of the J Htioo. Tae necessity for the immediate coriI Bti-mof thi3 work'l-arappearcd so urgent that ! F 0B Te . T has been made, in order to bring the subtangibls shape under the consideration Council. When a comparison is drawn on tho one hand, taking ~, Baccount the impossibility, of forming it in tho „ He of the ensuing summer, the expense of mak--r«nd maintaining it, -the absence of all revenue on^Hils use, and the comparatively' moderate ex—dm pf a wooden railway^the facility and rapidi'■^■itaconstructioa, •the-jßjp.all^isppaseof maintef^», its reproductive character, and, above all, . of securing the Whakatipa traffic, a powerful stimulus to the developj Sijßof the resources of the district-through which gattßne pnsses, on the other tho Advantages of the very apparent. "Eireii in the view of the mjLjßientionpd consideration, the work would be Bdiictive ; but the "Wuakatipu traffic promises imflß-tho most important inkad .trade- in_New i»B>d. Tho gold-field at Whakatipuia the richAown.ia the Colony, and if has- 'other! mineral ' 'B probably not inferior in importance. , In 8 3, 'B? rße Pftha past winter, specimens of-eppper v'Brere brought from thence ;' to Invereargill, t ree t, B were pronounced by ■ >an > 'eirperieaced and _^-^P? n lj qualified judge to denote unequivocally ~ Bistence of a lai'ge lode. . The ores contained 5 1 . Btionadf tin, which, if iouhd in abundance, 3 BJ' 8 ? tiJ l more valuable. With a knowledge ordaSe circumstances, it is obvious that the im- ' r! mce of the trade withSyhakatipu doea not de5, Exclusively on the production bf gold. Copper er9. <■ mines would be a permanent source of wealth __J-B community in which they were" profffc- \ "WD 8 01^ — *° an y railway fine whiet gaveiacili- •■■'^ rßr. conveyance ;.of merchandise and ores — and ' > ■community of the port towns where tke ores J^BHipped, and 'from whence the supplies were Jayi'tßjd. Further reports and evidence on the zestofiwriniT and other details of this line wil! beBit under your^consideration, and I am conr - H that you will determine on that course of % B^liiea you coneeivfi will best promote the retciljß! 8 ot the'~Provih'ce. v Bassent of His.Excellency the Governor hay- *• B n green tojthe BliuT and Invereargill Railway Billn, the works were initiated without a( j ggjfl-tho railway materials were ordered from 'T 1 fl*i'l contracts have been concluded for the ;! J Bactinn of the jotties at' Camphclltown and , Hy— a township at the Mokomoko, the survey '» -^-jßh is now in progress — and the principle por|?°f^Btbe Him. The works on the remainder of «£ g Bo have been designed, and I am assured that ' B°'9 roadway will be completed oofore all the B"n arrive from Etiglahdi «■ Provincial Goveraa»en^ i reposes to bring in , B? tlie ensuing. session «f tl» General Assemdayi *H*nable it to carry 'the line to the permanent 3 dd,j t B«sateaeh end,along the towns of Gampbell- , Bwid Invereargill, and to take the land re • 3> lor tlie * me where it passed over the proioneCt*B°f some parties with whom it has failed to > i * m£. an arran gcmen(:, under the authority cona caifyy the B1 "ff and lavercargil'l Railway Ordiforbear to bring under your notice a pace the liberality with which Mr i m !m > of Duneclin, fully recognising the utility ' B.™^ freely gives the land required for this 3 M** 8 passes through his property, and his n A 7k!mtl n t ' le EaD)e sn '" t *° S ive tae lan " re quired y3 '^m Uretl railway in case that work should be ob, yf Bed with. |B^ P°st thirteen months seven immigrant esdayi «haye arrived from Great Britoiu, bringing arP* 1 l ß"n<lred and fifty immigrants assisted by the , JB? 8 * fioycrpment^ those iinmigranis tave f 1 BP. 1)U P ci 'ior class, and with one exception k ftve a " ' jeeii w *^ furnished, with due ' 4f «t*> the pomforj; of the immigrants, and in II vt m^ order. tho n *)«^ lref ul selection of the immigrants does icV^ff tne judgment pf^Mr-Mprrison,- tlie -Protor Ww3° ont 5 tl? e efficient working of the agency *«■!? maa nas organised on behalf- of this Jf[mP> to '^ c promptitude and zeal with which 0? f *^ea out, and the consideration and fore-

Jfiouglit he has on various occasipns displayed in fonticiiiatinß the' instructions of ; tlie" Provincial GoAernmeiit, I have great/ pleasure ia bearing ■'te't!mony. w .. , "'.: fe*. '.-.- V j.;vV*J'*7J A * - 'f By the last mail the Profjncial.Governtnenfc'was Informed thai 'the iron %'rAagV; jr'dered; for the Oieti was nearly.^pmpJe^d^pan^fpr^a less snip • than the eslim.ated coal;. 2i was MM shipped in; the Witch ot^he Tees; an^/Hth^Vyeasel was to i Shave sailed early:in'Aug^^^^ t»,arrive soon. " A-'cbnaiaprable potjjionpf tho teler „ eraph ihaUHals^has'^iTiYO^ui/tftfe^Htojrood, aud I trust that it will' shortlyibe extended between Campb^elUdwp. arid "this, iilace. The Provincial, •Gpvecnm?rit,ha«»^hitberto,b6en unable,;to arrange jwitt'tt? .&veKpmont pf Ofcaefotho pointof junction ■' of* iflw *sunk v liiie " J with' 'Its^extepsipn w that ; provfrre. ._. ■ _ . . , „[ The EstimateSf.for.Ahe public aorvice tor thfe> ensuing-year, have.' Boon :preparei\ with care, and . 'wilfbe/ja^ i 'A^umberl)f<-B,ijls onu 'different,, subjects will be brought under;; y°ur ".cqiisidera^oii. 1,.wi1l not at ipresent,detain'you.bvi>eFerru?g j to mpre than one /of tliqse^he "Hospitals .Bill.;, As .you may be, iawawii i-jthe.'. pe,w- hospital is £ow ready, and in a few,, dava' will b^opened for. the, reception of the sick- ..The report oiMip Provincial Surgr-on shows ' thatfthe amount of during the., past winter has'beon considerable; the accommodation- at M command h'itberti lias been, so very limited and inconvenient, that Wy .apportion of the applicants could be received. It-was.pain/ul to turn from the rdoor many -who under other circumstances. should 'have obtainecL hospital irei tncnt. At the sainq tiniemuch discrimination and firmness Was required to distinguish lit applicants for reception from others who sought admission on account of their destitute circumstances rather than on tint of physical dis-^ ease. The Provincial Government has been ot opinion that the new hospital should be conducted as an infirranrv lor the relief and cure of d.sense, and not as a Benevolent Asylum for the destitute who were not afflicted with any or only trivial disease—yet the experience of the past year leads to Hie conclusion that an institution of tho latter kind will be greatly required in the wsumj winter. The bfll now ; re f erred to is brought before you with the view of having such an. mstitutiou formed under the authority oi its provisionSjj it wp.ild be supported partly by voluntary contributions and pafllv"bv sums voted for the purpose by thisC -uncil: its affairs to be managed by a -committee; elected by tho contributors. ; Such an institution is well calculated to tcIW: the distress of rnanywlio would not be <;ntifled to admittance into an infirmary, and hospitals sirnilnrly organised have been found emmently useful in neishborinij colonies. _ I trust the subject will '.rereive your careful consideration. - 7,1 have, now to declare that this Council is or en for the trnnsiction of business. Mr Cowan moved, that though it was customary to ie-read the Message, it be 1 despensed with in this instance. ' , Mr M-Kuy seconded. ' , . „ MrTarlton did not see why they should, deviate from the usutilfonn. , i Mr Cowan explained that his motion was ■ brought forward with a view to lessening the detention of the. membe^e. j NOTICES "OE MOTIOK. 1 Mrßodgers— "That a committee be ap-j pointed to prepare a reply to the address ; to: consist of Mr W. Stuart, Mr Tarlton, Mr! Cowan,' Mr Beaveni and the mover ; 'report to bo ■brought up at Mor-Say evening's sitting.' The Provincial Treasurer— "To bringup the following resolution: Resolved, That the; Council is of opinion that all the ncc2ssarv ' works on the Bluff and Inveicargill Kmlwayj should be pressed forward, with the view of, havin? the Avhole line between the Towns of ; Campbelltown and Stanley and the Town jf ' Invercargill opened for traffic at the earliest, possible perio-i." The Provincial Treasurer— "To ask leave to brinn- in a Bill intituled, 'An Ordinance to reserve from sale and set apart for the purpose of a railway certain Crown Lands between I.iveTcar-ill anO' Winton, in the 1 rovince of Southland, and to authorise the Superintendent of the said Province to obtain the alienation of private lands included wit.un the line of such railway, and to construct the said railway.' '• " The Provincial Treasurer— "To ask leave to bring in a Bill intituled, _L4n Ordinance to authorise theyrnising ef a? Loan of £100,000, by the Sale of Debentures, to defray the expense of constructing a Rail way between the Town of Invercargill and Winton, in the Province of ' Southland ' '' Mr J. C.'M'Kay— "To ask leave to bring in a Bill intituled, 'The Church of England ; Cemeteries Bill.' " Mr C. Cowan — "To ask: leave to bring in a Bill intituled, ' An Ordinance to provide for the Licensing and Regulating Hawkers and Pedlars within the Piovince of Southland.' " The ProvincialTreasurer— "Toask leave to bring in. a Bill intituled, ' the Hospital Bill, 1863.' " Mr C Cowan—" To ask leave to bring in a Bill intituled, ' AnOTdinance for regulating the trade er business of Pawnbrokers within the ' Province of Southland.' " Mr J. M'Kay— " To ask leave to bring in a Bill, intituled,' ' The Cemeteries Bill."' Mr C. Cowan—" To ask isave to bring in a Bill intituled, 'An Ordinance to provide for the well orderina of Common Lodging-houses within the Province of Southland."' The Provin ial Treasurer -" Toaskljave to bring in a Bill intituled, 'An Ordinance to provide for constructing, maintaining, and protecting Electric Telegraphs.' " The Provincial Treasurer— " To ask leave to bring in aßiil intituled,, 'An Ordinance to provide for the managements of lands reserved for Educational Endowments within the Province of Southland.' " The Speaker having enquired whether there was any further business before the House, The Provincial Treasurer moved .that the House adjourn to 11 o'clock, a.m., on Monday, (this day), Mr Cowan seconded, and the motion being put, was carried. One " No " was recorded. The Sneaker then left the ( Chah?.