MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.

Southland Times, Volume 3, Issue 101, 14 October 1863, Page 3

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.

M The Council met t^day at 11 o'clock a.m. « jh^Y^ovincial Treaßuter moved, and it ■^carried, " That Mr McNab take the Chair IE Speaker for the day.- ■ r : ; y wie Chair haying been tafe^n, the Speaker. SJj^the prayer, and tlie Clerk'the minutes 0? IJrmtmg. •■••■;■ •"^'■ > : \r ;,-.■•: ; \ ■ .-;■ ". W^ SUPBRINTBNDENX'S MESSAGE. I Mr Tarlton had to, remark that, at Jast Smeeting Mr CoWari's motion for* the not refading the Superintendent's speech was out ;f o f- order, ; and an outrage. to the usages of a\l I Councils. (Question.) ; The fact was, they ( fere not in possession of the message until i read by the Speaker^ In v the ->H6use of i commons at home such procedure wovild not ; he tolerated, l^er. would move •'That tlie [ the non-reading ~ of his Honor the I gttpeiintendeht's' message be expunged." Mr James Wilson seconded. I Ur Rogers would remind the hon.. memfljerfhat in tlie Provincial Gbujlcil of a neighboring province" the re-reading was frequently I fiispensed with. '' : - ..;.-■: I Mr -Cowan .said .that ,his only intention ■in making the'mbtioh.wss "to get through the ■business more rapidly;- • ■ Mr Tarlton, in reference to Mr Rogers' \ icmarks, thought y that bicause they did i wrong in Another province, it was no reason that the Southland -Provincial Council should do likewise. The Provincial Treasurer said it was pleapint to have a ready reference on matters of form at hand, as was the -case .in-thetpeison of the hon. member who had Just spoken. It might be an advantage to Che House if the hon. member -would draw up a of rules for-its.-guidance. The Speaker having put Che motion, the "Noes" had-it. MINUTES- OP KA.ST SITTING. Mr Tarlton called attention to the fact that' the minutes of last meeting were not confirmed. They were thereupon confirmed. j KOTiCE OP MOTION. By Mr Tailton — " To move, at next sitting, that the office of Speaker be declared vacant, <md that the House proceed to fill up that vacancy." ■motions. Mr Rogers moved — "That a committee bo appointed to"prepaie a^reply to tlie Address touonsist-of Mr W. -Stuart, Mr Tarlton, Mr Cowan, Air Beaven, and the mover. Report 1o be brought up at this evening's sitting." Mr Tarlton wished bis name to be left out. Mr Scott, upon being proposed as a substitute, declined. Mr Jackson was added to the committee. The -motion was carried. The Provincial Treasurer asked leave to bringdn a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to reserve from sale and set apart for the purposes of a Tairway certain Crown lands between InvercargUt and Winton, in the Province of Southland, and to authorise the Superintendent of the said Province to obtain the alienation of private lands included within the line of such railway, and to construct the said railway." Mr Cowan secondea, anfl the motion was carried; the Bill read for the first time, and an order of the day passed that it should be read a second >time at to-morrow evening's sittings. The Provincial Treasurer asked leave to, bring in a Bill intituled, " An Ordinance to; authorise the raising of a loan of £100,000, by the sale of debentures, to defray the expense of constructing a railway between the town of Invercargill and Winton, in tne Province of Southland? /Mr Cowan seconded. Motion carried. Bill iJlbj first time, and second reading appointed for Friday evening's sitting. Mr J. C. M'Kay asked leave to bring in a' Bill, entitulcd "2.-he Church -of England Cemetries Bill. ■ Mr Cowan seconded the motion. Was Gar-' T'.ed. Read first time, and second reading «ppointedfor the evening sittings. Mi Cowan asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for tlie Licensing and. Regulating Hawkers and Pedlars within the Province of Southland.*' t The Provincial Treasurer seconded. '•[ Mr Tarlton said that he objected <to this ji on the ground of form ; for ever since 1772 it ' was necessary, in order to give validity to Resolutions affecting questions of trade, that ,' they should emanate from {he House in Committee, j The Speaker did not see the furce of the honorable member's objection. The Piovincial Treasurer also thought that the motion was not 'out of fßrder. It was ; . strange if the honorable member.(Mr Tarleton) ;j had known all about this since 1772, that he had not mentioned it before. Mr Cowan said that Mr Tarlton's objection should have been raised on Saturda;, whin the notice of motion was given. The object of the Ordinance was not much o f ; a trade nature, ie was to' bring Pedlars and Hawkers more within the surveillance of the Police. The motion on being put by the Speaker -was carried. The Bill was read the first time, and -the second reading appointed for the evening's sittings. Mr M'Kay asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled the " Hospitals Bi 1, 1863." The motion was carried ; the Bill read the first time, and the second reading appointed for the evening's sittings. Mr C. Cowan asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled "An Ordinance for regulating the trade or business of Pawnbrokers within the Province of Southland." The Provincial Treasurer seconded. The motion was carried. Bill read first time, and second reading appointed for next morning's sittings. Mr M'Kay asked leave to bring in a Bill ' " The Cemeteries Bill." i The Provincial Treasurer seconded. The motion was carried. Bill read first time, and second reading appointed for Wednesday morning. Mr C. Cowan asked leave to ~bring in a • Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for i the well ordering of Common Lodging-; houses within the Province of Southland." The Provincial Treasurer seconded. ; The motion was -carried. Read the first time, and second reading appointed for Wednesday morning's sittings. Mr C. Cowan asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to provide for the better control and management of the Police Force of Southland." The ProvinciaiTreasurer seconded — carried, read a first time, and second reading appointed for Thursday morning's sittings. The Provincial Treasurer asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to provide for constructing, maintaining, and protecting Electric Telegraphs.'- - Mr M'Kay seconded — carried, and read for the first timej and second reading appointed for the evening's sittings. The Provincial Treasurer asked leave to bring in a Bill intituled, "An Ordinance to provide for the management of Lands reserved for Educational Endowments within the y Province of Southland." Mr Cowan seconded— carried, read a first time, and the second reading^ appointed for the evening's sittings.