PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 52, 7 March 1864, Page 2

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL

FRIDAY, 4th 1 MARCH. EVENING SITTING. The Council met at' ten minutes past 7 o'clock. Mr Wilson was voted to the Deputy Speaker's chair pro tern. Present — Messrs Tariton, Cowan, Beaven, Scott, M'Kay, M'Nab, and Calder. ,-THE BLUFP HABBOB AST> INVERCARGILi RAILWAY. A message was received from his Honor the Superintendent, containing 'a ■ request from his Honor to the Council to state its reasons for requiring an investigation in reference to the works of the Blufl" Harbour and Invereargill Railway. Mr CALDER moved that the Deputy Speaker forward to his Honor the Superintendent the evidence which had been taken by the Select Committee on the subject as the reasons for the Council making such a request. ' - Mr COWAN seconded the motion, which was agreed to. POSTPOKEHEST OF THE COESIDERATIOX OF ; THE • :^ - ■--:'■ „.;■. - ESTIMATES. ,, y „- : '' . Mr TARLTON, on being' 'called 'on to more the first Order ! of the .Daye- theconsidera'tion of the Estimates — said it would have given the Government great pleasure had it been possible to, reconsider and reconstruct the Estimates, and to have brought them forward that night ; but as- they did not wish to bring them -'forward in a mutilated- istate, he; had to ask to be allowed; to .postpone their consideration. The Government intended to devote time and cousineration to each item, and to" carefully examine each individual expenditure. Since ? they! left the House on the previous night, they had been engaged i in the task, but they f6und it-was iiot possible' t« accomplish it in time to lay' the Estimates before j the House that evening: ' He would 1 therefore crave i tha indulgence of the House that the consideration [ of the Estimates should >be. postponed until Monday. j evening. \ . ■■--„•;..'%,,;\ . .J", ".'■- "'. y.., ; ; Permission having been given' for the postponement, Mr TARLTON: moved ;the adjournment; of the I House to Monday evening, which being seconded by i Mr CO WAN, and: assented to, the House adjourned after a fewvminutes' sitting.