W. E. TARLTON, Provincial Treasurer.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 19 July 1864, Page 3

W. E. TARLTON, Provincial Treasurer.

i Colonial Secretary's! Office,'! *i oU , | Auckland, 7th June, 1864. r Sic, — In referenco to the correspondence and . personal conmunicatibhsSthai have taken place . between your Honor and the Colonial Govern--1 ment, Thave now the honor to state Jhe arrangements /b^/'iwhicht.'litTisiTproposed to release the Province of Southland from its /.present financial embarrassment. * , , r I 1. In order to prevent any°brea'ch of contract with the contractors, the General Government ' : .Vulprovidet->upli--Bu^B r |^ t^'be' required, for Can7mg bfr raflway z and ,tf 6ther works for three months, not exceeding £15,000 in . any month. • ---i / v^a-isiiTilfiill ■s&'■. ■-•'. ■'.-• ; ■?■■■■

"No other works /'than railways to /be „paid' for/ ' unless donbfin^fulfihheh^bf a -vahd'-'ahd-noAvlsitb-; : sisfing- contract;— --• - —*~ -■--• — ——-—--—.- -7" 2. To provide r for,, : the,re-pjayment:,of J the advances thus to:be^made,''*the ? %hble of tho Land is to bo appliecVexcept so much as may. he j necessary pay f the. cp'st/,of T the . Suxyey apd; '. , r f ' I;ap.'ds' office^,— tlie i: expense^ of /width iire | • -, to be/rbduced i ''l;p,...tlib/ f^l-'extent 'cbmpaiiblb 'jwith:- / ; eJKcienfy^ Government;^ y ': ;/- 3. 'lt-is 1 ;alsp distihctly^'b/be / the b^ehditiire ; bf ': IBio , Prbvinciai G : overiiinen't^ - for! other purpbse3 U; than^tlibse' ! specified/* vizj I^'. ' Railway^aiid bthbr,works-r— is^^to.-b.e.reduced, tpthei* saflisfaßtion of- the Gonerali Government, so a'sjtp , 'be: within jthe , revenue '.-arising^ from .other,- source.?;:, ; th^n.fliedand: „,: :<-/n..- i d, IfoW' vi.- -A ...,::il;i ■/■/ 4.- I Thegbalance.-.due:from-i th^i-Bank : of /,Otagp, s i ■ apphcable to railways, when paid, to be placed^ i df the, General .vGpvernmepfcthink. fit, to araflwayy/ acbbuiiti r m' 'the 'Colonial TTeasmyi^'and/no'part bf ' it |tb'; l be : f appli'ed' to/ ariy"/other ; 'pui-pb'se'/'tlian? ' ... towards' the' "Completion ! of tlie" railways.', . '* ' i /".'' "/^ ' Upon your signifying your 'assent ;T tb 'th'esß' ' ItermSj.'theinecessary.instructibns whlhe issued to ithe Colonial Sub-Treaßury r at IhvercaigilL -to;oarry": them out.- ...... ..... I have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, .V ,\ \ v >; 77; ,"/ / ' ..! y'J \L | FEEBK.-WHITTAKER, ! *i (in ; thp'^absence ;bf Mr: Fox). (His -Honor, the. Superintendent of SouthlancL, r t■■ I ,a. "1 i .1.1- ?L sJ; C, i. >.L-\1 -11, j Auckland, Bth June, 1864. ' n pi's., — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst., /'stating "the terms upon w^uch the;GeneralfG;pvernigciit, is" willing^t^assistf the 'P'rovihbial Government iri its present embarrassment, namely,' that 'th^,;.'.X3ienerM G£VerriiriJejit; ; will provide,, sueh ■ ( as. -may- be required for "canwing on ! railway and other works, under valid [and-- existing! Monti-acts? -^ for three nibnths^ J suoh J : Jsum not to exceed £iLQ;Oooiin' "any one month; the Land Revenue of the Province to be paid to tlie General Government until such advances are repaid. '' ; '> -A- • '■•' '■ A A y '- :■' .'L "| "- The IGcneral Government will pay the 'Land^ and-Suiwey Departments, which are to be reduced- j to the lowest degree compatible with 'efficiency ■■■;■■ ' ■■ the .expeuditui-e pf.the Provincial Government, other than railway, apd other works contracted for, to be reducedito the satisfaction, of the General Government; and the sum,, due by the Bank of Otago, oil railway account, to be applied only to railway purposes ; and I have now to intimate the acceptance of those terms by the Provincial/ Government." l - I have tlie honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, .-■'''. ■ . . '. " '; -.. : A J. A. R. Menzies, Superintendent. The Hon. Colonial Seeretarv, Auckland. ..-,,. .- ;■ . •'-■.,'. :' J;' ,|,, Mr. TARLTON then strongly condemned tho rproceedings of previous Government officials, and-'' lamented that no one hacl been so honest as to inform the last Council of the true suite of affairs. Miv .CHALMERS, ..Iate Provincial; Treasurer,' defended , the late Government with considerable - ; ascerbity of manner. -j .; Messrs.. WILSON, PEARSON, and -COWAN, . \ followed on the same subject. , . - Mr. TARLTON replied at length. Mr. ARMSTONG protested against the use pf, such, recrhninathig language. . , ; y.. L . On thb motion of Mi-. TARLTON, seconded bj r . Mr. PEARSON, the House adjourned till this . evening, at seven o'clock.