The Southland Times. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1867.

Southland Times, Issue 621, 21 January 1867, Page 2

The Southland Times. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1867.

r JK^iifiiaiG.pußiciys^gaia in session— The opening 'speeclr'of • ; Hi& Honc B r foe . SupiSJ^A^B^^J^* i: ;^iig to severe indispositiDTaw^s^iia^le,^.^) be present,! was read bj& v tM'^}ieafeer^7/It is a copais.e? document. and rq-uiie^ttairtb the average' ofsu.'h orations^Siid^'the^eplj by : "tW] Council displa^-'S^dataiiye sericusriess" that argues well^rtife^^jable wo^fein^i of the meuibei^^upingiii&^ession, The various documents,— correspondence &c. Government are o£.nMiGli.iaaportan3e, and. "' that "may 'hilve "Deern 4 i^faxvmei;- n tii^t?''-tHd' t rp>9.^rniTaen.t,3Kfts c ji > VY t er|e I ,!tQ make p*iib f lic" its transactions. While> we caunot acquit ( „..the Exacutj,vft;qf havjiig; made a mistake i; -in,. not. .keeping the- people better infbftffad' ■'-- ; 9ur/ri«-tW -reeefep, '-We^are free to coufess l s:ifl^^e^?-' I gu^ißh. It lis noi s ■--^di^iuVen^oJn^rj^'jbm^/aigtiule to eojmaent /o.i^P^.'.ife various' isu^jects embodied in :: ELisiHoKiQs'Siaddr^sSj'as. notices of motioni\ h-av.e'i been- r -TE&de* -up6n most <|f the i' ; quTS.Hiaflg; s "afi}l th;ev'"^ill be hereafteV' , 'f^rile^ate'"^^'!!* jftiji^cfsj^. Tha most im,-( .♦ 'pflf.lt^i'.fopwifli : J?fes^b©le is the 'efusal- : otithe iG-eaieral Government to red< em its ■?lpledwe>.'flSstpprapriafee''the pastoral jeufcs tIt is t^jjjs^ "subieirt \v'e sfiairmore l:i piarticiilarly direct ■;» =--^hJQ ; .icQnw^pjndejiQef that has b^en J eris-ibet?ween l 'M iS" Hoxoe a: id~^Mr~ is too (4aboi»- --" '" *~ ' «<»» fA«

issiW* i^Bos^^OTnSS*'-u^fop the tirae tj& tH^pl^e ©Ks^le^|^tjAvill be i^|f§ Snt^fy^Dr 6u^^art^s!Vit^it some mont||| sh |||t»e G-|n!l|| JGh||J||iment consentlp to |||iVevits hl^^iio Jfip^astor.il rentsi|| thi^E[ro^nse J^llriA^^p\v the amoi||| vvlrks. The'iime^when this arrangement was to commence was not at first stated, but after a little^ the Ist. January, vernment, crippled as it was fort^a^ fo snaketheslightest public improvement, was •-naturally -tmxfoUß- to^iraf r" iripr&ifrW P^^ e M^<>Pi ;*lJe?3 Gene?aJ, G-oyernment -tbatTth^ prqmfef-.^pujd^ biS"faitiiFully kept^ tm|Kc l !S th,e tJ aiinouncfe-' ment that the pastoral rents $ad been epacpdesd fcyj the /.General! ! Government, !«a»i * fec<V Sand>> uJ>oiD;§b'a't J ground Surged the Provincial Government to undertake 'plished without this suft^dy. ' Uk : Xhe Pro-viueiaLG-overnrnent he : wever had- a better ajhawted'pbf « timwmmhs Jo w "^SKm?. m "anticipay^rij of pt\e> pa^tpral^ MglH|p>ndmg the un- ' cftrtamt^aati^cbedi to±h«ir being obtaiti&'d? From the correspondence laid on the •tabl^ -of^the 5 v^e^n^ HM every thj^. .JWO^s-TTriias.bfien Octobe r^ Honor the SuPEBTifTE*DBNi' i -t;dmrniuii~ cated' ' with' 'Mr* S^AWdjtiy 'r^ii^s'tin^ tha t. Jfhjß' atebuiit' ■ aWsln 1 g' l fjp.oin .tjii 'is source rai^ht j^Jß?^ 'yit^flie/Pj^yjaql^Sf^asurv. lcr 3he ;,ap,Si\yer, „ to i/tiu"^ . . .jjusfc > , desnand is W,% \ .teharactei* -.t ■■&)&[ evasivfeto •be described. iWitfc ] Me^nn'eHs the Hon. .f rgmJer' 1 repl?es lj ;t ! nat'. 1 1ine "section of 'the. s 9#M§ft4 JK^iJimMjDeb.t,,^ ct Amendment Act,, 18(1(3, authorising suuh^ajy; 1 , appropriaitaon? was- 'only a "permissive-". 11 the "G-M'esfn^iifej 1 a f « -'tfi's-' Jt_was jdeeidejl_nja.t_toL^ive_±he_pj|,st oral 3fßnts>f6r'{pr»O¥fricial jitfrp'ose^. In re^y<* to this, His Honoe wrote what car onl-f be-designated^ia boldtaiidl manly rbmonJMtfia^e*: r '"Meautid ; ly poiHtM^out tike ne.LP^R^.i^cuseaj that Jjad ; tte,ep liade for the ijh,e;, )Ojt'f.pr,oGed^ret,'; u thatr,;h^d been j^dppyed, sind/Tingedi ia rbccMsiderut ion of itbe.. subject.*.. -He. pointed-l o'utl that for want c£ '•reads'' progress ' wa's r "-retkrd^cl »!^n^h^bnv^^'^aTMed. He [haws been^uck^reafien had.it -&o4 ,beeu;. for the obnoxious clause tha£ '.'}ft<i been ; Tfi^e¥4;e9?4fa the Southland Act bl'tne "^ieral Assembly. This letter M^'t fFmp&kh 'prpduetion^^miiJEyate buffifmf argumentiiti.veri but not dedamatorV,- 1 % lfitfekMftrK ptAt-esminlJkd j&aper thari%'we! have seen"- emiin^tihg from the "WillingW^br^ feH*'^ i "tbe oJra^B;,dpo....noo Jra^B;,dpo....no doubt matters of essential. Hiapbijtanee andll.XMr/'^'ii'FOteb) •wou ! ia^sug«|e 8 t to'" your : thr/^enTes q^ accoum t7 of^h^m 'ca^o^^'^^ayed in" rt^e-jP^avince" of Southland as in| other .pravjnees that have no land revenue* "(frir* instance, the provinces of Aucklanjd 'anft VQf."to^l| "oT^yj rat<?!"j % ,'M n d!."...'.S»ch.an,,answer ai."thiaVas,as insulting; .aS'iiteiSfdisetfe'dita'ble 1 ioVtfotf lwrite¥. '.* a&3<». 'Mr VStoFp&ff.^o'igeJ. •■» th^ J the provinces-he^ ; ditgs".as ;J examples* *?qF ..S.P^tfe^r.to Jmitajp'^i;^ their tg^ds made, and thaithey; have ;f?een mfede t auti. the costiofi. the ' South Provinces, and are at^thei present r mbn3erit"'laJrgely slupplemented o te^ta^ri^jkM'-^meral Goverfii^ ment aid: Is; it possible' 'that the prime nu'niater ! ,oi,(]^fiw Ti %alan4 i is ! ,BQ»fo«geffs^^ as nqtHtoj -remember that hundreds of 'ttio'iisands'-fof pounds have been spent to. .make .roadsj in. these _ two provinces, rAndlal-afiithAt Sdathl'atifl'iw®h/6ther Soufchf •pi'Qyinkjes-basihud/to^yifiirrtheb It is 'un^Uebtibhamy «yef'du4 o^-o^n^io maintain'*!^ HiMfell^: the means cf'tßH's' f andd l oeylirdte ; 4UtMthey have beeii^bnce 0 propferly 'constructed, but not till t iSft«. n .^ The posifi(|i : taken up by tbe G eneral (Jovernmgffcfc^as^ placed the Provint'iaL ' Exe-gutfraT-'k* - a y grfeaitr Hrsirfvantage/, While it has been employed in urging the Jtt?^ i W-? ) s,^M?9filB l of this Pfovinpe ipsqplft.jbiiye ijjep? iqei|Bu>rng w their local i iadmina&trdlors for' not doing what t f now* proves-it-was-impossible for-tbeirr in havp y C cottiplien^ <(-m&L tKd J paUoral rent?,. fe^. AifH^Bto^oadj^^kiad dn : a lnhiteQ scale" might Have been e& as it t d9iiti:caanos^iMNt» one that he ird the correspotidence read could have fiiiled to 'na%Mt s^hat the General G-overnment aCjted., w^th gross injustice to South'^ Jand,- and" to! echo^a- sentiment i lttered by M^H^Ma'BE#ryd^ during the del atetha :^nWMhilig $i^fr IMsbE^Y^otionsas faM^lffiWW^V&iPfateV* £o f road $WHsßßstM ;P ff S?fi '^Wl^lfe-cP »? c ucfc oi ' ■mej SiriPFQBD fM%isftpyxifni its treatment lofi'JSuubhlttatti"fatad been so selfinh and Tinjxist^ljhatlan^uage-could notrd ascribe aIV gtT^^iS^^S^ *.?< M*de # 4 signife.' canfremark which should not be/for, rotten, viz., tfeamiJbe?-*heped to see at ii^Mdr- Iperiod 6£ the sesaon" tihe question of the rel^rojpb j p~of jtne "GTen^rol aifd~th c Projy^mJi^qg^iia^ «^k^Wria^ , Ju^^^m^igHi,^|iuit»b.' i^/Ehisfehf uid be in*ie^ theyi'KjttesbkcQ, .><o£^ 'tbce^'s £ ession, and if it were_del^ed-'' t in >a? a t devoid. i y^pf i^jparj^ feeling, there ' capV jnob fea. muobTi i doubt. «, that* gu.taide^agi-^ tators wiil'lkarti'lihat their de^iifriatory ?c'enSaVe'fea£S.a^^ itits basb|en unmerited ; that the; rt>4ifeve^ only jß^ejjgfchenedi/the hands of tbose) iwhorara/BysjptyiiaJticail^aitttißg to retard the reib«fls=they?. sol vociferously (LepJjiiT^, ? tfhey isecfk^-fchatthe 11 unjtisi a'ecfsaticlnst^at have been. &o~lreely r made against tnl'Pfb-'" ymcial,.ym^rn^^t.hayeijcenjqed.t<aprevent the obiainaa6e^ from the Or&rtbftVl 1 ' Q-overnmetrtrbt'the means of accomp lisliing> I'wlia^ '^fr-'^ust'^yire^impr^ "cy^jft^i^o^ $8%%%WW4l Ja^d cease party bickerings and t >gether for the advaridfefaaettfref th 3 Vl&r "Tineerand^xQ uch" that~iTTeq^ui^ect~niJty v 'De ?

Pfno ...^.o^nd fi^7.d 'tg^in^d. Sou'h| tf^^i TiMpiiTiki^in'tv lllsfentfrfifiTifc di^-l P^^ll oi#|gig o^fnurs^ I upnij, wh|i§t iMp^^mesl they were rejected, it may be said, unanimously, the mover alone heinsr in favor of diet of tjbe £oijneil is.frpeiv endorsed fyv thjg^op^.) f^at a $$fr\.r?fosn.mh}iy system of^ J^o^ernnTeTii^ o^ j^^^JJgalnTid,, is , Tmperafrve" 19". ijniversnlfy "aoknowiedcred/^'^^Kb v5 Prbvincial organisa*l°H* ■ -?. s .erenerall y it. . 4 !^ l^' l^ i day/ and that .ho.wfc.Ve* beneficial it Tniwht >!TOhW¥ V! s „W (tH VWP i4Ai <jos"?ly'," cumnersome, and inefficient "at! the present tinWi* Tt is patent that the aniwpajfcjpn ,nfisputh}andi;to Ot^o Would only tend to farther perpetuate ProVin^ tiferislig^sthfl f^!vt;|all $<ue 'reformers des.ire to t cle^jbr^y ; fhn(t"the remembranoe'o'fT 7^^ neglect experijpneed j by the inhabitants of Southland is still sooner sunpoft "the centralizing gph^Tnenf ihe G-pnerfiT' C? oyernifient "tfi:m lentertnin th^iqufpHoilipfirpiuftiDti.trt'ith Otag^. j&'\ ff f iP./l, T '^^..Q:pwnn3e.nt\, .far.^eacih Island h?k M^dfir.a.l,-, .Oo^iß<?iJ[^ -:4ft sitJhP -v rieform that this iouraial ,h^si .flonsktpn+lv J.idvo-■<?a^edf-«nd'- we*. believe 1 1 be the orife.' that Southland^desir^si ■':, -•••■' j h " ? Ul , I 9 , S&i %ou«?,h,.t foir^ax.d . I.VJ \MVI^T,W^Ii?W' ? iTi i ,'th4" Caupcil on 5 Tups/J'3 v^.fhhoy.^vjiiKvbe^foiin^iattaphed 1 to;' the Council report in another^ooljiiTTiTi;"| must cofttmamT-'th'e'' Support of all . t^at : t_fls) e Tn-ta, { rf,%m,i m thty .eo.nstitntionj 'cfe^ sirable. They are ffTefnlly dra\\|n up. ! ltt'ttdy-^d'enVb^dir rthe^iffen '. ; of T^na.Virt'aF ■'Pie'iafeitifcrt? 'WitVt rtti t H^fripi rit^or t^eiuttrfy >^^^^Yi^,4|'%^^^M^WP9 11 ih e %$ L^Ql^ioi^liit ..nebQvefJt^yerjr mpmber__oT the Council not only tp.he. present', but to !*neditate ; over the- subject' before the de>bat^'•fom^a '■'■' 'tin:* ' Xltf' l is"now ! "egnerSlly af»knowle^^7d^t^a_t o |;]j.e Provincial system has become unworkable, that to, allow, the larger Frov7n^es"to svraHow up; the|lesser ; jon^pfjQuilSronly, J^eia; iteiKprrary bolster ins: up of a gotten fabric that is pound so6lnffidr9afer,lo7crnMbTe into clusjt. Tt is equally -time- that for years to jcbnie'.i. legislation? /> FdiO two Islands'^td ' be satisfactory-to either there must be two sfeparafdl'coffesM.laws. This o|annoi: .be jUiidei?..th^.svaten ! if of e'entraijzajjipQ i,h J^ l itb.Qr^A^pK^,Min l 4tyy are , B <jv 11^.^ » $$yii?< C! itiPi£*-> .' . Jf> eTi f'ra"lVzainxMt was carrifd,' 6u^, what wpijild be tiie -result? ' All the neglect that was •■ffxp'ferie'ri'Ceff -'bY "^oru'tßrnnlt too.rita. ■■beinfe».erfef;h»d rt iHtd'.' i a I '-Pr»vmcfe^W'oul^*b.f* : reproduced in ! - anvintensified- and ■fche. .distant. districts -bpth notth^and! SQJat]!' t ffio,uj<ji r...be, ( -,a3criii/?ed>., l ta--> the..; .inpe'f'e^s 15 of the " Empire City ? " and its surfauntU ina:s: ! 'jigys'to l 'coiWe,' 5 one centrlnl ' go ' m'a^ Be'ail r ih'a ; t : is requirdd^ but <#»* ttj^e-isuf^rjdi^ntHH^fe may'^e.. mei,by J j;lsieijenauiry,,MWould you have.^MQ\ governors ?. — We answer n^. One direct. ■ .representative -"-of- the Cf^Wh, | slrnl.;. -d> of |qr f a]^\ jisjajnjjr VJLsjQ^W,.|i|iesB 1 ! officers i siojild be.,eleeted; , wre.,alre; not iprftiDa red,to Bay? there willhowevef •■'be no? diffi t ijiTtyi jip , I tk# mali«er- l 'They !V trii&h l t"'be- ! t ttb f m l inated jn^Ttjlfe |of +he ( 8 ■-'. IJeg^slatiyei iAissenaiblies-. ;ljnt. | these are details that want'»of i 'spa(e"wilf [ not permit' 'our^ftfHy entering: upoiu 11 /^U)T f.iH«n*^H v h^'.f6 l -«a^ct«.kttgrf^on 1:0 Mr .<sßa?a<fi£HTßON'sT -resohitibns. Thd/^'ir?! 11 and a should' not' only be calmly debated in the Council, but oy every colonisa; m /the 1^""-'' J °'> •-'>.:».••:!» ■ * ■'■^— "While entirely endorsin^ r^he'°spirifc..ofo ithei resolutions «aiid«sUpprtr4;iH*?the viewk' th^:gn i iititeiat'e', l tKere!a^p/ears tous trbH Homicsio^'o.jlt iiß"'kiiovm"thiit-th 5"!Pr6-" ■mncial;''CouTt(HV of ? 'Ofc ; a2b lI Has J 'S'd£ ge^jfcedi, 'thifa cblifer'eh( i e''bf'%lega;te3V\f I Wm J^he> mssk J4m^>Xoyme^i%q^rX ijfe-beW - prior to the meeting, of. .tneiiG-eneral Assembly.nfop .the' fpUEphee"of -cbnsjd^jn^' "Iff" 9M^P%^*^^^»~T^^ bury ' appears ' to favor this - "project.,, would it notbewell for the Provincial 1 , 't}t ! eyip;assith.pfrespl atjionS',; ■ to appoint^two. of their members •dele-' jgajtes 1 -j t©i .attyiid, . sucir.i conference it* 1 th,e,, scheme shonld-be matured. Sucli gaM'rwydld'/g6 !i -f6rt?fied with the au(thprity so f -the iGouneiljHpVi^se's^inK a' 1 al§tinct and intelligible programme We •ibbMptm 1 tW^hing'^toaVe as most, iir.pSfta I dfc yl -^yytlMd in this q lestion, is a pxiwdv:-"-\IP- hei* "four members of-Jbh©-i^^4^ M^m\]j^ fJ Sffft.rft ( tV' n iniaon ' sucTi *• a Separation as these reso utionasee.k tp, qljtain^is like|y:to be granted. I^tj! iCiomes fiwiihia the " four copgers of the constitution^ and is the mediuifa cqufrse I . likely to 7 'Md supporters ranka o^' u *of ' t " ri l j^he t (> j^sular-Separatlionistiy 1 the Provincialists,' and the centrarzers.'"' ItiiatQi b%h;ppe(i:thafct.tihr9. subject willwbej debated wisely, and not be hurriedly pia?seYl?6ver> l^^ w z--:**** ......;

__ThelTheatre -Rojatis-again-opeß-for^a Jramatie j UeU&AV- O^eiHenWr^rfsV'fefUlie propnetpgr, t $ j dgseiwiilg S>fppUtiliorTe6d*mi6roni-9^aV3i i smce'H'e came to ;lwessngill&s' has been remarl able for energy, andji_jiesire to provide first-class entertainments for the jmblic. Dunngj the ,period of ■depregsio'h Ihia beatitifully '<^signetl anf atimifa'fer*' constructed place oi aoJusenient na3 beeii closed, a^titHy^itfokdto'n'^ dF { fife' ! 6nly i %'foten <! lj an oc fo C:tsionlft' peitforiftartee' 1 #t'-i\kr I lLWils(&i Bramatie" soiiib.'K P3lMß.'i:'thßT r qiKJstionabfe l . •oebfrpation of,. driyingi-bilUard''bal]s'had!been' < the ohnlywfecreafori for the greater pactkm^of $he young-men of tlie 3^ty.| , t Jlj^tPy^ttelkQß;; .hna.;^ - Xs»nsidepaole cost H^, wxzi&iJs* 11 ', ..fef fflhpj mnjw^t. The Dramatic Company now performing is. a talented" and well-selected one. Miss" Juno is a host in ,> Js"Vil •»l«Jl tf lt«>il<«L« '««i Mill OC^.MOMir a -rself, apd'Mr" Roberts' is uhquestiohably a very ilever and 'careful' actor, ' anW ! ttie ; offier" iitofftt-ry^ »f tnef'dott^y^r^itp^o^th'eirK-Woftr' T^rejo,' iahhbped fthativt^e'^ubUcr^ill^^Veci^e!^^ iSott 7thafc^iee;^roprietofc^of^ IThes ti^vjmftP to B :ouca jacffdrr halye^.ttteKularj.iperfc rmances

Jj;! havfl boernk'^ppeteiteifitherwise, considering p'Bi<M|woul(^^fibout &t||jn Jjj((§ ithe |^hfiatss|| jStillplp perf<l|||ajice w^^Jri^K [ In p||fi|| eomgssf,j the \s&%t Sistem^ Mi^^jino yaoted Iftph; ta^i^^iirl<. abpjro. f l^h^ijHsngllp'roin on6icr^^tei*gt) aT)oshqr>werd* ad^iraMT^arriea out, ancNijj^cli Ferae phases of life she portrayed were excellrnit^ In the little farce of " a Pair of r«(»|v^|i weli-mfrftedi apjpUuse.^ Cf£r| Il£b'ar;M ; plaMjfl- the? p Irt W- rfii 4! ft£bra : iu&f jealous »PeT*grtT^P*g!»«THiT*exc«Hen** frtyier—^Phtrperforsmance concluded jritih' the Hibernian drama of the " Happy Man.". Mr /Roberts, as Paddy Murphy, <was . iimmitableV and! MfeyV Jurto<'an eiquWtft; Princess; -/Phe whole performance was good. It iaicto b&ih&ped^thnifc dnrine> the tiex£ v ?weej? the public will liberally support Mr Puett»fkow,;lan4i bestow that patronage ,"P.P n $p s .? Juno whfch 1 hfer 1 ' ability unm^sf^eahly, merits., .,.,-.« .. l!t . ((i 'j Kir.The^timfei" for) iclosin? theMnifrii' ; has !bßen,iax-t,T: 'tended 1 ■afitil'"4; pin. 1 thii div.V' ! \' This' 1 Will <&e%ki great" conVonience'totli^ p'ub'^'. Our , "'Summary for Europe,' apa^er^jW^beaQb^inAble/duriig the daSr;:;'i»->'i?M'i ■'' T&B Exrcllency Sir Q-eor»e Q-rey arriMod ! !)at" -_, .» . 1.1 V( I SV'I I tiVr' I "}' — •J-'j.v t Vt«i-' qCiiriatcnurcli on Monday, I4tn January. His rpcftption'is! isaid rtothavo- been most enthusiastic. "itei.wayentertaitiM aVthWTfJwQ^IRjII by tne.QitgfV' CouAfil> ilf'.ti .'repbttoal. '^At Wis Exi4lloncy purpttses to "'pfoßeb'd 'overland to Dunesiinj ' vimin» '"Kmdru-an.il Oaraara on tho way, and 'afterjrnrrls ffo'rpuyid^ the i p^'g^&oidfelds. arid-fey w>iy of the Lal<e?jßom3 to InvercavsiU. Are &tij' •preparations' being-. ihade'tolrebeivQ'bJuiffl | „. ;,,,.]. •I