EVENING SITTING.

Southland Times, Issue 883, 17 January 1868, Page 2

EVENING SITTING.

Dr Hodgkinson and Mr Daniel 1 gave notice: of motions for next sitting. - : -.- a Mr Lumsden moved—" That it is the opinion of this Council that alLtenders for contract works, or supplies to the public service, should ■be opened in the presence of the various tenderers, at ..a placeyand a day, and hour duty advertised in both the . newspapers published" in Invercargill, and open to the reporters of the, press." He said he need make' but few remarks, the motion he was bringing, forward spoke for itself. ' The idea was by no means a novel one and had— the recommendation that the public liked it, and that the Grovernment, he "'believed,' had no objection to it. It had further,, the merit that it would do away with the imputation of partiality, which .should always be avoided, as tending to prevent competition, and thus occasion loss to the Government. The idea had formerly, obtained favour with the Government and had been" practised,. b,ut ; had ; £or/some time fallen into disuse. He could not

! see what real objection^^^^^g^;;:; against the motion or' lirßat towS^"_- --* could bejained by M^cp, The Cp^A. Would^te^W?, j^|^/o&tbe poljcj^fv^ the re^^tlo>a| "^ \ rftji : ff ' Mr Bcfe^CpndecL; %-■. ' x > -<4^ ; Ag: : The PROTsrar|rA.i^p,EA.suttßß tespfcunea>.^py that th^,sr|pce %?spQ£o " the tendel^At^VS^e appointed, ltrthe-^ presence of such Wntferers as might happen to be present. The messenger^, was-*eat-outH:a«eo"if"any"dtHeFten^eTerß were about. He did fiojSsj^ th&qßject to be gained by the -presence' of the^ jrepoclexa^-^He-'thottghir-that irt' present sufficient publicity ; ; w:aß-:giy,enj*; but: : r the G-overnmifiiitJiad _no- objection: to adyer? . .777/ tising.|7A^ -VJ'-'<-~' r t ''^ ' ■ '■'' ;; U. t)r Hodg^nson^] "did) riot .iee^he necessity or propriety of_the course set put in the inotion A< .,K^s^g^%^P? i yr<"'" tenditoifiam'per t^e^Goyernme^t^iii their acceptance. Cases^rnight occur in which it , Was desirable to open-ihe-teudera earlier than) the specified ,time, -tha> enquiries : \ , might "Ue made oh which to, decide . vrhen ; *uch ■ time,:arriy,ed. I- ;-sPfaefe weire^ ma?^ r: things to He taken_intio -account Resides prfcej such as th^reputatfonof .tra^esnien ?r and the •mealls^they/M The niotion tmplied'a^nt'df' confidence, and be should oppose it. r ;/ i „ „-,- , m on^ ~r ."•Mr- AteSi&TEON& :T t T 6 T pfeventr bickering arid amputation of partiality, support the^J&ion-O-I- ""' >--■ - - ; - r -' l ■- '- Mr: M'Clure saidr- tjte.v .press had . hitherto had the .option of ? be.ing .present. ■'- : - IVfriDALaYMItB supported the mqtip^ . : ,t <: Dr MoNCjß^rqjs .enquired » T it -^were intended by the ' motion "'. that tenders should not be- opened ..tejiderers^'^ were present, .v- > 'a '-.--• Mr:PEAUSOir said that if the motion., were io be,, bmding-on;thej (xpyerpment . -n ■ he shoiiM obfecCto iftie •^ sen ; c^^ tfeftrr:-: /■press-^for r^mij^}i4'^^^^^.^^^i--' on tenderers b f einy'present.^; ! „-v '^-< t y ." Mr Lumsdek said the' press represehten "the~public. No slur wtts-itrtended on the G«y^nmentT t the=iliott.;TTreasurer -hatNaid t^nderers.mighfebe present, v He (Mr ij'l thought^ tenderers : were i : sJQ9fc . ; .. ; aware of'i'fiist He^ could,, see-^uo-. harm in, the presence of, the>eport-ers.v) ;r j^ . , Mr Peabson said a, material j.point in ; .' the -matter' was wh'ether_the. , Gp^rnmerit was Abound to d^de/on _apening T rthe tenders. r■ ' '■ "' ' ■" '" ; 'Mr Lumsden said stmplyto open . • : theih. '• t-? -C"i"y' '■■''■'' •'■■'■ ;?;^ ''"' ' K '' : .: The motion was carried. : .> r . :,\ .*-lO\/7 o^^ -- • . . ' " "■ " ' ..• ♦ •■-■■- ;: - 1 "- \ METSaBOLOCHCIH : V* vr Mr AeSSthono, in liringirig fqryrara the motion standing in his name, that- a v reHpecfcful - -addfesTbe preseated-ta His HGnor+hfrSapcrin^r:" tendent requefeling the isunv of^ twenty-fiVe"" /, pounds (£25) may be placed ontheestimates, a»' ' _ -theT Sit" months salary for the Director J?_flJ: .MeteQtologicat-^fationsTTaicl' ft cqnesponffence; -, ■ h"ad taken place between Mr -Marten, director of fi _ •meteorological stations 'aM the' Hijb. the ■Colonial- Secretury, "relative ."to .payment .for.the" : " 'Wbrk performed r by;Mto.'|n'Jthip, semce... , ; Mr. .; l jrAr^n ;: had\befen''nmW ! Tearß^einßlojed and had . . - Hitherto receireci no" pay^ " The sta^'jitical . . . information which we obtai^djFrjff_thisjipjftr.Qe — ._ was i-eaiiy Tatuaßle,- anti "bflyeat benefit ,-jto the -colony generally. He (Mr A;)UKduShfc' it-would t be -a greati pity, to Jose-Mr M.'s BePTiees-»nd7-«s--from the teiion.of the ColoniatSecrijtary's peplyt* A ~ Mr Marten, we must either pay ]for hiß , work or have tho instruinents taken from us and or> - -sentr-tir^og Island;'^He^hoped'thlre wbuld be ; nonobjections to voting the small-sum-which wa« ' askVd in the m9t:on. .HeßhouJd^hoße. tp.jnakß^^ the salary larger after a 'sh'ort'time.^ r „..,,: Dr MoNCKiONseoonded'-the m'6tionV ! '- •"-'- t ' •■: _'. ■/■ Mr. Daluymjpeb inquifed- who first employed Mr ■ Marien,- and was answered "Dr Menzias," on.; f ■ which Mr DaLpymple remarked that if, ,thp^ ;r , ' CouncU wished -to create pensioners, let them" r „ .ro.te for Hie motion ? if? otherwise, let them' reject"" ' '„ %',!,.„ -?. ~ : . '■ ..„ .r-b- fV yrbi;:-v ri'v-: \^!i::\ o) 1 Mr Johustok did not take tlie,«ame > Tiew.8 r M r ., < s Mr Armstrong^ who 0 fiad iolcl 1 the" Council tKat , the instrnments would be renio.T?d if the^ouncil,;!-;' did. not Tote Mr_Bfertenlß.'Balary.' -Jt might b« : thW the_pbservitions /would be-.as jrell- takeri.on'; i:l r "Dog Island as they" wVre n^w. . If it^.were • necessary to hn,ve such a station- ih'6peration|£2s_ ■ was certainly a /geryi- small suniM Vote' the -■ \ operator. Last year he (Mr J.) had_objected to the site of one of the stations. _ . . .. " Mr Ltjmsdkk' thought"£sO a year a paltry sum , . . for sack work. Why did not Mr -Armstrong " 1 blush, when pioposing^ it.- .^The ,^ne3tionhad ..: been before the C6dnciiybefor.a and. he would; „, opppse the motion.' I"^'1 "^' Wo not need a' meteorological station. , Mr >AEMsajKQsr& referring to the op- : position to \ the motion, said very little- ; importance could... f be attached. f;to. it. .JLir .- b was- /evident those who had spoken againsT the [ a^p^iatment_were-ignorant - - of the nature of; <the< work,! for: they did" •-> notreven know-how to^use ; the word.- cor-- \ rectly. ' \ — - — On a division ; the motipn waspassed # r ,->. there being Ayes' l3, Noes 3. .-:>-. The^PaoyiNCiAL Teeasubbb — moved i "That a : respectful<r .address , :be;-n presented-to 'His Honor., the o > Super-;,,,- , intendent praying that .■the. .sum. /of £141 14s 4d, be placed' J ■'dnl'tfie Estimates to meet..ther,.peo.un^ :r ,oX.,^esarß., :! ;,, Macdonald an^' : Russell, for , preparing !skl - conveyances for lattd taken for the 0 reti ~ Railway, £135 :: 13s id- l and'f6r 'Bluif \ Harbor and InverGargiltEailway r £(B- : ls?' C; ; This was an account not 'sent in before <lL the Appropriatipnj'Qrdinance •■ < wwars r 3>re* pared. It had been ' examined by the Provincial,. Solicit^r^_an4-#9i»nd-eopreet-; — the charges too : w^re; moderate; :the:pp.nr v veyance3 required l>y the Government were not included ,ia ,the ; Provincial- ' Solicitor's salary. r ' ' "■".,..'...->..,. -•■■..■• The motion was ,- secpnded; • by, ; I)jp' - : Monckton was carried. .■—■ - — '■ "l The'tPEOViNCiAL -JTeea-SUeee- moved" "That a respectful.,, -address be ■? presented to His Honor the—Superintendent praying that .:< the sum 1 ■ of £1,000 be ...pl^qed , on^ the,. Esti- ■• ■-■- mates for preparation of plans, and speci-, ; v fications for cqrhpietion of Oreti Kail- . , "way.' He said possibly the whole of the sum moved f6r might not be required. Mr Patterson had however estimated the wb'rk^ftt £1,200 ; in asking for £1000 he thought it would cover contingencies. ... Mr M'Oltiee- seconded the "motion which was passed/ I ;:,:"'- ■» i -> v The' adjourned debate on the motion ; $tr Pearson was then lesumed"; and . ; cpntiiiued until late in tKe'Toight?" -As \ve " r ' before stated the debate wiil^be iv, ; '° full at a future time. The House v ' l fclieh t adjourned. - ■