EVENING'S SITING.

Southland Times, Issue 883, 17 January 1868, Page 3

EVENING'S SITING.

MODE OF ELECTING SUPEEINTENDE^T. i Mr Dalrtmple, in introducing tfflr motion standing in-his nainey.;! that: ; the: manner " of eiectirig a Superintendent in accordance -with r ,the; /Provinces Act," interferes "mosV injuriously with the free and independent election of members of : Council in this province^, and e^? prevent; 'eligible' mih-fr6m--ha'ving a'seat' in [ this Council, simply, -.because they happen to differ in opinion With .the majority of v the .'electors of a constituency as to who should be Superintendent ; that there are instances"Wfcereby it would be impossible tqjelec.fc a Superintendentby an;aßsolute:ißaajdr% of ; t^!Prbvih'cfal" Council, without a comprouiise of principle, and departure front' that political rectitude and independence^ "vyJiiah shouldguide^ $heTpu,blife." actiDn^fieveryimemßiSr of this"lC^uncil ; that it is the opinion of j this! Council that the -Superintendent of this 1 province should be electQdr.ittr the m an'ner prescribed^ ' 6y • ' the : Oohstition I Act-jr-for the electi9n of Superintendents, in the oM •prdviheeS-^wHich provides that "the persons duly qualified to r ele,ct' members 'for tb.e : Pr6vinciarC6unc'il shall elect a Superintendent, of t such-.p^Y^nce,,, that the representatives "of Southland in the General Assembly be 'requested to give effect to these resolutions by Saving a bill passed for that purpose in the Colonial Legislature ; that a copy of these- resolutions be.^ forwarded toY the*HonorableHhe 'Coldniaf'Secretary," said, the subject v was-.one;^hi)3Valr^aids?lhaa! not received justice; He proposed to have the Superintendent c elected, as in other provinces, by the body of electors. There were >many (ad^ntages7c6naected with this ""plan. Its adoption would put an end to the intrigues^ atv -present connected with the election of a Superin^ tendent, as :syetl': aS'tßeL squabbling, sueh 1 as that at the last session. The plan had further the merit of being^oiie which the people generally approved of. ,rr . rj , Mr CiiHSKjB ifecbndSd tn;e motion. --- Mr P"e'arson said Mr Dalrymples arguments were not based— oh— -facts, and read a quotation from Edmund Burke to. the effect -"that- the •delibeVa'ti'on'of the calm dispassionate few Has,-; better to be relied on than the decision, qf a great body." ■Eefe^enee'yjoT^eJghbp^ing.prot. vince showed ;stronglyjt^li.e; impolicy^ of the . plan. He;; could, see- no difference; inresult whether '.the .'present -plan Were carried out* or the proposed' •"i.ntrb-', duced. Candidates Wore generally asked: for wliom they would vote as Superinten- ; dent, and ' were electeid., 'accordingly. lf^ on the otner.hancLtiie electors^ chob Be the (Superintendent, they must also elect representatives to carry out his policy. -_Mn -Armstrong- would suppprt, .the . motion. * - ■<■•*-■•- --' Mr M'Clure would .also .support it. T / ■ pr Hbb&iEs T saN '.''waW- 4 not '-prepared either, absolutely to support or to oppose -the motion:- - He' ! t-h6ugh't; : tHe¥e.;WaS nb, : necessity for : its consideration now.' The j bickering referred to would notbe preventedy^by it, and looking at the case of Otagoatthe preseut, weibund'np:strQng argument in its favor. ' However he was not opposed. ta- : ,d4'iheration;:-OTr,'th^ sub?l ject,' ! but • considered its introduction during' the present sessijon . inexpedient.: He .would- propose asVa^i,;- amendment, -" That the consideration rdf the subject be '- deferred until next, session."^ ; •• ; ' f.; 1 ' } „, ■'Mr Daniel" seconded the ;'amendinent. ' He thought. that "at;.tKelate : period of^the session the subject "vvpuld: npti receive. the-: aittentipn wnieh"it Ought to obtain. A matter of grave importance^demanded the deliberate judgment of a full house... Mr ' JipHNSTON l w'6'uTd' ' oppose ] the' amendment. _ er ,., ri -, ? .r C -■ Mr -Clerkb referred-io the- bbject'ion=able way.in which the present__Superintenclent wAs elected, as the strongest argument: which -he^ could • urge- inrfavor' of the resolution. ' :Mr Dalrtiiple saiid'= "the 1 : facts ' Of the ease were all in favor of his motion. . „ • MKPE'ARSON'supportedthe amendment, whicli was ])ut with'the 1 'following lesult. , Ayes— Messrs Daniel, Swale, Eoss, Hately,. Blacklock, Pearson, -"Ba'sstain, Hodgkins,bn, and Longuet;,,,. n ..\\ '■■■■. ■■:■■■ ' : .Noes — -'Howeli, :1 Clerke, ' : Johnston, M'Clure, Dalrymple, and Armstrong.- ' The original motion lapsed. ~ ' '^ ;; r . ■'.;■.■■. Ep^C^TlpK- ?^;:r> >f : : :n Mr Johnston asked leave tojiostpone the consideration of the motion standing, in his name until next- "'day, to' which Mr Pearson objected, and %Lt Johnston : prpr ceeded to move;" TJiat jvhereas the grants ia aid. to schools established under the provisions of the ' Education Ordinance, 1867,' are limited to the sum of £50_per annum, asum sufficient to secure and retain competent teachers ; that it is the 'opinion - 'of this council,' that the minimum grants in aid should be increased to the sum of seventy-five pounds^and j^alicases. tp jbe^i at the discretion of the Education "Board ; that the School Committee be elected- by the resident settlers in the district ; that the 1 .'School ' C6inra.ittee .baye^pp^ep^Q.regulate r and &i .'tftS \-xsiieo? iScpQiilfees^^ appoint teachers,"enter : in,to^ agreements \vith them; ■' and.'. remove ;i them -whenever, requsite^subjecfc i;o ; the ; approval n of' the 3 Board— and that- the Gl-bveriiment.'be re- r quegted Xp bring 1 in . ,anj" . Araehdmeut: Educaifipii' Orctinancej ." embodying , the Tpregpingj'^olutioi^s at the next session of -the 1 provincial. Council; 'that &,"d6^ot jthe ? -abpves 1 -be presented ' t& his tHonor* -the Superintendent/ The hon. member hcireviewed : " ; >the "]'■• legislation; 'which . had- already- talten t j)lkce i '"cih" this 'subject', "and set forth the causes of its • failure:, £50 per annum, was not enouglj'tb'^knt^'teach'er: ; ; He prpppsed' that tKe" School Committee should regulate ; ah'd : "appoint ; . the teachers. .. ,He_, argued, that pur^.'ina^erial- pro's^ferity ' ; (lep'gndea' on e^ucation^ and; hoped the measure" would ..receive the : support pf the,-Cpunpjl.-,. .-.- •Mr-.IiONGTJET seconded^ "' < Br Hodgei^son could not ypte:forothe motion. 'A; ; gbod Ordinance had been Tepealed'anol : a' bad one brought in which nad leo^to the' present attempt at tinkering The motion should have been

entitled a proposal to exonerate land owners, as under, it those who ought to pay. escaped. He had rather defer the consideration of the subject. Q. 71 !--£■* *■*■■ ']M.v Armstrong agreed with Mr Johnson that £50 was far too little, but held that it was the duty of the G-Qyeni-ment not to endow, but to fosteiQocal effort. - ■ : - Mr Lttmsden said it was necessary the r teacher should have a larger than £50, and suggested the way^U.^icfi appointments should be made, andschool fees collected. On the whole, he had rather thelmotion were withdrawn. _ T/ .'^ The Provincial TREASURER-ur"ged the withdrawal of the three last clauses of resolution. At a further period the "Grovernnient would be ...prepared on the subject. " : , Mr Johnson amended thd motion by :-with*drawing the clauses referred to, and Htf'faas passed., ,..,,- A q-, TT -r p Mr PEAKSoW^iri- mWing— "That a respbetful address be presented to his Honior the Superintendent, requesting him :fco place on the Estimates the sum of -£30; for the purpose 'of paying to the three district police constables the sum pf r .£lo each to act as Rangers^for the preservation np£\ *^^sHT.j^^esves " isaid ;he did so Decauseit was necessary the {Bush Eeserves should be looked after.; He cited an instance of one settler jprctiasJng^fF^Sjf the Heddon Bush ReßerveT(a small bush to a large open country), and because the Hangers salary had beenstruckoffj^fyush was now nearly gone,tothelossofttiatpu'rehaser,and ialso to the G-overnment of £ft least £500. This \ motion was to prevent the illegal; cutting and destr-eying-^of timber jn 4 the Heddon Bush, by*\^ficlf the revenue had suffered, and an injustice had been committed to the purchaser of the portion of the bush whijshdiad $B§jjir sold m five-acre allotments i> a^*lsfs" l per" acre. The Government had already lost £500 by the practice, which an outlay ofjEtiO would have prevented. The ca©^,s."tlle same.<at Cowan's Bush, and other places. • seconded, and the motion was passed. r ., T , The Pkovinciai, Treasurer moveU " that, the Oreti Ferry reserve. Bill be read' "a second time," and said it was necessary to bring in this Bill, as his r Honojr legally lease the Ferry witfooui;/ which was seconded by Mr M'Clure, and the Bill read. 'The j House went into Committee, I and the chairman reported progress. The Bill was then read a second time, and the third reading made an order of the day for next sitting. < "■Message No. 8 from His Honor the Superintendent, reported that His Honor had placed on- the Estimates £300 for_a, bridge over the Waimatuku via 10alace^ town, together with £30 as a grant to three district constables to act as Hangers ili:thlß|Bush Eeserves. : --.<-*■<■- t 'On tne consideration the, sun* of £17,000 was voted for roads on a per-centage scale agreed on. . :Moved! by Dr HoDGKiNSON,^econded by Mr Basstian " That standing L or^er No. 27 be suspended for the introduction kit a n ; otion for the granting of £100 for i^ T repair of a (bridge [•] tne i-Apariina ; passed." The premium of £100 for malt made ■itt- T th'e-"province, granted by a former Council was confirmed, ans) fse. UECouse adjourned ; until half-past seven o'clock Jnextrevening.