TUESDAY, 14th JANUARY, 1868. EVENING SITTING.

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

TUESDAY, 14th JANUARY, 1868. EVENING SITTING.

Minutea read and confirmed. Message, Np^frpnifHis Honor the Superinterid'e'nr announced, placing on the.E^iitnates £100 for Aparima Bridge ; premium. * _ The Oreti Eerry B'else}v^ißilkwas read a third time, and passed, and the House wentrinto Committee on the " Appropriation Ordinance " and adjourned^op half-au-hour, waiting the arrival* 'of 'the 1 draft " standing orders." On the House re-suming';i-"the standing orders" were read and adppted. 511 IT Mr "Ps arson moved the suspension of star ding order 27 to enable him to introduce; a motion, substituting the issue! r of land scrip in payment fo£ [^ublie :wpr ; k&) Mi- Johnston seconded. M.r^B^rsDEN opposed the iut^duptmn,. A^isteong thought as t beiween the scrip proposed to be issued by Mr .P.earspn, and the vouchers now in existence, there was little if any difference. /Mr'ICAjkDER said the land was at preserit g'ranVed to a contractor in his own name, only whereas the scrip was transferable. He thought it , would -.ten^ materially toisimplify the .transaction. v The ...^.BOTTNCiAii Teeasttber was of 'Ihe 'same o'pjnion. After a few \vord3 from Messrs j^qsj and Clerke, the motion was agreed to. Y. iTKteri r ©ounHl then adjourned until Tuesday, 28tlk instant. J ; : « f ;•;; ■'/