THURSDAY, Ist MAY, 1868.

Southland Times, Issue 945, 4 May 1868, Page 2

THURSDAY, Ist MAY, 1868.

MORNING- SITTING-. The Speaker took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. ■ : , ■ .' . :■,..-. Proceedings. having. boen opened wiflh prayers, The minutes of last sitting were read and confirmed. ;■■..-... NOTICES OF MOTION. - Mv Ctjtiibertson gave notice "that at next sitting he would ii.sk that the. sum of £500 be placed on. the Estimates for the purpose of erecting a bridge across the Orowia River in the "Waiau district, and of effecting other repairs on the roads in quistte." Dr UoDGKLN'SOiN" gave notice that at next sitting he would move--" That a respectful address- be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting liiih to cause to be placed on the estimates , a sum, of £150 for erecting a substantial bridge oyer the : Waimutuku River, at the most suitable crossing above ■ high water ; mark-.". '•> ..... i ' -. KIVERTON SCHOOL. > Mr Di Niels requesting the Govern- , ment to have an examination made of River ton Public School, so that at next session he might be in a position to' ask for something for it. - - . '. PLEPRO-PNEUJIpISriA.. • : ... Jlr Lttji saen , requested the forbearance of the House, while he, said a few words on a matter of great importance. He was in possession of some facts regarding the treatment' of the cattle disease, which he would lay before the House, so :r.:ny members of which could not fail" to "be interested on the subject. After remarking that the sulphur cure was applied to the human frame, and was particularly applicable to anything of a typhoid character, he* read a number of passages on, the cattle disease . from a pamphlet sent to him from Scotland. The writer, advocated tLe judicious use of sulphurous acid, gas ; which, with cleanliness and pure air, he had found effective' in the; cure and prevention of the disease. The remedy, it was stated, was also effective in curing disease in sheep, horses, and some ailments of children. Mr Cuthbeet'son' would htave been delighted to endorse the statements made, but though he could not say the, writer was a quack, he seemed to him ' very v like one. When a person undertook to cure so many things he undertook- too much. The subject then dropped. ROAD METAL. ; Dr Hodgkinsom" moved — "That the Grovernment bo requested to ascertain the most convenient places where deposits of gravel or road metal exist, and to buy up portions of land and rights of way where necessar} 7 ", and to make additional reserves, where necessary." ; There were no rights of way, he said, to the river beds, where good gravel could be got, and his object was to procure them. In his ;own neighborhood there were two roads connecting the river with • the main road, but they were of no use for this pm*pose, as they struck the river where there was deep water. There was one ; place where a very small stream would give access to an unfailing.,, supply of gravel. Mr-CuTHBEETsosr seconded the motion. He thought that ; particular attention should be paid by Grovernment to this when making reserves. - ; " The motion was then put and carried. BRIDGE OYEK THE OPIO. Mr Basstiaw moved — " That a respectful address be presented to His Honor the Superintendent asking to-lie placed on the estimates the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds for placing a bridge

over the Opio, and making a road, .over 1 bfae swamp." He said these .improvements- ] were asked for a distric^tiiat^haii con- i fcributed some £20;000 to^the revenue,^) i he thought some consideration should be | shown it. A bridge had been^erecjgd by 1 the settlers themselves somjM^fr*; ago,, i but.it liad got washed 'a way vlS^.V^'bJU Mr CFTiißEßTsossecoudip^e'otootjoa,^ ] remarlciug that is was a^aMertaTving s quite beyoiad "th^ themselves.' ' v ; '4 ; l;>''* 1 The motion was agreed to. ""**'" i TELEGRAPH TO RIYERTON. ' , Dr Hodgkinson moved "That the , offer of the General Government relative \ to the extension .of the Telegraph wires ] to Eivertonbe accepted." He made the motion, because" requested by his con- -, stituents to do so. . As he did not live there he was not in a position to argue the matter in the Council, but from his , information he did not think it' couldbe urged as a matter requiring immediate attention. No doubt it would be ■ done : before long. Mr Dantels "seconded the motion, which was agreed to. ROAD £0 THE FLOUR MILLS. Mr Ba-sstain" in a few remarks moved " Thafc a respectful address be presented to His Honor tho Superintendent, asking that the sum of sixty pounds be placed ou the Estimates for making the road from the main road to the Flour Mills Aparima district." The motion was -agreed to. ; RIVERTON SHOOTING RANGE. JDr HoDGKnfsosr moved, and Mr Daniels seconded — "That a respectful address be presented to His Honor, .the Superintendent, askiug himyCo' cause to be placed on the r»^mi*ires a sum of £25 for improving the ground at the Bine Butts^fc;*fcwwfcro."\imotion after some conversation to. EDUCATION IN TOWN. : Mr LuMSUEar- moved " That an address be presented t6 His Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to place a sum of £500 on the Estimates for the purpose of erecting a Puh]#.e School in Invercargiii." [ f -■ ':r : : 1 ' - i Mr Johnston seconded the motion. ■ MV' C alder objected to the motion being passed till it was seen who was to be proposed as teachier. He thought the motion should be (withdrawn till: the Local Committee haw been consulted with and got to take the (initiative. ' Mr LumsdEjS" hap spoken to the liocal Education Board, blut without much effect. Meantime the people of Invercargill were showing (a disregard^ of the interests of the rising generation, that wa,B most incrediblWand disgraceful. A meeting recently called- to consider the subject, was attendjed by v very few, and those who did; eome\ forward refused to tax themselves^forssuph a purpose. After the new Ordinance" eafrie into operation, a ' meeting -of parents^ for the purpose of appointing : \a committee was called. Two attend^. (Laugh- j ter.) One elected the ot&6£_ chairman, and by these two the Comm&fcee was appointed. That showed the interest taken" by the; people in the town on the •subject. Certainly the Education "Rrv^L. dTdrnot^eoTTstaSr infiSit^ uty^ toleave the matter in this state. They felt that at present there was no teacher under their control, but he could not see the force of an hon member reasoning to get a teacher before they had a school ? The Education Board were empowered to take action independently of the committee; but it was wished to have a proper building first, and then they would advertise for a suitable teacher. That was the course of action proposed,: and. seeing that the public appeared so cold on the subject, he hoped the Council would show a warmer feeling. When they saw from the report of the Commissioner of Police, that there were thirty-six children entirely destitute of education and moral training, it was surely a strong argument in favor of of an effort being made : to meet their wants in= that respect. - _ The Pkovtncial TBEASiTBEa said the Government would not oppose the motion.: It was highly objectionable, as the mover had said, to have colonial girls and boys mixing together in common schools, and this wasa woi?k,T— the erection of a sehqol —which could be gone on with, during the winter. It seemed probable-. that many men would be out of work during that season, and it would be the duty of Government to see that it can go on with works which will give employment. It was possible that when the Estimates came before the committee other remarks might be made as to making provision for labor. ' The motion was thon put and carried. Returns of all lands in the Province set apart for educational purposes were laid on the table. A letter from the Chief Surveyor accompanied them, apologising for sending the originals. The officers in that department were so busy, that copies could not be made in time for the present session. THE MODE OF ELECTING- SUPERIN- ' - ' : TENDENT. : [Mr Daluymple.. uioved several resolulutionson this' subject, which led to a. long debate. The reslutions where ultimately withdrawn. We will give the debate in a future issue.] .