AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1832, 5 June 1874, Page 3

AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL

j COUNCIL.—-"WEDNESDAY. i- GOLDFIELD3 TBIMWAY. j Mr Brown asked the Provincial Secretary what steps the Government intend to /take regarding the petition to his Honor the Superintendent from the directors of the Queen of Beauty, Bright Smile, and other gold mining-companies on the ■Waio-Karaka'Flat, asking for a reduction of rates on the Karaka tramway.— Mr Sheehan> said formerly the Government used to let the tramway, but when rent became due they had to remit it.-' .The Bella-s'treet. tramway was now •nearly finished. . When complete, the ■whole,of the tramway would be let upon |the lowest tender, good security being taken for,the fulfilment of . the contract.

; POLICE, , ■ | Mr Philips moved, " That a respectful address be presented ■to his Honor the Superintendent,:requesting, him loplace on the supplementary'estimatesa sura>of i money equal to 2s 6d per week per head, of police? as an -allowance. fo'fr'clothing;"iRe said the police in the Southern pro-, : jvinces received 50 per cent, more than ;ia*.-this>_ proymce.; Evenihe ; in jthe W,ai|tttto7 (at field work),, received ja shilling a day'more, 1 knd had no night jwork. Moreover,.'in .Canterbury, there iwas an allowance for fuel and clothing ;(two suits) throughout the year.— jMr Macready thought that 2-i 6d was not jsuffici^nt.'.Hp;W,ould at the proper,; time, > jsugge'st that 3s 6d be allowed.— ><r jSheehan said the Government would not loppose the motion. But there were other jservices not alequatoly paid. But it [should be remembered that if the police [in Otago and Canterbury got 50 per cent. I more wages they had 200 per cent, to pay out of it. 1 The cost of living in the Southwas much greater.-- As' to the authority over the police, Mr McLean would come this way from Australia,, and some arrangement 'would .probably be made. He believed'the police had suffered from being between two stools. The only question was whether , tho allowance should be for clothing or as an addition to salary. -The;clothing,'he Relieved, .was supplied'out: of thelGovernment .'Btdre/at Wellington, and if they allowed more than the actual .cost .of the clothing the General Government would pocket ithe.dif-. : ference.—Mrßagqall thouijhfcthe Kestplan would be tb'make tile addition irsataryy—i Mr Swanson thought it anomalous to vote money for.i.pjrsons who were in ithe .'em- ■. plovment of.another authority..'; He believed that the, police should be the servants of those who paid' them.:. He thought the police had a claim to as good wages as any working men in the place. He had hoped never to have heard anything more of this subject. But there i was a g'reaVdifference'in the case of Canterbury'and:!< itago from that of Auck land. There the-police, were the servants of the-Superintendents: ofi those provinces, ; paid f by : ; 'the . That made serious differenca;in : the nature ofttho' claim which' the me'ii had.— Mr Philips said he was content with the undertaken given by the Governmentthat they would place the increase on the estimates?' ' He-accepted Mr'Miicreadfs amendment—The I 'iriotr m," : aa ! 'amended' by Mr Macready, was carried unanimously. r ' : ' ; MECHJLNItis'' ! IJfSTITOTES;/- ; * Mr Philips moved, " That a respectful address 'b'e :: presente(l to his Honor'the Superintendent* ' requesting him' to■ place on the supplementary estimates-'the siim of one hundred pounds as a contribution for paying teachers of technicil classes' established in connection witluthe Auck-. iahd and '' hames 'Mechanics'lnstitutes;" He said these classes had been attended with success. Young men who could not get education in higher branches took this means of improving thennelves. They- deserved every encouragement. The first quarter found 11 pupil* enrolled, tho second 59, and there had been a loss occasioned to the institute by these .classes; SHe ;beliey§d the same'movement had been set on loot at the Thames. He wished to''ioclude the Thames Institute in his motion.—Mr Reed personally sympathised with the motion. He would offer no opposition to it. -Motion carried. , J .' [inacELi/iNEout).' i •. Mr Wood moved lor a return of the amount received in cash, for capitation allowance in the year 1872." An'amendment>was moyed and carried by Mr lieed, that" the return include/ ; and 1873.—Mr Carpenter moved an address that a sum, not less than £250 be applied to reducing the price of ammuiiu tio,n toVq.lunteprs.at therate of 2s 9.1 per 100' rounds. .X Mr' Sheehan" suggested i an amendment,,whieh.was agreed to,, that the (Superintendent be requested to bring tne matter under the notice of the General Government.' 1; V '