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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 68, 29 May 1869, Page 3

Mr. BELL remarked that this was one of the caaes which may be well treated under the clause of the Waste Lands Act "which provided that settlers might perform such works for themselves, receiving 3andin exchange. He believed if that *ystem. were adopted, fewer complaints "* ould be heard than under the present

»y«tem'. f^^Hy--- REID said the Government had alternative than to oppose the Edition. He did not deny that the road "was very bad, but almost every road in "the province might be placed in the same "category. He would point out to hon. members that they had gone to the very fullest extent of their revenue already, and he trnsted that hon. members would siot press the matter further. The resolution was lost on a division.

EOAD FEOM TAPANUI TO BWITZEES.

Mr. HAY moved, " That an address Ibe presented to His Honour the Superintendent, requesting that he will be pleased to place on the Supplementary Estimates the sum of £200, for the purpose of repairing the main line of road from Tapanui iosraship to the Switzers?oad. Mr. REID saia there was already a sum of £250 on the Supplementary Estimates for a road to Tapamii. He did not know that thi3 was the one referred to by the hon. member ; as far as he could understand, it was proposed to have .roads to Tapanui from all points of the icompass.

PBIYATE PETITIONS.

Mr. THOMSOM moved in accordance <with the recommendations of the Comsnittee. Mr. GILLIES moved an amendment, *" That one month's pay for each year's service be given to dismissed employees." On a division, the amendmeut was carried by 23 to 10.