MR MACANDREW'S RESOLUTIONS.

Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 855, 29 August 1871, Page 3

MR MACANDREW'S RESOLUTIONS.

Mr Macandrew has given notice 'that fhe will move in the House of Representatives, the following resolutions; — 1. In the opinion of this House it is expedient that the Provincial Legislatures and County Council of the Middle Island be abolished, and one Provincial Legislature substituted in lieu thereof. 2. That such Legislature shall consist of a Lieutenant-Governor and Provincial Council, both elected by the people. 3. That the Lieutenant-Q-overnor •shall bo elected for years, subject .to the approval of the colony. He ; shall be liable at any time to be removed by the Q-overnor on the representation of two-thirds of the members of the Provincial Council. He shall have power to dissolve the Provincial Council when he shall see fit; and shall exercise all the functions which devolve upon Superintendents of Provinces by virtue of the New Zealand Constitution Act. The Provincial Council shall consist of 45 members, who have been elected to represent the constituencies of the Middle Island in l this • House. The •duration of said Council shall be five vears.

5. The Provincial Legislature con* stituted as aforesaid shall have full and absolute, constituent, powers of legislation upon all and' every subject affecting the. .peace, order, and good government' of the Middle Island, save and excepting the following, namely :~(lst.) The imposition of Customs duties. (2nd.) The establishment or .abolition of civil or wiihinal courts, or alteration of the ■criminal law. (3rd.) The regulation and establishment of postal and telegraphic communication. (4th.) Eegulating the law of bankruptcy and insolvency. (sth.) Regulating 'marriages. (6th.) Affecting lands of the Crown. (7th.,) Regulating the course •of inheritance of real or personal property, or affecting the laws relating to wills. Any such legislation shall not be subject to be controlled or superseded by any Act of the General Assembly of New- Zealand: provided also that such legislation shall not be repugnant to the law of England; provided a|so, that the Governor of thV;Colony, shall have the power of vetoing all such legislation at any time within months of the date of the passing thereof.

6. All publie, revenue in the Middle Island, from, whatever source derived, shall be db initio the revenue of the Province, and shall be appropriated by the Provincial Legislature; subject, nevertheless, as a first charge, to such contributions in respect to the. general liabilities of the colony as the Colonial Legislature may from time to time determine/ ". g,. ,■; .' jj •. !J;> /. . 7. All expenditure toibe incurred in the Middle Island by means of The Immigration and Public Works :Boan Act, 1870,, shall be determined and administered, by .the Provincial Legislature;, and .tibe proceeds of such loan applicable to the Middle Island shall be lodged in the Provincial Treasury. 8. The vayioug existing! Actl regulating the sale; letting, and occupation •of the waste lands of the Crown in the Middle' Island shall be repealed,' and one uniform Act substituted; such Act to' be based upon resolutions of the Provincial Legislature. 9. There, shall be a distinct account *ept of the territorial revenue derived ■within the limits of the three original Middle Island Provinces, and such revenue shall be expended within the limits of such Province in such manner as the Provincial legislature may determine.

10. The proceeds of all lands which nave been reserved for educational purposes, within the three original provinces of the Middle Island, shall oe devoted exclusively to the support of schools within the limits of the re- ' apective provinces in which the.land is situated. , -■: • rrf'J 11. The Colonial Legislature ' of New Zealand, as at present constituted,' sbou be rempdeljed and ahaill consist

—(1). His Excellepcy the Governor. (2). A Legislative Council of 20 members, one half of whom shall be elected by the Provincial Council of the Middle Island, and one half by the Provincial. Council of the .North Island in ' such proportions, as shall be hereafter determined. The members of such Legislative Council shall be elected for ten years, and none shall be eligible for election unless possessed of property to the value of at least £3OOO free of all encumbrance. (3). A house of representatives consisting of members, to be elected by the people of both islands in proportion to population. 12. As respects the Middle Island, the action of the Colonial Legislature, shall be confined exclusively to questions of federal concern, and to those subjects enumerated in No. 5 of the foregoing resolutions as being ultra vires of the Provincial Legislature. 13. That a respectful address be transmitted to His Excellency the Governor, to tho effect that he may be pleased to cause the foregoing resolution to be embodied in the form of a statute to be submitted to the Legislature..