PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Press, Volume XIX, Issue 2809, 3 May 1872, Page 2

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Thrsday, May 2/1872: \ The Speaker took the chair ,&% 5 p.m. ■ PAPEHS. . ; ', The Provincial laid on the tablo certain, cortespoudt-'iice. \ rouCR. Mr MASK ELL nsked when it is tl\e intention of the v GbYernmont ito bring under the consideration.of the Council the reduction in ' the pay of the,pb?ic<; force. .. . ,- ■ The PRCr«grS'ClAt» SEtfKETABY said thatthe hou. member seeifaed ft> think there was some the deputation. [Hear, hear, from Mr Maskell.] There was no such misunderstanding. The minutes taken of the proceedings when the deputation met the Government, stated 'tliaT the Provincial Secretary said that the Council would meet on the 2Gth of April,when hon. members would have an opportu-' considering the..matter, . biit .qL "course the Government did.not,undertake to bring'the question before th 6" Council. It was of course: within the province of any hon. member to do so if he thought deeirnble. and the Council would then nave an opportunity Qi-considexing .- '■- OXFORD AND EYREXON XRAJVIWA.!*. Mr HIGGINS' asked the Provincial Secretary " What is the present position of the proposed Osi'ard and Eyreton tramway." The Provincial SECBETjyax .wished the hon. member to postpone Aβ iqaestion until a later portion of the evening;'as' he was in communication with'-the General Govern? ment, and he hoped to receive a reply in the course of the evening.-

ENDOWMENT FOR-SCHOOL OF SCIENCE. ' :•: The Provincial Secretabit ''That a respectful address be His Honor the Superintendent, recommending him to reserve for an endowment for the School of Technical Science and, other educational purposes contemplated by the Canterbury Museum and Library Ordinance, 1870, the pieces of waste lands described below,; being pasturage runs; Nq5.v543,237, and 22;> on the,- map of the:. Chief. Surveyor of the provinqe, Description, iof run No. 543 __ ,53,QPp,,. -(more or less),, commencing at the'eonfluene'e of tho JJang.i-| tatawitfathe Potts river, following "the! latter river> a.distapcej of miles'; tlience following the soiith-western boundary of runs Nos. 181, and:-189 to the southern: branch of the River, burton, following the said branch fn a south-easterly direction to where it unites .with a small stream forming part of the northern boundary of run No. 553, following,up the said.stream a distance of about .a. mile md, twelVe, phainfr; •£hence ; following a straight Ime bearing S. 23 deg. i W. (mag.), tot a tributary of the first-njentioned river,: n following the said tributary to the ; and from thence returning: along the>same t6 the starting,! point. -Description, of Bun t ifo; J 20.000 acres .' (more or . le&s), pommenc- j on' -the eastern bank .of ■ the ; Waitahgi . river,... at '' a. point situate ■. 'about 62 chains sdutb-east 6t the Bouthemmost corner of Run Nq. 186 ; ;thenc;e; ing 1 a line bearing S. 71 , fteg. 30' E: (tiiag.)i a distance of 3 miles 54, chainsto a stream thence south-easterly: following the said stream a distance measured in a straight line of about 3.miles 14 chains io the forks ; thence southerly following up. the., southern tributary' of the ' said stream a distance measured in >& direct'line bf 3f miles ; thence N. 86 deg,'Wv (mag.),; a; distance of c miles 30 chains t<? the Viver abovementioned ;. and fromthende returning along the samS_t6 the commencing point:~Deßcflptron "of "Run," No. 237—30,000 acrea more less,* situate east of the-river. Tekapo,-commencing at the northI western corner of Run; Nd. 225 on the eastern bank of the-, aboveimentioned river-; thence, following -, along . the northern boundary of that run -and tbe - northern [tributary of the stream wbioh forms ! part of.the northern- boundary—thereofrar i distance altogether of about ,7 miles .26 chains : measured in a direct line ; thence fallowing ; a straight line a distance of 5 miles 76 chains ;to the south-west..corner of Run N0r.296; following the'westeTh'boundary of that'riin to,the,stream being thq south of Run'ijo.s9o ; fo|llpwing the. said .stream to ; the kfdresiid rifer; and from thence.Teturniiiig'ialorig the-same 'to-the - commencing 1 conT6"e~6F ihis remarks, reiterated the arguments he had given in the course of the debate on a former occasion. Hon. Colonel BuEXX opposed the motion. He thought it uufaji that one unfortunate individual snould be spotted in the way he had been, and-then have hia depreciated, as 'it must be,-were-the motion carried. ~- -,/■■■■.• r '.') ■•?/M ;•":;;■■ \\ r;'..O '/. Ilr contended that the Government had no power to deal "With the matter ; to lease-the; jrups either t,p the :pre6entlrunholders or to any one else- Until the reserves were Crown/granted he. did ; not, r believe! that the Superintendent had any, power to lease theml^ , ''• yi ' ! ' : ''' -1 ''.''.'', "■ JJ - i\ . The ! PKdviNcrAt ; Sol^cit'oS'pbmi'e^ ; W that the course proposed to be adopted nad beeni ;r,eglt[!a;sl!y ifoll6Wed< for! years s iti the grouting..of, reserve^-.There; perhaps a' techpical #iere was no real practical difßculty in the way. It was a, of only ( iwq ;three months , !' tifrie.'" ' -■>-''

Hon. J. Hall agreed'with the remarks made by memberst. ■_whO;;JiatJ.;'fip6k6n. He agreed with the taaking-of the reserves, and the,only,difference,. Jt appeared!;to himwae that the runholders changed::their;landlords. It occurred to him however that that was not. clearn on the face .of. r tbe.'reßolritiod. it said nothing) ■»honta.s,it,: arid ''contained no- : guarantee v whatever.' r that the present' rdnholders should have their runs qn inclined to move as an addition to ltition thejfpUotw|ng-ti"tSuplj.Fpns to be left tb preseri£iiblders thereof on the sametermjg. on whicli ; ! they are now held by them, and', the land comprised therein to be and disposed .of on (the sameiteririaiand bdnSftions oto which the waste lande-of the Crown are i sold ia,nd : disposed of.'!.. He it'diigTi'e would meet all practical difficulties; ml thY way. As far as-any risk was cpneerped regarding the interval between. the making thel reserves and tfce Crown granting, I 'he should tp, tone in the hands of the Council on--ther above-terms, and he thougbttheyßhorrldnot - allow such a small risk to stand in the way of a great public* gooo!. Another way to lessen the" risk still more would, be not to make -the reserves until -tae Crown grants were ready, so that the time-would be xednced to a minimunk _~A,-ronholder-inust needs be "Very timid if he was afraid of running the small xisk which he ; would thus incur.

Mr, INGISIS-. pointed out the/serious'difficulty in which runbolders must be placed in the case of their runs being mortgaged, and he hoped-that ■ the Government would think seriously of the powers "be mentioned before gdingfuTtherwitb.it. - ; ; ; i ' ,;:;; :; ' Mr DUNCAN said tbat as eb manr lion, members seemed to think , it would be'better to' postpone thg piotipn .to give time to mature it, be begged to say that the GgFein« ment were quite willing so. * BittWAl MANAGE MENT. " 01M Mr-DCKGAN moved that a Select -Gommlttee be appointed to inquire into the general management of the railways, with power tocall for persons and report > in ' ten daja. The committee to consist of the Hon. John Hall,, Messrs Ingles, Buckley, Knight, Evans Jirown, Matson, Jollie, and the mover. That it be a special.instruction to the committee to inquire into and: report, on the following matters;—lst. The system obtaining with respect to the length of tho working kefirs and the rate of pay of the" railway employes. 2nd., The conduct of the General Manager as regards carrying into effect the instructions of the; Government. 3rd. The desirability or otherwise of a ape- ; cial inspection oi,the rolling stock being made by a competent person. Hβ said that the resolution bore upon a subject to which the Government had given very careful consideration, and he would ask the forbearance of the House while he made a few observations upon it. • The Government considered that aS councillors had already sat and considered the same question, the House had a right to expect before they appointed ■ another committee pa the same Bubject that

they should be placed m possession of nil Reformation which the Government J! Government consul,"S".P o*,0* , duty to e&nc down to the House before them a plain statement of the hnill thecase so that thej be itl n pSf to decide upon the matter. They £„ pointed by the House to carry on the mo P * a K enient of the railway, and "they f.-uViT' were not able to do so. They had ♦ 1 T definite action in a matter under authority of the House, and they foS themselves unaMe, without the S tance of the House to carry out tl I definite action. He believed it migbt be S S that it was a matter of Executive net;' altogether, and that if those who were ployed by the Government in manaeiu'o. th railway, or connected in any way therewith did not carry ont their decisions-decisionJ .arrived at by resolutions of the House /theze was »ad!y one course for the Gove ~~ ment to adopt, to discharge all those wh« had not carried but those duties which th Governhient asked them to carry out h might say that the Government Vid tak that , course. They, begged sUto, tha,t in their opinion the Tesolutron of tho Hoi had' been disregarded, an,d that,the Seci, 0 tary For Tnblie Works had requested tim« after time that .the resolutions of tho Housa -should be carried out. The Government fel? that they, come : down to th House, and state- plainly what they had done, and,.appeal-to .the House to enrrr out the decisiou of the Government. It w ;ft -very painful duty for any Government to perform. The ; Government would, hatelooied over many faults, and have pot ; jnp with great; dealj in order to preveat4he cao!! being brought before the pubjic and thn Provincial Counoil, but the matter had cone so far.now that they must appeal to the House to appoint a committee to go into thn whole'matter; and. to consider the; beartnw of the whole oase., If the Government wJe jsnrong lα. .the cottrae; they had taken iut were willing to bear the consequences . ; i (f not they asked the House to uphold them in the decision they/had come to. It' that verj:iejjfion th&thehad tabled the mo tion which, he had : n.QW;tb.e,houor to move" He'Wo'nld revert to "ii' few facts which" nnVhf assist the House in coming to a decision tn . ttgree ifothfei < request' 'of' the i 'Government-in the appointing of a committee. He wished that no atatements'; had to be'tnade afc all, and that -the simple request -of the iGovernment would be, enojleh but statements having been made p^fclfc|§«t -this: :being r ah [Executive' ac£i6a^h"e "almo should not beicalleff Litpon'tb up'pfeint>%§3§. mittee, for that reason the Government con» sidered it their'duty, to go more fully j n t 0 the facte 9f.the case. and. he askqd; the attention of the House while he drew their attention; , to' 'several matters affecting the motion Theip was no one.who' bad stood, up [for the rights of the working man,.-and that he should have fair wages, more h& had done, bdttoe did not wish to introduce that question at all into the discussion It was a matter on which the committee might expose iati opinion, 'because they, would , ba asked to go into the question as tohcrtriar the working houre were consistent with tho wages paid ; but the wages of; fjispWa had nothing to do with tb,g question of making out ; - a prMd 'facie casa for. ;. askrog;' ; dot > the' appointment , - ! 6f a committee, that might compi i af.tiejfi<ards. He should confine his remarks more to tho question of the relations of Secretary for Public Wqrkfljand jthe offlciattafiSfie Railway as regarded" the carrying put of the resolutions of the House; The Session before last a committee .eat on the same,subject, and they stated s that' : certairi' regulatiobs uiust ba carried, out,: for instance that requisitions for stores should be sent in eyery quarter, showing the amotirit' in stock, "the amount of goods in hand,; and the amouqt required! for the three moiiths /.ensrarig, /Monthlyreports had also to be ' sent lit, JtQ.fche.; : Qovem«i ! ment, and the Manager *of Railways, by the resolution of, the House, was requested to furnish those mqntMy' In drawing tifeir attention fjßjtik: ! b9 had l before him a c6p^ r of to tihe manage* of ber2l, 1871. It instructed mc lid iiir^cfe'ybtl'io' 1 ketiS* W iliis' "a '■m'djith, k'' rebort, 'fa writing-, I ttfe" ''Sfptey :for..'Pttblib Wo^ks'tbri-any;mattdi^,'o'f'imMrj- (- '' tance •) iwhicb ' may • '-bconi during' ,iue ffientn .past -''ixtl' l >cWtfecfil6ri- ;,t wSib!.; ! thY ;, ifi2hagemeat The Secretary for .Public. that le'qiiesV. several times,' 'arl3' h8 ( ifm,ijoi;igetwhaKKd- ,(|--BatißiaA^|eply < [ Thenonly■ acttfftU'reply begged to draw the attention of hon. miiiiab6M to"thO{ fact thattHe'-Becreieaiy l for' ; being 'the hea& 6J ; bertain'depa'riiaentß, required that all communications, ehould .be.in writing,.'so that he might have a pro My., knowledge , ©!! what:waß goipg on,'' r aftcl able to produce doeumeAts bdanng^tijpon, 1 , eveFfiipoinfc-tthej only ■ aetnal Which he could find, was feffect. He ; tp;fThfc.diJ 1 ie > his hon colleague received ony first?'feblnmamtfatidn'wHfch he'(Mr Duncan) had read, sent another conjmunicatiQQ, dated r the'27th request The reply'iwafc' : t6 ) the ' following , 'effect :— '•I really do npt know-how ta framing a : reports [! T|e work hetjg. has gone on' regularly from months past, and hae beejn sq enfcirelT>free , particular to say about iti J F'tloii't' lendw'ia' 1 fact what to write. A report such as tJ}is£ alWdefl to in the regulation* Quoted, for the past month ; irregularities, ami y breaches . of;. >n<nie: dismisehle 'and 'resignations, none'; sta(e' of . the infortn'lind* whether this is the ki nd of report that is wanted.—John Manager. 2nd April, 1872. , . , They swo,.uid,tb,qs see-that bjrthe regulatione. Jftid qo'wi} Manager tima itißtrupted I tp3en<}.tbp,Gov , iroinsn!f a repos of .every thing wh.iqh 'tiu't no reply was made the date ol the jquotcd. «t least tfeai f common courtesy was. wanting ii<M\& j subordiaatp-to a superior pflJjcejVwHfir fMr to express an opiiiiba the'matter, but to say the least of it, the • when it, d«J comq was-a very short '. one, j -' There several otufiC, njattere'which-be,could brinjg forwaol tifft similar, paiure, a,n3 which would stacsitf&ee '' his liantls in' asking for a select committee; but unless the House required it, he' liKoblb prefer nqt giyine publicity to mattece ?sich had better be 1 leftin oblivion, or referred totpe, committee iteelf. With regard to theinatrnc- _ tions-sent -tb-~ihe~ General-ManagerfSS **" ' lending in a requisition fotetorea eygrr p ree months, th^^pl^ffdm-Jh^GeneHi 1 was, after considerable- delay, '■' I will few* in a duplicate if yotrWjiiji ho (HJ Duncan) was not what be ; the sWrca was required checked by his non colleague and the auaitor; and for the; inf .Q^ tbe « 9Tern " ment they slio'uld be sent in in a proper form, iostcad of ,tb,e aovernment M*\W JJ i write several "times before they were sent jb f. at all. : There were a good majjy. <ftbe| %?Wf ' which the committee 7 had befter . in order to determine whether league was to blame, or on whom the onus« the° responsibility repted.: The .wanted the House to appoint a obtain information, and' bring dogn «£ nj. biassed report, in order tibat tbe Hoa?qgT , come to an impartial decision on He would now inform the Housei oTtW. ' position of the Government in regardjtoW reductionofthewagesof Theytried td carry out to.the best olgg. ability, the solution of the Couflcil . T* J succeeded in the case of the boHcewrtfiog. at all interfering with. the. force. ["Oh, oh!" and hear ■ toug Jg show that that was; the case, he might; wg that only two men, out of a force of m, liad resigned. [Hear, hear .J _ _ ;Mr WiLLiAiis—We arc not on the poiw

that the Eminent were not to /blame.- He--\Eoald -^SwTo'tTie'Bouse that notices of the Suction in the rate of wages were to the men in due time. IT Taniiary 19th instructions were sent £ a . 4e bead of the Department Ammnz his attention to the fact that reduc rL wpre to be made in accordance with SKSSite passed by the House. V, .Oα the mh of February notices were served to all f h e employes, stating.that it was tfie intentf n of theGoremment to terminate their On receiving that nptice the menheld'3-Hieeting and...appointed- a deputation to *nft ; on the Government regarding the Question, and the Government agreed to Ixtend the time by a fortnight. The forms Sete'seht- to the -Manager to get initialed rFdrm rea«s.1 L: The reply-to that was, v I do L t O the meaning of this sentence." He wbtild jrat it to. hoji. .members Aether tb'e'forin was so; explicitly drawn 2, t oi3<to be intelligible to. otdinary minds. The Government;t eceived"several, letters acjL D ting theTedTictton/aiid 'one, he was sorry Z say was..only receivfe<rs4/per w6ek/iand ~#bo was to. be reduced to 20s. waa willing' to accept that ' redfaeSoti' it ■ showed that, had ♦he matter been "properly gone into, fteOTe&uotfon -would- •.hav§.been prootrf; iand the whole matter {rotud not have resulted in the strike .which took place; --On March'-16th explicit'iristruc-i to the .to carry .-out (heOWiuetionsj-'iiad-Bgain; t no -that there were more"'explicit'ingMCtions "igiv«n on March. 19. There was nothing before the Government to show that AeMhlng-waS not going on in &c ; cprdance #it&inftnietions sent. The first intimation fl,e# rfebefoed that things were not: going oM was on Apri} 2, stating that t£e qnen •iMUhitt morning struct work, thevier^day "oiTwhich they-had received/a report stating that everything" j wi« : going; on;;.well. The government wished- tcr carry , oat the; resolu-gorf-^'tDe-House/to whom they responsible for , ia'e v proper carrying wof 411 the departments. 1 They had, taken the" "(definite ifcti&i required and ! they bow came dowtftoappeal to them.statifig.'plainly their case, j afld; ho* , it. was thafr'tne; wishes of the Hduse were carried out 1 ;|n one atf6V ;> -tiot' '-in-' the " other. \ ThefiHfcrefore asked the House to' appoint ■ a committee* M '-to" ttie Go rernme 1 nt. fifeCiailway employes, and the.country generally, ft>F ! tWe.purpose' of, investigating he Qfttile- h6; the House" woald-iae'edde-tb "the wishes bf the ! (JoTerni&enfc.- He-had xiraHh in moving thd^res^Totidn/sta^ain^'in.his 1 name. The SPElSSa^fiere^ir^^ight'iiembers \ mationed \ t ,: ' '^ Mr DosbM*'- that the .name of ' fe(ffo&. efohn Hall was ffpm the \ loDg experfeneVTie"-bad had |in cotnmittee I That gentleman waS titiable, to \ pve his efervioea on' ,the committee 'on 1 soconntof ill-h*ealtb,"whlch.Tie Duncan) 1 very much -legretted , . -He begged ttieref ore I to withdraw, hie natrie, " j ' I granted,'ttJad-the Tesoliition,as ?! amended wu otithe voices. ■■'''. ' '" -j BOfiTH Wi^J^'VoNSE^yXiOßS^ 1 -maveci in, committee th&s a ''- respectful address'be' 1 presented jto, his, Honor 2 tfe Bnperirite^denfi,r^q»e^Ung ; b4mtQ place oatlw estimates' a; sum "noV exceeding £600 - tiara«a |ra« t*' fe)»ia <3pnsepFatfl(rs, \ for the w wj; eipepded jn protecn'veworker alongthienortiiern,banl; of the \ Eakaiarive^v...'.; J ,;.,."," ... ■ ..%•';.:■ Hon. Colofiei ißlf^Tt, the ; motion. Jlil, with- every Bjtajkthy fdt the""non. the mover, he must fchafc tfeere wereioiiitir dis-tl^iefianierbury-which were ialijected to fytt&b&'-AttpHT Stai > risk- as tKat which ihz L ten. the mover represented. He mtgh't ineukon as an damage done to the BseßLs&; tbe>.South-tnrongh the action of j , snpported the motion.. He m belieT«^^tafisojm,stMngiWasnofcdone im--3 mediateiy'to rectify the erratic course of the j3j river a large, part x>t the country, ' 1 sbhlSll&lraMeii'-ntterly. ~At : the' same time there was no doubt that should the reeolntion be Hhej would have BveraL-d^e? , ,reoueste -of; »«imilairc^ißture kidbefirfthem. 'He shouia Ifke to see the WlsSWts WWtio^..^3t.,,wheni,;tJw; mones, TrotKpDB I %'eiit. "" ; , The A93f r j;said the j ijnestiofi was aiarge and important one, aDd ] l&idmg: *| oreafstrict, A ihey * must do so to all the ' others. £sea,r,• - It wguldtake all 3 fte moriey *at the" disposal of the "Council, " ad much more, to deaT effectively with their riTfaoreel&Stigiit the-Bb4se%houtd "think c isiously, befcire faking a precedent, because jfmePmoney waa" granted, there was np : would have many other .toj them,- a The!): district men"oy , hpn,. .moyer ,had ilready had spent : -'i4po'tf'*it' a* large' sum i money, and. that being the. case, it did not fHint'tiiat the -granting such a large" sum.of safflsyP iSie-Government'had ad- £] v OO^itQ , a»sdßTithei prelimifiary ex- „ in committee be should move ;-; Sattffe'sum' be reduced to £100, the amount *' i the money- advanced: '' He would not "6p- "* jesethe going into committee. r . ..,, l"- did ; not see where I' ft^piaeipendfiftheyjceiceedppted-thepre-wM or giving money to protect districts *fe»teePfncarsibhs of eVery river.' ; bejprepaared tb stipW the going into committee, - bpfc he; a rn^dsjbhajfc. faised" by local rates. « over the *eofedistrictwould produce the sum of £600, would, to a i Saanglor assistance i:tei the-•Hoasef'wben-il greatdangfir. . ■■>'■- f| Mp?9?HX agreed-that the. passing of the ■f 3?pS> w .9Sld be establishing a -very danI •-• He-did -not seei -why the i %»*PeDeer7atprS; sboaldi not follow the ] Jhe^ iT W«l>wk»riri v Board, and I "trow mojbejj; tlje >-. interest o£ which ! ■ the He objected ] [ 3^ljys ; t.getting such•.■■* laigo; sum of |"j S'»* 11 « ntore especially as it was veryti ,ja the way of grante for «J proposed jconstxnction ol* h fiie district. . ;■: .:■ : -■ v |1 jconjfcended-that the .Oounca l "better pur- »? p wanted it.- Even 'll £600, it would not -"" **• 'Very exprbitaat Bmarmt. c. THe ft, '•') J 6 by the overflow of the Rakaia,' beC refuse Uieamotiot S Sa. -t£ta c 3& ftTT"» r ~' ■"'* ■ '-. /I ■**' ''-- *■'- 1 ■ 1 yft** 1 -" j/'Btaß After the committee meeting, amonthly seoo'TxT'sxrucfc out" for the ptzr-.- tneetiog vpas held, ait which Mt D. Nairn; I" r::u r" •": ; opeueda disenssion,"On Horticulturecoin-Js^r-^^^S^^ lß^ol^^6 Plotion waslput bined withlJHstivelndustry."--a WQ ™ S proposed to be omittedetand After a fewintrodactoryretnarksherecoin- ""' Sftffi^!^^ 011 " ': - -' mended the culture of the potato on a J ",|JPI4 When tliere VOtert— - larger scale in Canterbury, and gave some i> «w'-S l ?--A3¥ s - ---- ~- 17 -' ' account bf its in trod action into Great Britai a. *« ■esriroes" ".".V "... •>. ai.. g e -reas of opinion that seta should not be <'" >'■ :'.■ '..'■• r« ; cat from overgrown potatoes, or very small for the Ayes ; ... .: 5 and that testimony was in favor of the «- »j moved that the. follow- having only ope eye. Since the i aadeoTfolhe resolution "any,, famine of 1845 in Ireland, through the laia to be paid on an equal failure of thepotato crop, an entirely new i " by Tate in the district." yariety, bad come into use. The potato was was pa?sedj and imperishable, and if merely thrown into a " ;^Vfcißo^<!d- I WB' , CMrie^ l iqportedto hole, it would produce a valuable farina. " adopted.- ' Hops would grow here if they were well T*Ms*raf BotjcASioN iNboKPOBATiOK sheltered from the N.W. and S.W. winds", . 1872. : a n d the shelter could be oUained by plantthe PfiOVETCIAL SeCRE- ing trees round them. He hiniself grew as ***^. a J e wis brought in, read a- m any hops last year as made eighty gallons - ordered to be printed. o f mead. Capsicums also could be sown, BRIDGE. irom which cayenne pepper could be manuI" L BloTe<i " 4 respectful address f ac tured. He had grown them, and made i r^io^^? :^ JeS aperintendeiit, praying pepper from them equal to any he could ni<afe at ' Once witti:his Honor purchase here. Canary seed also could be : J dentof Nelson, as theProvin- L, WD! an d the Osier Willow,. Salix Vimiprovince is now- talis, and Salix Vitellina, both of which pJsanJ^J to steps being taken for] wou m make very good baskets, and wheat '3tf lß &ftri!!i!!?^ r o£t ßeHuruhm bridge^"'"jjaitraw plat could be made, at the expense of • , 3^sri^^*°W*«^teEd'ito^molao"n^tfi^ n ]y £i f or .a machine. that steps had been ±i Mr'Greeiiaway objected that it was not - 9TM«e« He would be wil- CO od practice to plant sets of all descriptions ** - w *HW««r..tiie motion. lof potatoes with only one eye, that only

The'PßoviNciAi, would prefer that the hon, ; withdraw the -relation, -as it would strengthen thehaud3 of the Govwnmeut in dealing with the matter, lliehon. gentleman then explained what had been done in connection with the bridge. The Government communicated with the Superintendent of Nelson that they were willing to pay half the expense, provided that the Nelson Government acceded to ; pay the other half. ■ The Superintendent at. Nelson returned word that until the : Council eat. he could not not take upon himself the sanctioning of the expenditure: The. Canterbury Government then agreed to pay the whole on condition of receiving the half, back, but the same answer wae received. Now that the Nelson Council nad met, perhaps the recommendations of his. Honor, backed by the opinion of the Council,' might have weight with the Council of Nelson. . He thought they wpuJd, not have done right had Canterbury taken' upon herself the sole expense. That opinion was no doubt shared by the inhabitants north of the Huninui, who recently had -commenced an agitation for annexation to Canterbury.'- - The motion was carried. ... ,; PEACOCK'B WHARF COMMITTEE. Mr TosswiLl, moved—"That the names of Messrs Macdonald and Higgins be added to the Peacock's Wharf Committee." ."„ The motion was carried. ' BESIGNATION OF CHAPLAIN. The PBOVrNCIAL .SECBETABY moved— "That this Council"ctesire to express their sincere regret at the ifesignation of the Very "ReV; the TJean of Uhristcburch as Chaplain -to this <sotmoil, atiS take of thanking him for so. loop voluntarily undertaking the duties of that office. That Mr Speaker be requested to communicate, to him .this/resolution,". He thought the House could not do less than tender; its: tbanks-to tne" Dean for the manner in whicfr he.had conducted his duties during the time he held ■ J fhe'"'ofiice i p£ ; Chaplain, tp/the Council: He itrueted that if any one was appointed in his "place {he'fiouse would have aeefficierit and jegular a chaplain as the Dean. . Hon. seoonded:the resolution and expressed his cordial. concurrence in the terms of tfce;resolution. He considexecl that therrey. gentleman's conduct in devoting so so much time to the duties of chaplain was not-phTy liberal in the' extreme, but thai it showed hiSreVerence for his sacred office. : The was carried! " [ OXFOBD AND EYBETON TEAM WAY. ■, Mr Higgins asked the Provincial Secretary iwhat was the present position of the Oxford and; Eyreton tramways. ; - : .The Pboyincial; Sbobetaby replied that with regard to this branch railway from Eyreton to Kaiapoi,-be~was informed by the to.jiflie rßesideht Miaietef ■ thafc' a ssrreyor. ;was now appointed, and -was actually engaged on the work. ■< The General Government .had great; difficulty in getting cprapetent;. aurveybrs . r for the ; -various works that were in progress. With regard to.;the ; Kaiapoi and. 'Orfoid branch;line; he wished to say that it had been already staked out as far as the last river, and that the work would .go- on; until it was completed; and he presumed: tenders- would be invited for...tbe work. ■„. He-wieheialso •: to state that the General Governmentihad sent orders to SnglandiSome time ago for £10,000 worth, of 20 miles of rails, and that they had recently instructed the: JSngiheer-kL-Chief -to send orders for, thirty .additional. mjles for those ftfixijcti lines Vfhich came under the Railway Act r : of 1871. and rplling, sadialsb been.prdered. from England, and he thought' that on the whole the General Gp- : vemment had done as much as they possibly could to advance the construction of those pa well'as other branch lines. .'.'..." In reply 46 a question from Hon. J. Hall, | The Pbovincial -Secbetaby said, that the weights thb rails j was 301bs; each.- ' ...; Inc reply ; ttf further questions from Joulir; ' ■■;'■■;■:■■■■.■'.: : ..-- : - -..■■- ;- -" ■> y-'•'■"'■ - Toe Phovinoiai Secbetaby said that width of the g&tige was 3ft. 6in. ' ; ;n ' Jl - -OANTKBBUtar > BOADB <Mm$ATSCti, 1872. - ; -.MrKBKiNAWAY moved , the ?ecbnd reading; of > this Ordinance, and explained its pro-; Insione; i ! •■ --'_;•:■•- ■■■ i * ■- • ■ I '-'. !: / :! V r \ - The motioß was agrteed to, after some dis-; jcTjasiioD, onthe-'voieesV ' t ; "' ' l ; ; ' -TheiKUiwasTead ABeeond'tiare. : •■'-''-;: /l :. \ The House went *ntd committee on the Bill, Mr Webb in the cbair, ; . 'iThe Bill-"w«Kadvanced a stage in ctmiimittee ; progress/, then reported, with leave to sit again. ; Notices of ; motion having been given, the House.adjpurned at 10.30 pm. until noon thisday. > ~-_■■ : ,-■ •/; ; .-:■. •. •■■ ■'._.'. -•/