NELSON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 4 October 1851, Page 7

NELSON.

The Nelson settlers held a public meeting on Sept. 2, to consider the proposal recently made by the Governor, to create their settlement an independent province. I. Saxton, Esq. took the chair. The principal resolution, carried unanimovsly by the meeting, was one rejecting the proposed change as inexpedient and undesirable, when the exceedingly limited powers of the Provincial Councils under the existing ordinance were considered. In the following week, the settlers met lo consider the expediency of an address to the Governor-in-Chief, praying for the establishment of municipal institutions in the settlement. The tenor of the speeches then made was more favourable to the acceptance of a Charter of Incorporation for the township, than those at the former meeting were to the more ostentatious form of Government as a province. It was declared desirable that the Blind Bay district should be erected into a municipality, with as full powers of self-govern-ment as could be obtained for it. An amendment to this resolution was indeed proposed, but received no sympathy from the meeting. A deputation to confer with the Governor on the arrangements to be made was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Jollie, Stafford, Travers. Monro, Elliott, and Saxton. The Nelson Examiner is of opinion that the question of a Provincial Legislature for Nelson is affected by the information of the acceptance of such a legislature in Canterbury. Our contemporary says :—" were it now again to be discussed, we feel confident that a general declaration would be made in favour, not of Provincial Councils in the abstract, nor of the particular measure passed the other day at Wellington—but of turning to our own best advantage the law as it now stands ; for if, like Sinbad, we have to carry the old man on our shoulders, in Heaven's name let us gather fruit for our own pleasure as well as for his." {From the Government Gazette.) 1 hereby certify that I have seen and examined the diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, and the license "of the Company of Apothecaries in London, granted to John Seageb Gundhy, and do find the same to be in due form and correct. John Robert Godley, Resident Magistrate. Lyttelton, 2nd July, ISSI. I hereby certify that I have seen and examined the license of Apothecaries Hall, in London, and the diploma of the Royal Colleo-e of Surgeons, granted to Mr. William Draper ' of Rhodes Bay, Port Victoria, and do find the same to be correct and in due form. John Robkrt Godley, Resident Magistrate Lyttelton, July 23, luol.