Provincial Council.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XII, Issue 732, 12 November 1859, Page 4

Provincial Council.

TUESDAY, ,|"OVEMBEE 8. Tho Speaker took the/tiliair at 5 p.m. -.•.•'. Present—Messrs. Bisl) p, ■Blakistbn.Cass Cookson Davis, Bobbs, Durrani Pocks, Hall, Harman Lx-khart,Ollivier,Pack« Potts,Ehodes,Thomson' White, and Wyatt.\ " : STATE 3f EM. ' ' " The.Speaker h^yino-CLlled on tho order of. the Mr. Or/aviER rose anisaidhe wished to inform the house of certain circu nstarices which had occurred since their last metHng. when ho had -told them that, in accordance'nth what he conceived to bolus duty, he had placet his resignation in the" hands of his Honor.: On (he following, day it became known to him thato;her gentlemen had been called to his Honor's-E^icitive Council, who hac undertaken to conduct tl.e( management of public affairs. A verbal communication had that same day been made to him by Mr.' Harman, which he (Mr. 0.) had thought exjedient to reduce to writing, and which he had aiswered the same evening, in the following words --"iV- ■ \1; , :., -„ ' Saturday, Nov. 5, 185.9. ;-*)^A:R.-S|u,~l,liav.9. A tjioiug|»t]pver your suggestion lor overcoming the diffl<Milty\inwhie.h we are placed, and whic.li I repeat, in-p.rder'tliat it muy be' seen if we clearly understand other,' It.is-.that I slipuld continue. ir> office risTrpviricial Secretary; that my colleagues in theExecwtivo should resign; and that Mr.,^Duncan siouldretain his office,of Provincial Solicitor, but VHh*3«t a.seat in the Executivei that the retnrnfDibved for be produced, and laid on the table',of that tho' Executive shonl(( ; consist offyoursblf, Mr. Koss, Cupt. bfiobt as chairman, and mV«lf.;-1 regret.l cannot con-r Bent t» this/arrangement-Firs*, because if I anj to contrnue in office, I see n'/ireas?n lor the resignation of .triy colleagues, unles'a i^t /tlieir express desire, secondly, l lvm o f o ,,i n i on Injt tl"j Provincial Solicitor ought,to be a niemb'eiiof, *ne .Execntiyej and, lastly, I cannot consent. to#' prodwetlou and [»ossible publication of the reiirri in question. 1 have had no opportunity^ connlting niy colleagues; but after reflecting on those rJintSi as I cannot see a possibility of our agreeingip.P" them, I have thought it bettGEito give you i tame^ifite notice of my decision, xn oaler thftt you may mpwty conpM?r the course

you propose to pursue. I shall, of course, be glad to see you on the subject on Monday at eleven, if you *desire it. • , I have the honor, &c. „i, 3. Oixiviek. To K. J. S. Harraan, Esq. Ho hnd only further to state that he had delivered over his seals of office to his successor, Mr. Ross. This had been his last act as a member of the Government. Mr. Haijman had to announce to the Council that himself, and Mr, White, with Mr. liosa as Provincial Secretary, had accepted seats in Ilia. Honor's Executive. He would move that the Council at its rising do adjourn to Tuesday next. It was the object of the new government to delay as little ns possible the business of the session; they therefore hoped that the short adjournment he now : proposed would be sufficient to enable them on the . day named to meet the house. ' . Mr. Thomson asked whether on Tuesday next the Government would be prepared to come forward with a ministerial statement of, the course they intended to purauo ? . ..'■.,. Mr. Haeman replied that the Government would be so prepared. It only remained for the Council to consider whether they would carry ;on the business of the session'without the Provincial Secretary holding a seat in the Council, or whether they would preler the delay of waiting for a reelection. .

Mr. OiiLiviEE asked whether it was the intention of the Government to furnish the return originally askedfor.by Mr. White? MY. Harman said it was the intention .of the Government to /urnish that return or information equivalent to it as soon as it could be got ready. _ Mr. Ollivieb then gave notice that on the next sitting day, Tuesday, he would move "that the publication of .the financial' state of the province since 30th September is inexpedient. CATTLE TRESPASS.' ' '' / Mr. Rhodes asked leave to introduce a bill to amend the Cattle Trespass Amendment Ordinance. He said that a portion of this ordinance "pressed heavily on the inhabitants of the southwestern portion of the Port Victoria district, at the head of | , Lyttefton harbour. (Mr. Rhodes here,presented a memorial signed by : nearly all the settlers in that locality, praying for an alteration in the ordinance, which was read by the clerk and received). He said it was folly to consider this district as an agricultural one. It consisted chiefly of a range of rocky mountains from.looo to 3000 feet in height. It was essentially a pastoral, a dairy district, and as such was a most important one. He had made a calculation of the annual value^of dairy or other productions of this locality, which he found to ,be somewhat ,as follows:—There were' 20 dairy stations, 12 large and 8 small. These produced annually about 48 tons of cheese, which with fat cattle and sheep for the, Lytte.lton market, butter, bacon, hams, pork, agricultural produce, besides some 130 bales wool, would make the annual value of all for export about £21,500. This district was undoubtedly the. most important dairydistrict in the province. After a few remarks from Mr. Potts, suggesting that this measure should be delayed untif the inhabitants of this district living nearer the town of Lyttelton should be consulted, leave was 'given to introduce the,bill, .which was read a first time and ordered to be printed. . ,'. • After notices of motion, the House, on the motion of Mr. Hauman, adjourned to Tuesday next, the 15th instant, at the usual hour.