PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1129, 5 September 1863, Page 5

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

WEDNESDAY, Sot-ember 1. The Pbovihcial Secretary obtained leave to introduce a Lyttelton Municipal Council Bill. The Public House Bill was amended in committee, as suggested by his Honor the Superintendent. Mr. Wilson's motion as to payment of debts due to the hospital was withdrawn, as the Government had taken the necessary steps in the matter. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The following votes were passed:—Lunatic asylum, £2155 7s 6d; inspection of sheep, £1850; public plantations, £834 4s; weights and measures, £310; harbour, £9004 4s. The House then adjourned. THURSDAY, September 3. In answer to a question by Mr. Ollivier, the Provincial Secretary said that the General Government had refused to delegate any authority to the Superintendent to appoint returning officers. . . The Council agreed to a motion made by Mr. Ollivier for a return of correspondence between the Government and Mr. Hughes, relative to the opening of the Okain's Bay road. Mr. Ollivier withdrew his motion for a return of the cost of metalling the Lower Lincoln road. The Roads District Bill was considered in committee, and some alterations made in the schedule. The Public House Bill was read the third time and passed. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The following votes were passed:—For defences, £6,750, and £19,402 14s 2d under the head of general miscellaneous. The House then adjourned to Tuesday next, at the usual hour. [In consequence of the pressure of advertisements we are compelled to condense the report of the proceedings of the Provincial Council. A full report will appear in our nest issue.] CAUGHT NAPPING. TOWN BELT PLANTING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LYTTELTON TIMES. Sir, —I suppose common consistency is not a virtue in Canterbury, else it is one which our Christchurch editors teach us, by their example, to have a singular disregard for, as illustrated by the two following extracts taken from the ' Lyttelton Times' of the 21st February and 2nd September, 1863. Look on this:— " Christchurch Municipality.—The first municipality of Christchurch, after effecting an amount of improvement in the city which covers them with honor, have come to a resolution which when carried out will associate them for ever with a work of which the value will only be unfolded by time. We refer to the passing of a resolution on Monday night in reference to the Christchurch ;Town Belt. By a wise provision, a road of two chains in width was reserved all round the town, and the corporation have determined to make a footpath on each side of 20 feet, skirted by a triple belt of trees 10 feet in width, separating each footpath from a spacious central drive of 72 feet in width. It is a noble conception, and one which at the present moment is not difficult of execution. It will create for our successors a healthful boulevard of grand proportions, which, when they look upon years hence, must inspire them with grateful recollections of the first municipal council of Christchurch." And on this:— " Our correspondent's memory is at fault when hIT accuses us of having even warmly applauded the plan of the Town Council. * * * * * "It is really too bad that an expenditure intended to afford general satisfaction should end in causing universal dissatisfaction. The public is disappointed because the opportunity of making beautiful walks and drives is thrown away, and the prospect held out anything but pleasing. The land owners fronting on the belt are in arms against an interference with their rights as proprietors, which is not even compensated by the hope of the belt being made a favorite resort of the people. " There is time yet to rectify the blunder. We trust that the City Council will reconsider its decision!!!" After this it would be wrong, very wrong, to regard the editor of the' Lyttelton Times' as a man of expediency suiting his views to the altered circumstances of the times, and yet we have in this a fair sample of the consistency shewn by the few who are now trying, ineffectually, to thwart the formation and planting of the Town Belt. Were I a member of the City Council I would move that these extracts be emblazoned in Mr. Mountfort's best style, suspending them in a gold frame in the Town Clerk's office as a lasting evidence of newspaper honesty. CITIZEN.

[The paragraph in our issue of the 21st February was rather hastily inserted, before we really understood the plan of the Council. A " triple belt of trees " did not convey to our mind the idea of a thick plantation enclosed by an ox fence. But because in our pleasure at hearing of the proposed planting of the Town Belt we admitted some " tall" writing among our paragraphs, we are not prepared to sacrifice our independence to what " Citizen' may conceive to be " consistencj 7 ." If no other charge can be brought against our honesty, we are worthy of the friendship of Diogenes.—Ed. L. T.j THE CAPTAIN COOK. TO TIIE EDITOR OP THE LYTTELTON TIMES. g lKj —Having been requested by several passengers, whose signatures have been appended to a letter which they purpose to send for insertion to the local press, to certify as to their present state, I unhesitatingly assert that, after a careful examination of each person, I have been unable to detect any sign of disease, latent or otherwise, and I have to express regret that the Health Officer, Dr. Donald, refused compliance with my request to inspect personally the patients on board, and thus test the soundness of the opinion previously advanced '' that no disease of an infectious or contagious origin or nature had ever existed on board the ship Captain Cook since officiated as their medical superintendent, excepting a case of small-pox which occurred within a few days after starting. r ntv J W. CLUTTERBUCK, M.D. Ship Captain Cook, Sept. 3, 1863.

Sir—We, the undersigned first, second, and steerage passengers by the ship Captain Cook, claim permission to address you on a subject of paramount importance. It is a matter of notoriety that many cases of illness havo come under the care of our medical superintendent during our vovaee, and that he has been unceasmg in his endeavours to impress upon all of us (when questioned) the fact that there was nothing of a contagious nature in any disease which occurred. Relying upon his judgment and W exTerience M a medical practitioner, we have not allowed fear so to act as to predispose us to be affected, and we are now, thank God, fn the enjoyment of perfect health. Judge then our surprise, our indignation and alarm created by the announcement yesterday of the Health Officer, Dr. Donald, that all on board were to be draughted off like herds of swine, to somegroundopposite our anchorage, there to be put into tents, undergo ablu tion, and submit to other indignities Health Officer may think fit to impose. We confidently MsertthatDr. Donald is unfitted to judge whether we replied our jjoctor, uun « jr „ , - ous na ture, such or roast consider the ship to argue, ttat Now will an J.^ b T a f^o tum, P hat a substitute in the the mereipse aif intruste d to perform those person of Dr. Rouse snouiu • p out upo n such which essentially pertamtohis supenor in & vidua i ß) puerile trifling with not only » Ithas L am«n».n»u transpired, too, that tlie co g been refused to convey on shore a announcing the by Dr. Clutterbuck to • . daughter was placed imminent danger m which daug by an attack of, as we Can such egrepocketed the Doctor s unsurpassed? gious prejudice (to use of every Health 8 We contend, sir, it is the bounden au y h . g per . Officer who is zeabus m th,e p«f<> q{& / e puty. on r^lved 7 to I landed at

Lyttelton, and as British subjects we refuse to submit to the arbitrary, humiliating conditions attempted to be imposed upon us by a man, who is only guided by notions instead of common sense. Should we, by remaining on board ship, be visited by these calamities, which it hath pleased God to inflict upon many of the emigrants, the curse bo upon him who causes it. We are Sir, yours respectfully, B. H. Nicholson Donald Stewart S. C-. Charles Samuel Jamison William Gavin Anne Gavin M. N. Kobbs Agnes T. Gavm Henry Maud Joseph Taylor Eliza Graves Henrietta Graves Edith Gmves Frank Major J. Beauuont Maria Buck Arthur Haworth Joseph Harrop arid family Wm. Bennison and family Parker Bracewell James M'Keowan James West and family Charles Elljunr .Amy. Thiele and wile Hugh Lavrey and wife Sarah Jane Smithson Samuel Corrigan & family James Sherriff and family Tom Clark Bayley William Tamanquher John Price G* Brittan. . p_g _We cannot conclude without tendering our warme t thanks and gratitude (in which sentiment the majority of immigrants will concur) to Dr. Clutterbuck. Through his unremitting exertions to discharge his onerous duties with efficiency are we indebted, under Divine Providence, for the health we now enjoy, and our wonder is so few deaths have ensued, considering the unceasing calls made upon him for his professional ai . our request he has given a certificate of health—this we append—comment would be superfluous. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. to the editor of the lyttelton times. Sir—l am directed by the Committee of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, to call your attention to an error in the report which appeared in your paper of the 26th August, of a resolution of the Chamber in reference to the Lyttelton Harbour Commission, and to request that you will be good enough to insert it correctly as follows:— , r T( . Moved by Mr. Reeves, and seconded by Mr. Bowler, " That (with reference to resolution No. 2) this Chamber considers that it has not. sufficient evidence before it to form a positive opinion upon the best plan of providing permanent wharfage and jetty accommodation for Lyttelton harbor; but would, upon existing evidence, recommend that the Provincial Council decide what temporaiy works are required, and in the meantime advise the Government at once to take the opinion of at least two or more eminent Harbor Engineers." I am, sir, your obedient servant, J ' A. LOUISSON, Secretary. Lyttelton, 3rd September, 1863. POST OFFICE NOTICE. Mails per Prince Alfred for England, Sydney, Brisbane, and Nelson will close at Christchurch at 6 a.m. and at Lyttelton at 8 a.m. on Thursday the 10th instant. Letters for registry must be posted, and money orders must be procured before 4< p.m. on Wednesday the 9th instant, both at Lyttelton and Christchurch. Late letters, by payment of an extra sixpenny stamp upon each letter, can be posted at Christchurch until within three hours, and at Lyttelton until withm one hour of the sailing of the steamer on Thursday, the 10th instant. . Mails per s.s. Auckland for the Austrahan Colonies, India, the Mediterranean Ports, Dunedin, and Supplementary Mails for England, will close at Christchurch at 6 a.m. and at Lyttelton at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the 15th instant. Money orders must be obtained and letters for registry must be posted before 4 p.m. on Monday, the 14th instant, both at Lyttelton and Christchurch. Late letters, by payment of an extra sixpenny stamp upon each letter, can be posted at Christchurch until within three hours, and at Lyttelton until within one hour of the sailing of the steamer on Tuesday, the 16th instant. „ _ F. E. WRIGHT, Chief Postmaster. Post Office, Lyttelton, Sept. 3,1863.