PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1504, 7 October 1865, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

The following Bill has been brought in to remedy the existing state of the law as to the appointment of constables. Owing to the fact that by the Empowering Ordinances in different provinces, the Superintendents clothed themselves with all the power of the Governor in this matter. But the Governor's power was to appoint constables for the colony, which no Superintendent can of course do. There has been this fault from the first. A BILL, INTITULED AN ACT TO CONFER ON SUPERINTENDENTS OP PROVINCES CERTAIN POWERS WITH REGARD TO THE APPOINTMENT "OP CONSTABLES WITHIN SUCH PROVINCES. Whereas by an Ordinance of the Lieu-tenant-Governor and Legislative Council of New Zealand, intituled " An Ordinance to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Constabulary Force," it is provided that it shall be lawful for the Governor to cause fit and able men to be embodied as a police force, to act as constables in and throughout the colony, and also to appoint officers for such force, and to make regulations for the management, discipline, and employment of such force. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand, in Parliament assembled, and by the authority thereof as follows : — 1. The short title of this Act shall be " The Provincial Constabulary Act,1865." 2. All such powers as by virtue of the said Ordinance are conferred on the Governor, may, within the several provinces of New Zealand, be exercised by the respective Superintendents of such provinces. Provided that nothing herein-contained shall prevent the Governor from appointing constables under the authority of the said Ordinance. 3. Nothing in this Act contained shall prevent any Superintendent and Provincial Council of any province from making laws concerning the establishment or maintenance of a constabulary force within such province.

Estimate op Peobablb Expenditure ov the bum op £571,222 08 7d ow Accouicr of the Balance op Loan op £3,000,000. 1865-6. Military Seitlkbs. (Iu fulfilment of engagements entered into at the time of enlist""""i.oU.nJ- £ -• a. General Staff (Waikato) 1.688 0 0 * Ist Waikato Regiment, pay and rations, including women and children (if placed on th'-irland by the end of January, 1860) ... 64,173 10 » f 2nd Waikato Ikgiment, pay and rations, including women and children (if placed on their land by end of July, 1866) 23,047 * 8 f3rd Waikato Regiment, pay and rations including women and children, (if plaml on their land „ .. by end of July, 1885) 31,784 ZU f 4th Waikato Regiment, pay and rations including women and children (if placed on their land by end of July, 1865 ... ... 24,012 iXV T 2 Companies Forest Rangers, pay and rations, including women and children (if placed <m their land by end of July, 1865) ... 1,790 13 10 Garrison*, for the several posts in the Waikato and Thames districts, to bo retained on nay and rations after the rest of the men of the four regiments are placed on their land and struck ofi pay: ( ga y) 400 men, for live months, Q been subsequently found impossible, for want of fiurvoyed land, to lorato the men of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments by the end of July, 1865, as anticipated when preparing the above Estimate. P At the end of July there were 639 men on full pay ano rations, exclusive of the Ist Regiment and men employed in the Commissariat Transport Corps, costing for th 4404 7 e -"Cdo W " 1 At the end of September. * » probable there will be 300 men Still on pay and rations, exclusive of the lit Rpgiment and men em ployed in the Commissariat irans g port Corps, costing for hatjnonth 2,067 And during the month ofOcto ber the remaining 300 will he located—say, pay and rations xor 4 fifteen days

8 ii. In « R , nd Au ßuit 643 mon of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Beiimenti r were employod in the Commi«. n Iransport Corps—pay for n the same amounting to 4 795 0 0 [From the lat September, the P*y these men is dofrayed by tuo Imperial Governmont.] Military Settlors, 986, all ranks 5 r supposing the whole to bo off pay oby the end of March, 1800 ... 68.876 1 0 180 men of the Taranaki Mili- . tfy Settlors having been sent to 1 fcho iftst Coast, have been allowed the samo pay as the test of the force, viz.: Is. a day in addition to their usual pay, amounting to (say, for three months) 818 O O t 124 Native Military Bettlers at Urunui and Mimi, north of the i Wtuturn (to rccoive Is, a day , without any other pay or allowances until their crops aro ready— say noven months From Ist Julv. 1 18 Jj 5) . 1,760 7 2 1 Garrisons for posts at Taranaki and the I'atea, to bo retained on pay and rations after the Military 1 Settlors aro located—say, 60 men at Taranaki, and 60 at Patea: 100 men, pay, and rations for three m °nt.lw 1,938 13 3 w»• * 63 « 390 1 6 Wellington-— Forest and Bush Rangers at Wanganui 17,682 17 0 These oonsist of 64 Waikato Militia, 66 Waikato Forest Hangers, aud 136 Wanganui and Patea Bush Rangers. Their cost is estimated on the supposition that they will be off pay by the end of December, and will receive rations only for the six months ending 30th June, 1866. Napier— Military Settlors 13,266 7 4 Other Seevioes to 31st DbCEMBKB, 1866. Defence ForceAuckland, Wellington, and Hawke's Bay 10,616 19 0 Volunteers— Napier 2,297 8 0 Native Contingent— 109 men, all ranks, same pay as the Waikato Militia, to 16th August 1,293 1 9 130 men, all ranks, same pay as East Coast Force, 16th August to 31st December 4,088 6 0 Rations for Friendly Natives ... 1,200 0 0 Contingencies on account of the above forces 974 0 0 Liabilities to be provided for by December 31, 1865— Land and Water Transport, Wanganui ... 2,000 0 0 General Steam Transport, roads, timber, blockhouses, passages of families of Military Settlers ... 23,600 0 0 Necessary expenditure, in addition to the above— Steamers, blockhouses and roads at Taranaki, blockhouses at Patea and Pipiriki, stores, transport, tents and camp equipage 14,300 0 0 Total cost fer financial yearending 30th June, 1866 320,909 6 4 Light houses, erection of, at Dog Island and Cape Saundere ... 16,000 0 0 Electric telegraph works ... 9,000 0 0 Do cable across Cook's Straits, and laying do 21,000 0 0 Reinstatement of Taranaki ... 21,000 0 0 Arrears of contribution to main postal line ... , r 42,000 0 0 Improvements — Government House and grounds, Wellington 4,000 0 0 Furniture for ditto 1,000 0 0 Government offices, Wellington —Native and Defence office, back wing 3,000 0 0 Furniture for ditto 600 0 0 House, Lowiy Bay 6,000 0 0 Furniture for ditto 1,250 0 0 Ranger's Lodge 260 0 0 Fencing and other improvements 1,600 0 0 Unauthorised general expenditure 126,813 0 3 Total £671,222 6 7 * The rations have been calculated at Is. 4d. each, f Exclusive of 64 men all ranks from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments, who volunteered for service at Wanganui. I Exclusive of 66 men, all ranks, from these two Companies, Forest Rangers, who volunteered for service at Wanganui.