EVENING SITTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 475, 5 January 1861, Page 4

EVENING SITTING.

Mr. Teschemaker in the chair. ' j. . I; >~ . Standing Order 27 was suspended in orderto enable Mr. 'Gauuam to make :the Moving motion:— ' * ' •--',- "V-- *,£/'■ \m '*'*%■" "That this Council, being^ informedf fliirt »^ action has been brought into the -BuioragsU&tt^ for the purpose of deciding the right W&ggi&SS&sg. of the debateable countrr tet#efcasita sgWsaS^s£ •ad,- the' Provinc£;o£' O»terb\i^»t;,|^^g^y

maintaining the right* ttto pTovinTe"^' *" .JSmUT diBCUSSi ° n ' thk ™ carried North 255*5* ***? Commi "cc of Supply. SefcJS? 5\ *? er ** emanation that better IE i°^ had been atoned ** • wSJ bX } t the settlers k thQ 1»t%&&Z2L1P **£ t0 wUea the road on the that it was to be a main line, d£ S^Wi* 1 in fairneß3 to them > thou S n * pense! d - c formed at the Publicex£4^nTl argiU t0 i nterior b y **yal Bush, SSS\w °PP° sed > Mr. Gillies; who contended that the road ought to go by Wallace «F%5Lv Ihat makin S two roads was a waste wJ£ C . m<me y- » might be a question Wi ♦ c M I \ cc one of the Southern members had stated that the petition for separation was .3 81g ? ed J ? would not be advisable to stake out all the items of expenditure at the Mr. Tablton contended that the road by «yal Bush was the direct and proper line. 22 c*e * *¥??**&■ the use of mch language as that of Mr. Gillies, as tending to exasperate thepeople of the South, Mr. Cutten said that if separation was wmpleted, it did not much matter whether toe Council exasperated the gentlemen of the bouta or not. Were the Council to consult the interests of the Northern portion of the Jrrovince, to strike out all the Southern items ■would be wise, but it was not a question that the Council would settle upon interest. He believed it would be found that they had received more money from the South than they v e *P ended ther e, and as a matter of justice they should proceed with public works in the South, irrespective of the question of separation. If the South was determined to be . separated, he trusted it would be done without iwoiecessary irritation on either side, so that the two Provinces might act amicably in the settlement of questions of steam communication and other objects in which they must act in unison. Of course, if the revenue from land sales fell ofl^ public works would have to be stopped, and that should be done with a view to the claims of both North and South. . If it was proposed to strike out the Southern items, it had better be done upon a resolution of the Council. Mr. Guub explained that he had no serious intention of making such a proposal. Mr. M'Nab thought that the road ought to gp by Wallace Town ; but if the Government chose to make both roads, he had no objection. After considerable discussion, the item was voted at £3000. Branch to Wallace Town, £500, was amended to £1500, and passed. The following items were agreed to : — Invercargill to Campbell- . town £2000 0 0 Invercargill to Riverton...... 500 0 0 Riverton to Mount Pleasant 2000 0 0 Invercargill to Otaria 1000 0 0 Road Branch to the Village Reserve at the mouth of the Clutha River. 1000 0 0 Dunedin to Half-way Bush . 500 0 0 North-east Valley to Timber District 750 0 0 Branch Roads — {To be equally supplemented by District Rates or Contribution.) From the Sheep Reserve and . WanakaLake; : £500 0 0 To Tokomairiro Coal Fields 300 0 0 Main Road through Hawkesbar|r .«..*.;...._. 150 0 0 Boad through Shag Valley -?Ks==*»^tfamotefosi)istriet t . w. , — 400 0 — - Road, Sawyer*; Bay Jetty to Mamßoad 50 0 0 Bbi£hmj«VJacob's River^ Timber. C... 1200 0 0 Oainani.Creek, 5t0ne....... •1300 0 0 Makerewa River on Wallace Town Road 1200 0 0 Makerewa River on Ryal Bush Road - 1200 0 0 Waiopai do. on do. 800 0 0 Upper Taieri 1700 0 0 Buildings, &c. — Completing Court, House Fittings, Draining and Fencing Grounds 500 0 0 Gaol, Dunedin 7000 0 0 Lock-up at Oamaru 200 0 0 Landing Place at Oamaru... 500 0 0 Additional Ward to Hospital, and repairs to and : Drainage of Buildings .... 500 0 o Repairing and Improving Gaol at Invercargill 100 0 0 Converting old Land Office, . Invercargill, to a Lock-up 20 0 0 Addition Jto Survey Office 150 0 0 On the item, Mataura Ferry House Addition, £300, ft. long debate ensued, Mr. M'Xab and Mr. Gillies strongly censuring the Government -&r expending-the sum without the vote of the Council, the item 'having been rejected at the former session. Hie Government defended its proceeding on the absolute necessity of the case, the contract entered by a former Executive having made it necessary for the then Government to make the best of a bad bargain. The item was passed on & division, several members having left . the House to avoid voting. " * ■ •• ' . ' ♦ '■■ • - ' ' The following items were passed : — Immigrants' Barracks ' at South.... £800 . 0 0 Pi^pi^ House at Bluff. 300 0 0 R^mus and Fainting Public jßpudings 600 0 0 QjJarantinff- Buildings and / TjjWbrks .'. 1500 0 0 Item, lor purchase and- mooring a Hulk off Oamaru, £1500, caused a long discussion. Messrs. Reynolds, Dick, and Gillies characterised the proceeding as a job. ■ The Executive excused -the proceeding on the ground that £3000 had been voted by the last Council to facilitate the landing and shipping of goods at jOamaru. The vote was for a jetty,- but the, Civil Engineer had declared the erection impracticable; and a commission — consisting of the Chief Surveyor, the Civil Engineer, the Harbour Master, the captain of the ** Geelone," and one of the members for the'North — had concurred in. a report recommending the placing of a hulk there. Tenders had been called for, and. the most suitable vessel selected. "'* '•."' The item was passed. - ' . . The followmg items were passed : — Jetty at Pelichet Bay £550 0 0 Do. at Invercargill. 1000 0 0 Do/ at 81uff................... 1000 0 0 Addition to Platform at Ri- ; verton. Jetty.. 75 0 0 Crane for Dunedin Jetty.... 100 0 0 Do. „ .Invercargiildo.,.. 100 0 0 Do. „ .PortChalinersdo. 100 0 0 Do. ._,,• Waihola do 50 0 0 „,D o. „' Riverton d 0...:.... 50 0 0 - " Clutha Coal Field Works.... 1084 0 0 -Toward Erection of -Athe- • 5, naium and Mechanics' In- , ; Btitute .1 1000 0 0 ' Dipping Apparatus at CampBeUtown ;... 250 0 o Removing Obstructions, and - "' ; - Improving the Navigation * • ;'5 j 'of the iTaieri .River. and ./^ •.>Wafiiola.. rj..«i...r j..«i... .'..... iooo 0 0 c*c '*' T ; %^*smnp ~.U..«."/-"..--i-" ISO- 0 0 ;l^sl -Worksnbt provided for, £9000, was reduced l^pfiCbjfiiipp^ment. Branch Roads, pound for g||o|i|^£4ooo; was omitted.

The following items were passed : — Rock-up, Waikouaiti .£l5O 0 0 Fencing Lock-up, Riverton. 20 0 0 Pound at Port Chalmers 40 0 0 The C'hnirman reported progress, nnd the House adjourned til! Wednesday.