Thursday, Junk 8,

Colonist, Issue 795, 9 June 1865, Page 5

Thursday, Junk 8,

The business beyond the reception of an important message from his Honor the Superintendent, enclosing the Estimates for the year Was unimportant. These appear in another column. Mr. Dodsos's motion for £50 to be placed on tho Estimates, for repairs to a dangerous part of the road at Suburban North, called Pearson's Hill, was withdrawn, on the suggestion of Mr. Richmond, who, showed that it was injudicious to nsk for such grants before the Estimates were consiilersd. Mr. Richmond's remarks were cordially concurred in by Mr. M'Muhou and several othrr members of the house. LAND BEGtttATIONS. Mr. Richmond moved—" That a Select Committee be appointed to consider and report on the question of amending the present Land Regulations, bo far as relates to Pastoral Licenses ; to consist of the Provincial Solicitor, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. M'Rae, the Speaker, Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Pollock, and Mr. Kingdon, and the mover." The hon. member supported his motion by showing the large quantity of land held in license by flockowners at a merely nominal rent. The quantity composed nearly half a million of acres for which only £600 of rent was obtained. Motion agreed to. SCAB IN SHEEP. The second reading of this bill was postponed. LICENSING BILL. On the final reading of the peramble of this bill, Mr. Oliver proposed a variety of ammendments in a lengthy address.