tor

Tl e plamtl\e w ty 1n wluch a caRe so essont ally l otl was plea l eu the po' eJ ty sLnckcn look or JCl tlemen r. bsolutcly smolhe1 c 1 111 the1 r c.wn gold lhe n zwlc With wlllch the cl "IITICt 11CCCS'1lll of the

o1 er ltber 1ltty of the liouse "as t 'C 1 ou~ht to ha1 e b en seen, to be at :!II t leq 11 ely apprectntctl HonOJ able mem be1 s one an<l all-on wluche' er stde of the He uso- kn ew well enough tl nt

there "as uo 1etl dtficulty 1n the way­the dulle•i and sturndcst of them nil (we have not qmte settled who tl at

s) nevm doub ed but there p'enty of fuml• some vhcrc io any po,s1ble cout nge y an 1 wtth the cool st face 1m tJ tnnble, the bPg,sar, pct1t1o11 was u"ged by spcake1 ufte1 speaker and the kcepe1s of the public

p 1rse were entreuted to ' Jlly the •o1-rows of a po01 ol<l man A pt ett) tb ng,

mdeed that the gold was to thso1 gamse

eve1 yth n ', aml y d not prov Hle for 1 tseF 1

A p1 ett1 tbtng that ger tlemen •o dts gu.tmgly nc h should Clave a<ststancc f1 om the meagre pocl et of the people 1

p ettytbt ,:!, that the 1 >Or 0 It r.ty Reve uue"astowate1 theplnnt,wl d tthelen1

tonal Re\ enne gathered tl e ft 1 t' Good

J us•, mod~st c eat lit Co 1 'Vallo' ng m we 1Ith \S they "ere, to pJss !Jke J.'T han by theu own flocks a rl thetr 0\1 n he1 I• and

pounee upon the 1 oor hltle ewe lamb of the peon!" ~

And the Colom tl Secretary too, to pomt out the >mposs>b !Jty of trenchmg upon a fund ) 1eldmg thousanrh a week, seq ences 1 nR THISJ IE because golJ ha1onged "0 s'tlct 'y to thP 1\Tr F \.\\ K:'\ E,~ a1e notwe o' Its 1 tent on Ct own I A 'title of pocket money for tier to nsk the hon C'ol01 11! Soct e at y v 1 etl e1 lUI)

.1 r b t nug I ad bceu dote te;pectiin tl e alat 1 n., Ma.Jesty, doubtles•, anu the! ew1e not to a 1 ct~a e of tb sties

1 ashly tampe1ed With by the meaner fingeto CO~ftJI1 IEE OF S1JPr>LY m 1b more 1 nmetlw.tenct0 hbou hood I "as

tht.qu tte w1se orqUJtetJght,oJ qllltet ucP Or was 1t not cbtldt•11 and 1 Jdtculous to talk 1n this" ay of a fund of such "xtent accru 1 g unuCl such circumstance,, and naturally and obvt u,ly 1 e'ponsible for the

1 t,htmg of 1 s own w1 011J? Or "as Jt wtse or ugbt, or di"mlied to hold o ' the threat of '~ 1 thclra wmg the .£! 0 000 altcat'y promt.ed? It '1as not a threa forsoc>th' But we say that It u as a <1treat and a threat, too, of tlte most mdccent

characte1, and u •tered 1 n ihe wm st poo>l ble taste The reonlt will sh >W whether

tt was a threat 01 not utterance of thts th1 eat as we belle\ e 1t, has lent stre1 gth to our doub,s fl> to whe ther the meekness exhtb ted m pat twuhr quarters I> not the n eel Jess of the eft!,

And the dn tston was mstJ uctne 1 ke the debaie Nmeteen to ten ' Ommous

Could not the nommee num been altered e\ en bJ

smg•e umt, as 1 t was by md • v1dual change ? Could no bnbe be

found for one of the Sq natter s ? " us Grant hopeless P Could no hone be flung to the Rtlht W crsh1pful? The prect.e number ten looks bad 111 a dn I> on If eleven cannot be seclll ed let tnem by nil rneans, b11be the other way, md con tent themselves wtth nme

But, seno 1sly, we mu,t eong~;ntulatc

our Governmental +'ncnds who Jatfly

showed themselves so 'cnstt1ve upon d1 op pmg so eomfo1 tably mto the ba1neso 1 hey get on wonde1'ull), and the tender

We

swg 1lar

undet s JCh "1 cu nstances, "'as 1t not, to find upon one sttle cve1 y nommee mem bet

~ excnpt the hooora Jle 1 eprescntattve of l 1ttle Collms street on the otbe1, eve1 y

repics~ntalive 1embe1, but the los~ sheep of the Lo ldon flock ? A. comctdence ' N othmg mo1 e' But a fe v mo e such co nctdences, and pcthnps, "the clank of the cham may los~ the ha1 shne.s of a

!Ound at present so pamfully mharmonwus

TnERE 1s not a step of our new Legts lature but IS pregna t w1th Jnsh uctwn and as not the least Jnstnwttve, we may polllt to the \ Cl J alllmated diSCUSS lOll upon the ' gold pm twn of the Est1 mates and the dtvJston cnsulllg there•

upon Comudenn.J the sunpltctty of tha

I

£ s d 500 0 0

25 0 0 5J 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 30 (j 0

100 0 0 100 0 0

]50 0 0 -----1 0~0 6 0

lastage \VUS

were rel_\11,)' performed lly the person for whom it. wa• ir.tende J to vote n "'\lnry. · .

Jlfr RUSSELL was q uite nwnre that the dnt1.rs of Harbour J\Iaster and l'olioe l\{,1.gi•trate IHtJ heel> so r~malgamoted , thnt it was impqssiule the.Y wonld be efficiently performed.

To!:ll, Lig-hthouse; Short land's Lllnft' . . . . 76!;

LIGHTHOUSffi, CAPE OTWAY. St~l,tries -

Li ;;ht.house Keeper ., .• Two Assist:mt Keepers, at 3s 6d

9 0 The AUDlTOH·B~:l'ir•lRAl~ <ai>l that ihere

were 1\ number of lqciclental .Fxpenses nt the est-ablishment, :tnt! if th~ amotmt 'X"S nqt re­quired, it wollld not be .expendct)., , . • .

Alderman JOHN!;>TON ' begg-ed leave t9 wit)l­draw his. amendment.

130 0. 0

JII1· ]'A\YKNEH.was happy to hear tha t some <Tentlemen from the Government side of the }louse had confirmed what had r.~llen from the Lon. member for Melbourne.

each, per die in. . . .. • • 128 2 0 · J<Ir WESTGARTH.asked wh:•t anangements had been made f'tl r the safe carriage of OttO-

258 2 Contingencies-

0 powder. . The A UDITOR ·GENERAT, r~plied that the

Water P olice were charg~d with that duty. T he item was tlien agreed to,

COLONIAl, AGENT GEKERAL.

Oil for the li.'l'h t .. 451) 0 0 Oil casks nnd r~pairs to tl1e same 20 0 0 Conveyance of stores by se11. 100 0 0

The COL. SECRL£TARY: The Government had been taxed wi th retainin g in its serv ice unworthy and incompetent oflicers. He dis­tinctly denied this, auJ also deni~d that a snm Lad been placed on the Estimates for nn office which there 1vns no one to fi ll. He conceived it. tu be the dutJ of every member of the conn~ u­nity to bring charges beJore the Execui1ve ng11inst any officer who neo-lects h1.s dnty.

Stationer.\ Iucidentlll expenses

1 0 \1 30 0 0

-----601 0 0

The vote of £100 per annum fo~ the Coloni•>l Ageut Generol wns objected to by Mr Hutled,;e; on the ground that 5uch an officer w a.s super­fluous.

Alderman JOHNSTON asked 1f any obarg<!s han yet been broug-ht against this oUicer.

Total, LighthousP, Cape 0Ln·ay . . 839 2 0 Alderman JOHNSTON enquired why two as­

sistants were required at one l ight. bouse, and oul.v

The vote was, however,' agreed to, and it wns then moved t}H,t the Chairman lett1e the rlutir. reporl, prog-ress, and ask le:~ve to s1t ag-n.in on Wedne~day next.

The COL. SECRETARY : None but the corres­pondence moved for by the bon. momber for Villiers.

one at a11other. ' The House t hen resnn1ed, and an adjourn­

ment was moved at half-past uine.

:Ur RUTLEDGE begged t.o say that he h>1d not charged the Harbou1· J\1a,ter with any mis­conduct; and he moved for the corrresponder.ce ~vitb a \'iaw of giving tile hnrbom· master an op­portunity of rebutting many whispers which had goM abroad respeot.ing him. . Mr WESTGARTH thought that a Harbour. :M~ster at Wilham's Town, could be very well done without.

TheDOL. SECRETARY said that although the Harbour lltaster's duties had repeatedly called him away from William's Town, ar!'nngements would in future be made to secure his attendance here.

The postponement was then agreed to. The following vote was al8o agreed to :­

Ha.rbour Maater and Water Police OIHcer, Gee­long, £200.

On the vote for a Coxswain at 4s, and .. four boatmen at 3& a-day, amounting in all to £292 16s,

Mr ROBINSON suggested, that it would be impossible to procure boat men at that price.

:Mr FAWKNER said, that nn extra amount ought to be pa1d the boatmen, and that it •honld be supplied from t~e Gold License l!,nnd.

The COL. SECHETARY said, that, once for aH, he would assure the Honse that they must

·not look for any assis~ance from the Territorial Revenue.

Mr MILLEH thought that the House should confine itself to the question as to whether 'they should vote an adaitional sum tor these coxswains.

Mr GRIFFITH said, the qneslion was: Ougl1t they to proviJe sufficientl.Y tor the service of G;overnment ior the ensuinJ ye11r out of tl1e only fund that ~<as placed ut their disposal.

!>fr MILLER did not kllow what the gentle­men ou t.he otLer side of the Honse wanted, they

' ·were rer.dy to Yote an iucrease if it w~s rt>· qui red, >\1\d wh"t more was wanted.

Alderman J OHNSTO~ was quite ready to vote an increase if it Wt\S a fair and a modHote one, and be did think, th>tt entire!.)' irrespective of the Gold qnesticn, an increase was nec~ssary in the cnoe before them

The AODII'OR-GF.~ETlAL sail!, that if the amount )vas deem~J too low it Jlibould he in­creaseJ, but i t 1..-oulcl be clearly impo•sible to supply ony increase fr om tlu; Tert itorial Ilevenue.

lllr MlLfJE,R thou;;ht that the hon. member'8 observo.tio:Js we1·~ calcnlatetl to renew the dis­cussiOn of the prrvicns cL1_v.

'l'he AlJDl'I'OR-GENHA'L : Jf it was the opinion of the House tliitt t h ree shillings i~ in­sufficient for the payment of these men, it was their d'uty to eonsi lcr the question deliberate!:, and 1Je would therefore move thut the p!'esent item be also postponed. .

.1\Ir O'SHAN AbSY said that it appeared to bim that Government were pursuing two diifaent lines of con<lnct.

The postponement was then agrcad to, as was the vote of C lerical Assistance, 501.

The Jollowing Contingencies were also votell : Contingencies-

£ 5 cl. Tinoys, chains, and moorings 158 0 0 New 1 oat, oars, and'sui!.. .. 35 0 0 }'un.iture 151, stores l5l 30 0 0 Building :t bo:lt sbed · .• 50 0 0 Stationery 5l,.pustage 2l 7 0 0 :Fuel 51, water 21 2s 7 12 0 Incidental expenses 10 0 0

-----297 12 0

- - ---Total, Harbour Uaster, Geelong SJO 8 0

· The consideration of the foll9wing estimates WJ.S po3tp:med ;-

£ s. d. RA!fBOUR !lt.A.STP.R, !'OUT ALBllUT.

. Salaries-Harbour Alaster . . . 150 0 0 Coxswain, at 4s, and four boat

men, at 3s each per diem 292 1 6 0

Contingencies-Buc.~·s, anchors, and chains, for · Port Albert, and :Sell' Port For the occasional hire of a vessel,

for laying down buoys . • Two new boats, \\ith oar and , sails ... Oil, paint, and other stores, and

repairs to buoys and boats Incidental expenses ...

',l'otal Harbour Albert .•.

llfaster, Port

442 16 0

650 0 0

so 0 0

75 0 0

100 0 ()

56 0 0 -----

955 0 0 -----1397 16 0

The following was the next item:-!' !LOT ST.!TIQ;,<S.

Salaries-Pilot and Channel llinster 'Ten P ilots at I Os each per diem .. Coxswain, at 4s, an.i six boatmen

for two . boats at 3s each per diem

~ Contingencle~-Two whale boats, with oars and ·sails .• . ... .. . ...

Paint, canvass, and repairs to lioats

200 0 0 1830 0 0

402 12 0

243J 10 0

75 0 0 50 0 0

122 0 0

2557 12 0 1 The AUDITOR-GENERAL saidtliat in future

pilot fees would go to the general revenue, and a sum l:e granted for the maintenance of l'ilots ; a,.d on the questien of the salaries of these Pilots, :MrR,binson said, that he thought this vote should . aJ.~o be postponed, as the present number of Polots was much too small : and he should there­fore either move a postponement of the question, or tlu1t four additional P1lots should be placed on the supplementary estimate.

'The AlJDITOR-GENE l{AL would consent ,to the postponement, if it would meet the bon. n1ember· ... wishes.

The AUDITOR-GENERAL explain•d that one l1ght wos mnch hug-er than the other, a nd conseqnently required mo•e a t tention.

The vote was then a>(reed to. TEf,I£GHA rH STATIONS . .

On the vote of Telegraph Keeper at life!­bourne,-3s per diem-£~4 ISs,

llfr RUTLEDGE s~id that the con. theAuditor­Generul had much better postpone the matter, unless he was prepared to pay an extm amount from t he terri torial revenue.

'lh_e AUDITOR-GENERAL said that•llhough the salary appe•u·ed small, the t elegraph keepers received something for compiling the meteorolo­g·ionl tables.

Tbe voLe wns accordingly postponed, and the following contingencies agreed to :-

Oil, paint, and brushes ... Cordage for halyards, and for

'r igging for flag stnfi' •• New set of flags .. ~,uel, 15l; water, 5l 4s Stationery an,J signal books Incidental expenses

£ s. d. 15 0 0

20 0 0 lio o o . 20 4 0

8 10 0 10 0 0

93 14 0 COLONIAL STOREKEEPER.·

£ B. U. On the vote for Clerk of Stores

a.s Clerk of the second class ... 150 0 0 Mr J\IIILLER inquired what were the dutios of

the office. . The AUDTTOH-GENERAL said t he clnti•s

had hitherto beHI performed by a Clerk in the Co­lonial Arch itect" Office, and wm·e exf;remely arduous. '1 he duties were to issue to l.lte seve­ral depa.rtmeJ.t~ ~ve1-y item thai was required, and to see that <trlicles furnished to Govern­ment by the yarious contractors were of goo,! qua lity.

Agreed to. On its being· moved that for a Clel'i> of the

thi•··l class, the snl\1 of 1001 be vote,!, Mr MILLI~R again inquired if the duties wer

so >trduous as to reqnire two clerks. The COLON I A!. SECRETAHY could nssnre

ll1c House that if an ndJitional Clerk wa> not ll'unted t.he item would uot appear.

The vote was then :tgreed to. GOVER.'i YE;-{T PRINTER..

On lhe fvllowing sala1·ies being proposetl-£ s. u.

200 0 0 Gowrnment Printer Aceountant, as Cl~rk of third

rlats 'Vag-es to Oomposi tors, Pressme~,

and others . . .., •.

120 0 0

HSO 0 0

1800 0 0 Mr MI LLER inquired, if, by having- a Govern­

ment Printer , the priJ1t ing; would be performed at n cheaper rate than by contract.

The AUD ITOH-Gil:Nl-:RAL repl ied , that it would be difficult. for the Governwent business to go on without a Prin trr.

Mr RUTLEDGE thought that the amount, thou.f!.h h'll'ge, was neressar.Y

Alde: man JOHNSTON thought th•t no p1 int­ing ottiee in town could be prevai led on to contract for the Govern!nen~ printing.

'fhe following contingencies were ogreed to, after n. short dis~ussion :-

£. s. d. Paper for Printing for General

Service 800 0 0 Type 2001, Other Printing Mate -

tef·iuls I OOl 300 0 0 l•'urniture 50 0 0 Stationer .v l5l, postag-e !5l 30 0 0 l<'llel lOl lOs, Water 5l4s 15 14 0 Incident<\! Exp~nses 50 0 0

-----124.'> 14 0 ------

BOTANIC GARDENS. .Alelbou1·ne.

C'n the consideration d the lollowing items­£ s. d.

Superintendrnt . . 100 0 0 T wo Gardener~, at 50l each per

pe1· nnnnm •• 'l'wo Under- Gardeners, at 11 l a

c ach p2r week . . C:trtet· E ight Labourers, at l l each per

week for six mouths ...

Contingencies­Constructing l>rains and maldng

approaches . . . . Impro ving the Ouier Domain Repairs to Fences Forage . H~trness and F.1rnery Oases fot· Plants .• Tools and St nres .. Incidental Expenses

Total Botanic Gardens, Mel

!00 0 0

109 4 0 52 0 0

~08 0 0 -----

[;()f) 4 0

200 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0 36 12 0 5 0 0

lO 0 0 25 0 0

5 0 0

491 12 0

bourne.. 1060 16 0

Mr FA WKNEU deprecated expending money on pleasure grounds, when the necess ities ot the Colony were so grent ; and therefore moved that tl:e items 2001 and l.SOl be st.m ck out.

Mr RUSSELL was astonished that the bon. member for 'fal~ot, who was known a• the " I>\ ork • ing l\Ian's FrienJ," should oppose what 1ms .in tenued to contribute so mn.terially to there­creation of the working clnss<s.

Mr RUTLEDGE agreed entirely wi th the l10n. member fol' Talbot, and should support his ndmendment.

Mr WlLIUNSON thought tl>e whole of the Botanical aftfiir was extremely injudicious under preseut circumstances, especially ns there was not yet " Snpreme Coud., at Port!.tnd,

Mr o ·SHAN ASSY opposed the items simply because be did not think that labour conld be obtainell for constructing the approacbe~.

Alderman J OHNSTON thought that in the pre­sent state of the roads and briJges of t he Colony, it was scarcely justifiable to vote the pres911t items.

Mr \VESTG A RTH said that ·great incon­''enience was fell. in consequence of w:mt of means for eonreying P ilots from William's Town to the H.ends," and if some means 11·rre adopted to render this a m1,1tter of fe.cilit.Y, he thought that t he present n umber of p1lots would be found .sufficient.

The AUDITOR-GENERAL did not intend t0press the matter to a division, but would say a few words b•fore such a sweeping amount was struck oiT. T he drains were necessary, and some of the approaches were in a d»ngcrous state, and when the large population of ~he town iv·as considered, he thought the Honse ought to agree i11 the pro­priety of putting the g ardens within t he reach

111r ll'AWKNER thouoht th.lt the sum of t en shillings a day, 1i·ould not be found enongh.

The postponement 1vns then agreed to. L lGH'l'HOUSF.S.

-'fhe vete for-ligbthot!se-kerper, at Gelli-

h~·nnd's Point, 5s per diem , .. . 91 10 . 0 A•s1a!n~t lighthouse lteeper, 3s ... ,

per chern .': ·.. , . .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 18 0 W .:s ag ret·d to.

TJ e follcwir.g items wore then considered:­~ Contingencies-

Oil for the light ... Rtatio>~erv Jncident.J expcns~~

142 10 0 1 0 0

23 0 0

16:1 JO 0

T?tnl rur Li.,.hthouse, Gellibrnnd' s l 'oint ..

0 .. .. .. 309 18 0

l.IGflTHOUSE, Sl!OHTLAJSD•S BLUFF. Snlnrie•.:_

I;ighihouse Kc~per . . . . 1 ~0 0 0 'lwo Assistant Keepers , at 3• 3d

each, per diem. . . • , . • 1 18 19 0

Cont in,.enrics-Oi! for the nght . . . . O,J casks and repoirs lo the !nme fitationerv lucidentRl ex penS<;~ ·'

238 19 0

487 10 0 8 0 0 1 0 0

30 0 0

526 10 ()

of the public geherally. ' . The SOL ICiTOR-GENERAL said a few words in favour of the vote.

The question was then put, and Mr Fawk­ncr's amendment canied . H.ESEH.VE FOR PUBLIC HECitEATlON, ' · GFEI.ONG. ' .

The AUDITOR GENERAL moved th?"f the follo wing items be voted. £. ·

s. d. ~er the .employment -of one Oyer· · Recr at 4s per diem, aud fdur L~bourrrs at 1l each per week, for the formation of the g round

For completing the fenoeo .For the purchuse of shrubs

281 4 ·o 100 0 0 60 0 0

Tntal, Reserve for Public Recrea-ation, Geel01.g 43 1 4 0

Mr FA WKN'ER prnposcd to substitute two JauonrerA for four, and moved an amendment ac<·onlin~ly.

Mr ROtliNSON ~upportecl t!1~ vote, ~>~dhoped tlte previous speaker would wlthdl'flw Ius oppo­~ilion .

A short discussion ensued on the point, ~tnd the amendmel>t wus finally negatived.

THE POWDER MAGAZINE. The next item'IVUS 287l 5s for the Powder

~h.,nziu~ and of tni~ sum 50l wos for lnciJen· tal ~E~pen~eK

Aluermon JOHNSTON moved thnt the snm ol r,oz be strnck out.