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Hon. F. B. JoNsoy asked at what stage the matter was at present.

flis EXCELLENCY said the actual motion before the Council was that the report be now consider ed. They would have to go into Committee of the whole Council upon it.

Hon. F. B. JOHNSON moved that the consider ation of the Bill in Committee be adjomeduntil

to-morrow.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL called attention to the fact that in the minutes of the special Com uritice the names of the members present at the meetings were given and the names of those absent, and the name of the Attorney-General appeared amongst the latter throughout. He asked for on explanation of this, as he had not been appointed on the Committee.

Explanations were gived by the Governor and the Chief Justice from which it appeared that the Attorney-General had consented to act on the Committee, but by an oversight the appointment was not made by the Council, and his name hail been inserted in the minutes as absent under a wrong impression.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

contract should be in writing." The main point is thus decided and the rest of the dispatch hon. members will have the opportunity of perusing.

THE STATE OF THE ROADS.

Hon. F. B. Jor1NSON-The next question have to put is as to the state of theroads, to which you have already alluded. You have expressed your opinion that the roads were in an extremely satisfactory state. Now, that was not the opinion of the members of this Council in Finance Com mittee in August Inst, and from my own obser- vation and the observation of all those who have had experience of roads, their condition is very much the same as it was then, excepting that the weather is now dry and we don't experience the inconvenience so much. I am afraid your Ex cellency has not been recently in the neighbour hood of East Point. It is now nine months ago since I called your attention fo the fact that along a portion ofthe Praya in that direction the road was a font higher on one side than on the other. Tean answer for it that nothing has been done to this road since I returned to the Colony in March last. As described the road, it is at least three quarters of a foot higher at one side than at the other. There are water courses running down it transversely, it is dangerous for vehicles, and there are holes in which any horse might stun ble. I am sure the surveyor-General has not been on that part of the mad he would have observed this..

of life and property-whatever indications of speaking generally, I presuine it will be a hard-Thomsett relative to the difficulty that has prosperity may be seen, in that it is also one that ship for the taxpayers to be compelled to incur arisen as to his duties as emigration officer. deserves congratulation that, in the history of an expense which they have not been in the The main point at issue appears to be what is a Hongkong, there never was a time when there habit of incurring in the past. It will be borne contract of service, and I agree generally with was more enterprise among all classes of the in mind that the roads have not gone to the you in thinking it is not necessary every such community, Europeans as well as Chinese. And trainways, but that the tramways have come to there is one class of enterprise, an intellectual en- the roads. Considering the concessions that terprise, to which I have great pleasure in refer have been made and the privileges that have ring. I myself have the honour of belonging to been granted to the Tramways Company, Ithink the Inns of Court in London. I passed an ex- it is fair, in the event of circumstances necessi- amination in Lincoln's Inn,, some of my learned tating it, that they should pay for removing and friends who are present know that at those ex- relaying their own lines; otherwise, irrespective aminations there are young men from Oxford and of cost, I am afraid improvements to rouds would Cambridge, London University and King's Coi- be a thing of the past. On every attempt at im- lege, and he great competition is for the student-provement the surveyor-General would be haunted slips or scholarships given at Lincolns Inn. Last by the dread of the expense; it would prove a year a young man born under the British flag in perfect bugbear to him; and eventually it would this Culony succeeded at that examination in de- be found that no improvements would be under- feating tus competitors from Oxford and Cam- taken. bridge, from London University and from the scotch and Irish Universities, and in three of the subjects of

examination he obtained first place. Thalis Mr. Hos Kai, a gentleman born in this Co- I think it is a matter we may allcongratulate lony. purselves upon and that young gentleman, who has been called to the bar will arrive, I think, this month in the Colony, and I am sure you will all join with me in welcoming hint. My attention has been called by the Chinese inhabitants of the Colony to one or two things in which they are especially interested, and I have had under my consideration a scheine they have put before me by which wealthy Chinese in this Colony might have

an opportunity afforded them Of putting aside

a certain portion of the money they make, investing it in such a way as to benefit their descendants and also to benefit the Colony, I may briefly say it is a system of forming a species of trust property which may be administered by a certain number of the Chinese community, perhaps those who under one of our Ordinances conduct the affairs of the Tung Wah Hospital, and to that body of Chinese will be given from time to time considerable sums by wealthy Chinese which will be invested by them, a cer- tain portion, say seven-tenths, to be appropriated so as to benefit the descendants of the donors by giving them education, and in other ways,

His EXCELLENCY said the Hon. Mr. Johnson the remaining three-tentlis to be devoted to the had given notice of a motion with respect to the public interests of the Colony in general production of the correspondence with the Go A scheme of that kind, carefully elaborated, has vernment of New South Wales relative to the been recommended to me by what I am justified passengers by the Orens, and since then the hon. in describing as the Chinese community of the gentleman had written to say he had no intention Colony. They have put it before me. I am dis of moving for this correspondence. He might posed to give it the most favourable consideration, that he was prepared to give what was asked and I mention it now with satisfaction because it for as what was called an unopposed return, but is a further indication of the real progress of what was referred to as the correspondence be Hongkong. As long as these gentlemen, who, tween the Governments, as well as he remem as you know, now represent the wealthiest rate bered was, with the exception of one letter, payers in the community, as long as they desire telegraphic correspondence. It was a corre in establish themselves and their desendants in

spondence respecting the alleged prevalerice of the Colony for ever, sulong we have a guarantee small-pox and the quarantine laid on the steam for loyalty and good order. On the whole, gen. ship can at sydney, and as well as he remem tlemen, in opening the Legislative Session for 1882 bared he had laid the whole of that correspondence I think we can all look forward, without anxiety, on the table already. He begged to inform the not only to the present year, but to the continued hon. member he could obtain the correspondence prosperity of the Colony.

as an unopposed return. He would take that op Hon. F. B. JOHNSON-Will your Excellencyportunity of saying that in the notice as sent inform me if I shall new be in order?

to the Clerk of Council there eccurred the word ilis EXCELLENCY-No. We must adhere to "barbarous the "Barbarous treatment" of these people: The fact was notices of motion could not be placed on the Order Book if they His EXCELLENCY moved the first reading of were themselves irregular or out of order, and "An Ordinance to Amend the Opium Ordinance any words in a notice of motion which were ob No. 2 of 1858." He explained that it was intro-jectionable could be expunged. That was the duced by direction of the Secretary of state, its practice in the House of Commons, and from object being the protection of prepared opium in time to time they might have seen, and especially transity through the Colony,

in the last session of Parliament, that the Speaker YEHICLES ORDINANCE

had to call the attention of the House to the fact His EXCELLENCY moved the first reading of that he had directed the Clerk to expunge certain Ap Ordinance to amend the Vehicles Ordi- words front the notices of motion that had been nance, Nu. G'of

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given and the notices appeared in a diference NATURALIZATION.

form from that in which they had been handed Clerk informed Mr. Labouchere that he could in. They would remember a case in which the

not place his notice on the Order Book. Upon that there was an attempted The

the Order look..

OPIUM ORDINANCE.

Hills for the naturalization of Lai Shun Ting, His EXCELLENCY moved the first reading of Chan Teng Cho, Ng Li Hing, Yau Cheng Peng, and Chan Man Wing.

The ACTING CORONIAL TREASURER said he trusted that before these Ordinances were passed schedules would be attached describing who the gentlemen were to whom they referred. In other cases it had been inerely the naturalization of a name. In Dr. Ettel's case they knew who was intended from the preamble, but with regard to the other bills which had been passed he had in his employ some gentlemen who might claim them, as their names corresponded with the naturalization Ordinances, and there was nothing to show who was naturalized,

His EXCELLENCy said he thought the sugges tien a good une..

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the form adopted with reference to the Ordinance was one aipted in another Colony where it had been in force for years, one of the few Colonies in which it was necessary to proceed by legislation in cases of individual maturalization, and it was a form which; as His Excellency was aware, had received the assent of Her Majesty's Government, and although there might be a schedule he did not think it would be at all proper to attach such a schedule.

His EXCELLENCY said that although it might not be necessary to attach such a schedule he thought the information asked for might be given, The ACTING COLONIAL TREASURER said the description might be given in the preamble.

Hon. No Choy said the age should certainly be given.

'THE TRAMWAY BILI..

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The motion that the Council go into Com mitter on the Bill to-day (Wednesday) was car- ried;

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CORRESPONDENCE RE "OCEAN."

speaker prevented the hon. member from proceeding, and said that any attempt to bring a matter by mation or otherwise be fore the house which he had decided to be irregular and out of order could not be permitted, and he would not put the motion and to that Mr. Labouchere at once yielded. In this case, he (His Excellency) tank the respon sibility of having the word "barbarous" struck out. It was a reflection, as it appeared to him, on the government of New south Wales, and it was not desirable

any thing of that kind should be allowed to appear in a notice of motion.

Hon. F. B. JOHNSON said he withdrew the no- tice of nation for the reason he expressed in the letter to the Clerk of Council and fur other reasons he did not think it necessary to go into at the time. After he had given the notice he received information from his friend the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce to the effect that a letter had been received from the Colonial secretary with reference to correspondence between the Chambers of Commerce, and he wished to see that correspondence before bringing the notice on. As to the word bis Excellency had referred to, he regretted using it and thought his Excel- lency had exercised a wise discretion in striking it out. The hon. member proceeded-I shall now be in order in rising to a point of order.. It will be in your Excellency's recollection that at the meeting on the 9th August last

EMIGRATION.

us some time to discover if any such motion had ever been brought forward before; it was dis- covered by the Clerk of Councils. It was a mo. tion moving for papers where some member of Council, or some one else, had addressed a letter

possible interpretation to the dispatch of the secretary of State on the subject.

lon, F. B. JOHNSON-Your Excellency will not fail to recollect the subject upon which 1 addressed the Secretary of state was whether or

FINANCE. The ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the approval of sundry small payments in excess of the estimates of 1881 which had been passed by. the Finance Committee.-Passed

Entimations.

NOTIFICATION.

to the secretary of state, and before the reply of not a meeting of the Council should he held-A COPY of the JURY LIST for 1881 is the Secretary of state was received, any attempt His EXCELLENCY-The hon. member to move for the production of the papers was go into that. As a matter of fact the documents Inspection. Notice of any Inaccuracies, Omis

posted at SUPREME COURT HOUSE for held to be out of order, and the Lieut-Governor all of which he sent to the Secretary of State for sions, Objections, &c., must be given to the Re who was then in the chair declined to let the mothe decision of the Secretary of State. tion be put, and his proceedings met with the

gistrar on or before 14th February, 1881, in entire sanction of the secretary of state.

accordance with the Provisions of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864. Without touching upon the matter here you all see what is in the papers-I may say the motion the hon, member sent to the Clerk of Councils referred to a series of papers which he himself had transmitted, through the Governor, to the secretary of state. The hon. member had exercised his undoubted right of communicating with the secretary of state, of appealing to the decision of the secretary of State. It is the right of every member of this Council and of every one in this colony to appeal to the secretary of state, but when that appeal is made, and before the Secretary of State decides upon it, the scere- tary of State as it were representing the Crown, no one can move for those papers or have any debate or discussion upon the subject. Tomove for a series of documents which could not be produced without the consent of the Crown being signified would be irregular and out of order. The words in May's Parliamentary Practice

a motion will be irregular and out of order which requires the assent of the Crown which had not been signified." I may state that the whole of the correspondence is now before. the Secretary of State. The hon. member

It is further notified that no person whose name is on the List as a Juror will excuseil from Service on the ground of any, exemption to which he may PAPERS.

be entitled, or on the ground of any want of His EXCELLENCY-I lay on the table some disqualification, unless such exemption shall have patches in addition to those on Emigration, one been claimed and established, of such want of relating to the Estimates, the Normal school, the qualification duly proved at or before the time Central school, and some others that I have been above specifical. pushing forward; they are being printed and the moment they are ready they will be circulated.

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His EXCELLENCY said he might point out to his hon. friend as a point of order, that the ques-addressed three letters, at different dates, tion was upon the paper, and it ought to be asked to the Earl of Kimberley, with a vast mass of in the form in which it there appeared. It was enclosures. All these papers have duly been not in order that there should be a speech made sent forward to Lord Kimberley. Two other in putting a question. The actual rule in the gentlemen concerned also thought fit to address House of Commons and in Parliamentary practice the Earl of Kimberley. One of them wrote twa was that all questions should be limited as far as letters to the noble Lord, and the other wrote one. possible to matters connected with the business These papers have all gone to the Earl of Kim- of Parliament, and not put in such a way as to berley. For my part I think the hon. member had now heard a certain amount of opinion, arguing to commit what turns cut to be an irregul- bring out opinion, argument, or inference. They would have acted more wisely in not endeavour- meat, and inference very well stated, but it was arity and breach of order, but in awaiting not in accordance with Parliamentary practice the decision of the high official to whom he had to do this in putting a question. He noticed in appealed. The Earl of Kimberley is a states- singapore, that the practice was sune there man, of great experience in Colonial affairs. as in the House of Commons. No arguments He has before him in his office the correspon- were allowed on questions. The hoa, member dence for this Colony of the year 1859, in which had asked his question, and he might say that somewhat similar personal matters are referred the attention of the Acting Surveyor-General was to. He has had great experience of the Colonies, called to the minute of the Finance Committee, and for my part I have the most entire confidence and that that officer was acting upon it. He in the decision which he will give upon the case (His Excellency) had inspected, as well as lus submitted by the hon. member. It would lesture would permit him to do, the work which improper to permit any one whatever at the had been performed, and he was bound to say, he was not dissatisfied with the way in which the would be endeavouring to appeal from a decision Council table to take a course the effect of which work had been attended to. There had been a (absolutely not given) by the secretary of state number of visitors in the Colony, who had been

to some other tribunal. it may be said, and I in various other colonies in different parts of the know a matter of fact it has been said, the world, and they hat all told him that in none of motion contempleted on this occaise that the these colonies had they seen the roads in such probably not have met with a seconder and good order as they were here at the present mo- there would have been no inconvenience, be ment. The bun. gentleman entertained one opinion, and he, representing the Government, am bound to follow the precedents I find in my cause it would have fallen to the ground. But I entertained another. That gentleman was en-

office for my guidance, and finding that in the fitted to entertain such an opinion and in a pro. case of a notice of a motion of a similar character per way might urge it upon them when the vote the Lieutenant-Governor then in charge

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attention was called to the matter, and that officer Konds and Bridges came on. Mr. Boulers had done all in his power to put the roads and bridges to a proper state.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

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the Government refused to allow such a motion dent, which is not only a wise precedent in this to be put, felt it my duty to follow that prece Colony, but the practice in England.

Hon. F. B. JOHNSON-Would you kindly The Hon. F. 11. JoHNSON asked "whether fi

favour me with the precedent to which you refer, nal instructions have been received from the Co- Ionial Office with regard to the proposed exten

sir? With regard to the English precedents which sion of water supply? He said it was almost you alluded to it appears to me they have no necessary that he should make some observa-

force whatever with regard to refusing to place

answered the question in part, and some explaask your Exceliency to take note I record my tions about the matter, as his Excellency had my motion on the Order Book. But I have no wish to carry on a discussion on that point, but His EXCELLENCY said that the answer he protest against a refusal to put on the notice

nation was necessary.

should give to the question was that the final

instructions had not been received from the Earl of Kimberley, since the sanitation of the Co lony had been taken up by Mr. Chadwick, and until his report was considered by the Govern- ment, they could hardly expect to see the matter finally settled.

THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.

The Hon. F. B. JOHNSON then asked why the sittings of the Education Commission, nominated on the 27th August, 1880, have been suspended, and when they will be resumed?

His EXCELLENCY said the practice had been for the Chairman to call the meetings. He had the honour of appointing the Commissioners, and Dr. Stewart was the Chairman,

Hon. F. B. Joitsson said a resolution was passed in september that the Commission should meet every Saturday. Whose fault it was that nu meetings had been called lately he did not

knows

The Acting Colonial Treasurer said it was supposed Dr. Stewart was Chairman of the Commission as Colonial Secretary ex-officio. It might possibly before that reason that no meet ing had been held subsequently. He (the speaker) as Acting Colonial secretary, presided at one meeting at Dr. stewart's request. In the next place the meetings were postponed in order that a large mass of the repons from the school mas ters might be printed."

His EXCELLENCY said he had received no communication on the subject from Mr. Stewart. The moment the change took place in the Colonial Secretary's Office he took steps to ap already been ari ex-officio member-but no com munication had been received as to the question of chairmanship. What he would suggest was that, as usual, the Committee appoint their own chairman and proceed as quickly as possible to business,

THE FOINT OF ORDER.

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paper notice of motion which I made in due form in accordance with the standing orders. I wisis also in ask your Excellency whether it be not the case that the instructions to the Governor with regard to notice of motion is not that any member may move any motion in this Council which he puts in due form on the Order Book,

His EXCELLENCY-If the hon. member asks whether any question, if regular and' in order, can be put, certainly it can; but ifle means that a question is irregular and out of order can be put, the answer is that it cannot. With referrence to the question of a protest I take the opportunity of mentioning that the Secretary of State ex- pressed the opinion that the member in question in the year 1859 acted very wrongly in using this book of this Council for entering a protesten asub ject in which he discussed the point which it would have been irregular to discuss in public Council, and, furthermore, he went on to say, "it was still more unjustifiable if it is true that the honorable member communicated his protest to the local papers, thereby aggravating the tendency to personal controversy which has been detrimental to the colony." Therefore I have only to advise the hon. gentleman to await the deci sion of the secretary of State, not to endeavour to force a motion that he must know is out of order upon the attention of what is, I believe, a -most unwilling Council.

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Hon. F. B. JOHNSON again rose. His EXCELLENCY-The question had better be

at an end.

until half-past two o'clock this (Wednesday) His EXCELLENCY then adjourned the Council afternoon, when the Tramways Bill will be taken into consideration.

VICE-ADMIRAT. G. O. WILLES, C.B., will proceed in the dispatch-boat Figilauf, Lieutenant-Com- mander Lindsay, to Canton on Saturday,

No inquest will be held on the body of the late Mr. T. Marr, a medical examination having shown that death resulted from appoplexy.

A TELEGRAMI dated London, the 6th inst., states that the programme of the new Egyptian Ministry scrupulously respects international obligations, debt and budget engagements.

C. F. A. SANGSTER, Acting Registrar.

Supreme Court, Hongkong, 1st February, 1882.

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Hon. F. B. JOINSON-Does you Excellency refuse to record my protest?

Irkutsk, December 21, 2.5, p.m., His EXCELLENCY-I have read what was writ-north, longitude 157. With boats, and sledges "Jeannette crushed by ice; latitude 77.15 ten about the former case. If the hon. member made a good retreat to 50 miles north-west of chooses to send in a protest to the Clerk of Coun. Lena River, when three boats were separated in HAIR DRESSING SALOON cil, the usual course is that the Clerk-submits it to the Governor, and if it be sent in 'I shall give it my favorable consideration, with great anxiety to have any protest inserted in the book of the Council, but bearing in mind the precedent esta blished by the Secretary of State I can only say as long as the Crown has not decided upon this matter, no attempt can be fairly made by any member of Council to bring a question undecided the secretary of State under the notice of Council.

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Hon. F. B. JOHNSON-I still desire to give notice of my protest, which I shall make within three days in accordance with the standing orders. Hon. P RYRIE-1 hope this refusal of a pro- back to old times, 1 may not be Foing should regret

test

I have seen singly anything of that kind.

of the kind even in my history. I have never known a protest refused or objected to by the President of Council.

His EXCELLENCY-I remember the case to

His EXCELLENCY--In point of fact a question The Hills were read a first time,

of order cannot arise except upon something be. fore us. After the Order Book has been gone The ACTING CHEY JUSTICE, Chainman of the through, with the permission of the Governor Special Committee on the Tramway Bill, pre-honourable members may be allowed to call at-point him a member of the Commission-he had senter the report of the Committee.

tention to a point of order. The honourable Hon. E. R. BELILIOS There is a small mat-member himself occupies the remainder of the ter which requires consideration. It has occured Order Book, so there will be no inconvenience in to me, and I should fail in my duty if omitted taking the regular business first. to mention it. I stated it at our Committee meet- Hon. F. B. JOHNSON-I may, perhaps, be al ings, but was directed by any honourable friend lowed to say with reference to the observations the Chairman to bring it forward at this assem- that fell from your Excelleher of the Chair or when first rose bly. We are all aware that hitherto, whenever I intended no disrespect

Hon. F. B. JOHNSON-The point of order to it has been found necessary to improve thorough this Council, and I hope both your Excellency which I wish to refer relates to the order of our .fares, the level of the roads has been raised at and the Council will acquit me of that. The proceeding to-day. On the 4th instant, Saturday the discretion of the Surveyor-General. At the Standing Orders are so loosely drawn that it is last, I gave notice to the Clerk of Councils of a examination ofthis officer at a meeting of the Tram- impossible for any hon. member to know exactly resolution i should move at to-day's meeting. ways Bill Committee it was elicited that is certain the mode in which business is proceeded with, His EXCELLENCY-The hon. member was in- cases when roads happened to have been higher and it was entirely from inadvertance and want formed by the Clerk of Councils that the motion than the pavement of houses on either side, and of knowledge that I rose, according to your Ex- to which he refers was irregular and out of order when it was so desired by the owners, the com- cellency's ruling, at the wrong time.

and could not be placed on the Order Book. That pounds of such houses were raised equally with

was in accordance with Parliamentary precedent. the new roads, but the surveyor-General told us Hon. F. B. JOHNSON asked, pursuant to notice, A motion which, owing to its irregularity or that no compensation was demanded and none "When the papers relative to Chinese, emigra deviation from order, could not be put to the was granted. I say it is fortunate for the taxpayers tion from the Colony, promised to the Council on Council is a motion that connot be entered in the that no such questions have been raised as yet, the 23rd August last, will be presented ?" because in the case of houses so affected claims His EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, I now lay the any discussion upon that motion, be indulged in Order Book, nor, for very obvious reasons, can might have been made for them to be rebuilt. papers in question on the table. As you see they or allowed. As regards the precedents at home, If the door were opened to such claims I dare are in print. say the coffers of the Government would be soon only say they consist, as I informed you at the last with not refer to them; you are all familiar which my hon. friend refers, that is, I have seen with what has taken place: hut here in this it.. It was one in which a protest made by my emptied and there would not be money enough meeting of Council they would, of the Imperial Act Colony, we have a precedent to which I may hon. friend was objected to, and I may say to to meet the demands. In raising the floors of of P

of Parliament for the regulation, of Chinese pas briefly refer. It was a case which occurred some my hon. friend, Mr. Ryrie, I think the protest houses, the ceilings are brought nearer to the senger ships, the Ordinances now in force, pro- years ago in which a similar notice of mation ought to have been received. I entertain no ground; consequently a three-storeyed house in clamations made under them, and other docu- course of time becomes a two-storeyed house, ments. The point which will no doubt interest the say the notice of motion to which the hon. mem- is in this position, that the hot member a was given. Without catering t into details, I may doubt whatever about it. The matter at present permanent injury being thus inadvertently done hon. gentleman and the other members more im- her refers, I see was in the morning paper. Here given notice of his intention to lodge a protest; to the

property.

Rents are reduced on account mediately is as to the decision of Her Majesty's it is at full length. I would venture to point until that protest is actually seen, and until I can of the smaller accommodation, and the pro- Government with respect to contract emigration. out that this, I presume, has been sent to the ascertain how for it is consitent with the views perty depreciates in proportion. For this rea- Witen the qucation was before Council you may papers by the hon. member. Well that is, I expressed by the Secretary of State with regard to I maintain, householders have so far remember there was some little difference of don't say out of Order, but it is not quite in a former protest, I cannot express any opinion upon ntributed their mite towards improvements opinion as to contract emigration. The emi- accordance with the decurum pt the Council, it. My hon friend Mr. Ryrie will bear in mind the that have been accomplished, consequently it gration officer, an old and most worthy officer of It is not usual for an hon. member to send difference between the protest be lodged, which will be only fair for the Tramways Company to the Colony, has, of late, at all events, reverted to to the papers a paragraph headed "Legisla was strictly pertinent to the business before the contribute their quota towards raising the level a fenner opinion he held, namely; that a contract tive Council," and then give the motion he in- Council--as far as I remember it referred to the of the streets. Now under this Bill as it stands, of service should be in writing, and therefore a tends moving. The fact is, as the speaker of estimates and to that protest objection was then when wishing to raise the level of roads in future reference was made to the secretary of State. I the House of Commons is entrusted with the taken by Mr. Smith, the Acting Colonial secre- the surveyor-General will have to remove and to will not read the whole of what I lay before you, delicate task of seeing no notice appears which ary, I think, bu arall events I have no doubt my relay tramways at Govenment expense. For but you will find here an extract on the subject is out of order, so the Governor is entrusted with hon. friend was right in making the protest, and my part I shall be happy if the enterprise of my from a dispatch of mine to the Earl of Kimberley, the same duty here, and one who occupied it was in proper form; but this a different matter hon. friend opposite received a further conces with which I need not trouble you, but then this chair years ago, I think it was in 1859; as my hon. friend can see, and all I can say is sion, bat as the largest foreign taxpayer himself follows the decision of the secretary of State. found it necessary to decline to allow a similar that when the protest comes before me I will, of hon. friend and your Excellency as the cus- He says "I have to acknowledge receipt of motion to be put-fortunately there are very feir course, to the best of my judgment, ascertain malian of the public purse, will be better judges. your dispatch enclosing letter from Captain precedents of any motion of this kind, and it took how far I would be justified in giving the widest

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Melville, entered the cast mouth of the Lena The whale boat, charge of Chief Engineer River september 17; stopped by ice in the river, Found a native village, and, as soon as the river closed, put myself in communication with Com mandant at Boloemga.

taining Licut. De Long, Doctor Ambler, and 12 "On Oct. 29 heard that the first cutter, con-

others, landed at the north mouth of the Lena. relief to whaleboat party, who are all well "The Commandant at Boloemga sent instant Nindemand and Nares arrived at Bolocmga on October 29, for relief for the first cutter, all of whom are in a sad condition, and in danger of starvation; all badly frozen..

"Commandant at Boloemnga has sent native scounts to look for them; will urge vigorous and constant search until found.

"The second cutter not yet heard from. "Telegraph money for instant use to Irkutsk and Jakutsk

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4th instant, and may be expected here on or The steamer Euphrater left singapore on the

about the 12{li instant, «

5th instant, and may be expected here on or The steamer Glender lett Singapore on the about the 13th instant,

vid Ports of Call, on the and instant, and is duc The steamer Afeath left sydney for Hongkong, here on or about the 28th instant.

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