LEGJSLA'riVE COUNCIL.

Our readers will n.gr.se wiLh us, we nre sure, in thiHkin,..;· th~~t in the.se stirring time2, we ::re not justif:iea U1 locking up our column:; by \ he pu.Olic:~ · tion of long detaileli reoorts of the deilate• m tile Le·rislative Council. \Vere that body in realit.y wh~:.t it pretends to be, a le~islative as~rnbly of. the representatives ofthe peo1Jle, it would be entttled to the pri·dlege u~5ua.lty accorr]cd to such bodies, of bdn~ reported in full. While it contin.ues as it no,·v ls. a ridiculous mockery ofrepresent~tion. i t has 11~ right to expect any such compliment. and we ther·dhre limit our reportB of tb.e prooeeflings to a carefully IJI'cpal'etl Hnnmary of what ia done, ac· companied occa•innally hy tl~e remarks of the most able and infiuential members.

Tlwrsiay, 281·.d .December.

The Spe•ker took the chair at ten min utes o•st four o'clock. Pr<'scnt. :-The Colonial Secr.otltry, the Attorn-..y-General and the Aurlitor-Gcn~ral; .:'ri•·,~r.; \;a.mpbt>Jl, A ·,dcr­"on, Nicholson, Muq>by, l' hotnson. RLttlrdge , O'>:ban~s,l·, vVllkms m, :\Liller, 1\lyles, West· ga1 th, Fawkner, and Stmch a11.

l\Ir H.U t Ll!:DGE moved that. the motion standing i c1 his u:lme fur Fdday next, with r eference to tho Bill which provided fo r the salary of the Litutenant -Govcll'Iier, should be poatponed until \Verlne~d:~y next .

The motion wa~ carried. l\Ir ])'A.'ll l\NEH. m oved that the sPcond

r ca.:iing of th e l\lelhourne Building Act Amenument Bill , whkh stood on the notice pap er as the Hrst order of the dny for Tues­day, ~13th instant, be postponed until We,I nesrlay, the 29th. ·

The CULO IA L SECRET ,\ RY laid upon the ta ,Jie certain return~ moved for by 1\ir O'Shan3ssy O t. the 24th of August lust, being the reply to Addreos No 3.'i. Upon the motion of the Colonial Secretary, t h e retu rns were ordererl to he printed.

l\Ir FAWKNER brou~ht lip the report of the Select Committee ap j•oiuterl on t h e 11th of N ovem bar last to inquire into the petition of l\Ir Ho~hfort. Upon the motion of Mr Fawkner tlw p~tit iol! was o r~~rerl. to Ul'

I printed tlU•l tak~·n mto conoHL rat10n on 'l'llllrS lav ll C'.X.t.

Mr WE ,'l'GARTH moved th"t his noti:e of motion with respect to printing th~ p e­titi.m oga.inst the Increaas of StatC' AJ1l to

1 n.~lighu, which he prl'sente I to tlw ll ou~e on \Ve.inesclav last, be allowerl to t . kc pr~re•lcnee of the o· her orders of the day.

1 Tnis m~tinn being ranie.J, ! :i\Ir WESTG:Alt'l'Il m ove I" that the p('ti-' tion presented by him on .t.h•~ 22n_u. in· t,

against the increase ot state tu d to rohg10n be pl'int~ cl."

'l'lte m otion W liS r•:•rrierl, Upon the motiou of t 'l e A TTOll:>; ".Y­

Q ,(N RAL. the adoption of the report upon · the Custom~ Hegululions Bill was postponed

unt.H next Friday weel.-.

I '£he House then wmt into committee upon

the StP.am Nn,·ig,.tion Laws Arne thnent ]Jill. 'l'ho Chu.irmm h 'lvin<j r~portcrl pro­"'IWS upon the motion <•f the AT'rvRN tt,Y­

, l:iE::-l,EH.AL, it wos ordCJ·e,! th 1t the third reading of tile l3i 1 be made an order ot the d a y fur 'Vedne~<lay ned.

Up n t he mut ioo of the A !'TOR 'ltEY­GEKEllA L. the a•loption ol the rcpt>~( upou the Biith~. De .. ths un•l .l\ohniages B1ll was po•tp •n<'d until m·xt Frirlay week.

U pon the tuotion of tlu ATTOR'-;EY­GEN i£H -i.L the eonsi IN~tion of the 4th :wu Gt.l or .. ers of day, viz, t~e third nad:ngo~ of the SJ9.h awl Catarrh in SheepP,·eventiuu I3ill. afirl the V .. graney Pr ·vt ntivll Bill wore P">L· pone•1 u11til o.ftt: I' th3 t;,tim . t •. s fur 8ii3 Lad had b~tn consi· ·ered.

The llutl'e th~n I'<'St>lvecl it• l f iu to com­mittd} Oil the l'~timab·~ f'qJ' l."i53.

1 '1 illl gum <•f ;;oot f.,r t l1tl .ai.u-y of a c'• r ·· t<J th•• htJn · hand c •I>tiugt•ueies a t Floo ling CnH k be;ng pi'•>JlO>··d,

D1· I' AL \lEU a~k<· 1 for inform of ion r•'­~pect:ng he prese..tt ]J ·ptll~tiou of this dis tii ct.

r.tr RUl'LEDGii: cnn•i.lrrc l the ropul tio 1 requi red the 11pp •illtJUeut of <1. cl, rk t ' tl1 ~ ben• h at t Jii, phc ·. . . . .

:Mr O'.:lHAN ..;.6-'Y des ·nbel 1t; pootliC>n in nlaciun to •·thcr pb,·c¥ when: Petty Se.~ioih Wtfll hoi l.

I '!'no ID•>tion w. s then p .~ a ed. Upon a :.imiiH t!lllu beiu;.:: p:oposr~ for a

rlt·rK to th• b ench and cuntmgt ncl<s ,. t Dedi's RivPr,

I .Mr 1 UTLEDGE f, lt assllr2d tlHt th re '"'Pft) mQuy pl .cc.• th .,t reqnin d a derk to

' th t.· bt>nch more th2n t hia loc·· lity. The A'l'TIJH\'Lf-Gf<JNEH 1..L sniJ t\ t

there was ~'- ('umillluablc dig~ing population ' th f•IC . ' Dr PALMER wns of opinion th Rt the esti-

mated were so large, au 1 chi! pl<~.ce u1 yet so thiuly settle.!, th ~t it •huuld b e omitted .. l A d.vi.ion then took place, att~nded With tlte following result:-

.Ayes 7. Noe• 7. Tht • uJitor-General l!r Wilkha•on

1 Colonial i::~Cr!ltary M)"!e~ :U:r ltiddcl l l'trochan

I AnJerwn ~·>twkller Smith 0'.--,hailauy Sno,lgrus l'alm ·r

1 Tbe Aitomey-General Rutledge (T~U,lr). ('J'&llor). ·

The nnm'; rs being • qual , th e f;Lairnnn gctve the castin;; vote .,g. iu>t t h<J m tio11, which w • ot'"' q .otltly '"st.

1 The following items were then p aased :-. Si\lary of tt.e Ci~rk to th" Bench,

and c1ntingcn cies ot Uenall:> . £300 0 0 S.:hrv of t.te Cle rk to tho B <" nch,

1 end ""nting~nci_cs at <;J'i~IIOI'IIe . .'\00 .,o 0 Upon the qu 6iwn b •·mg put. t.'·at £e~t o ue

vot.:J fur the ,~l<ry and contingPn,i~;" ofthu Cierk to the Bench, ~t B.>rrow'li Inn, Camp ·

· aside, I hfr R U !LEDGE [lct.l Dr rAL~liER op­posed til ,, 1\I ~>t :oa as u nn e tss,ary.

'! A div , i 111 t .. , n too k pitt:<' , which was at-t cn<l<' <.l with tho· f.Jl lowing result: --

Aye• 6. Noes 8. The ;\ ttonH''r Gencr·~l Mr \Vi k inson

I < olonial-::leoretary l!ylea

!Ir Riddt ll ~tra.cban ., nder.son 'FE\.,.·k•ier

Snodjlr:>ss 0'' h,m ... ey The A uditvt·-Gcneral l'mitb

I (teller] Palmer Rlltle<lgc (teller)

rhe A UD1TOll-GEN EH-ti, sa.itl , that with reg<lrd to LllPpstliWP, tlh' I'C would he a

, I'Jerk of the pC>,tr.e 11t t 'l'1t place. conse-qur nt1y thero would be no Clerk of th e f )tn H . .' h requir~\1.

Til" foltow!ng itenn werl" th en p:tsse rl. l ndu.-ntal .cxpc·mcs for Cht•p-

stowll . .. 50 0 0 L 11.k .; Cnl .c. '1'!1e s . me 2s .f0r

Cn ep,t.owo .. . .. . 50 0 0 The Grxng~, di-to , <' itto 5,J 0 0 I:IorH1uuo, d itto, ditto 50 0 0

U pnn ih c• motionb r·in g put .. th t £6•0 l_e voH d fur th' .,_ Hr_v ofth~ Sti;> u iary .i\hg is­tr •tc nnd Con:mis,ioner c . Crow,, L . nds for the c·nn ntv < f Ho.u rke,

;\1 .. v'.~\\'i\ KEH <'ppo, · r1 t he i 'em, n ' S · i ! h\! W t •Ui POt VOt " 'lilt.~ f :Ll' .hill .!: tO W<Il't{

p .ying any Crown L>t~ll Coinllt ',•i_o ner to a t . .. , a wa.gi>t rate u II ; ' ' ~ ll'rtll ll I l'•'l' e-nue was pi4eed un ' r th e control of the b o ll '<'.

l\Ir SMlTH I ore te, timony to tha "' le m nmrr in which th gent!. m .;.u who h h i tlw <•fnce now u n <1 n coth irl .,. ti n h ad ds­cb.:rge\l h i~ li nt.i s ~ s Jnn g:!'t~·o-•t.l.) .

Tha TJDITOX-G E:0iERAL said the h em. nl· mbcr fJ!' T . . d)(·t ~~ (.11 r<-f-=·Jred toth ~~ n1a n ­

, nc:· in w hi< h 1 h<· g< r tl cmn n who fi k d th_e offwc under C<•ll ' i<lt:I'<ltir.n h :~ tl rlis·,.h rg"<l !lie dut i~s at Geelong-. He b(•lievcd t hat no cleci,ion be h nd ~,ivcn a t Geelocg h ad b een eV"I' r , V erRf'd.

l\Ic·srs' RUTL EDGE r. n ci RTDD J, snp­pOit•·rl the itt•m, and snp-$'eBt ed t! wt it _sho';Jld be witb dr,twn, with a vww to Its bcmg m ­creased to £800.

Un the' qnes~ ion being put, the motion was carrir d, an •i the item p issed .

Th t• followh>g items were also p :: ssnd :-ContiPgcndcs. £ s. d.

Prod~icns and stores !10 0 0 Incident•tl expenses 10 0 0

' VEST ERN PO.ItT. St.ip\"n di ~ ry l\Iagistrate an J Com-

ruiss.oner of Crown Llnds • • 600 0 0 Conti•-'g~uci es .

Provisions, stores, &c 110 0 0 Unon a similar suru be ing propose l for a

Stip;>nrliar~· Tll•gi,trate and l'ommis~ioner of . ~ """ll J.•u.trl• for p, rtlun I B y ~nd Gntnt.

1\'lr nU'11L I':DOI!: conside~ cd thia appoint­n' ' nt 2 n "<"' f" !"~ '\ t·y nne.

Dr p ,, L ~J.EH, waft of opinion thH this · is­tric t was of wfficient impert nee to Wlrr nt the npprinimPnt. ''1\lr STH.\CIIAN ~ondcmne ' this pl n • f

n"t giv1ng to tlw House •t mor(' <'Oncise a -:ount of th ~ dnti·" whi h had to be p , _ t'oi nl ed t.>y th e ojllc• rs tlwy were now p

'-r pointii'g. He thought ther~ were alrea.tly snlfici<·ut CowLUi~i;\lll<;l'& of CI'OWil Lau 11 appoiuted,

Mr O'o:;IL\NASSY briefly opposed t(1e il\IL1tron .. . n1oLion. - 1 Clf' r ~ .. .

lllr F.~ \illKNEH, wished t > know whC~t 8eidor turnkly, at 15s per diem duties th~ir St.i penriiary .Magistrute would I Eight turnkeys, at l 2s each, per have to J i;;chnrge ? diem .. . .. . ... ...

The 11 UDiTOn. GE '4ERAL saitl, that he ' Fem~le turnkey, at 5s per diem woull be> statiened at the Leigh , hut his Mcsseng ·r . . • , duties would eKtend ~>vera b rge tro.ct of the I Contingencies-colony. Provisions an d stor es (A )

11-lr RUTLEDGE '' vowed his intention of Inc idental exp enses voting aga:ust the n10tion if the Stipendiary P ortlan d. !\'Iagistrate and Commissio!1er of Crown Salaries-Lunds 1vere placer\ at the Leigh . He Rhould Gaoler

. 5ll 0 u

200 0 2;3 15 0

1752 0 0 9 1 6 0

100 0 0

1665 0 0 2(,0 0 0

250 0 0 50 0 0 "npport the motion we re it the intention to Mntron .. . ...

st.ttion J. im at t he Gr~nge ; whic_h t he Four turnk ey s, a t 12s each per honourable gent! man eontcntled w.ts a cen- diem .. . .. . . .. ... 876 0 0 ,r ,tl point wbere four important m ails united, Fen~•lc turnk~y, at 5s, p er and. nuny allotments •Jf laod h ad also been rllem .. . 91 0 0 "old there at vr.ry good prices. Con tingenc ies-

Tne AUDI'l'OU-GE:\EltAJ, woul d not P rovi.;ions and stores ( A) 1 170 0 0 oppose the Stipcndhry Magistrate and Com· l nei1iental expcn&cS ... 50 0 0 llli:siOIIOr of Crown r,auds being &t .. t ioned at Upon th~ SU!ll of £2487 5s b eing proposed the Grange, esp cial ly if i t were dee~ed in to be appropriated for gaol P:x.pcnses Dnd the judgment of th e Rouse the mo~t deSII'al.ll e contingencies at Belfast, w m e discussion sp•lt. ensuerl, during which

The COLONIAL SECRETARY consider ed D1· P ALlVIER remarked that he did not it impossi ble to come to a h asty C?nclusion.as consider the p opulation sufficiently settled to to which would be the most d cs1rable point fix ilpon th e mo,t desirable pl aces with cer­of r~sid ~nce for this m agistrat e. tair.ty fur the establishment of pu blic g aols.

!llr S'I'R3.CH AN WUS in favor of the sta- He was of \ pinion that t he time would come tion being at the Grangl'. when labom would be obt ained at a cheaper

Upon lhe qu estion being put , a d ivision mte, an d wh en it would be well for the took pL1ce, which was atten ded with the fol· Govern ment to be in a position to employ lowing remit :- t he surplus l abour that might be t hrown

Ayes 13. Noes 6, upon the colony. The Attomey-General Mr Wilkinson The ATTOlt~EY-GENER ~L ,s~id that

Colonialllecretart Nichol~o~ this w~s a rich agricultu ral lund, t he town Mr ;:~~~;.~tn ~{.~~'\.an and port of wh ich would , he had no doub t ,

Riddell F<Hvkner become an important cn e, and he thought P.msell O'.Silan11ssy, Teller, thnt a proper gaol 5houlrl be erected t here . ·~~;i~~ull T he item w~s then passed . Palmer '!'he following items we: e also passed:-Snodgrass CASTLEMA!NE, Rutledge Westg>rth ·

The A udiLot·-General, Teller. The motion was consequently carrie•'!. ap­

proprittting f"r PORTLAND BAY AND GRANT,

Gaol Fxpen11es ..... . .. .. .... .. . Provisions, btorea, an1 I nci-dental Expen ses .... . .... ... ..

KYNl!TON,

£ 8 d 1267 6 0

1220 0 0

£ s d G~ol Expenses..... . .. . . .. . .. .... . 1267 6 0 Salary of Stipendiary M••gi,t rnte Provi~iou~. Storts, and Ind-

and Cou1mi~•ioner of t-rown dt·ntul ExpcnseR .. ...... . , ... ... 1220 0 0 Lands 600 0 0 'l'heAUDl'l'OR-GENERAL proposedth at

Lonting~ncits. the sum of 750l be appropriat ed to the oola1 y Pr..,visions St .. rcs, &c 110 0 0 of t ho Superintendent of Penal Establish-

Upon the question being put t hat £6.J0 be men ts. voted for the s l n·y of a stipendiary magis- Dr PALMER was of opinion th at the gaol tr .. t,, at Gipp's Lanli, reg ulat.ions should be so constituted as to

Mr O'SrJANAS::iY moved as an amcnrl- prucure, if possible, sufficient labor from e ach m~nt, thn.t the ite lll be stru ·k out.. prisoner to pay the expense of h is imprison-

l\Ir l<'.A. W K~ Elt secont1ed the am end- m ent ; and was in favor of p:isoners being m cnt. punish ed, if they failed to furnish a fixed

D1· P ;, LMER supported the item. amount of work done. Mr WE oTG:AllTH thought some etipen· The AT'l'OH~EY-GENER~L was in fa·

<! iory m ••f iott-.ltes neces;;.:ry, but thought th"' vor of th is plan, which. ht~ said, h ad been, Govt!rurueno h -i.<i too wt<~y of thc!ll. He as far as practicable, 6dopted, In order tl) shuu1•J ~ppoP the ~r,eeeut Item . I puuish those of th~ priSOI_:Iei:s ~·ho would not

' r S.\ODCHAt;::~ th•Jug!lt 1f the hot~ I <:odorm to the prison d1sc1pl me, Pnd those m mber fur :i\lclboumc (i.\Ir. Wcotg.~rth ~ whn would not work. th e hulks, which had kn~w the IHture of the Oiotnct of liiPP• been previously alluded to, had been pro­Lalld, and that ct times of tile ye_ar Jt was , pos<!cl . As it wa; impossible the prisoners not P•l.ssab e, he would ss.e the. dlSirableness I could be l.e>pt in solitary confinem~nt in the of i.laVllll{ a 1 e,I<:eut magl6trate ill the lo~al.'ty. 1 gaol~, it was int,•nd~d that in these hulks

t.lr TL1RNBOLL expres~ed a smula.r they lllig ht be so pun>shed . opiuion. :iYir 'V ESTG AltrH ng,·eed with the r!"-

l\lr HU rLEDGE SLIJ'p<wle<l the item . m rks of Dr Palmer, an·l was gl-ad to have .. 'l'he a'l' lORN o.Y-GE:SER .-._L sai~ that a_s an opportunity of decladng hiillsclf in ~avour

G:1pp> L..1ud was a pb·.c wh i ·h 1t was llltpossl- nf bU h a vi ew of th'' sul>j<lct . He d1d not I.Jie t.1 rc•a·h at periodo vf the y~ar, it w:.te t hink the present phns could be a ltered at uc~irabll• th :.tt there , ,,onl .t be a poli<!e 11111- once. gis•ntt ., to "' mioiste,· jn ~t iee. Mr. O'SIIAN \ SSY mentioned, that <me

Mr O'bHA i.\A~b): baid, if th e mllgi~t~· •te m ethorl of punishing crime in th~ Unit.ed pmpt•se.u t ·J l>u ><J ·P•intc_d coul J hav~ VIo ~tr;t1 1 Stdt es of Am. ric,t, w•.s to deprive th•.sc who tile v .. nuud brn che~ ul rnngiotrJL<'blll ~1pps 1 ]1ad been cou•' i<'.tc ll of' ft!lony of the franchi~e; Lan •1 , he should no. hav" bcei• s •oppo~<Ht ~o 1 he con1 met1d~ rl this r egulation, together t l•e itl'm, but as W·'" , t . t cu tlut <l unng s1x · with th at of snlitary confiutment of those who mo:,t•>b o t' the y ar, thu I' •tt of thtl cvun- r t:fust:d to labour try wh re he; woul tl be 't..tioncd would l.o j Jllr FA \VK~~ ER condemned the plal\ cut oJf fruw th" rest of the di.tri•! t , he should 1 a dopt<'d in some diotl'ict• of s tt.ing prisoners "JlP•»" the: it om. ' t.o I<OI'k <m the public roads; the number of

Aftct' a f.,w w9rds from .1\~r. RU3SELL in those who w.-re paid to guarcl t hose who su pp•llt of th<J 1te lll, a LliVI;Ion took pl~ctJ workml, put the J<'OYelnment to an eaormous upuit tlw qucstiou, which wus utten11ed w1tll cxpeuse. lie h <1 no doubt thut means m ight t11e fvllowiug result:- h11 arlopteJ to make the la bour of prisoner•

Ayes 12. NoM 7. pay the cxpcme of their imprisonmeut. The Colonial ::reore~ ry llr ~:~,~~~~~sy Mr HUT LEDGE was of opinion that the

Attorney-Gcuar•l ~tt·actian stodwd~ S)'gtem caused mGre crime than any .llr ltutletlgc " .!:'• liner Wi1killoon <>L e r pl~n of prison discipline that had ueeu Ji~~r:1s1on ~f~~~Iton l tried.

11 Wcst"lll'th, Tuller. I l.; pon the motion of Mr STRACHAJ'{, the ~~:.~tuu ~:~ Ch4inn;ul r~ported progresq. and obtained .A'. •ckett .,leave to sit ng 'in on \Vedncsdar next. limit.it 'i he House then resumt cl. Sliodgraes U I . f l ATTORNEY Tile .• uuitor-Gen2raJ, Teller 1 pou t 1e motiOn o t 1e . r . •

Th , , 1 " n~ec ueutly earried 8 p• ; GLN ERA L, the Honse w~n~ mt;o committee .c t'~10 ·'~ 1 w 8

'0 l ' 1 n pon the Sc-ab and Cotarrh m Sneep PrQven-

proprta wg 10 1' I . . . ·G L - tioa ll.1l. J he vanous cl•:uslils h .vmg been , ~ . ~t:r• A~ D . • gone throu~h and slightly altered, the At-

Sal:l ry of :t ;:,t1p n"w~·y . M agis- tomoy-Geueral m oved that t he r eport be tr.tti' , al~o Comim>stoner of 1 odopt L'd and the 13ill reed a third time. C1owu !,au(~S : .. £li00 0 0 j The mdtion w•s carried, and the B ill w..s

CuutiiJji'Cilcle•, . I then rea<l a third time and pu,sed. Provislo~~: St?rcu, and Inctllen- '!'he House th~n went i~t.o C~mmittee

tal Expcm es ... ... 110 0 0 : up0 n the Vngraney PreventiOn Bill. The U 1;on ''like bUm h lVing I.J eeu p;·oposed to !'. various clause~ having been gone through ,

be uppropri,•teci for VVimm cra, th" Chairman rPported progress. nnJ, upon After a , Jightdis.;u-;sion th e ilou se dil'itlcd, I the mot.it•n of tllll A~torney-Gc~· r al, the

when th0 fvllowmg wa1 t lu: ruoult: Ayes 11, R eport was adopted, and the Bill read a 2-l u<'S 7, .-- • thir.l timu and passed.

The motion ....-as const'qucutly caniecl , ap- 'l'he IIouse adjoumed at twenty minutEs propriating for to eleven o'clock until W ednesday n'cxt.

WumERA.

Salary of a Stip <'nliiary Jllagis .. tr<>.to, UrSO IJoU111tio··iOUI:I' of Lm•· u L. nds ...

ContiugeucieH. Provio .or~>, titon.s, aud Incid en-

£600 0 0

t .rlExpenses .. 110 0 , 0 '!'he next item wa!l a eimilar sum for

!Hurray. Mr r; ICll~'LS0 \ wish ed to know why all

th e s:tlariBs of the hl.agistr<~.tcs were not put down un J;:r on~ h ea<i 111 t 'te Estitnates, as, by sueh a·co•.u·oe nut being pursued, member~ were rnisl erl.

The AUDlTOH-GEhl'~ 'A L said, thnt 'rhcn the Halari~s of th:c otht:r Magi~trates were votc-.1, h<> h ad s a t ed tJat he proposed to posttJone the conoidcr:"tion of the distnct lYl>'g t,trares, whose s ... h.: :es were now __ bc10g cvH>illerc<i, an·t thord., rr: th" l\Iagi.tr; t',s not all I.Jeing pl •ced und.: r the sam e heao, haJ nut wi~t ed au v hou. nletui.>Hrt:.

.A fter sowe fiirLh~r (.iscuosion , a division took jl •c0, attended wi th the following l'dll lt :-

Ayes, II. The Colo11;~t :>ecrctary

Attoruey~Geu e; a l Au Iitot·-General

llr A' B~c·kett ~nd t h fo:nodgrass Pal1uer Hu,sdl And~r~on In<idcll

Noes, 7. Mr Fawkuer

~1rn1 cha.n Wilkin~on 1Jyles 0'6hana<sy West·,arth Nich8lton, Tdler

hutle.!ge, Teller Tnu ""'Lon w,,s <.onscqucntly CliTicu, ap­

prvpriatit'g tiJr T fr.g " 11 ni'IAY.

::; l 11v ,,f St ip· u >' '''Y J\l.1, is­t . · . i. ~· , ·bo Cunlffil:s:,ion ...:r of C row11 L nds Ut'ntingt' ll <"ifls-

rrn,·i~"-ions , stores, ~lnd iuciclcnt J ex penses • • '1'hc following saiHico, &~,

passed -

Sala.ries­G1ol<:r . .. .\i at.ron . .•

0.\ 0J,S .

M ellJOul'lle.

Two Cl<m.~, one r t 3001. nnu

GOO 0 0

110 0 0 "ere th~n

600 0 0 100 0 0

ouc at l GOl per a nnum 450 0 0 Over><lCI' of lubuur, z.t 15s per

diem ... 2'i3 1 .) 0 Two senior turnkeys, at Ius

each per rli ·m ... ... 647 10 0 Eight,•eu tmnkeys, at 12.> eadt v~·· diem 39~2 0 0 Contingen cies.-

P.ovisnnsnnclStorcs.(.A) 6175 0 0 Cost of l•'xecn tions JOO 0 0 Incidental Ex pens s ... ... 20u 0 9

MELBOURN'f~ (WF.S'TEliN).

salat ies.-Gao l Pr .. ~ 3"0 0 0 Six _Turnlr.eye, a t 12s ea\:11, per

di• m .. , 1314 0 0 ·";ConLingenries-Pi·ovisions and st.ores ( A) luci Jcntal exp( nsetl . . .. .

.MELBOmcm (E.i.STE RN.) S \ lories-

GMler ,

1430 0 0 50 0 0

250 0 0 '£ 1'1'0 i'i>lt1ab ·turnla ye, at 5s.

ea1'h, per ,ji om 18.2 10 0 Con• in gent ies- -

P.c.iv i ,ion~ "nd stores (A) ·ru :id.ntal "xp~nses

GEELONG. SaiHler,-.

Qaoler ,,. .'''

575 50

0 0 0 0

800 0 0

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