The proceedings in the Legislative Council on the 10th inst. were neither lengthy nor exciting, being almost entirely limited to the introduction of a few unimporttan Bills, with the exception of one for the reconstruction of the Sanitary Board, which, on the motion of Mr, Whitehead, was post-
Boned for a month. His Excellency the vernor announced that the proposed new toad at the Peak, for the construction which a petition had been presented to him, could not be made at present owing to want of funds. He was personally, he said, decidedly in favour of it, as he considered the present road not only exceedingly steep but the wind at Plunkett's Gap "extremely dangerous." This being the case, it is some consolation to have H.E.'s assurance that "this road will be made at the earliest opportunity." The member for the Chamber is, I see, again on the war path. He has given notice of a question asking the Government to lay on the table a statement showing the total cost of the administration, or the expenditure under the head salaries, including allowances, pensions, etc., for 1896.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.