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and thereby take from us the means required for upholding the public credit.

One measure to which, after some hesitation, I have assented, namely, the "Protection of Animals Act," may be viewed, I must confess, with some suspicion. Where I to suppose for a moment that this Act could ever be perverted into anything like a Game Law, it would meet my instant disapproval, but I find it intends to provide only for the protection of imported animals, or such as are so rare a character as to make it desirable to take every precaution to preserve them in order to their proper increase. It will now remain with the Superintendent to declare when that period has arrived. I feel assured that every well disposed person will aid the Government in a course which will finally be for the benefit of the community at large.

I have already transmitted to the General Government the resolutions passed by you for improving the Waste Land Regulations. I trust they will confer great benefits on those who are desirous of acquiring land in fresh districts. The formation of roads as preliminary to settlement, and the mode of Leasing Mineral Lands, will be greatly improved by their adoption.

The additions which I have been made, at your request, to the Appropriation Act, might occasion the inference that a hidden source of great wealth must lie within the Province. Should your views of the estimated Revenue prove correct, it will afford me great pleasure to appropriate it as speedily as economy will allow in accordance with your recommendations.

Your attention has, I understand, been given to the subject of Immigration. The comforts and advantages offered by this Province will of themselves present some of the strongest motives to really industrious and useful parties to visit our shores and settle here. With land varying in price from five to twenty shillings per acre, an exceedingly healthy climate, security from native molestation, and most promising auriferous and other mineral prospects now clearly before the public, we shall have little cause to fear any lack of European additions to our population. To obtain such I do not think it will be necessary either to provide free passages, or offer the inducement of free grants of land. I still, however, think that a judicious system of land sales on deferred payments would prove highly beneficial.

Numerous reports have been proposed by you relative to subjects of deep interest, these shall have my early and earnest consideration, so as to insure their effective practical admission for the welfare of the Province.

I have, now, gentlemen, to express my warm acknowledgments of the friendly feeling displayed by you both to myself and the other members of the Government, and I sincerely hope your efforts to promote the public welfare will be duly appreciated by your respective constituencies.

I now declare this Council to be prorogued, and it stands prorogued accordingly.

J. P. ROBINSON,
Superintendent.

Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson,
June 21, 1861.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for general information that he has given his assent to the undermentioned Act, passed by the Provincial Council of Nelson, Session VIII., viz.:

"Cattle Branding Amendment Act, 1861."

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Chief Clerk.

Land Office, Nelson,
June 14, 1861.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the undermentioned ALLOTMENTS of LAND will be put to auction, at the Crown Land Office, Nelson, on SATURDAY, 7th of September, 1861, at 12 o'clock, noon.

Ten per cent. on the purchase money to be deposited at the Sale, and the remainder to be paid within one month, or the deposit forfeited.

PASTORAL LANDS.
SQUARE, No. 82, HAMNER PLAIN.

SQUARE, No. 83.—HAMNER PLAIN.

| No. 72 | 246 0 0 | 71 13 0 |
| 73 | 124 0 0 | 38 6 0 |
| 74 | 158 0 0 | 52 10 0 |
| 75 | 152 0 0 | 50 10 0 |
| 76 | 122 0 0 | 43 9 0 |
| 77 | 101 0 0 | 36 0 0 |
| 78 | 154 0 0 | 54 17 0 |
| 79 | 122 0 0 | 34 16 0 |
| 80 | 174 0 0 | 57 17 0 |
| 81 | 185 0 0 | 61 10 0 |

All the above Allotments are subject to a reservation for right of roads, the deductions for which have been made in the price, as provided in the 44th clause of the Land Regulations.

For ALFRED DOMETT,
Commissioner,
H. C. DANIELL, Chief Clerk.