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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures thereto annexed are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be acted accordingly.
J. L. C. RICHARDSON, Superintendent.
DUNEDIN:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1862.
ADDRESS OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.
ON OPENING THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, 26th NOVEMBER, 1862.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Provincial Council—
The evidence of prosperity which exists on every side, and among every class, is a subject of cordial congratulation. The existence of a very extensive and highly remunerative Gold Field is now a thoroughly established fact; and each month affords additional reasons to induce a recognition of this fact in the appropriations of the public Revenue.
It will be our duty, as well as our highest wisdom, to use every effort to locate permanently amongst us, in the interior of the country, the mining classes which have thronged to our shores; and, it is with pleasure I have observed a growing disposition among them to make this their home. Render the interior of the country accessible by the formation of a good road, directly connecting it with the capital; open out communications with the coast line both by river and land, and at the same time increase the facilities for settlement, and you secure a population which will not, as now, carry to other colonies for investment the rich produce of their labors gathered in our own fields.
The Annual Returns from the different departments which I will cause to be laid on your table, at an early date, will give you every information as to the nature and extent of the various works which have been undertaken during this past year.
Many Bills of an important character, and urgently demanded by the necessities of the times, will be introduced at the earliest period.
The Estimates, which will shortly be presented, will inform you of the probable amount of the Revenue for the current six months, and of the proposed appropriation.
You will perceive from the return of Assets and Liabilities, which accompanies the half-yearly financial statement, that the Province is in a position to command the highest credit in the money market, and that the Provincial debentures will meet with a ready sale at a fair premium. It is of vital importance to the Province that this character should be maintained, and that we should avoid such guarantee as would have the effect of impairing that credit, and injuriously affecting our loan operations.
It has become absolutely necessary to introduce a measure by which those who use the public roads shall also provide for the maintenance of them, otherwise, the extension and completion of roads to the outlying districts, whence the land revenue is at present principally derived...
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1862, No 220
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🏘️ Superintendent's Address to Provincial Council
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government26 November 1862
Prosperity, Gold Fields, Roads, Public Revenue, Population
- J. L. C. Richardson, Superintendent