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 SPEECH OP 
 
 HIS HONOR THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING TIIK GOVJ^RNMENT 
 
 AT THE OPENING OP THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 
 
 ON THURSDAY THE IStII JANUARY, 18G0. 
 
 Honor-able Gentlemen of the Legislative Council : 
 
 It is Tk-ith feelings of no ordinary interest and satisfaction Ihiit I moot 
 you to-day, and luivo reoouvso to your advice and ai^^sisUuioc in iiroiiiuting 
 the welfare of vliia Colony. 
 
 Of the tsventy-ei.^lit Ordinances passed by tliis Council during' tlio 
 Late Session twenty-three have received Her .Majesty's ajioroval. ifer 
 Majesty has been pleased to disallow tiic Ordinance to declare the limi- 
 tation of Foreign Suits and Actions. Tiio Kecretary of .state has sug- 
 fested certain' alterations in the Ordinance in Aid of the Trustees 
 lelief Act before it can receive the Jloyal as.sent. This Ordinance, in 
 the amended shape, will he laid before you. A decision on tiie (Jrdi- 
 nancc respecting Marriages in British Columbia, und on the .Supply 
 Ortnnanco, is deferred. I have received no i.itinuitiou of tlie Secietaiy of 
 State's views on the Ordinance to amend the Dutiis of Ciistoips. 
 
 I shall take an early opi)ortunity of laying beibro you copies of 
 De.'spatchca i'rom the .Secretary of t^tale in reply to the Jlesolutions 
 adopted by this Coun-il on subjects relating to Naval I'rulcclion. tho 
 Expenditiire incurred by the Colony on account of the Expedition 
 against the Chilicoten Indians, and ,tlic claim made by the Imiierial 
 O'overiiment for repayment of t'.ie cost of erecting the lluihiings at the 
 Camp lately occupied by the Detachment of the lioyal JIngiiiecrs. 
 
 Unforeseen obstacles'have retarded the Govcrnny;j:t in carrying oat 
 the Resolution, adopted by this Council, as regards fH Survey of Tre- 
 empted Lands throuuhout the Colf)ny. Arrangements are, htwwver, in 
 progress which will," 1 trust, enable \he Ciiief Conimis-iouer of Lands 
 and' Works to undertake this work without furtiier delay. Meastirea 
 will, at the .-^ame time, be takc'^ 'o alter the pr^■^cnt unssili'd'acLory sy.s- 
 tem of Indian Reserves. I am '.n no way convinced of the necessity of 
 any Legislative enactment for this jiurpohc. In all matters connected 
 with the Native ]!ace a large discretionary power must nere;;sarily, in 
 my o])inion, bo left in the hands of the Executive. 
 
 A Statement of tl;o Votes required to cover E.xpenc.ilure incurred du- 
 ring the past year, for which a previous Vote has not been taken, will 
 boFaid belbreyou in a Supplementary I'.stimate, togetlier with a detailed 
 account of the actual Revenue and "Expenditure. The Votes taken for 
 the Public Service of the year b'-'J.j amounted to /;:::J5,'.M(;, and, as near 
 as can be ascertained at t'his early period of the year, the total Exp;.'n- 
 dituro, embracing the Su]iplementary I'.stiniates, to Xlsr),OUO. 
 
 You will be prepared for the announcement 1 have to make t<i y<ni 
 that the Revenue falls short of the Estimate by a considerate amount. 
 That Estimate, as you are aware, was based on the supposition that a 
 large immigration would take place to the newly discovered mines in liio 
 Ko"otcnay i)istri,ct. The counter attractions of.ered by fresh discoveries 
 in the neighbouring Territory left tiiis District comparatively de.'^erted. 
 The main' items, however, uiider which the Ilstimato b.as proved in ex- 
 cess of the actual Revenue are the Cold Export Tax and the Road Toil 
 Receipts. The Estimate i'or the amount to lie derived IVom Kcuid Tolls 
 was based on the Revenue obtained from the same source in th.e two 
 previous years. The cause of the great fallii;;; oil' must be attribr.ted 
 partly to"tho extreme severity of the winter, vMeh prevented coimnu-^ 
 nicatiou with our Northern Mines, and reianhd the general traliic of 
 the Country until the month of May. and partly in consequence of the 
 Ordinance passed by this Council, late in the last Session allowing faim 
 produce to be exenipt from Road Tolls. The loss to the Rjvenue by thi.s 
 exemption is a subject for congratulation rather than otherwise, as it is 
 an evidence of thoincreasing iimount of produce now raised by the Set- 
 tlors iu the T'pper Country. 
 
 With much satisfactionj I rel'er you to the I'eblic Works undertaken 
 during the ])ast year. The main waggon road is now conijih ted to the 
 very centre of the Cariboo District. Couimunical ion betweiMi the towns 
 of Richlield and Camcrontown is lacllitateil by the forui:;li)n of a road. 
 A substantial Pack Trail has been constructed, by way ot the So.;thera 
 Roundary, to the Kootemxy Distrir't— or rather, I might say, to the 
 Rocky Mountains— a distance estinmted at tliree hundred and eighty 
 miles" from the town of Hope. The Country lying between the Fiaser 
 and tho Columbia has been carefully surveyed, and a trail is already 
 opened to connect the Cohnnbia River with the navigable wafers of tho 
 Snuswap Lake. Several Exploration parties have been fitted out by 
 Government, and largo tracts of Country explorecl, with what varied 
 BUCcess you arc aircau/ awaro from thu Repurta vvLieh Luto froiu timo . 
 
to time appeared in the Onvernment Oazette. A Liglit Ship has been built 
 ami is Htiitioned iit tlio entrance to tlic P'rascr Jiivor. Substantial Iron 
 JJuoyH liaviiiij; arrived (Voin l-Inj^'Iand will wliortly bo iilaced in position 
 dearly to detine tlie cliannol. Tlie oonstnietion of'u U'aj^ijnn Uoad be- 
 tween Xi'W Wcslniinsti'i' and Vale is nearly conipkMrd, liavinir lieen un- 
 (lertalicn in conjunction witli tiio Wesleni' ITni.m Telc;,'rapli Company, 
 wliose line ot'Telei,n'a]>li (bilowin.iC tiiis route has already jienetrated up- 
 wards of tour hundred miles into the Interior, and will, 1 trust, should 
 the same euer^^y he displayed as lier>'totbre, place us in Tele;,'raphie com- 
 munication with the whol" civilized world het'ore the close of aiiother 
 season. 
 
 The Estimates of expected Ilevenue. and ])roposed Expenditure for the 
 ]>resent year, will be laid before you with(,iit delay, Fullv imiu-essed 
 with the necessity of retrenchment, you will find that considerable re- 
 ductions have been made in tiie Kslablishmenls to the exient oi' nearlv 
 8;)!),Ut'U, without I (rust, unduly weakening; the etficicncv of the Public 
 Service. A portion of this reduction will however be alisorbed in new 
 Ofllces, which it has been neces.sary to create, such as tho.se connected 
 with the Lif^ht Ship, 
 
 You will tijid the Fsfimates contemplate a lar<tc outlay in the con- 
 struction of roads and trails to facilitiii.e access to the new miiiini^ dis- 
 trict of the Columbia, Fully persu,.iled that you will ai^rec with ine, in 
 the importance of opening: cummunication with tlie ujiper ('obimbia, for 
 the early sprin ;• trallic, I have already sanctioned the construction of a 
 wair!,'on road from the main trunk line at Cache Creek to Savaii; 's Ferry, 
 arid arranij;ements have been entered into for a Steamer to be in readiiu>8.s 
 for tlie navipition of the Kamloops and Shuswa]) Lakes, at once placinj^ 
 the new (iold I'ields of the Cpjier Columbia witliin easy and cheap a"- 
 eessofthe I'raser liiver. The ex))enses connected with these under- 
 takin<,'s will be found in the Fstimates, An appro])i'iation Mill also bo 
 asked for opening; a route to the newly discovere<l tiold Diggings on the 
 upper branches of the Bridge Uiver. 
 
 It is with great reluctance that 1 pro)iose to you the abolition of the 
 Duty on the Export of (iold. Of thejuslice and equity of the Tax. 1 amas 
 fully convinced as when in tliis Coun'cil I strongly advocated the measure, 
 and I should now hof^itate to take this step did"^! not consider it to bo 
 the jiaramount duty of the Executive to carry out as far as po' uhle tho 
 well understood wishes of the Community. ' I cannot but observe that 
 from various causes a large majorit}- of tlie ]ieoj)le of Brilibh Columbia 
 formerly in favor, are now ojiposed to this mcde of taxation. Admitting 
 this, I am confident 1 only carry out the wishes of the governor in taking 
 thiscor.r.se; to use His Excelfcney's own words — '-The last thing tho 
 "flovernment of this Colony would desire to do. is to discourage tho 
 "minci-s from devloping its resources, or allow any portion of our^popu- 
 "lation to lapse ir.to a state of jwlitical discontent," 
 
 The public works wliicii I think you v,-ill agree with me as absolutely 
 necessary to be undertaken in promotion of the progress and welfare of 
 the Colony, oblige mo to propose to you o itional taxation to meet tho 
 loss whicli will accrue to the !{evenue by , .• abolition of the tJold Tax, 
 Following out tnc recommendation of the ^dining Board, I advise that 
 the Mining Licence be made compulsory on all employed in Mining pur- 
 suits. Her Majesty's -'Instructions" forbid any restrictions being placed 
 on ''persons of African, Asiatic, or Indian birth, to which persons of 
 European birth or descent are not subjected or made liable," It is there- 
 fore only by this niciisure that our 'large Chinese population can bo 
 made to contribute to the Revenue in equal jiroportion to tho white 
 race. Few Chinamen now take out a ^lining Licence, whereas on tho 
 other hand few white miners are to bo found without one. 
 
 I farther suggest for your consiJeration tho propriety of increasing the Trade 
 and Iji()Ui)r Licences througlieut the Colony. 
 
 ^ Should you agreo with n.c in the expediency of abolishing the duty on the 
 Export of Gold, there will be no means left to the Executive to obtain any 
 statistical information of the annual yield of (Iold, a matter I consider of much 
 importance, I tlic'-otbrc invite jou to consider whether some system of Keg- 
 istration inifiht not be adoptid for this object not liable to the same objections 
 as those brought Ibrward against the Gold Export Tax. 
 
 The Postal Service rc(jui,'es your attentive consideration. Tenders for tho 
 conveyance of the Mail.s during the present year have been called for by Pub- 
 lic Notice, and when received will ho laid belore you. It will be ibr you to 
 consider whether the IJcvenue justiGes a bi-weekly service to our Northern 
 Mines, especially at a time when I believe you are unanimous in the opinion 
 that it is incumbent upon the (iovc rnmcnt to provide diictt Steam communi- 
 cation with Sim Francisco. The establishment of direct Stcaui communication 
 is a matter of the utmost importance. I am now in correspondence on this sub- 
 ject, and trust to be ablo to make satisfactory arraageuionts before the cotn- 
 lueneotuent of the spring traffic. 
 
 The material interests, and the permanent stability of tho Colony are depen- 
 dent ou a fixed population. I would invite your earnest atteutiou to tho best 
 
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 nipans to adopt fur introJuuing aiiJ ibstorinj? thn iinmifiT.itiin of a cl;is9 of Set- 
 tlers likrly to iinkc this ciiiiitry their hurue. Tlie oiieiiiiii? of new iiml exten- 
 sive niin;n<_' mi'l ii^rieiiltur;il disiricts during; tlie ]mst neas m, and also ot (iiffer- 
 piit lines ofaeer.s.s to them. I'll'er many and taviiral)ie indueenunts fur .settleiiiiMit 
 liitlierti) unkninvn. 'I'iie experieneo of tiic last year has eleail v sliitwn that the 
 n"ricultiiral lands of this (Joloiiy are well ailaptcd fir tln! cuhivation of cereals 
 and vei^etaldes of all dtjsiriptions, and larj^e tracts of tlio hest lands are for- 
 tunately most liivorahly situated for the snfi|dy of the principal Minini; districts. 
 
 1 am aware that a nninnrously siLined Petition will shortly bo presented to 
 you, enianatitif,' IV.im .\liiu'rs and 'frad'TS in the Cariboo Distr.ct, praying that 
 some alteratioti may hi\ made in the i^Iinin'; liaws "to jirovido for the sjieedy 
 hearin;,' and det(!ri..inin;4 of all di^|lutes t'oneirninir Minii'j; interests." 1 fully 
 a"-ree with ihe I'etitioiieis that the present expensive .system of lir-j^ition is 
 " iiroilui'tive of u-reat injury to the uener.il welfare, ])rii;;res-', and development 
 "of the whole luinin?; interests of the ('olony." A eonsider.dde portion of our 
 last Scs.sion was oeeupieil in consolidating; and ametidini; the .^IinirlL; Jjaws, 
 niore especially with a view to remedy the evil of which the I'etitioners com- 
 plain, tiic I>r;il't Ordinance introduced with this object liavini: been framed 
 under the immediate superintendciicu of the .Miniiiy; Hoard (d' ('ariboo. Al- 
 ihou:;li I. ^ till believe the liaws at present in force are capable of mooting 
 cvcvv rc'iuircmcnt, I shall bo an.xious to >;ivc my most attentive consideration 
 to any sni'trestions you may wi.ih to oH'er on this important .subject, wlien the 
 Petition i before you. 
 
 The Law relation- to the I'ilotago of Vessels within the waters of Hritish 
 r(dumbia rofjuires immediate alteration. A liill with this object v.lll be laid 
 bcf )re you. 
 
 I sl'.all takfi the opportunity ai the Session progresses of bringing other 
 measures of importance before you by Message. 
 
 The absence of crime in the past year is worthy of uiorc than a passing 
 notieo. During the extended circuit of the Supreme Court, only two white 
 men were convicted on criminal charges, and the Indian population throughout 
 the Colony has been, I rejoice to say, peaceable and orderly. 
 
 llefleeting on the extent and number of our rciourccs so largely added to by 
 the diseoveiies of the past year, and day by day being developed, I roco-nizo on 
 every side subjects for congratulation and tlunkfulness, and conlidently hopo 
 that the year whicdi lias just dawned upon us will be one of unusual success. 
 I earnestly invito yonr cordial co-operation in the passego of those measures beat 
 calculated to promote the prosperity of the country, and I fervently trust that 
 lie who holds the destiny of natious in the hollow of His Hand will guide our 
 deliberations to a h.ippy issue.