NEW ZEALAND. RETURN to an Address of the Honourable The House of Commons, "COPIES or EXTRACTS of DESPATCHES from the Governor of New Zealand, received since those last presented to Parliament"-(14 March 1845, Sess. Paper, No. 131). Colonial Office, Downing-street,} 18 April (Mr. Charles Buller.) Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, G. W. HOPE. No. SCHEDULE. DATE. SUBJECT. PAGE. 1. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 18 April 1844 Forwarding Minutes of Executive Council for the half-year ending 2. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 18 April 1844 Forwarding Emigration Returns for 1843 3. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 18 April 1844 Transmitting copies of three Ordi nances; viz. No. 1. For establish- 4. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 25 May 1844 Account of a Native Feast at Re muera, and of subsequent Con- 5. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 4 June 1844 Enclosing Copy of Instructions to the Superintendent of the Southern 6. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 1 July 1844 Forwarding the New Zealand Government Gazette, for the halfyear ending 30 June 1844 7. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 14 July 1844 Enclosing Copies of Addresses from the Inhabitants of Auckland, 8. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 20 Aug. 1844 Transmitting Copy of Minutes of Proceedings of the Legislative Council, Session 3 9. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 20 Aug. 1844 Transmitting Estimate for the cur rent Year (1844-45), with remarks on the improbability of raising the required Amount within the Colony 10. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 20 Aug. 1844 Respecting the Disturbances at the Bay of Islands and New Ply- 11. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 7 Sept. 1844 Forwarding Minutes of Executive Council, for the half-year ending 12. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 11 Sept. 1844 Advising of Bills drawn to the amount of 1,500 l. 13. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 14 Sept. 1844 Enclosing Copy of a Report from 4 8 19 20 20 29 79 888 95 · 101 SCHEDULE-continued. No. DATE. 14. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 14 Sept. 1844 SUBJECT. Transmitting Ordinances passed 15. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 14 Sept. 1844 Account of Proceedings at Russell, in Consequence of Disturbances 16. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 14 Sept. 1844 Acknowledging Receipt of Despatches 17. Governor Fitzroy to Lord Stanley 16 Sept. 1844 Measures proposed to be adopted in consequence of the state of the 18. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley 16 Sept. 1844 On the state of the Colony of New Zealand, enclosing Minutes of PAGE. 104 138 139 139 COPIES or EXTRACTS of DESPATCHES from the Governor of New Zealand. (No. 16.) COPY of a DESPATCH from Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley. My Lord, I HAVE the honor of forwarding to your Lordship a copy of the minutes of the Executive Council for the last half year (1843.) I have, &c. Robt. FitzRoy, Governor. (signed) Extract of Enclosure in No. 1. MINUTES of the EXECUTIVE COUNCIL of New Zealand. Monday, 18 December 1843. Present. All the Members. THE Council met pursuant to notice. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. His Excellency, the Officer administering the Government, laid before Council a despatch from the Secretary of State, of date 19th May 1843, transmitting copies of a correspondence between Her Majesty's Government and the New Zealand Company, with reference to the purchase by the Company of land at and in the vicinity of Auckland (under certain conditions and restrictions), to the value of 50,000l., which documents were read by the Clerk of the Council. His Excellency, in continuation, stated, that Mr. F. D. Bell had arrived in Auckland as the agent of the Company, and had selected certain lands, which comprise the whole of the saleable town and suburban lots, and availing himself of provisions to that effect in the arrangement between the Government and the Company, he had requested that the land should be put up to auction; his Excellency further stated, that previous to receiving these despatches, application had been made to him by parties desirous of purchasing suburban allotments, requesting that they might be submitted to public auction at the land sales in January; if, however, Mr. Bell's demand on the part of the Company was sanctioned, his Excellency would not be able to keep faith with the individuals before alluded to, and therefore requested the advice of the Council. Upon consideration, the Council were of opinion, that to enable his Excellency to carry into effect the promises made by him to individuals, that the Surveyor-general be instructed, in the first instance, not to depart from the usual custom of making the necessary reserves for public purposes in each blocks to be offered for sale, and that he do then apportion a sufficient number of allotments out of each block selected by Mr. D. Bell, for the purposes of meeting the demands of those individuals who had previously applied to the Government; they further recommended, that Mr. Bell's request should otherwise be complied with, being in strict conformity with the directions from the Secretary of State, which left no option to the local Government as to the course to be adopted. Passed the Council, this 2d day of January 1844. (signed) (signed) J. Coates, Clerk of Council. (True copy) Willoughby Shortland. No. 1. Governor FitzRoy to Lord Stanley, 18 April 1844. Encl. in No. 1. (signed) J. Coates, Clerk of Executive Council. (No. 17.) No. 2. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Fitz Roy to Lord Stanley. My Lord. Auckland, New Zealand, 18 April 1844. I HAVE the honor to forward the enclosed Emigration Returns of this colony for the year 1843; and I take the opportunity of informing your Lordship that there is no encouragement for emigration to New Zealand at present, while capital is so limited, and such an abundance of labour, either of Europeans or of New Zealanders, can be procured. Capital is wanted in all the settlements; of labourers there is an over-supply, and distress is the consequence. I have, &c. No. 2. Governor Fitzroy to Lord Stanley, 18 April 1844. 2. 247. |