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Evening Star, Issue 2943, 25 July 1872, Page 3

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(FROM GREVILLt’s TELEGRAM COMPANY .)

Aucklaed, July 25, 11.0 a.ra. Caledonians opened at L 42 ; receded to L 36. Moanatairis, LG 10s,

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

July 25. In the House last night Mr Wakefield moved for a return of the person holding land under the natives. He insinuated that the Ministers were involved in land transactions. Mr J. IS. Brown opposed the motion. Mr Keynolds read a letter from <a North Island settler, published in the : Otago Dady Times on October 11, stating tliat land had been acquired by Europeans on mortgage from natives in satisfaction of grog scores. Mr Buckland denied the statements in the letter. Mr M'Lean said the Registrar of Deeds and the Attorney-Ucorral were of onini on th at thc Go vcr n nicut w..re not justified in furnishing such a return. The natives were protected from fraud by an Act passed last session. Mr Gillies said, as far as the Province of Auckland was concerned, the letttr was a foul libel. Several speakers opnosed the return as unjustifiably expensive and impracticable. The motion was negatived on the voices. Mr Wakefield demanded a division, but there was no second teller for the ayes, and consequently no diV 1 The Otago Waste Lands Bill, the Auckland Mineral Leases Blil, and the Dunedin Cemetery Bill passed their second readings After Mr Vogel’s speech on the Constitution of Provinces, Mr Sheehan moved the adjournment of the debate until Wednesday next, which was agreed to, Mr Gillies moved for a return, showing the amount spent up to 30th June, out of the L 400.000 authorised to be expended on roads in the North Island ; also the expenditure up to. the same date out of the M iddle Island railway fund, which was agreed to. Mr Johnston moved for a return of the travelling expenses of officials, which was agreed to. He also moved for a return of the amount of the penalties exacted from Mr Webb, which was agreed to. Mr Murray moved for a committee of inquiry into the resources of the Colony, which was agreed to, as also was a committee fto inquire into the working of the New Zealand University Act. In reply to a question put by Mr Stafford, Mr Fox said the Nebraska would proceed South to-day.