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Globe, Volume VI, Issue 628, 23 June 1876, Page 2

The proceedings of tire House of Representatives last evening, seem to indicate very clearly that Sir George Grey and his followers have more than lost all the temporary advantage they secured last week. During his remarks on the Piako Swamp sale. Sir Julius Vogel had evidently secured the sympathy of the House, his explanations of

the transaction being received with demon-' strations of approval. The fact appears to be that the sale of the Swamp is regarded by those who know most about it, as a very good thing for the district. Without the expenditure of a large amount of capital, it °an never bo made fit for settlement. Before it could ever have been occupied by small selectors, the Government would have been compelled to spend a very large sum in draining it, which in all probability would never have been recouped to the Colonial Treasury. In concluding the sale, therefore, it is evident that the Government have been acting in the best interests of the district, and that the charge of corruption is utterly unfounded. Had more care been taken to remove the air of mystery which has apparently surrounded the negotiations, not even Sir George Grey himself could have found any grounds for faultfinding.