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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 674, 19 April 1869, Page 3

Fetrther Loans.—The Evening Post says—with what degree of authority, we cannot state ; —The necessity of a further loan has already forced itself on Ministers' attention, and that Mr Eitzherbert is about to use his endeavors with a view to induce the Colonial Office to consent to an Imperial guarantee if, during the next session of the Assembly, a further Loan Act should be passed. Earl Granville had promised Mr Eitzherbert an interview with reference to this question of aa Imperial guarantee. Mr M'Lean and the General Government —Mr K. Mitchell, M H.E. and M.P C. for Watkouaiti, Otago, in a recent address at a meeting of his constituents, made the following remarks on this subject, as reported by the Waikouaiti Herald: '•The motion brought forward by Mr M'Lean was not caused bj the removal of 57 Armed Constabulary from Napier to Patea. It was upon this principle that the Armed Constabulary were raised—that they should be removed from one part of the Colony to another aa their services were required. And he thought any Government would bo to blame, if after the forces engaged ill actual warfare had received some severe reverses, and if instead of gaining ground were actually abandoning the outposts to the enemy—if under these circumstances they did not send all the available forces to the scene of active operations without a moment's delay. It must be borne in mind that previous to this Mr M'Lean made a proposition to the Government to the effect that the East Coast, as far as Native affairs were concerned, ehonld bo placed under a Commissioner with almost unlimited powers, and he (Mr M'Lean) kindly offered his services to the Government to act as tho Commissioner. The cost of the Commission as estimated by Mr M'Lean was to be #06,000 for the first year, with the chanco of liabilities which would have to be met in future years. The Government could not see their way to ask tho House to vote eo large a sum for the East Coast, so they declined tho offer; which, together with the withdrawal of the Armed Constabulary, was generally supposed to be the origin of the'Alarm* motion,"