AUCKLAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 593, 14 July 1858, Page 4

AUCKLAND.

After several false alarms the 58th Regiment is said, to-be'at last under positive: orders for England, and the 65th will be the only regiment retained in New Zealand. The Auckland Militia was in consequence likely to be called out, and the example was likely to be followed th roughout the colony. Tbe General A ssembly had addressed the Governor, with a view of securing the detention of the 58th regiment, but his Excellency had declined the responsibility of acceding to their request. A memorial on the subject from the Assembly to the Imperial Government had been since forwarded through the Governor, .praying that the. number of troops in New Zealand might be kept up to the amount declared by competent authorities to be essential to the preservation of the 'peace of the colony, and also that a steam vessel:of war might be stationed on' the coast' under the orders of the Governor. Business is saidtb/be very brisk at Auckland,: and there' bad been several arrivals of vessels from England,-with a number of passengers including Dr. Sinclair, for many years Colonial Secretary of New Zealand. The Great Barrier Mining Company was about to commence active operations, and other attempts to develop the mineral.resources of the province of Auckland were to be madei ,On the 18th May, Mr. Stafford (Colonial Secretary) laid on the table of the House of Representatives by command of his Excellency a memorandum by Mr. Commissioner Bell, shewing the progress made in thatprovince under this Act in the settlement of outstanding and disputed land claims; and also giving an analysis of the provisions of the Land Claims Extension Act of the present session. On the 30th May, Mr. Busby, one of the largest of these old land claimants, brought an action in the Supreme Court against Mr. Whitaker,—the dam-

ages being kid at the small sum of £5000 bemuse, ( Attorney.,general,;that; gentlerrSn' %u^W^^^^-!''t^"^P^.»tiP^feS'' of the.Acti, which imposes such duty übbn «r ' bolder.o^he office of Attorney GenW^en the plamtiff notice m the General Government ■ Gazette^ that he^must bnm> in his respectSe grants to the; Chief Commissioner, Mr~i Bill or abide the necessary consequences of default - ;#.:«P a demurrer,, that thY ..declaration in the pleading'was bid iri siibstabil The^eclecide)! for the dex^ndant 6n fe raised"» demurrer.' <'.. /.'' 'l\'y'"''■-■■)?. . Afier «c^itulatuig. J^.e l^mcipai' objects bf the Act Pi .1856, the memorandum,dbtailswijaf has.been accpmpb'shed under it.by Mr Bell 47; previous undetermined claims .have' been heard* and 194 grants;-.comprising an area ft f ;82j595 acres,have beenealled in for examination In; the> greater part <>f these' cases! thenecessarv myesbgations^have been completbd'j some have been finally closed by the'issue of new'eran J to jthe extendi .25,681 acrei. ;-ana many nS are practically closed, only/requiring the aiiaii titles, awarded r to: ba finally /laid-, bflC^ hen " grants can; be ; issued' to the extent of 83 000 acJesrAdditional. r ..iSurreys of: claims 'nowexist to{the, extent' of- 212,392<aere5!;.,- 86i000^a'cres' m^reibaye been soxveyed^ of which: the plai» /ar? expected (_b6n> _«_d preliminary arrange(m^nta bare been niade1 foftbe survey df'por^ turns of the. Scrip; *b»ms.r amounting probablf to!30;0OT acres m^ acres;the Commissioned the sbiplos ;af pnvate/clainis";ahd/iddin» the . £bj>ve amount* of* Government Scrip; claims with other land re^veredunder the commission' the quantity of land already iknowh toihave re' yejrted.to the Grown: exceeds 131_000iacres, after satisfying the very liberal allowance forsurveys 3^., tfieAct:;' > -^ '?■■>* on^on ;-.,-'-. ; pri tbV22nd. ujtv^a'lpng and animated debate tobk $lace ,! on' ,tbe following motion by Mr Daldy, xn Cfeiiiiiatfcee of Supply i-Ui . J ' -:" In/this bpinion of thw Ho;use,;the Estimates for 1858-~9, now /before the House, are excessive, and disproportioned to the revenue and positioniof tbis;colohy.v; >; ;^ / /■ :This was-reallyjtantamount to a vote of want of, confidence! in: the ministry, and a battle'of si? hours*;debate was the result; i When it came to; a division there was no * aye;?lexcept froni the Colonial Treasiireri„whor immediately left ; the /House, ' By; Mi^J?i)aldy; coiiseq^^^fc^l *^f4binjg; -w6r^;'oA;'iKe v'Vfiide'bf;'tKe; 'n;o||.'/ Tbfembtion thus! fel_,to;the grouiid..-'., rv /On %e*24tK ultimo Mr,'^ard presented, a petition from the CorpneTr and CploniaTSurgeon of Canterbury, praying tbe,^ considerations ihe great evils Bnd danger attending the sale of poisons in that district, without restrictions. Petition read arid received; ■'.

The "Executive were to state their.intentions as to -Waste Lands Legislation on Friday, 2nd ■instant.1/--.-/ •■'-.' :'-> J:yy:'"''[''"; '.;::'oM'"■•/■ ■ :"--"-;