English Extracts. HOUSE OF COMMONS-May 28,

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 144, 16 October 1847, Page 3

English Extracts. HOUSE OF COMMONS -May 28,

The following amounts, with others, were voted on the above evening :— £4,094, for scientific works and experiments, at the Gape of Good Hope, New Zealand, &c. £7,219, for Civil Establishments in Western Australia. £1,240 for the settlement of Port Essington. £36,000, for the Colony of New Zealand. O n this Vote, Mr. Hume objected, that as New Zealand had now the power of governing herself, she had no right to call on this country for assistance. Mr. Hawes hoped that his honorable friend would allow the Act of Parliament to come fairly into operation which gave that powei to the Colony, before he refused the vote. Considering the energy the Colony had displayed, there was but little doubt, that if left to itself, H would henceforth, be enabled to govern itself; from its own resources. The vote was then agreed to. On the sum of j623,815 being proposed to defray the charge of the Colonial Lands and Emi •, gration Board, Mr. Y. Smith objected to the payment, out of this fund, of a salary to a third Emigration Commissioner, who was originally appointed Assist-ant-Under Secretary for the Colonies. Mr. Hawes defended the appointment, on the ground of the great addition to the duties of the Emigration office, consequent on the number of emigrants that were annually sent abroad, and which had much increased, particularly as the whole of the Coolie emigration had been cointuited to their charge. Mr. Hume said, as there were fourteen emigration agents, he could not see what was the vie of such a number of Commissioners. Mr. Hawes said it was the duly of the Coramissioneis to see that the provisions of the Passengers' Act were carried out, and it was found necessary to appoint an assistant to some of the agents, in consequence of the great increase in the number of emigrants that were to be embarked, amounting to 124,000, in the present year. Mr. Y. Smith repeated bis objection to the appointment of a third Commissioner. The vote was, however, agreed to.