NEW ZEALAND. House of Commons, August 21.

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NEW ZEALAND. House of Commons, August 21.

On the vote of £20,0 JO for the charge of the colony of New Zealand, Mr. Gladstone was anxious to know whether he Has right in supposing that it was the intention of the Colonial D partweut to lecoguize and act upon the Treaty of Waitangi in respect to the right of the Natives to laud, fur he conceived that the acquiring laud from the natives m a fair way was the only mode ot securing the peace i nd promoting the prosperity of the letlleinent ol New Zealand. Mr. Hawes replied that the native right in land, under the treaty of Waitangi, would be respected. Some conversation followed, chitfly between Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Hawes, across the table, in consequence of a remark of Mr Hume that the present ought to be the last year ot such a charge as thu for New Zealand, the proper rule being, that as soon as repre»entutive government nus established in any colony the grant tor its genei al civil expense ohould cease. It was stated by Mr. Hawei that there must be partial and temporary exceptions to such a rule ; Mr. Gladstone txpressed a cle»ire that any such exceptions should proceed upon clear and denned piincip'es. The vote was agreed to.