EXTRACTS. Mr. Wakefield on Responsible Government.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 355, 15 September 1849, Page 2

EXTRACTS. Mr. Wakefield on Responsible Government.

Wit find the following in the " Original Correspondence" of the Sydney Morning Herald, oi Augubt 23rd: — Ai Mr Wakefield in his recent work, " A View of the Art ot Colon zntion," lias given a sketch of Mitt form of Responsible Government which he is disused to advocate , and us th v ie can bo li tta doubt that Mr. Wakefield is in communication with all the master minds and statesmen who are bending their attention to this the most important politic -il subject of the dny, I have endeavoured to make a brief abstiuct of his »kotch, comidenn£ thut its ditcusuion w.ll be just now of deep inWeit to my fellow-colonistg. A Municipal Federative Gxremniont Mr. Wake field iayi. should be representative, aristocratic, and monarchical, consisting of— Ist. A Governor appointed by the Imperial Government for life, like a Judge. 2nd. An Executive C /uncil or Ministry, relieving the Governor ol all responsibility, removable by the Representative Branch. 3rd. An Upper Home, hereditary, with high property qualification, not to be rcduceJ, appointed by the Governor and Executive 4th. A representative body, returned on a high franchise. sth. Governor removable on petition from Upper and Lower Ilouae tolmpcii.il Legislature. Gth. A tiibunal in England, prcnidcd over by a high legal functionary, in which the colony and the House of Commons should be represented by Bar-ns'erg4at-Liw. 7th. The employment of Colonial Agents or Representatives in England. Bth. Subordinate Municipalities. 9th. Exceptions to unlimited power: — 1. Control of the waste Inids. 2. Command of her Majesty's forces. 3. Intertouric with servants of Foreign Povreri. 4. Direction of Post Office, &:., &c.