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New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 793, 19 November 1853, Page 2

Government Land Sale. —A sale of Land as notified in the Provincial Government Gcizclte of the 17th nil. was held at the Court House yesterday, with results which abundantly showed the continued advance in the price of eligible allotments in the city and its vicinity. The lots, which for the most part were small and compact, were situated in Barrack-street, Symouds-street, Wakefieldslrcet, and with some in the suburbs and at Takapuna (on the North shore). With the exception of some of those at Takapuna, we belie\e the whole found purchasers,—many at a large advance on the upset price. Wake-ficld-slreet allotments particularly excited spirited competition and realised from 40/. to (U I. for allotments of from seven to ten perches each, of which the upset price was from 9/. to ML Origan average it produced about 900/. per acre. Land in Sy-monds-strcct sold at the rate of about 200/. per acue. The total proceeds of the sale amounted to about 2,000/. per acre.

The pressure of other, and less easily postponed, demands on our space has .hitherto prevented our giving even summaries of the leading points of political and general news from the neighbouring colonics by the recent arrivals. There is, however, little of importance to notice, except in connection with the proceedings of tjie Legislative Councils, which, in Australia, have been busily engaged in Constilulion-mahiug, —a subject of considerable interest in itself no doubt, and perhaps invested with some additional interest to us from the fact that ibe New Zealand Constitution, and the speeches in Parliament relative to it, have been very frequently referred to, and generally in terms of admiration by prominent Speakers and writers in other places. The New South Wai.es Legislative Council, which had commenced its Session on the 10th of May (being a month earlier than usual) adjourned on the 11 th of last month, to meet again on the Cth of December, especially for the consideration of the New Constitution Act,—although theimpoitanl Marriage and Registration Rills were also postponed until that period, as..well as the Compulsory Vaccination Rill, the working of which, its Mover thought, could not be efifi-