COLONIAL SELF-GOVERNMENT.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume II, Issue 58, 15 November 1845, Page 4

COLONIAL SELF-GOVERNMENT.

In the New Zealand debate in the House oi Commons, on the 18th June, .Mr. Hawe*> concluded his speech With the following just remarks :—: — " What was the remedy they proposed loi the present state of things? They propose. l to send out a new Governor, uu etteied with instructions. lie did not think that would do. He did not mean to doubt the ability ol Captain Grey, but l<e was of opinion that the responsible duties ot such a governorship required thappointment of a man of a higher position. However, if they sent an angel, in any way uuder the control of the Colonial Office, he would not succeed in remedying the contusion that existed. If they gave municipal institutions and a representative Legislature, and established local independence of Government, they would take the course which would ensure the prosperity of the colony, lv our colonies generally there was a growing desire lor local and independent Governments, which would press itself on the attention of Government ; and sooner or later, our colonies must be freed ln>m the influence and control of the Colonial Office." Lord Howick concluded his speech ;—; — ** In order to make his (Captain Grey's) Government successful, it must remote the staff ol f eble and incapable officers who had acted under previous Governors. Having appointed such a Governor as be had described (one of influence and ability), the next thing the Government ought to do was to follow the course of their ancestors, aud leave the colonies to govern themselves [hear, hear]. The colonies might make mistakes, but those mistakes could ea^i.'y he corrected. The experience of past times was strongly in favour of colonidl self- overnment. i\o man in Downing Street, however, could govern a colony at, the antipoles, and in his opinion the establish-, meut ot :i separate Board would on y be jumping out of the ttymgpau luto the fire £uear, hear]."