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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 583, 5 March 1851, Page 2

The following extract from the aminer gives an account of the intervi e l* a Deputation with the Governor-in, on the subject of the future Constitutin' the colony. The settlers of Nelson on" plying to the Governor were frankly ed of his intentions. If the settlers of lington had made a similar appli CatlQ ? would have been attended with similar ’ 1 suits. This, however, it has been the obi? of the Faction to prevent by all mean? their power, they have sought to th? themselves between the settlers and the q' vernor, fearing,if his intentions were nJ" public their occupation would be g 0I)e J let them do what they will, to this mation they are rapidly hastening ; ete ' day they appear more ridiculous in th e ? mation of the community : — ‘ F

“ Thepointswhich the Deputationagr e; j,E bring before his Excellency were thoe? "Ml the franchise, showing the restrictive of making the occupation of mere 11 dt j houses” a qualification for voters, insteijH !: tenements," which would include lands all improvements; secondly, that NO3/J’.' seats should be confined to servants of Government, who should be limited in her ; thirdly, that the assent or otherwis.W the Governor should be signified toallJLS sures passed before the end of each sessiWv fourthly, that the General Council, wh ess JEil moned, should not be less popularly ciwjjgP tuted than the Provincial Councils. The])Sg| putation, which consisted of Messrs. Sar-W Bell, Sclanders, Travers, Elliott, Robins:® Renwick, Mackay, Moore, Bush, White, and Rankin, found his Excelkjßwell disposed to listen to their statements, in respect of the franchise, Sir George i.W that the operation of the Bill, as poioted-lj to him, would certainly defeat his own wJWi tions. When the next topic was introdued® that of the exclusion of non-official nomislga from the Council, out came this disclosJH which must startle our readers as muchj|| did the Deputation ; namely, that bis EvJjg lency expects the General Council of thetW lony, as it will be constituted by the Hrllil Government, will consist of two chambS both elected by the people, but the upper requiring a higher qualification for its meg bers. This Council to possess full powersffl amend the Provincial Councils, which only large municipalities.” -j ' We understand that Mr. Rees, a Wangaife settler lately arrived from England, hasrfej cently removed with his family fromlvS lington to that settlement, a distance H one hundred and thirty miles, by travekf j in one of Mr. Hammond’s waggons by two horses. The party consisted persons three adults and three their luggage, with J. Edwards, who d.i|| the waggon and took charge of the erM| dition. At each of the large rivers S wheels were taken off, and the body o!g waggon and the wheels were taken ovaww a canoe. From Wellington to ManaiS not the slightest difficulty was expcriecS but from Manawatu to Wanganui the hsH sands caused the travelling to be The journey occupied seven days thepflj having started the 19th February andi|-J ing reached their destination the 26th Edwards set off on his homeward the same day, and reached W March 2nd. We mention this incideuijS cause it is the first instance that hasocci® of the overland journey having formed in this manner ; probably the sukS of the experiment will induce many l tators. !