New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK’S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, July 30, 1851.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 625, 30 July 1851, Page 2

New Zealand Spectator, AND COOK’S STRAIT GUARDIAN. Wednesday, July 30, 1851.

The report of the Legislative Council in our present number does not contain the whole of Saturday’s proceedings. After the committee on the New Zealand Company’s land claimants bill had adjourned, an address to her Majesty was, pursuant to notice, submitted by the Colonial Secretary of New | Munster to the Council for adoption, praying that one uniform system for the disposal of the waste lands of the Crown should be established in New Zealand, and pointing out in a temperate, clear, and forcible manner the evils the colony had suffered from a contrary course, particularly with reference to the transactions of the New Zealand Company. The motion for the adoption of

the address was seconded by the Attorney General of New Zealand in a long and masI terly speech in which he very ably reviewed the proceedings of the New Zealand Comj pany from its commencement to its close and pointed out the evil consequences re-

sulting to the colony by colonization through the agency of distant and irresponsible Companies. The learned member also included m his review the proceedings of the Canterbury Association, and referred to their I modest proposal (as contained in the correspondence between the Home Government and the Association) that all appointments to any Government office in the Canterbury Settlement, should be made at their recommendation or that of their Resident Agent. We intend printing a full report of the learned member’s speech in our next number. We shall also take an early opportunity of making a few remarks on the vote for an increased salary to the Lieutenant Governor of New Ulster.

On Monday the bodies that had been washed ashore from the wreck of the Barque Marta were buried. Considerable efforts had been made to endeavour, if possible, to bring them to Wellington in order that they might be buried in the public cemetery, but these efforts proving unavailing, a large grave was dug near the sea shore about 100 yards from high water in which the bodies elevenm number, were deposited side byside’ lhe grave was lined with slabs from the wreck, which rise about four feet above the ground forming a sort of palisade or enclsoure to the grave ; the funeral service was performed by the Rev. R. Cole, who went out to the spot for that purpose. Through the exertions of the np.ranna of Mr. Levin, Agent ofTh;;; s ;dZ d ’ra | direction, the body of Captain Plank was I brought into Wellington, and buried in the Cemetery on Monday,

A meeting of merchants and others engaged in business took place on Saturday at Mr. Waitt s stores, for the purpose of consider111S _ SIS F S necessary to obtain the erection of a lighthouse for this port • His F deP i U i tatl ° n^ aS JPP° inted to wait on His Excellency Sir George Grey on the e ?t on Monday. The deputation mnsf have been gratified to learn that a vote had passed the Legislative Council on Saturday providing the funds necessary for the erec’ tion of a lighthouse, and that Sir George Grey had promised the building should be commenced with all convenient despatch.

In the LegisJative Council yesterday, several alterations were proposed in ihn t Claimants Bill the further consideration of to the PaperXrency Amendment Ordf Cmony to a period of twelve months from the passing of the Bill. * ‘