Untitled

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 682, 14 February 1852, Page 3

The following notice appears in vesterdav’s Government Gazette :— Private Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 12th February, 18>2. In reference to Earl Grey’s despatch of the Sth August, 1851, published in the Government Gazette of the 10th of January last, His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief directs it to be notified that he will be prepared io receive deputations from the setilers on the subjects alluded to in that despatch on Saturday, the 14th instant, —Tuesday, the 17th instant,—and Saturday, the 21st instant, at twelve o’clock, at the Council Chamber, Wellington. By His Excellency’s command, James Hay Wodehouse, Private Secretary. These subjects are plainly stated in Lord Grey’s despatch, and have been recently brought by us before the attention of our readers. His Lordship desires that the opinion of the settlers should be ascertained as to whether they acquiesce in the arrangements brought into operation by the recent Act of Parliament, or whether those impediments to the uniformity of management of the Crown Lands of the colony, which have been revived by this Act, shall be altogether got rid

of. The subjects to which their attention is directed, and on which the Government is desirous of ascertaining their opinions, are of the most important kind, both as affecting their individual interests and the future prosperity of the colony. That the Act of Parliament, with the regulations brought into force by it, should be immediately repealed is agreed on by all parties ; this being the case, there should be some general expression of opinioit which, without entering into any other subjects indirectly connected with the land question, should leave no doubt as to the sentiments of the settlers on this point. We trust also that the Hutt settlers and those of the country districts in the neighbourhood of Wellington will avail themselves of the opportunity thus afforded them of expressing to the Governor their unanimous desire for the repeal of the recent Act of Parliament.