NEW ZEALAND. House of Commons, March 10.

New Zealander, Volume I, Issue 10, 9 August 1845, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND. House of Commons, March 10.

Mr. Somes moved for copies of all correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Governor of New Zealand, respecting the issue of debentures, and the rendering ihem a legal tender. Mr. Agliouby seconded the resolution, and in a long speech charged the Local Government of New Zealand, and Lord Stanley with a gross breach of faith towards the New Zealand Company and the co_ lonists. Mr. Hope, on the part of the Government, said Hie was ready to produce all the information which the Colonial Office possessed, if it was moved for. Haviug answered many of the remarks made by Mr. Aglbnby, Mr. Hope protested against the course that had been adopted in this iustance, of bringing lorward charges iv the absence of information, and of postponing- those charges which had been threatened a»amst Lord Stanley and himself on the information already before the House. Mr. C. Buller enumerated the charges brought against the Governor of New Zealand and the Colonial Secretary, as to making debentures a lega tender—the taxation of the colonists— the oustra^u by the natives — she disallowing the land sales— •< he proclamation ot the Governor : and complained that no information was given on these subjects. It seemed to him that those who brought fonvaid the charges, were in possession of all the information, and that those whose business it was to refute or defend them, were left m utter ignorauce. The hon. member in his facetious way, related to the House, a long catalogue of New Zealand grievances, the principal one being the possession of Captain Fit«roy tor a Governor Mr. Rice Trevor reprobated the most extraordinary, most improper, and most unjustifiable language in which Mi, L. Buller had thought fit to allude to Capt. Filzroy's dealings with the colonists of New Zetland. It wab the more outrageous from the circumstance that Captain Fit/roy was absent in the service of that colony and the country — that he was at that very moment devoting all the best energies of Ins mind to their advantage, and that he could not have an opportunity of defending himself, by reason oi the distance, belore the meeting of the House in the next year. Colonei wood also read a lecture to Mr. C. Buller, for using the epithets ' foolish,' and ' incompetent,' to Capt. Fitzroy, at a time when he was not in a ppr Sition to make good his words, Sir Walter Jinnes likewise defended Captain Fitzroy from Mr. C Buller's attack. Sir Charles Napier said that Captain Fitzroy had proved hnnoelf an excellent surveyor and discoverer, a man of great nautical talent ; but a mau might be agooJ suiveyor and a capital discoverer, aud at the same time a precious bad Governor of a colony. Sir R. l J eel condemned in the strongest terms the unjust and unjustifiable manner in which Captain Fitzroy and Loid Stanley had been assailed upon, .newspaper reports, a. id without any authentic iuformatiou. He called on hon. members to bring forI ward a proper sti aightt'onvard motion on the subject ,otthe Colonial Department and the New Zealand Company, and promised to meet it boldly aud firmly, * Whene\er," exel limed the right hon. baronet, such a motion is brought foi \va d, I shail be ready

on behalf of the Government, and of my noble friend, Lord Stanley, more especially, to meet and rebut it; and I must be permitted to say, that justice requires such a motion should be brought forward at the very . earliest period possible. You are perfectly competent to consider that motion now as you will be six weeks hence- — the period is arrived when you ought to be prepared to bring forward a motion — if indeed, you contemplate a motion at all, and depend upon it, that whensoever you do bring it forward, I shall be prepared to vindicate a friend, whose conduct, J assert, you have most unjustly and unfairly impugned." Lord Howickand Mr. Mangles blamed the conduct of Captain Fitzroy. Sir R. lnglis said he regarded the New Zealaud Company purely as a commercial speculation, and, when therefore, he saw individuals rising to address the House, some of whom were directors, others shareholdsrs, and one the Governor of the Company, he put it down not to party politics, but to pounds, shilling's, and pence alone. It was a case of these gentlemen wishing to add to iheir property on the one .side j and of Captain Fitzroy on the other, a man of talent and character, equal to them all,— to any of them, certainly. The return, with several amendments, was ordered.