HOUSE OF COMMON'S.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 163, 21 May 1864, Page 4

HOUSE OF COMMON'S.

FEUttrAUY 2G.

"Mr. ('. "Fortescne, "Cndcr-Seeretary for the colonies, in Miswer to two questions from Mr. A. Mills, as to whether it was the intention of the Now Zealand Legislature to authniise a loan of three millions sterliim* lor colonial purposes, and whether such loan was to l»p guaranty d hy the Imperial Government, ;11 <i also whether any rfcent- correspondence icspectimr the war would he laid before 3'arliament, also whether there was any intention of ehanging the *eat uf < Government, saM That Inst year the homo (loveiniiieut agreed to make application to Parliament to guarantee a loan of .£-*>oo.ooo, on condition that a certain portion—C2eo,ooo he believed—should he applied to liquidate a debt due by the colonial to the )n»me (Jovernment. However, the gentleman in tiiis eountry who was then acting for the New Zealand (ioveVninont objected to the amount claimed by the Imperial Ciovernment, and the bill was withdrawn. Since that t'mo the governor of New Zealand had informed the home (Jovernment that his mini>ters would bo prepared to make the payment el limed by the Imperial Government out of such a han. A rumour hud rendu d the ('olomal-otUeo in tin - .-hapi- «.f a ili bate in the New Zealand l'arlianiL*nT. that the Colonial Legislature had passed, or were about to pax:, a bill to negotiate a loan of L'U,000,1)00, and that they would probably npplv for a larger guarantee for such a loan. However, no such application had yet. been received, and the Mibject could n<>t tiieiel«'ie he considered. "With respect to the papcis alluded to by the lion, member they would be laid on the table. "Willi respect to the projocd chanire of the seat of Government", no information had been received at the Cohmial-oliice. Makch 15. Mr. A. .Mills gave notice that he should hring forward his motion as to Xew Zealand after J'-aster. -—J/ujiir AVtfw, March »<>.