PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 554, 22 August 1865, Page 5

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

mkmoEisdvm i:v mssi^tkus. Ministers request tlie Governor to draw tile attention of 111fi Secretary oi Statj (or the Co ornes to the following paragraph of Lieutenant-' >eueral Sir Duncan "Cameron's Mem .randum of the 2Gth July, "The I 'olonv appear* t> have experienced no diiiicultv in rai-inij; iuiitls t,i remove thereat of Government from Auckland to Wellington ; to pureh ise Government H'mses. residences !< »r »T i mll - 1 : the number of Ministers, and sil1tr>1lent thfir sal aril's j paving Kiraii as *-<»np«-n-n«ion to'l'nrutiaki "L'ttl'-rs ; and iTiti-riiij; into a com!* new XJ o .s!.ml r=or\i ii to iiniiland m addition to the exi-tii.g one." This paragraph assumes importanee as it allot' !s additional evidence of that stro/nr political nmmns which Ini-s exercised so unfortunate an intim nee up"ii the actions of Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan A. Cameron, to the gieut detriment of the ie s. . v,ec iii this Colony. It was not to bo .-xpc ted tlis.t Lieutenant Cameron should possess a-curate inform it,on ~o i itiral<ml',jeers: but Miiu.-U-rs think rh tan oil in her ajesty's -urviee. hoi lintr a m.'n ana ivsp ntiMo position, ouu'ht not, without ; or» r -lupin \ . to have given the authority o Ins ua i.c to st:it"incuts incorrect in th and ; .]imon-lv to jiJIVt'L tlic oi a Celuny whiuh it his duty t i as-ist. Ministers do not admit that ihoCiv:! Govcnim lit of this Colony is answerable to the ollicer commindin„ h-v Muje-'v's Imperial Force? for a course of political action which they may consider conducive to the public service; nevertheless they will shortly uotico the accusations brought against them.

I.— - of f/ie Sctf <>f G'ofi /'iiuit'/if from the uurchrtsof ,c./r (.lovcrnm-.ni Jlo>c<c* ; );>■>• for .)r;><;,tcrs.

: )u» removal o'" On- of ofivf-rmiicnt 11-ul beoi'l decide : ijid'i u< indisp n-aMe for tie- pr"per ( Icv.tmiii*l r:l of 111-. ( \mjii v I)v tii" « oid-da 1 ure the

U 1 Vellt !<t ofiiiV u! t ''!«• pIVS "'it M i :»l-f '•>*, iM" ;l '"I priation had b. en nude, to i»;««vide f"" the

e\[.vn>e«, of a ,-uni in - x } j) ; in-nt nv . wilicit mm Mini-ters could legally Irtve apj-ded t > n" o'h-T tnirp'.s;,> than tho t* to which they upplieil it. The change in the r-eat "f < »ov••rntiuMH was, in tho opinion of Mhiisi' r.s. a- wvii as t»f to-i:;i;-er tivly n-[uii\-d en :i:iancial no less than on p.-litlci! grounds. 2 —/.,•. fir KH.tthrr of Th'" 1 usual of ha? ho<-n ?i\* : the addition of o.i,\ u >\v ]<rop">e:l bv Mini-ters, b*.*ars no propor!i.»n what-' -ever to the increasing pivssu» e of business. S.sf.trivsof Muiisf.r*. The salaries or Maiistors have not for *ome yeivrs been I in any way directly or imlitvetly. .\s» a matter of fa.-t. the salaries of Minister? in New Z-'ijand are on a } r proportionate scale than th"-e of Ministers in .>•' :• '' •! >nies, or of many other hiuh olliciais in X.- w . r ',-;d md. ■1 ns.rti'o,, t» T<> r:( t!" I'i T!ie :i ; 'i:i to the TaranaVi settlers was voted bv the ii I 11• ir«■ in interest has sitiec Ji cai paid up"!; it. a d tpri?■ cipa! has r.-vf<.; 1 y be-•:» sttisficd bv Cui"nial P.-hcn: ;nes, the Colooy n-t having cash at it- d;sp«^al. Ti"- f >':;!• ■' '■ <l>. i '/ rf t ' ( c The l'ananui c >:ii raef, w.is com p!. ted in fii'lllr.i nt of obligations which had already been entered into by a previous Ministry, in the e\pe tatiou that th>» tiaancial advantages, ilirtu»! and imiireef, wuM b more ih:ui c-'innii'UMira'c with the cjit ; in this bede! the present concurs. In regard to the question of the advan -es from the Commissariat ehest. Ministers will simple state t.sa' i hey made a b"uu ji'le oll'er to repay sticli advances in cash upon demand, with the full int lit ion of carrying thai oiler into effect.

This arrant m.ait was, immediat• ly I'mxO*.Vt'ti hv a <lcui::'".{ mi tilt 1 part u( Jdeu tenant-' '* cner i/ Sir 0. -\. Cameron for addi'dm :1 Colonid troops and at the same time it becume evi lent to Mi that they nrnht expeet a:} iiiimv-s- w*y pr d. ion of th" canipa'ijn, and consequent wa~te of 1 ol' >11. 11 ivsiuir,'!'?. Minis'ers ■ -otis-'ijuen; 1 y represented t herinabditv to rend-a* a-iditi-»?i ui ass'stance to th;' Ge > r.il, «»»• to keep up tin' C'Tenil steam service the use of the I mpenal Co::iinir-,-sariat uit hont a modi liettion of th. 1 agreement rvspe iim: advances. Tury u aierst >od that their proposal ' a! been ne epted :hev provi led the a; Li ii i<-ii.;l fuv-s—tlwy a.io\veii tl'.eir aii-T?, which they had proposal to .-e!i, ;•» rei;t:in in the luipe:ia! service. 'i'it.-n. after a laii-e of three ni'-nths, a Mj-iden ;n"l un.'Xp ete i ilemand was illicit' np'-'U them in !'n- lentil of tiie ori-'intl .Mini tei> at (imr ivf'-nvd to 'he < Tovt.'r:i"r l' -, r )ii> o])iiii >n to the en* inns Jan o? <-f

tiif ..-..-v. Hi- 1 x.-eU.-nrv's ii> 111 v.!i;it had n-al'.v t:»k«-n p!:i a- coine: It-.I with th-i'-s. .h- y ,oti fi i< lltlv l;il-t 'hilt H'iihrt' 11 ■i f f:: :l!: li ■ t rII 'I' t :11 Oi the i I'l.KiV v.iii suin-r ii'.m a eaialt.t ivvi- r .v ut thc-e fa -t-. In t,.f,. r .-n to Sir l>. \ I uTn.-t 's s!-ir.-in-.'iit, that h-- ■! " h ii"t s •(' h. >\v f !i" t- ii: t;an re "t _ 1 '«■' ■ ■n' u vr- to th' 1 amount ~f e.,on.oOii r'Ul 1 !>; x}-11• ■1I i e oei" hahiita-s am' a 11; ti m: in Mar'ii to utm'arls oi L"ty llt.ia 11 I. when • i a'.iiili,'- w.-n* ! fitl4 ifl.'SV >■>■ •! oi' ai'-'iiiit. 111"" ji i i'f ■ I !-v th.- .An 1 tor ot Pith;.' -Vvonnts, whi.-h will s i.r.v that the remittamv all'.'a h' nni'ii' t•1 he 1111 ii. t ia! «iovvri;m-nt covers al liawiities. a-t nearlv as miv li ; », tti) t > the Jl'.'ih .Iron* hist. A. Wi:r,t>. Welling: it. I-tii Au.e:-'., tsfi".