The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

The boon thee went into committee of supply, and
agree.' to sevand votes oa account of this civil service.
On the vote of 151,783/. for convict establishments in the

-31---r.HENNESSY asked whether the government bed re-
ceived any ioformation to the effect that one of the Ault"
hen colonies proposed to. send &X) convicts to England and
land them on our shores. _ _ _

Mr. CARDWELL said the government had received no
inch informAtion.

The vote wu then agreed to, and the Chairman reported
programa.

NEW ZEALAND (GUARANTEE OF LOAN).

To committee of the whole house,
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Mr. CARDWELL proposed a re;olntion guaranteeing a
loan of 1,000,00 W. to the colony of New Zealand, to be is.
cured as a first charge on the colonial revenues, which now
presented a surplus of 250,000/. a year, the amount to be
raised at a rate not exceeding 4 per cent., with a sinking
fund of 2 per cent., thou creating an awaited payment of
60,000 f. The reasons for granting the loan were
the large expenditure that had been entailed on the
colony by the present war, and the preepect of au early
pacification taking place, that would involve a further ex-
penditure in carrying out those measures of improvement
which the return of peace would neoessitite. Oat of the
luau of 1,000,000 L, the amount due to the Treasury,
500,000/., would in the first instance be discharged, and next
at the chime of the present year the nomiusl orrangeniente
with regard to the military expenditure would terminate,
and New Zealand would have to pay a substantial contribu-
tion to the imperial exchequer for any such aid as it might
receive hereafter in any period of emergency.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought that the government
were about to undertake a great reepoceibility in guarantee-
,Mg this hen. The papers which bad been laid before par-
! Bement displayed a very lax system of colonial finance. He
should like to know why the imperial parliament was to be
called on to guarantee a loan to the New Zealand govern-
meat, a parted which was to be applied to the payment of
old debts. He did Dot think there was any margin for
guaranteeing loans of any kind.
Mr. WHALLEY said that he had seen a statement in
the New Zealand newspapers to the effect that Sir George
Grey declared in a tour which he made that the rebellion
was promoted and stestidued by the influence of the Roman
, catholic priests. (" Oh, oh," and laughter.) He should
I like to know from the right hon. gentleman whether there
was any truth in that report.
Mr. ADDERLEY deprecated the idea of guaranteeing
loans to the colonies, but be admitted that iii the present
case the reasons for guaranteeing such a loan were very
serious and weighty. He thought the New Zotland govero-
meet was deserving of great credit for the spirit with which
they had met the diflicnltiee with which they were sur-
rounded, and the example which they bad set to other
colosiee. But the greatest reason %by he emoted to the
bill was the condition it contained that the colonial govern-
meat should hereafter pay for all the troops they needed
i with the exception of a single regiment for he thought the
I soccer a precedent of that kind was set the better. (Hear.)
Mr. al ASSARD thought that better information should
be furnished sa to the expenditure of the colony ; otherwise
I it would not be clear that there was any available surplus.
Mr. CAR DWELL said thst the whole of the surphui would
be applicable to the purposes of the loan, which would be a
first charge upon the revenues of the colony.
Mr. WHALLEY asked for an answer to his question.
Mr. CARDW ELL did not think that at that hour of the
night he need enter upon euoha subject. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then agreed to.
COLLECTION OF TAXES BILL.

on the third readiog of this
Sir W. JULLIFFE protested against prooeeding at that
hour of the morning with a measure which was open to
such grave objections, and for the discussion of which so
little opportimitv hail been afforded.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be had
gives the house ample opportuoity for determining the prin-
ciple and the details of the bill, sod in point of fact he be-
lieved that both had bees fairly discussed. He could not
therefore sweat to the ad,tonroment.
Mr. NEWDEUATE said that though the bill bad been
long before the bolas, the greatest uncertainty had pee-
wailed as to the form which it would ultimately assns. A
number of persons in the country had bad the weakness to
entrust a metrt.politan member with their case, and the nib-
meat that putlemas had sees Loadou exempted from the