The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-27 00:00:00

NEW ZELLAND.

The following news is from the Southern Cross
of Sept 29:
The moneys required by his Ezoellercy for the carrying
out of his native policy have been voted by the house with-
out any hesitation ; and, in so far sa the colony is concerned,
everything has been done to enable him to carry out the
work which he has undertaken. In the meanwhile the
natives remain quiet. The newly-appointed officers draw
their salaries, and apparently do nothing else.
The General Awembly pawed
.a half-million loan bill, pro:
viding for the 200,000/. appropriated for the restoration o.
Tarenaki ; the balance to go towards paying off the im-
panel claims against New Zealand, and forming roads into
the interior. The imperial government will be asked to
guarantee this loan.
Public sympathy has been expressed on behalf of the
suffering operatives in the cotton districts of the north of
England. A public meeting was held last Friday, per -idcd
over by Sir George A. Arney. Chief Justice, and a ows-
=Mee appoints I to procure subscriptions. A first inetel-
meet of 500/. goes home by this mail.
The agricultural chimer are busy preparing for next
von 's crops. The weather is now broken, but it was
favourable for some weeks past. There will be • greater
breadth of land under wow and pasture this than any former
.earn. We regret the Maoris are not planting to any con-
siderable extent.
. . .

Members, however, have not quite forgotten their kik-
ktive duties amidst the more engrossing political intrigues
which have occupied the greater part of their time, and an
act Ina passed the Assembly which may, and in all proba-
bility will, mark an era in the history of the native land
question. We allude to an act appointing courts for the
pummel of individualising and determining the ownership
of Nlaini lands, according to which all natives who shall
avail themselves of its provisions are to receive a certificate
of ownership, which shall be of the name value as a crown
grant for the pieos of land therein set forth. Such a certi-
ficate the owner will be able to bring into the general
market in the same manner as a Europese does his title
deeds, and his land will be thereby equally available for
lease or purchase, just as if be held it ..y crown tenure.
This is a crest reform, and one long urgently called for,
though wider many different Dames.
Owing to the postal derangement, consequent on the
wreck of the Lord Womley, following so soon after the love
of the mail steamship White Swan, we are obligrd to pub-
lish nor monthly summary for England eight days before
the err/Mary mail time.
We have to report a generally dull state of bailors, since
the date of our last summary, September sth. In some
branches of trade, as for instance ironmongery and timber,
the transactions have been large and satisfactory. The
building Ueda in brisk, and country settlers have been pur-
chasing largely of working tools sod implements. We cannot
account for the general tone of dulness, except that Septem-
ber is usually a dull month with us. It is the teen-
MSc° period between winter and spring, and operations are
generally limited to the supply of immediate wank Hence,
although the wholesale traders have been comparatively
idle the retail dealers have been gradually working out
stocks, and will soon come into the market we large havers
of spring goods. Trade haa been sound. We hear of no
failures to meet engagement; and our business men express
great confidence for the future.
The news from Otago, at an early period of the month,
caused a " rush" from Coromandel to the new
Southern gold field. Even now, notwithstanding the
floodnews from Coromandel, many diggers preferr hue
mg a certainty here and encountering the terrible hard-
ships which must be endured going to the Clutha. The
coot of provisions is 400 or 500 per cent. dearer at the
Clutha diggings than in Coromandel, and the earnings
to the industnous are about equal. However, this " rush"
caused considerable activity in the roast shipping trade,
and as the large finds recently reverted from Coromandel
will in all likelihood cause an influx of diggers from the
South, this local interest, which is by far the most import-
ant
of the same kind in New Zealand, will reap the benefit.
The imports during the month have not been con-
siderable.
The Coromandel trade decreased during the month,
owing to the exodus of diggers. As men are gradually Bod-
ing their way back business must revive. An P lditiou
has been made to our shipping by the purchase of the
Tasmanian Maid for 3,0001., for the Coromandel
trade. Very heavy quarts crushing machinery h. s
been imported by Keven's Rref Company, and is
now being eructed in Coromandel at the coinpauy's
claim. There will be plenty of work for this plant on the
reef, and auriferous quartz is being accumulated elsewhere
in Coromandel, waiting the arrival of the steamers. We
look forward to the development of thin branch of industry
with very great interest. A d export may now be said
to exist ; 1,0001. worth of gold peeped through the custom-
bowie during the month. As mach as =be. weight of solid
goM tame to town last week out of one reef claim, mid this
but a beginning.
The estimated value of imports from the Ist to the 28th
Sept. inclusive was 73.2761. ; and of exports, 4,4251.
The banks and insurance oompanies have been doing an
bereasieg huskies.
The chief drawback to our Wainer is the uncertainty re-
garding the mails. The August mail for England, by way
of Otago and Melbourne, did not arrive in time for the
Madras, and consequently no New Zealand news of im-
pnrtance could be had in England in the ordinary course.
There are uo available steam vessels now io the Amami/au
waters, end two or three serviceable boats of 600 tons
would find a ready sale and plenty to do in these colonies.
We likewise require the Palma route opened to shorten
the distance from England. As a gold-producing country
New Zealand should not be overlooked by British cepa—lists.