The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

SUPPLY

The House then went into a Committee of Supply.
The following votes were agreed to.
300/. for the Royal Irish Charity.
300/. for the Royal Hibernian Charity.
3,4141. for the Belfast Academical Institution.
3,000/. for the Royal Dublin Society.
42,0001. for the New Building attached to the British
Museum.

On 8,7661. being proposed for the purchase of anti-
quities for the same institution.
Mr. HUME objected to any further grant for the
purchase of antiquities whilst those at present in the
Museum had not been classified.
Lord J. RUSSELL said the sum was necessary for
the purchaset of antiquities which could not, perhaps, to
obtained at a future time.
The vote was agreed to, as also were the following:-
1,5001. for the National Gallery for the year.
4,7981. for completing the Geological Survey.
5,2671 for maintaining magnetic observations through-
out the world.
2,0001. for Nelson's Monument.
3,4104 fer civil establishments in Bahama Islands.
4,0491. for Bermuda.
With respect to the last two votes,
Mr. HUME said the money of this country would
not be ,drained to the extent it now was if the
colonists were allowed to manage their own affairs. The
present system was kept up for the sake of patronage ;
all these officers were sent out from this country instead
of being 'left to the choice of the colonists, who would,
In many cases, rather pension them off than have their
services at all.—(llear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said many of the colonies could
not produce persons qualified to take some of the offices
Which persons were sent out from this country to fill.
Mr. FORSTER agreed with Mr. Hume, and com-
plained that one defective system had been pursued with
respect to the colonies for half a century.
Mr. HAWES said that the applications made since
Earl Grey held office were confirmed by the colonies.
Re denied that patronage on a large scale existed in
connexion with the colonies. The Colonial-office were
*holly undeserving of the unnecessary charge made
against them. He deprecated Hon. Members making
indefinite instead of definite charges.
Mr. MACGREGOR said, since 1832, great care had
been exercised in the appointment of officers to the
North American and West Indian colonies, with all of
Which he was well acquainted. He could not say this
was
the case before the year he had named.
The following votes were also agreed to :-
4004 for the Sable Islands.
13,680/. for the Civil Establishments on the Western
Coast of Africa.
11,5001. for the Civil Establishments St. Helena.
7,5381. for Western Australia.
2,7251., for the establishments at Port Essington.
5,0401., for the establishments in the Faulkland Islands.
. On a vote of 20,000/. for New Zealand being proposed,
GLADSTONE drew attention to the treaty of
_Waitangi, which he contended was not an act of the
Executiveo of the colony, and inquired if the terms of the
contract-namely, that the chiefs should hold all the
not be
of which they were in possession, and that it should
be taken from them except by legitimate purchase—
had been observed.
Mr. HAWES stated in reply that the interpretation
Width the Hon. Gentleman had put upon the the treaty
14.2 correct. No land was taken from the aborigines
except by purchase. The treaty had not, therefore,
been violated. In saying this, of course he exempted
Crown lands, and a certain portion of the middle island,
Which was intended to be made over to the company for the
purpose of colonization and enterprise in that quarter.
!le admitted that some difficulty existed in defining the
limits of the different lands. A gentleman had
appointed to negotiate with the natives wherever
thgY set up a claim.
Mr. HUME hoped this would be the last vote for the
°131"3', as it had been granted a constitution, under
which it could levy taxes and defray its expenses out of
them. •
Mr. HAWES hoped that the consummation advo-
cated by the Hon. Gentleman was not far distant.
Mr. GLADSTONE trusted the colonies would,
wherever practicable, have Representative Assemblies
allowed them, and that representation and self-support
would go hand in hand together.
Sir P. BUXTON inquired the expense of the naval
and military establishments of the colony for the year.
F. HAWES could not reply to the question without
'maKing some inquiry.
-The !ote was then agreed to.