§ MR. ARTHUR MILLSsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he will lay on the table before the Prorogation the Despatches from New Zealand not already published; and whether, by the last mail, he has received a copy of a Proclamation on the part of the local Government which threatened the rebels with severe penalties?
§ MR. CARDWELLsaid, in reply, that no copy of any Proclamation was enclosed in the latest despatches. A notification had, however, been received which led him to believe that a Proclamation of a different nature from that referred to by the hon. Member, and calculated to satisfy the Natives, was about to be issued. The despatches would be laid on the table as soon as possible.