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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(PROVINCE OF NEW MUNSTER.)
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By His Excellency’s Command,
ALFRED DOMETT, Colonial Secretary.
VOL. II.] WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1849. [No. 18
JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS
IN THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Wellington, Monday, June 18, 1849.
Present:
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor and all the Members, with the exception of the Hon. G. Hunter, F. Dillon Bell, and W. O. Cargill.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The minutes of last meeting read and confirmed.
Mr. Hickson moved, seconded by Mr. Swainson, the third reading of “Road Bill.”
Motion agreed to, and bill read a third time and passed.
Mr. Swainson moved agreeable to notice,
That His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor be requested to cause a Bill to be introduced for the making and repairing of roads, in lieu of the resolutions presented on the 15th June.
Question put and carried.
Dr. Greenwood having read the resolutions presented by him on Monday, June 11th, moved that the Council do now resume debate on the subject of the proposed introduction of Felons.
Motion agreed to.
The Colonial Secretary moved, and the Attorney-General seconded, the following resolution:
That this Council views with the deepest alarm and disapprobation the proposition of the introduction of convicts, or any class of kind, into New Zealand. They believe that such introduction would be prejudicial to the most serious evils in this colony.
The sentiments of forebearance which would probably determine Government, when those evils had actually arisen, would probably be determined further and greatly retard their progress in civilization.
The influence which the more depraved of the convicts could easily obtain over the more ignorant of the natives might be rendered highly detrimental to the peaceful relations in the present establishment and confirmation between the latter and the Government. These dangers would rather be heightened by the position from resultant which it is contemplated this evils would chiefly be obviated, as the isolation would be too complete to allow of the ready intermixture of the more industrious classes.
They therefore adjured Government by the consideration of these views and by the consideration also that any construction to free emigration which would be raised thereby. In points of numerical strength alone it is a question whether in this point of view the colony would not lose in the amount of labour obtainable from home. The maintenance of the high moral character and reputation which the population of New Zealand has
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New Munster Gazette 1849, No 18
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🏛️ Journal of Proceedings in the Legislative Council
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 June 1849
Legislative Council, Proceedings, Road Bill, Convicts
7 names identified
- Hickson (Mr), Moved third reading of Road Bill
- Swainson (Mr), Seconded motion for Road Bill
- Swainson (Mr), Moved for new Road Bill
- Greenwood (Dr), Resumed debate on convict introduction
- G. Hunter (Honourable), Absent member
- F. Dillon Bell (Honourable), Absent member
- W. O. Cargill (Honourable), Absent member
- Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary