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of the colony for the purposes of the public Education
of both races:-this latter being a subject which, from
its vast importance for the future welfare of this country,
demands, and will I am sure receive, your most atten-
tive and serious consideration.

The subjects which may be termed of local interest,
regarding which I shall have to submit laws for your
consideration, are regulations for the slaughtering and
impounding of Cattle; the keeping and carriage of
Gunpowder; and the like upon which matters the Sta-
tute Books of the neighbouring colonies will afford us
much information; but still great care will be required
in adapting those laws which we may take as our guides
to the circumstances of this colony.

It will also be necessary for me in the course of this
Session, to propose for your consideration Estimates
and a short Act of Appropriation, which will in some
degree form the groundwork of the future expenditure
of the provinces into which New Zealand is to be
divided. This is a subject which we must approach
with the greatest care. The whole success of the new
form of Constitution will depend upon an economical
administration of the governments. Whilst we should
liberally provide for those establishments which are ne-
cessary for the security and protection of life and pro-
perty, and for those public works which are necessary
to promote the progress of the Colony, and to facilitate
the developement of its resources, we cannot too cau-
tiously abstain from entailing permanent charges on
the revenue by the creation of either excessive or over-
paid Government establishments. To fall into this
error would be to sow the seeds of future disunion be-
tween the Executive Government, and the contem-
plated Representative bodies, and consequently to em-
broil them in differences which would in a great degree
distract the attention of both from general measures for
the promotion of the prosperity of the country, and di-
rect it upon mere differences of an unimportant and al-
most personal nature.

Upon reviewing the proceedings of your last session,
it has been a matter of great gratification to me to find
that they have worked so beneficially for the country.
The measures you adopted for laying the founda-
tion for the collection of a revenue which might in some
degree prove adequate to the expenditure of the coun-
try, have, as I trusted would be the case, been regarded
as establishing a claim upon the liberality of the Bri-
tish Parliament, which, with its wonted generosity, has
afforded this country assistance which will, I trust, en-
able it fully to overcome the difficulties which, such a
short time since; appeared likely to overwhelm it.
You will, I am sure, feel that such liberality on the
part of Great Britain, at the time that her own inhabi-
tants are suffering from almost unexampled privations
and distress, has imposed upon this Council, no less
than myself, a paramount obligation to economize to
the utmost the Local Revenues, so that we may entail
the least possible amount of expense upon the mother
country.

I have to congratulate you upon the success which
has attended your efforts to devise laws suited for the
adjustment of disputes arising between the European
and Native races. The provisions you have made upon
this subject have already conferred great benefits upon
the native race, and have, I believe, tended more than
any other step which has been taken since the founda-
tion of the colony to attach them to our laws and insti-
tutions, and to make them feel that the maintenance
and enforcement of their just rights are objects of deep
concern to the government.

I have also to congratulate you upon the great im-
provement which has taken place in the condition of
New Zealand, since we last assembled here;-on the
prospects now opening of adequate Naval and Military
protection being provided for these islands;—and of
Emigration to New Zealand again commencing at a
time when its condition appears to promise so much
success to the intending emigrant.

In conclusion, I must remind you, that this Council
is now shortly to give place to differently constituted Le-
gislatures, and that it should therefore be our ambition,
and a very laudable one, to endeavour in this, the clo-
sing session, to enact laws which by conferring real and
lasting benefit upon your adopted country, should en-
hance and secure any claims which the first Legislative
body of New Zealand, may have established upon the
remembrance and gratitude of after times.

Legislative Council Chamber,
Auckland, July 26th, 1847.

G. GREY.

On the motion of Mr. Brown, it was ordered
that His Excellency's address to the Council be
printed.

The Lieutenant-Governor laid on the Table
the following bills, viz:

1. An Ordinance to prohibit the keeping of Gun-
   powder exceeding a certain quantity.
2. An Ordinance to provide for the Government
   and Discipline of the Native Troops, to be
   raised in the Colony of New Zealand.
3. An Ordinance to prohibit the Sale, &c., of
   Spirits, and to regulate the Sale, &c., of other
   Intoxicating Liquors, to persons of the Native
   Race.
4. An Ordinance for regulating the Slaughter-
   ing of Cattle in certain places.
5. An Ordinance to provide for the Management
   of Savings Banks.
6. An Ordinance to authorise and regulate the
   impounding of Cattle.

The Attorney General gave notice that he
should move that the "Bill for the Government
and discipline of Native Troops" be read a first
time to morrow.

The Attorney General gave notice that he
should move that the "Spirits Bill" be read a
first time to-morrow.

The Colonial Secretary gave notice that he
should move that the "Gunpowder Bill" be read
a first time to morrow.

The Council adjourned at half past 2 o'clock,
till 2 o'clock on Tuesday, the 27th instant.

Auckland:-Printed by J. WILLIAMSON, for the New
Zealand Government.