176 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chaf. Yl. 
it very doubtful whether any balance vvould be left 
from the land-fund, after deducting the 12,000/. above- 
mentioned. 
The Wellington people signified their dissatisfaction 
at the manner in which legislation had been carried 
on for them, by another public meeting at the end of 
March. Ignorant even of the provisions of the laws 
to which they had become subject, they passed a reso- 
lution recommending that an application should be 
made to the Secretary of State for the Colonies to 
suspend his approval of the Ordinances until the 
colonists should have time to learn what they were, and 
to forward their opinions on them. And a committee 
was appointed to examine and report ; Mr. Murphy 
having volunteered, towards the end of the meeting, 
to furnish copies of the Ordinances as passed. 
