ABSTRACT
Nor did he take much account of the argument that Stanley had not gone far enough in :the direction of representative government. He brought out clearly the importance of local government in New Zealand and indeed foreshadowed the provincial system which was adopted in 1852, but he did not commit himself any further on the general question. 2 Buller's motion of censure was lost by 153 to 89, and the debate perhaps chiefly served to clear the air. The comments ofCfheSpectator show that Peel had had cause to defend the Treaty of Waitangi.
