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Major Macarthur presents his compliments to
Sir Robert Peel, and begs him to accept his grateful
thanks for the his the prompt and effectual interposition,
by means of which Sir Robert has for the present withheld the power demanded of Parliament,
in the New South Wales Bill, is to be for the present
withheld – a power which there is too much reason
to believe, was intended by the persons who suggested
the objectionable clauses, for much more extended wider
purpose than for separating the jurisdiction in
New Zealand from that of New South Wales.

That there was at least an after purpose
of dividing the Continental Territory of New South
Wales into separate Governments, is sufficiently
betrayed by The very terms of the objectionable
Clauses betray some after purpose, at least of sep dividing
the Continental Territory of New South Wales into separate