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Wellington Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue XXIII, 10 October 1868, Page 4

In the Legislative Council, on Thursday, Major Richardson, in a long and able speech, proved to demonstration — Ist, that the Imperial Government from the Treaty of Waitangi to the year 1864 claimed the exclusive control of native afYairs ; 2nd, that when in that year it nominally handed over those affairs to colonial responsibility and control, it not only retained exclusive direction of military operations, but prevented the policy which had been inaugurated by ihe colonial ministry from being carried out ; and 3rd, that when Mr Weld inaugurated tho "self-reliant" policy to prevent for the future such disastrous control and interference, it was with a full reliance on the generosity of the British nation and the cordial co-operation of the Imperial Government. In intimate connection with the resolution passed by the | House of Representatives relative to the j retention of the 18th Regt., a resolution has been moved in the Legislative Council praying for this co-operation in the present state of native allah's. A Per the generous manner England acted on the breaking out ofthe war, we cannot believe that this cooperation will be withheld from us.