FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO NATIVE AFFAIRS.

D. ative Crown Grants Bin. i E. ' tive Districts Coloni-. cation Bill. F. ~< , ( live Lands Pirtition Bill. ' G—NoTL , ihop of New Zealand,, 25th August, 1059. ' G—No. 2. , Dr. Martini ] th Seplembor, IBW. G—No73. ~, Mr. Swainson, . th September, in:.n. G—No. 4. ~ ] Mr. Daldy, [ th September, 1859. J G—No. 5. ] irchdeacon Kissling^ - Ith September, i G—No. 6. Re». R. Burrows, ] 4th September, 185.0. G—No. 7. « Rev. Tho». BiiddleT" S l)th September, 1859.

tions ?n ~d h F 'h a T\ draftS I tl?ree W f S ' Fepared m y Res P° nsib] e Advisers, with some observationson them which I have made in preference to attempting to embody my own views in a similar G. consists of letters from the Bishop of New Zealand, Dr. Martin (the late Chief Justice! and Mr• Swamson (the late Attorney.General), from Mr. Daldy, Member of the House of Repre Stive* (one of the gentlemen who has taken an active part in agitating Cor what is called the direct purdase laDdS^e " h *» others whose opinions^! mPnt 2 nf lD R he fore B o i details 1 h ™™ 1 alluded t0 ° ne of man y difficulties attending the management of a Race in a lower state of civilization than the dominant one which is in a certain sense SrtnenTbv wh- ht er /° C ° nstant *" "* heaped upon th fEZSZ UoTui • I f* atne^ lrs are conducted; in speaking of it, the post hoc is too often replaced by the propter hoc, and it is not seldom looked upon as an obstacle to be destroyed by fair ZnTat J '• T S EUrOpean ,- thiS S ° rt ° f la "^ e !S S ° P revalent i "- To her than that or rendering those most subject to it callous and indifferent to public opinion- but it has a very injurious effect upon the Natives. Ignorant of what the press really is, they lose confidence ir! those whom it ,s the undisputed interest of all they should trust and respect, and believe every id"c and H»'STf C P™' Artic ' es headpd "£x ind n of The tiZns P ff * T W . a ' taCk u ° n v' r G^Orfere G,e y and the Native Department, have a most i butlXrl I ™ Wellaware * hat there »n° remedy for such an abuse of the freedom of the press, but I allude to it as provmg the necessity for a Council formed of men thoroughly known and respected by the Nat.yes, who would be personally indifferent to calumny, and above it! influence. rtJl^ 7 / endeavoured to submit the case to Your Grace in all its aspects, as seen by those who differ from me, as well as by those with whom I agree 7 The views and opinions contained both in this Despatch and its enclosures, are those of individualsbut coming events are a ready casting shadow, before them, which it will not be safe to di regardI In the Northern Island two Raeee d.vicle the land unequally between the... ; they willsoon be equal in number; the inferior possess millions of acres they cannot use-the superio ZZ the superfluous waste ; and unless means are devised for reconciling the interests of the one Jkn the ™7:J°? floU £ * Ivy.th calamity to one Race, and annihilation to the other, is inevitable To prevent tms-the controlling power-whether in the hands of a Governor or of a Governor and Councl-must be strengthened. One power, viz., that of securing absolutely to tWhSnal Natives the possession of so much of their property as is necessary for their present aid "Sure support, and to prevent their becoming pauperized, must be entrusted to sonj author"' ij this 27 / Assuming that Tour Grace will consider further Legislation indispensable, it remains to be determmed whether the settlement of the Waste lands of the Aboriginal Natives of New Zealand and the preservation of the.r nghts, are subject, for Imperial or for Coltnial Legislation. An Act of the Impenal Parliament would of course be attended with many advantages. § It would fecufe perma! IZ'rhTZZ f I 7 %U eQt amUal diSCUSSiOn b the loCal L which, in Native P a ffa7rs is much to be deprecated This course is strongly recommended bj Dr. Martin and Mr. Swainson and others whose knowledge and experience entitle their opinions to every consideration. 17,Z the' £f7£ a n ' ( AM COnBlde "f g th \ Vie r and °P inionS ofm y Responsible Advisers, as contained n heir Jfmb yof Nl c T a i J y °T X '' !f ble Sub J eCt sh ° uld be Submitted to the Ge neral A s semb yof New Zealand, I beg you will do me the favor to cause the draft of a Bill containing he points you confer essent.al to be prepared by the legal advisers of the Crown, and direct me to transmit it eA «e mb Jy»»y Message, as provided for by the 55th Clause of the Constitution Act nJf I A , data J HaVe BUpplied WIH be Bufficieut t0 enable Yo « Grace to what ought to be done to prevent the consequences apprehended, and to secuiethis remarkableVce from the fate which has hitherto befallen all who have obstructed the path of those who, possessing Z atloD ' WiedoD the de - kn P d the faS B=SI^AV- J has been impossib c t0 collect theLters .Jn ll^3B6llll,l7^llll^^. I ' 3^ 8^011 at WelVm S ton on 31st March, 1860, and I ought to wT::r r i^lr er Graces ™ m soon after thattime asma ? be possib,e - i <£**** £ ** I have, &c, (Signed) T. Gore Browne. nswttrofrn 80^ Se T lty ° f the Im P erial Loan must be Preserved by the ** *"* ™ 7 be presented either to the Imperial Parliament or the (Signed) T. G. B.

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