E.—No. 7.

No. 1. COPY OF A DESPATCH FROM GOVERNOR SIR GEORGE GREY, X.C.8., TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G. Wellington, 2Gth August, 1862. My Lord Duke, — I have the honour to transmit for your Grace's information, the enclosed copy of Resolutions which have been passed by the House of Representatives, defining the relations which, in their opinion, should exist between the Governor and his Responsible Advisers regarding Native Affairs. 2. I have consented to act in the spirit of these Resolutions until your Grace's further instructions reach me. I have done this because I know my Ministers, the settlers, and natives so well, that I am satisfied whatever may be in theory the nature of the relations existing between myself and my Responsible Advisers, the practical result will be the same, and that Her Majesty's Service will not suffer from any such arrangements as I now transmit. 3. At the same time your Grace will find from my Despatch, No. 36* of the 30th November last, that Ido not think that the enclosed Resolutions establish satisfactory relations between the Governor of this Colony and his Responsible Advisers. But I have no doubt that when the difficulties now prevailing have been brought to a close, the General Assembly will, if your Grace desires it, assume the entire responsibility of Native Affairs. I have, «kc, G. Grey. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G.

No. 89. Vide. ■ Sessional rnper«, im^es M, ml '

Enclosure in No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Vide Journals of House of Representatives, 1802, pages 80 and 81.

No. 2. COPY OF A DESPATCH FROM GOVERNOR SIR GEORGE GREY, X.C.8., TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G. Wellington, 6th October, 18G2. My Lord Duke, — I have the honour to transmit a Memorial which has been addressed to Her Majesty by the House of Representatives of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and which they respectfully request your Grace will be pleased to cause to be laid before the Queen. I have, ike, G. Grey. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G.

Na °<S' Printed in tiic Jmimnis tivcs,°ig«2-ii.^«iileT"<!q.

PAPERS ON THE SUBJECT OF COLONIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN NATIVE AFFAIRS.