, 1869-09-11
PALACE HOTEL, !

IkLAEE AQTEl1P
WEsrn1Ss1KR, August Il
SIN: Al u meeting oi lntlac1dsi colonlsts n
Ens'lnd. held ca the s1h instaa. 1t was RESOLVED
" that cora!ntttce be appointed "ih Inc Fle*
different Colonial Governments In reiercnce to
the gscsept state Of relations between The mother
country and her colonies"
The occasion which Rave rise 10 the above meet
Ing ras the announcement Of . policy BY the
uuMc GoFernment toward her colonies tapptsel 10
tho particular case Of New Zealand,, which up.
peRIed to demand consideration frutu ul pcTsous
Interested tu the welfare Ut the cololes, mud IL the
maintenance Of the connection between them and
the mother country
The pellcy co announced appears to be this, that
except to the extent of partial protection ID case
Ut ittefEu TRr With civilized powers) tns noIhcr
coupirT rrcognizea no responsibility tor thelt vel.
f%fc o. safety, nor any obligation to help them,
esen ID clfcunstauceB Of great danger anli press.
Ing used. IswoulA be onI OF place here to discus.
tic wisdom Or equity Of sucn 2 poes, which
scens to po1t au Interior Eeaul. to severance
of tic connection between the colonies and ihe
mother country, perhaps hnrr4csily ard N N IN.
friendly sp!it, dihastsous niixe 10 The mptae1
To the co1ortet themEe1Ses tho dIaclosure ot
s1eh rolfsJ opens ne" sfcT oi tho relations
es''nnJ VII necessarily regard Il as bearing on
ia OWL tutctrsts aud 1utur1 desInica: At1t al
allEe are concerned III endear0r1ng 10 artrt, Il
poss!ble.fo Rreat an eEll hut they hare no
Iseans OF netting or Influencing tho councils OF
the IDpeIfal Government.
ltnrprnred to the tneetinE. la these c1rcau-
HtAuGtft kHAk d1CF4 euoH4l IN EsAACD4 1t HU34QlEt
to bring the different Colonial Governments
HhOse IL particular In which Responsible govern
iHrnt has t.-en cstabltshett} Into conference with
eacn oiher upon mattes 40 grase ant. Of CON.
tmou Interest,"
il, rannot tut he a',m!tsel that the Interests OF
the cOlonisfs In relation ia the mother country
TEN Of administration Of cplnu!aI aFnir1.
The Cen'tttutlen OF The Ee,unlnt Office IS III
aiaptsa fo1 saryns On friendly intercourse atta
wants md ~iehes while tho attcut!on N the
British rar ament Is al,surse'l In REfasrs NJ lu.
msliate concern to tte D!otner country.
obtaln representation fpr the colon.cs In ras.
,anent; "a q, constitute an imreF!sI Cangress,
tplon1c- should take part: :" pine" theac cp'9.
utes tn which rcapunslh1e u0te1uMcut has ttccn
e,,,shs nt1r 'e 1"2s q itrsn
place tho aithinIslfntn nf cnlrnal sf1afra nn'tet
N" tnhnaEctne1tt Or 's,ar'i u1Etltiseh su1ila-
wms ur1 r .a Ho'. ,., of tns inan 9sr To-
nlher phn4 rrnr f'e s'Irueatrh. We In iiot tnkn
ill"n utfsHir"a to Ittsrn'a shen' s'nr onrt H. II
t1'sl.r IN r'Hhr nrrHnnrtn"ns ~ whtit tho r"lp'
nIna .hsf't Iscs, through rrrnt1 Hu.hntse1 tr,'.
trantffnttsrs* trnr inrFt Hn rsnfnt ttt1t thr'i.,
win the 'lnw ot HfRInH ,lI"h th" imperial TOR.
htnh. h1rH rhnhHea IN thn ttraot,t a'ttrin'asfR.
shn NJ e"l"onI affairs ~ .taE alt"sr 'tr.tts'4n
Tn ttslhcr this htIrr It ias t"" sttRrosIrt 'hnt
histhiftrh'" Ut t4tIal f7VfrsrttiatIsrA iIs Al.
lhnT'srtl lft The fssmilrn Rntetnt'"h'a Ut l'r'+a
1"kIi1.rs III MhIrl, trslH't,ala HutrsnhtHht hnt
t'rrn tsnhl!sfit1t. shnntf In tnt1 in tst.rtt. "A
lht tt.tr4tal Ihtilahnnt HuI trrtt rf,lalEtY II
tr,hnntf h"tt, It II lhnnHht ihn lth,d"t rut,ftf.
tilt thss r't,trl.trn1!F In Held nfnl lint tlt.ls
t'1tf tl'1t4t IN AiFrAHhH kau II IN Aittn,ii ihh
fhttPhtIa tHutrstinha tnr iAH rrlish1rfst1'nt hI
3uut ehtrthHrti and tshuilt yHu FHttt"s III life nj
th IHasHtl nt'H hF IInts i"tsnns Ia represent trtF
E"stfnn-hi NJ tftr ttHl"'sr'f Fnt"ssHne, with
hthi'ttf tu tstih Vt III tr' n nHnttttH tnr hrh4
'Itta lnf tn" tuLslrfs1un nj thh imperial ttur
tftlHttNt,
II Hll tlss lie r1n.nttttee, IN ~tns" hetaf ~
nlttr. pleasure tu hH Instrumental III Ah} WAY In
Ffrtt'bItDR All Ht',sa With thrE fft tn be Gf drrt
fnhitIh tu thr MrItarr N ttIn tDfIt1IHa. W. #hhf
he G'h1 10 tnrrisa rnFu fu reply n ynHr entfrs
rnh, etI"ht~, accompanied VIII ang tntttHRttrH H
Fulr Views uInn tllr subject with 1tlr tnH EntJ
favor
We remain. str, Jenf most ne,lIenI sefrhnts.
aAMka 4. fttf,
ffHEHY RHNNtf,
H. iiLAlkht
I1nfUrhh1e RetfeiAf1es,