The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-03
NEW ZEALAND.

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Inc iolio""k iihpoisan' anu oAeeeunsv 0''ious
English official colonial correspondence touching
the results of the Maori war for ined endence in New
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MAORI INDEPENDENCE.
BELGRAyB MANSIONS,
GRosvENOR GARDENS, Oct. q, 1869. (
MY LORD beg TO state that despatch OF your
lordshps. dated the 18th inst, and which has been
published by your directions. is, in my opinion
likely to seriously injure myself and those New Zea
land statesmen who acted as my Ministers. ! am
confirmed In this opinion by the remarks made to
me IN connection with your ordshlp's despatch since
Its publication.
Your lordshlp pleased to state In the despatch to
which alude that the recognition OF Maori author
ity by her MajesJy's government In New zealand Is
an indispensable, dttt0ughd dtSdSteIW renteay, Tor
the difficulties OF New Zealand, although II Is one
which W Ill not be resorted to while the colony
tnues to expect assistance from this country, and
that decision to supply the colony even with the
prestige OF British troops, Objectionable as your
lordshp has shown 1t to be on the ground OF pract
cal principle would IN yonr ylew be amos. imm NINE
ing to delay the adoption OF those prudent counsels
on which you think the restoration of the northern
island depends.
Your lordshlp will pardon me for showing In self
defence that the statements made contrary to
fact. One error which pervadeS your lordshp's cor
respondence upon this and cognate points Is that
you are pleased to speak OF "the leading tribe OF
Maories' as .sscatteredn In truth, the Waikato
tribe the tribe to which, / presume your lordship
anudes, would not be admltted to be the leading
tribe by several other tribes such as the NRapuhi
tribes the Naatikahungunu Tribes the Ngatltoa the
Nratiraukawa. the Arawa and other tribes
The Waikato tribe however set up me ndtire
Ii72o and selected twice q leading chief OF their
own tribe to ill that onice Hence arose O great
difflcuty The other tribes to which | nave
alluded-the chiefs OF which had always been indie
pendent sovereign prlnces-had relinqushed, by
treaty their sovereign rights to the Queen OF Eng
land and conjointly with the wakato tribe, had by
that treaty recognized her Majesty as their common
sovereign. The tribes | have named, or the great
majority OF them were and are proud OF being the
subjects OF great sovereign, and no persuasion
would induce them to recognize the authority OF the
Waikato king. TO make them do that we should
have to resort 10 force and to join the fanatics
against those tribes, many members OF which have
cneerfully laid down their lives to MAINTAIN the
authority OF the Queen. The mere rumor OF any
intended general recognition OF the Maori king Will