ABORIGINES PROTECTION SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 224, 8 September 1862, Page 6

ABORIGINES PROTECTION SOCIETY.

The twenty-fifth annual meeting of thi3 Society ha<s been held in the Friends' Meeting-house, White Hart-court, Graceehurch-street. There was a numerous attendance. Mr. If. W. Chrsson, the secretary, read the report, which contained a narrative of the events that h.ve taken pl:«ce in New Zealand during the past year. The conduct of the late Governor*, Colonel Browne, in proposing to put down the native Kin<x movement by force of arm*, wns condemned, and that movement was described as being an attempt on the part of the natives to create for themselves a better (orm of government than they enjoyed under their own institutions. The policy of Sir George Grey was commended, and his Kch'eme of native government, which secured to the Maories their substantial lights, while guiding their agitation into a loyal and peaceful channel, was highly eulog'wd. The report also adverted to British Indh. South and Western Africa, Canada, the Itcd River Settlement, and other parts of the world in which the Society is interested. Air. It. N. Fowler, the treasurer of the sociey, stated that the time had now arrived when it was necessary to make an appeal t.o the public for more than the ordinary support which had been given to it, in consequence of the enlarged operation.* which it had undertaken. The Rev. T. Jones moved, and Mr. Fielding Thorpe seconded, the adoption of the report, which was agreed to. The il?v. George Pritchard, formerly Consul at Tahiti, moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting desires to encourage the committee in its endeavours fo diffuse information, as to the principle.? which should rejrulare tlie intercourse of nations professing Christianity, with those which are less enlightened, and to make known the serious evils resulting from the violation of these principles. It also earnestly craves tliat in this difficult and important task, the committee may receive the invaluable assistance of those kindred societies which have far their especial object the diffusion o truth and rigltteou>>n«:sj in heathen lands." The resolution was agreed to. Professor Leone Levi moved the following resolution :—"That this meeting rejoices in the proofs which it has received, that the effort* of the Aborigines Protection Society are already in sy:ne quarters known and appreciated by the objects of its solicitude, ii'-d tiusta that, by their communicating with the society, a means of obtaining the correction-or mili-uatiou-t of evils tn;ty be furnished, nt onci* benefit-it] to the siiftViers, and honorable and inexpensive to the Brituh Government." He animadverted on the recent unncx-ttiou of Ligos. .Mr. K. Alsop seconded the resolution, which was adopted. The Rev W. 11. Bnnner moved tho fourth resolution, strongly urging the claims of the society to support. Air. Jo^t ph Thorpe .'eeomk-d the proposition, whicli '.ias a,i.'rfi'd to, and the proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the chairman and ortic-rs •if the society.— Sue Z(<dund ( London) Examiner.