at the •*TOmor*s appointment, and added— ■Uthongh there are bat few chiefs here >«tay to welcome you, they have come Wag tint it was not only a duty to their fttsagn, but to convey to yon the assur* «* that they continue faithfully to {•charge the ncred trait repoeed in .*•« by their ancestors, whioh truss *% and is, to shield and pro*

tect Che European people. Thus, it is then that we now call to you and welcome you. It is now our turn to look to yon for that protection which in earlier days when Our peofjftlpred was so heartily accorded to the SuNpeftiut. Since that time ffiifcf change* have taken place, and today your warships proudly float on the eeae where onoe the canoes of our fore fathers stood. The busy plough divides its careless way over their sacred burial grounds, the islands are teeming with Europeans, while tie Maori race has dwindled away to a remnant of its former strength." It goes on—"Tour early at tention will be drawn to the fact that there are difficulties at present existing which materially affect the well being of your Maeri people—difficulties occasioned prin cipally by the strong methods and the peculiarly unsatisfactory relations adopted by the various Governments." His Excellency, after assuring the depu tation that the Queen takes the greatest interest in the welfare of the native races under her - sovereignty, said: — " Two natives of the great Empire of India are constantly about the Queen's person, and a deputation of natives of the great Conti nent of America have just visited the Queen at her home. They were asked by the Queen whether they felt cold, and they replied that no one could be cold who had the warmth of affection for the Queen in his heart. It will be a plea sure to listen to any observations which you may have to make to mc which affect your welfare and your happiness, and in vite the advice and assistance of my Ministers upon any such questions. , *

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WELLINGTON, May 6. To-day's inaugural levee held by hie Excellency Lord Onslow, was the most numerously attended of any that has ever yet been held in this colony. lam unable to give the exact number present, as considerable confusion arose as to the cards, owing to the excessive crowding, and the. 