Wanganui 25th, June 1849. Sir, Under instructions from the Colonial Secretary I have the honour to remit to you the sum of One Guinea (£1.1.0) which was found over, in counting the silver furnished to me to pay the first instalment of purchase money for the Rangitikei District. I have the honour to remain Sir, Your most obedient servant (Signed) Donald McLean. Inspector of Police. To:- The Honourable The Colonial Treasurer etc., etc., etc., Wellington. Wanganui 25th. June 1849. Sir, In accordance with your letter of the 28th. ult., I beg to inform you that I have transmitted to the Colonial Treasurer, the sum of One Guinea, found over, in counting the First Instalment of One Thousand Pounds, for the Rangitikei purchase. I have the honor to remain, Sir, Your very obedt. servant. (Signed) Donald McLean. Inspector of Police. To:- The Honble, The Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Wanganui, 26 June, 1849. Sir, I beg to transmit to you for the information of his Excellency the Lieut. Governor the enclosed minutes of a meeting held at Te Awahu Rangitikei on the 15th and 16th days of March last to gether with a copy and translation of a letter from Hakariah the principal teacher at Otaki dated 20 Jany. expressing the opposition of the Ngatiraukawa tribe to the sale of land especially on the south bank of the Rangitikei. Having alluded to the proceedings of this meeting in previous communications it may be unnecessary for me in transmitting the minutes to offer any further remarks on this subject. I have the honor, etc. etc. (Signed) Donald McLean, Inspector of Police. Wanganui, 2nd July, 1849. Sir, I have the honor to transmit to you for the approval of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor the enclosed accts. connected with the Rangitikei purchase which were expended as follows: 1st, The amount of £16.13/- in Voucher No.1 includes the payment made to forty three natives who were employed in pointing out their respective claims between Turakina and Rangatikei also the articles paid for a Canoe and Seven Natives in coming up the Rangatikei river as reported in myletter of the 10th April last. 2nd. In the same voucher articles to the amount of eight pounds nineteen shillings were expended for four Canoes and natives employed in exploring and pointing out their claims on