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Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 65, 6 July 1865, Page 9

WELLINGTON.

The sooner the Assembly meets the better, as it is most probable that in the cbmirig session the discordant connection between the , Imperial forces and the Colonial government will be severed by the latter taking all the power into their own hands, and entirely ignoring the existence of the former. An instance of the inadvisibality of continuing the system of double government any. longer I was presented this last week at the surrender 1 of Wereroa pah. This time it was not the Home Government clashing with the Co- ■ lonial, but the Imperial clashing with the Colonial forces. . In the early part of last week a flag of truce was flying at Wereroa pah,- arid-various communications had been transmitted to and fro between the rebels and the native contingent, when, on Friday evening last, Captain M 'Donald (in charge of oiir native allies) received a letter from the rebels con- • taining the terms of • submission to which ■ they were willing to agree. , ' Major von Tempskey and Major Rookes were present> . but the latter gentlemen, considering that the whole affair belonged to the native contingent, declined to take any part in the n<bgociation, and left it- entirely in Captain McDonald's hands to arrange! the matter,thus giving that gentleman : a;.. chance of any honor that might accrue to the successful re- [ cipient of the. rebels' submission. Captain M 'Donald considered the terms such as he could accept, met Pehimana, . the rebel leader, arid arranged everything for the evacuation of the pah by the rebels;; whereupon Major RookeSj wishing no doubt to be the first to convey to town the gratifying intelligence;, wrote a short note informing some , one of the fact. Whether the note was written to . Brigadier . General Waddy or to . Colonel Logan I cannot say, but I know it was sent to some military authority and ran as follows : — .■;.-.;•.-.. ; "The natives have unconditionally surrendered the pah, and the capitulation of Wereroa is un fait accompli." So far all was well, but here the complications commenced. Immediately on receipt of Major Rooke's note, Colonel Logan, ac-r companied by some more omcei'3, started off' | to Wereroa. Of what followed- I ■•- do not j pretend to give a verbatim account but will ; give a substantial and correct one, as far.- as lies in my power. On the arrival of. the Colonel,, Majojr Rookes told him that he was happy tdinfprm him that the rebels had surrendered. Al-. most immediately, Captain M 'Donald, who liad noticed the arrival of tlie military, saw the bad feeling their appearance created in the minds of the natives, and complained of the fact to -Major Rookes, who ; thereupon (informed Colonel Logan' .quietly and respectfully that his presenco there was a bar to any further j>roceeding3, as the. native.3 would have nothing to do with the military at all. " . •; < ■■■■■ '■ The Colonel then asked the Major what he meant by telling him at .one moment 'tliat the rebels had surrendered, and now saying that tliey'would not do 50... Major" Rookes replied that the pah. had surrendered to Captain M'Dotiald, who had the terms' "of sub-' mission. iii his pocket, and that- on seeing" the militaxy the natives had suspected treachery:' and withdrawn back, to the pah. That the natives ha,d surrendered to the native contingent undor Captaia M'Donald> but would have nothing" to do with the" soldiers,--—'lndependent.' , . . .;;. *