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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 1006, 19 December 1868, Page 3

Aid i-Ko^r the Attstjultan Colonies. —With reference to aid from the Australian colonies, the Sydney Empire, says, : — Ik is very clear that his Excellency Lord Belmoro would have no authority to act without special instructions ; and, if any application for aid lias been made by Sir Gcorgo Bowcn, the only persons to whom he could address himself would be Commodore Lambert, as senior naval officer on the Australian station, and General Sir T. Chute, as Commander of the military forces. In one of the last despatches which the Secretary of State. addressed to the Governor of ]\ r e\v Zealand, he distinctly reserved to the Imperial Government the- right of taking further action with regard to the native.'? if it appeared to be necessary; but in the meantime the troops were imperatively ordered away — the 18th to relieve the 50th in these colonies, and the 50th to embark for Engr land. Perhaps some early advices of the threatening state of affairs may have caused the Colonial Office and the Horse Guards authorities to reconsider the case, or wait for further news ; and this may be the reason of the delay in the arrival of the transport ship which was expected out to remove the military. The Empire adds "that if the whole of the settlers were driven from the Worth Island it would not induce the Imperial Government to send out any more troops from England, but it might bo the cause of further instructions as to the disposal of any naval or military forces available in these colonies." .OjiPAirruin-; of xttk 18th .TiEGnnsirr. — On Monday afternoon Colonel E.. S. Beatson, U.K., formally handed over the command of Her Majesty's troops in New Zealand to Lieut. -Colonel Elliot, 2nd battalion 18th Hoyal Irish, and the duties of officer of Engineers to Lieut. H. AY. Mulloy, Ji.E. The officer commanding in Now Zealand is in receipt of a memorandum from Colonel Wctherall at the Horse Guards, in which the intended movements of the transport Himalaya are mentioned. H.M.S. Himalaya was to leave Ireland on the 23rd September for Gibi'altar, Hong .Kong, Singapore, and Ceylon. From the latter place she was to proceed to this port, when the 2nd battalion 18 Ih !Regt. will be embarked for conveyance to Sydney, N.8.W., to relieve the 50th Regt. which is to bo embarked in the ship for conveyance homo to Qucenstown for orders as to port of landing. Assistant Commissary General R H. Ibbotson is under orders to proceed to the Mauritius to assume charge there. — N. ft, J feral rl, Dee. IG,