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No. 5. GOVERNOR GORE BROWNE C.8., TO THE BISHOP OP NEW ZEALAND. Government House, 24th December, 1860. My Lord, — In answer to a letter from my Private Secretary, calling Mr. Parris's attention to certain statements made public by the Superintendent of Wellington, Mr t Parris writes as follows:— " As it is now more than two years and a half since it (my letter) was written, and as I have no " copy, I cannot offer any more particular explanation. I can only add that the statement as rendered " by Dr, Featherston is untrue, and I am convinced I did not write that which was not the case." In justice to Mr. Parris, I trust your Lordship will favour me with a copy of the letter to which the Superintendent of Wellington has refeired in so public a manner. I have, &c, The Right Reverend T, Gore Browne. The Bishop of New Zealand.

No. 6. THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND TO GOVEENOE GORE BROWNE, C.B. Auckland, December 26th, 1860. Sm,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's letter of the 24th instant, in which you express your hope that, "in justice to Mr. Parris," I will furnish your Excellency with a copy of the letter to which the Superintendent of Wellington referred to in a speech made by him on the 23rd of November. I have the honor to inform your Excellency, that I have carefully read the report of that speech, printed in the " Wellington Independent," of December the 7th, and am unable to discover any such charge against Mr. Parris, as would induce me to publish, without his consent, a letter addressed to me on matters unconnected with the preseat Taranaki question, and not intended for publication. Mr. Parris's letter was written to me on the 26th August, 1858, to give me a report of an effort made by the Taranaki tribe to obtain a Clergyman to reside among them. In the course of his letter, Mr. Parris was led to state the anxiety of mind which he felt for the Natives of his district, and spoke of plans which had been suggested for the acquisition of the Waitara. I understood him to refer to plans of the same kind as those against which I had remonstrated in my Pastoral letter in 1855. I have shown Mr. Parris's letter only to a few persons, and have constantly refused to allow it to be published. As, however, it has been publicly mentioned, it will probably be found to be the best course to allow it now to be published, but I shall not do this without Mr. Parris's consent. The only use which I have made of it has been to shew that the danger arising from the excessive eagerness of some of the Taranaki settlers to obtain possession of the Waitara, was the same in J 858 as I had represented it in 1855. I have, &c, His Excellency, G. A. New Zealand. Colonel Browne, C. 8., &c, &c, &c.

No. 7. THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND TO THE PRIVATE SECRETARY. Auckland, 2nd January, 1861. SIK,-^-At the request of Mr. Parris, I have the honor to transmit through your hands a copy of a letter written to me by him in August, 1858, with an answer from me to a letter just received from him, dated 28th December, 1860. I have, &c, G-. A. New Zealand. Captain Steward, Private Secretary.

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NEW ZEALAND AND MR. COMMISSIONER PARRIS.