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NOMINAL RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE TROOPS AT RANGIAOHIA, 22ND FEBRUARY, 1864.

No. 27. copy of a DESPATCH fkoii govern'ob sik george t .ey, k.c.b., to his gbace the duke of NEWCASTLE, K.G. Government House, Auckland, (No. 35.) February 29, 1864 My Loed Duke, — I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Grace's Despatch No. 113 of 26th November last, remarking upon the details of a plan for the introduction of a large body of settlers into the Northern Island of New Zealand, to whom it is proposed to assign land on a species of military tenure, and upon the confiscation of lands the property of rebel natives. My Eesponsible Advisers have requested me to transmit, for } rour Grace's information, the enclosed copy of a memorandum which they have drawn up in relation to your Despatch, and from which it will be found that they fully recognize the wisdom and propriety of the views expressed by your Grace, and that they pledge themselves to do their utmost to fulfil their duties in the existing difficult state of affairs with prudence and justice. I have, &c., Hi'b Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G. G. Grey. &c. &c. Ac.

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h I B Ex B X i 9 Corps. Regimental No. Bank and Name. Age. Date of Death. Place of Death. Nature of Injury. Eesult. Mounted Artillery. Driver Class. Tuck Yrs. 22 Yrs. 4 22nd Feb., 1864 Eangiaohia aohia Gunshot wound of head. Killed. Gunshot wound of head. r 61 9 ffl )> 50th Regint. j> »» .. I i I I i 27!) 170 224 83 4,504 505 586 494, 3,901 Sergeant James Ifexeudale. Driver Charles Steer. Ensign C. A. Doveton. Sergeant William Hawkins. Sergeant Joseph Payne. Private Thomas Burke. Private Richard B r!l. Private Walter Brett Private Cornelius Walsh. Private William Matthew 3. Private William Kennedy. Pri v.-ite E iias Warburton. Lieut. Andrew PftffftB. Private Thomas Evans. Private Joseph Morris. Sergeant John Dunn. Private Isaac MucjcreriiVe. Corporal E. B. Gilmer. Corporal Thomas Little. Private James Taylor. 26 27 21 25 24 28 23 21 36 23 28 9 9 3 6 6 9 8 3 19 o 10 22nd Feb., 1864 Rangi aohia Gunshot wound of face. Slight. Gunshot wound of hand. „ Penetrating wound of Dangerous, chest. uue;>t. aohia Gunshot wound of scalp. Killed. Gunshot wound of head. Slight. Gunshot wound of thigh. Severe. Gunshot wound of right ,, arm. arm. Gunshot wound of head. Slight. Gunshot wound of right Severe, hand. Gunshot wound of right „ lee. leg. Gunshot wound of left Slight. <rroin. Gunshot wound of face. Gunshot wound of hand. Penetrating wound of chest. Gunshot wound of scalp. Gunshot wound of head. Gunshot wound of thigh. Gunshot wound of right arm. Gunshot wound of head. Gunshot wound of right hand. Gnnahot wound of right leg. Gunshot wound of left groin. Gunshot wound of shoulder. Gunshot wound through right leg. Gunshot wound of riglit shoulder. Gunshot wound of scalp. 317 23 6 giom. G'inshot wound of Severe. shoulder. 65th Regmt. 25 8 Gunshot wound through ,, risht lei. 5 3,181 29 11 rigm lag. Gunshot wound of right Slight, shoulder. 70th Ttegmt. 197 21 5 sauiuuw. Gunshot wound of scalp. Severe. 7 ?* 1,789 41 21 Gunshot wound of face Slight, and foot. Gunshot wound of face and foot. Contusion of hip. ? j 3,260 31 11 Contusion of hip. ,, 9 Colonial Defence Force. ... Flesh wound of forearm. ,, Flesh wound of forearm. Gunshot wound of thigh. Severe. Gunshot wound of thigh. Forest Rngrs. Gunshot wound of Slight, finger. Gunshot wound of finger. _J /aptain Baker, Assistant Military Secretary. J. MOUAT, Deputy Inspec-tor-Greneral, P.M.O.