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No. 4. MEMORANDUM by the Govebvok. Tho Governor understood yesterday that the Colonial Secretary had acquainted him with the advice, which his Responsible Advisers intended to tender him with regard to the manner in which those Natives who had surrendered their arms, and their wives and children together with certain other women and children who had come in with them, should be disposed of. The Governor certainly differed from the advice which he understood was to be offered to him. Ho. may have misunderstood it, but if ho understood it rightly he could not have acted on it. The Governor therefore in order that there may be do misunderstanding upon the subject wishes for the advice of his Responsible Advisers, as to the mode in which the Natives he has above alluded to, should be dealt with. G. Grey. Government House, April 20th, 18G4. No. 5. MEMORANDUM by Ministers as to disposal of Rebel Natives who have surrendered. In reply to His* Excellency's Memorandum, of 20th inst., requesting that Ministers will advise him as to the mode in which the Natives who have surrendered, and the women and children who have come in with them should be disposed of, Ministers respectfully advise as follows :— 1. That any women who are widows, or whose husbands are still in rebellion, should be distributed among the several friendly Chiefs in Wsikato, who it is understood are willing to receive them, the Government providing for the present, food for their reasonable maintenance. 2. Any children of sufficient age might be placed in the several industrial schools, so far as there is room for them. The rest must remain with their mothers. 3. As regards able-bodied men, Government is carrying on public works in the district of Waikato, to which a considerable number of returned rebels have already resorted for employment, and the Government is prepared to give similar employment to as many as are likely to require it, which Ministers arc informed is what they expect and arc ready to take. A portion are now, and more may be, employed in the Water Transport Force, for which their previous habits particularly qualify them. This will afford a maintenance to the Natives in question till they may be located' on lands to bo assigned to them by the Government, and till they shall have had time to grow food fur themselves. This will both keep them out of mischief, and afford the Government a certain amount of surveillance. If there should be any chiefs of such rank that employment of that sort would be felt as a degradation, they mny easily be provided for as superintendents of working parlies, or in other ways in which chiefs are in the constant habit of working voluntarily. Of course the wives and families of any who take such employment will accompany them in such temporary encampment * as are usually erected for such purposes. Willum Foy. 22ud April, l&Gi, No. 0. MEMORANDUM by His Excellent in reply to No. 5. The Governor having carefully considered the Memorandum of Responsible Advisers of the 22nd ultimo, upon the subject of the mode in which the Nat ires should be disposed of, who have surrendered, is of opinion that these Natives have all surrendered under the terms of the Government notice of the •2nd of February. This notice has not, in as far as the Governor is aware, been revoked, or yet replaced by another notice or proclamation. The Natives who have come in appear, therefore, to havo a claim to be be treated under ita provisions, which are :— " They will be left alone, neither will they be tried hereafter, unless it is ascertained that they have •• taken part in any murders, robberies, or any other evil work." " This, however, is to be remembered —the disposal of their lands is with the Governor." So far as the course proposed by Ministers in regard to the Natives who have come in, is not inconsistent with the terms of the notice, tho Governor thinks it should be carried out. He would wish, however, for an explanation of the views of Ministers, as to the power the GdVernor is actually to have over the disposal of the lands of these Natives, in accordance with the terms of the notice. G. Gret. May sth, 1861. Enclosure. Government Notice of 2nd February. THESE are the Bsgulations in reference to Maoris who have taken part in the War and in the King Movement. 1. In reference to Natives who have been actually engaged in fighting with tho Queen's troops The regulations for these men are tho following.

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