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No. 10. Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. My dear Sir Georoe, — Auckland, 11th January, 1865. I received letters last night from Colonel Waddy. At the time he wrote, the troops were encamped on the left bank of the Wenohanau stream, and were employed in making the road from Wanganui passable for carts. Colonel Waddy had reconnoitered the country as far as Nukumaru without coming into collision with the rebels. Nukumaru is about two miles distant from the rebel position at Wereroa. Major Greaves represents the country as being very broken and difficult, and says, (I know not on what authority), " one thing is very certain, and that is that the men who sold the block had no right to do so, and it is the old Waitara dodge for getting up a war, and the consequent military expenditure at Wanganui." I have, &c, D. A. Cameron, His-Excellency Sir George Grey,. K.C.B. Lieut.-General. No. 11. Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. My dear Sir George,— Auckland, 12th January, 1865. The steamer" Wanganui" leaves the Manukau at daybreak to-morrow morning, for Wanganui. General Waddy has instructions from me to commence operations as soon as he has means of transport sufficient to enable him to do so. Do you wish me to send him other instructions by the " Wanganui." I have, &c, D. A. Cameron, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. No. 12. His Excellency the Governor to Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron. My dear General, —■ Government House, Auckland, 12th January, 1865. I am very glad to hear that General Waddy has been instructed to commence operations as soon as he has means of transport to enable him to do so. I have heard nothing yet to make mo think that these instructions should be altered. If any additional news reaches me before to-morrow morning, '.vhieh leads me to change my views on this subject, I will at once communicate with you again. I have, &c, Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron, X.C.8., &c, &c, &c. G. Grey. No. 13. Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. My dear Sir George,— New Plymouth, 18th January, 1865. You will be surprised to hear that we have not yet got further than this place. We arrived on Sunday morning, but instead of re-embarking for Wanganui the same evening, as I had intended, I was persuaded by Colonel Warre and Mr. Parris to remain here uutil Monday. In the meantime the weather changed, and it rained and blew so hard on Sunday night, that on the following morning the " Falcon" was not to be seen at her anchorage, Captain Parben having, I suppose, thought it necessary for the safety of his ship to put out to sea. It has been blowing almost a gale of wind ever since, and the " Falcon " has not made her appearance; but as the weather is more moderate to-day, she may come in this afternoon, in which case I shall embark immediately for Wanganui. The grounds, on which I was recommended by Colonel Warre and Mr. Parris to remain here till Monday, are the following: —It appears that the murder of the native, his wife and child, north of the Waitara, of which I presume you have by this time received a full account, has created great disgust among all the Natives, rebels as well as friendly, and Hapuroua has proposed to Colonel Warre to meet him at the Waite. Colonel Warre sent a messenger to tell him that he agreed to this, and the messenger was expected back on Monday afternoon, with some definite intelligence as to Hapurona's intentions. Hapuroua has received a letter from the Ngatiruanuis, stating that they do not intend to aid the Waitotara natives against us, and Mr. Parris thinks that if Hapurona and his followers give in their allegiance, he might be made a useful agent in bringing the Ngatiruanuis to terms without hostilities, provided that I did not previously cross the Waitotara ; as, in that case, they would probably consider themselves bound in honor to fight. I was therefore persuaded to wait until Monday, in order that I might know Hapurona's intentions before I left for Wanganui, and regulate my proceedings accordingly, for if there is any chance of the Ngatiruanuis being brought to terms without hostilities, it will be better not to cross the Waitotara. The messenger, however, has not yet returned, owing, it is thought, to the heavy rains which have flooded all the streams, and I do not like to wait any longer; but I shall endeavour on my arrival at Wanganui, to ascertain the disposition of the Ngatiruanuis, and if I see any opening for settling the matter by negociation, I shall take advantage of it. I find that if Colonel Warre occupies the line of the Stoney Eiver, he will still have a moveable force of sufficient strength to meet any attack likely to be made upon him, and I have therefore authorized him to push his outposts as far as the Stoney Eiver, whenever he may find it convenient. This makes it necessary that the question about Minerapu, &c, should be settled at once, and the Government are so dilatory about it, that I have instructed Colonel Warre to take Minerapu and any

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