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ZEALAND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

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Appendix G. Memorandum by Mr. Parris for His Excellency the Governor. A Native named Hemi Warcna, from Eangitikei, arrived this day at the camp before Weraroa, with information that Natives of the undermentioned tribes had gone from the south by way of Upper Wanganui to reinforce the Weraroa Pa : — Ngatiraukawas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Ngatiwhakateres ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Ngatikauwhatas ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Moaapokos ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Ngatipikiaas... ... ... ... ... ... ' ... ... 30 Ngatirangataes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Ngatikahungunus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 Total ... ... ... ... 263 July 21st, 1865.

No. 20. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir George Grey, X.C.8., to the Eight Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P. (No. 3.) Government House, Wellington, Sir, — 2nd January, 1866. In my Despatch No. 108, of the 4th August last, I had the honor to transmit for your information, at the request of my Eesponsible Advisers, a Memorandum from General Cameron dated 26th July last, together with their remarks upon it; and I stated that it was my intention, by the succeeding mail, to make my own remarks upon that Memorandum. 2. In your Despatch No. 86, of the 26th October last, you express your disappointment at my intending to pursue this course, as you could have wished that with General Cameron's departure from New Zealand it had been possible to close this painful subject. 3. It is with great pleasure I thus learn how entirely my sentiments have been in accord with your own upon this point. The moment I found that General Cameron had really quitted Australia on his way home I took no further notice of his Memorandum, and did not trouble you upon the subject as I had proposed to do, and it is with great regret that the letters he has written to the Home Government, which have been forwarded to me, have forced me into any further correspondence in relation to General Cameron. I have, &c, The Eight Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P. G. GREY.

No. 21. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir George Grey, X.C.8., to the Right lion. Edward Cardwell, M.P. (No. 4.) Government House, Wellington, Sir, — 4th January, 1866. In my Despatch No. 3, of the sth January, 1865,1 transmitted a Petition to ncr Most Gracious Majesty, from the Provincial Council of the Province of Auckland, praying that in the northern portion of the Northern Island of New Zealand such a Government shall he constituted as would enahle Her Majesty's Imperial Government to exercise such a control over Native affairs, until a cordial good feeling hetween the races should have heen restored, as would enahle it to ensure the fulfilment of the treaty obligations undertaken by Her Majesty, and promote the good government of Her Majesty's subjects, both Native and European. 2. In the same Despatch I stated that I would, at a future date, report on that Petition; but, in the meantime, I thought it right to say that I thought that unless some such arrangement as that proposed in the Petition was carried out it would be difficult to bring to a satisfactory termination the difficulties prevailing in that Province. 3. In my Despatch No. 26, of the 7th February, I informed you that my