Enclosure 2, in No. 12.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 160, 10 February 1847, Page 3

Enclosure 2, in No. 12.

Wellington, 16th February, 1846. I have received your letter of the 19th of January last, I am much pleased with the sentiments which that letter contains ; I feel satisfied that those who wrote such a letter must be men of sufficient intellect to understand the measures I intend to pursue, and that they will readily assist me in conferring benefits upon their country, and will be glad that they themselves can take a share in raising New Zealand to a higher state of civilization, and in preventing the recurrence of those atrocities which formerly so much disgraced these islands. As you felt in doubt as to what my intentions were, you did well to apply to me to remove those doubts ; alwajs follow the same course, and whenever you are in doubt, write to myself or Major Richmond. We will give you an immediate answer ; the Queen has directed me to do all in my power to ensure your safety and happiness. Maoris and Europeans shall be equally protected, and live under equal laws ; both of them are alike subjects of the Queen, and entitled to her favour and care ; the Maoris shall be piotected in all their properties and possessions, and no one shall be allowed to take anything away from them or to injure them ; the Europtans shall be protected in their property and possessions, and no one shall be allowed to take anything from them or to injure them j nor will [ allow Maories to injure one another ; an end must be put to deeds of violence and blood. You will always find me ready to aid you, as far as lies in my power ; if, therefore, you are at any time in doubt and difficulty, do not hesitate to write to me, you shall receive a kind and friendly answer. I think it would be well for you to send some of your number to Wellington to see me ; I can then say many things which are too long for a letter, and after having met one another, we should be more intimately acquainted. (Signed) G. Gret. Enclosure 3, in No. 12. Otaki, 17th February, 1847-

My Dear friend, the Governor, — Salutations to you ; we have received your letter ; we have heard youi" words, like the light of day to us ; our hearts are glad at your words ; friend, now will I hold fast your words for good, and for living in quiet, both of natives and Europeans : but your protecting word has come forth, for one, and for the other ; your kind words are a light to us. Now, for the first time, I can say there is daylight to the natives ; and now the errors of this place will not come forth through me ; I mean the errors of the natives ; if you cannot come here, will you write a letter to me ; that is all. ' Written by me. To the Governor. (Signed) Te Rauparaha. (Translation) Kaiwarawara, Port Nicholson, 21st Februaiy, 1846

The Governor. — This is our deliberation. We have decided that the natives of the faith should hearken fully to the laws of the Queen, which proceed from your mouth, from the Governor. Leave us below under the wings of the regulations of the Queen and yourself. Let a good regulation be commenced, that the faith may grow among us ; that we may not profess faith in God, while we are reverting to error, because there is no one to use the scourge ; that our race, the native people, may grow ; and that we may forsake our evil customs, great quarrels and little quarrels, such as taking away land, removing land-marks, robbery, murder, and very many other of our customs among ourselves. Now this is our consideration ; it is for your good customs to beat down our evil customs, with the help of God, that the work left for us may be the cultivation of provisions for the life of the body, and the faith of Christ for the life of the soul. It is for you, and lor the ministers of God, to make«these evil people grow (in good), that they may grow ; then they will hearken to the truth, to the Queen, to the Governor, and to the minister. It is for you to observe these considerations; it ends here. From the people of your tribe, the Ngatiawa. f William King Witi (Signed) 4 Levi Te Ahu (_ The Teacher of Waikanae. No. 13.

Despatch from Lieutenant-Governor Gret to Lord Stanley. £ Port Nicholson, I 7th February, 1 &46. My Lord, — As a vessel will sail to-mor-row morning with despatches for England, by way of Auckland, I think it right to inform your lordship, that although the question of the occupation of the valley of the Hutt by •the natives has not yet been definitely concluded it is, however advanced so far that the whole of the fighing men, who were estimated at 300 in number, have, with the exception of about twenty, abandoned the disputed land, and removed their families and properties from it ; and as a great majority of the natives in

this part of the island are decidedly opposed to any of the intruding natives continuing, as they have hitherto done, to set the laws at defiance, I have every hope that by to-morrow evening this troublesome and exciting question will have been set permanently at rest. Your lordship may rely upon my omitting no measure of precaution which may suggest itself to me for the purpose of adjusting without bloodshed, a question which, from the most trifling beginning, has been allowed to grow into one of the last importance for the interests of these islands, and I certainly have very strong grounds for hoping that the affair can now be satisfactorily adjusted, without the employment of force. I have, &c, (Signed) G. Grey.