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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 627, 6 August 1851, Page 4

[From the Government Gazettes, August 4.] Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 24th July, 1851. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER-NOR-IN-CHIEF has been pleased to direct the publication of the following despatch from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for general information. By His Excellency’s command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. [Copy.] No. 11. Downing-street, 3rd February, 1851. Sir. — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 105, of the 26th of September last, with the copy of a letter from Mr. M'Lean reporting his proceedings in the purchase of land from the natives in the district between Wellington and Wanganui. The instructions which you inform me you had given to that officer with a view to the early settlement of the question of the ownership of land in the district to which he alludes were, I have no doubt, judicious, and I hope it will have been found practicable to effect the contemplated arrangements. It will, however, be unavoidably necessary that the expenses thus incurred should be provided out of the general revenue of the colony, unless you happen VW JL&OfW CLLAJT ALAAAVA AAA AACAAAVA IUI VIAVII IJIjUIUCI" tion. For it appears that all money derived from land sales in the colony, since the 4th July of this year, is appropriated under the 10 & 11 Victories cap. 112, sec. 20, to the payment of the sums therein mentioned to the New Zealand Company, except so much as may be applied to surveys and emigration. Until you receive further instructions on this subject it will be necessary that you should bear this caution in mind in all negotiations with a view to the extinction of native titles in land. I have, &c., (Signed) Grey. Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.8., &c., &c., &c. ' 'i Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 29th July, 1851. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERXT/ATI T\T nTTTn-n i « I'ivu.-nvvnj.M nas oeen pieaseci to direct the publication of the following letter for general information. By His Excellency’s command, Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary. Office, Edinburgh, 25th January, f 851, Sir, — Believing that the document will be interestmg to Your Excellency, I do myself the honor to forvyatd a copy of an analysis