FURTHER DESPATCHES FROM THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 218, 20 August 1862, Page 5

FURTHER DESPATCHES FROM THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.

Dovraing-street, 27th April, 1862. Sib, —I have to acknowledge the receipt of your deapatch No. 13 of the Bth of February last, enclosing copies of two reports from Mr. Crosbie WarJ, the Po3tin<aster-lieneral in New Zealand, whs had been sent on a special mission to arrange certain embarrassing questious which had arisen between the Karop3an3 and tlie Native population in the Hawke's Bay District. Mr. WarJ appears to have managel this aftair with great diligence and judgment, I have, ice., (Slgnerl) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c, &c, &c. .

Downing street, 27th April, 1862. Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 15 of the Bth of February last, enclosing a report from Sir. Gorst, a magistrate in tlie Upper Waikato District, of an effort made by the natives to compel him, as a European magistrate, to abandon a district to which he had been appointed. I have, &c, (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c., &c, &c.

Downing-street, Ist May, 1862. Sir, —I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 11 of the 7th of February, informing m 2 that yon had drawn the particular attention of your responsible advisers to the views -which you entertain respecting the grant of Crown titles for ian<l under certain circumstances to Native owners, as intimated in your despatches of the Bth and 9th of the preceding month, and enclosing a memorandum which had been drawn up by your ministers on the subject.

It is very satisfactory to me to observe that my despatch of the 2oth ult., No. 25, so fully anticipated the objections which would be felt by your advisers to any appeal to the Imperial Parliament for legislation on matters which the local Legislature would appear to be competent to deal with. I have, &c, (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c, &c, &c.

Downing-street, 17th May, 1862. o, ferring to m 7 despatch, No. 29, of the 3lst of March, in which I expressed my approval of the measures which you l»ad adopted for extending to the Waikato River the road from Auckland, and adverting to the communications which passed between General Cameron and yonrself. of which copies accompanied your despatch of the 7th January, respecting the source from which the working, pay, &c. of the troops employed on this duty was to be paid, I have to iafonn you that her Majesty's Government cannot undertake to defray any part of the cost incurred on this account, and I request that you will give directions for repaying to the Military Chest the amount expended on this object. I am glaJ to fini that General Cameron has caused the whole of the charges incurred in connection with the uudertaking to be kept in a-separate account. 1 have, &c, _ _. (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c, &c, &c.

Downing-street, 17th May, 1862, MR,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 12, of the Bth of February, forwarding a Copy of a Correspondence which had passed between Commodore Seymour and jourself, resj>ecting the sudden withdrawal by his orders of the naval force stationed at New Zealand, with a view to its concentration at Sydney, in anticipation of war being proclaimed between this country and the Federal States of North America, and enclosing a Alemorandum on the subject which had been drawn ud by your Responsible Advisors.

I See no reason to doubt that Captain Seymour exercised a wise discretion in placing himself in a position to act with effect for the protection of British commerce, or otherwise, the moment that he should learn that war had been absolutely declared. The Imperial Government has hitherto freely aided the Colonists of New Zealand in their conflict with the natives, or rather has as vet taken upon itself, with comparatively trifling assistance from the Colonists, the expence and responsibility of carrying on that conflict. So long, however, as the inhabitants of New Zealand rely for | their defence upon aid furnished by the Mother Country, they must remain subject to the possibility that that aid may be sudleuly withdrawn or diminished in consequence of Imperial exigencies. The disposition of Her Majesty's Government to withdraw that aid would of course be materially increased, if it appeared that the effect of giving it was to diminish the inclination of the Colonists to make sacrifices for their own protection, and I have already in my Despatch of the 26th ultimo. No. 37, had occasion to express my surprise at learning from the Secretary of State for War that the annual training of Mihtw Forces, as required by local ordinance, has been dispensed with. If your Responsible Advisers and yourself- are really of ommon, as would seem to be the case that Imperial aid is not worth having, if it is to be withdrawn when the interests of the empire are at stake, her Majesty's Government will readily give instructions for the removal of any amount of Military or Naval force which the Colonists feel that they can dispense with. You state in your Despatch that Commodore bcyniour has informed you that the Board of Admiralty have issued an order, which will effectually prevent a Naval Brigade from again serving on shore m New Zealand. I collect, however, from a letter which I have received from their Lordships, that their orders against the habitual employment of this force did not extend to cases of great emergency, but that sailors may still be employed on laud on urgent applications for aid being addressed to the Naval Officer in command by yourself or by the Com-mander-iu-Chief. I have, &a, n c- r, (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c, &c., &c.

Downing-street, 20th May, 1862. Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 23, of the Uth Wh, in which adverting to your previous Despatch No. 12, calling attention to the inconvenience attending the sudden withdrawal from the New Zealand Station to Sydney of SL°£ £ er ajesty>a vessd9 ' "m* tbe ex<4««° S ™™Zl V?£jOllmsee?t rhether itwoulSaotbe proper that some means should be provided, durine the present disturbed state of the Colony, by SI the Governor could move at any time from point to point, wherever his presence may be required.

I have to observe in r'-ply.that, however much thi Commanders of H*t Blaj^siy's shipa may do-ire to facilitate the movements of Governors o* Colonies, their power to do so must often depend on circumstances independent of the events of the .Colony, and the only certain way of obviating: the inconvenience of which you complain wou'd be by ths maintenance of a vessel at the cost of the Coiony. I have, &c, kc, (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir George Grey, &c., &c., &c.