E-No. 1

ACTS AND DECISIONS OF THE LETTERS FROM WILLIAM KING AND OTHER NGATIAWA CHIEFS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION. Waikanae, September 2, 1845. Friends Mr. Kemp, Major Richmond, and Colonel Wakefield. We are going to our place, Waitara. We are thinking of selling our place, Waikanae : we wish to sell this place : and if it be sold (bought) I, William King, shall, some timeiii October, go to talce my father Reretawhangawhanga to Waitara. If it be calm in October; but if October is not calm enough, then in November. If your are agreed to these thoughts, hasten that I may hear the decision. From Wiremu Kingi Witi, LETTER FROM HEKE. Mr. Kemp and Major Richmond. Come here and look at our place ;we wish to sell our place Waikanae, lest any man should say h,e will sell it, and that we have no place to sell to you Europeans, Come and buy our place. From Heke. LETTER FfiOM RERETAWHANGAWHANGA AND OTHER CHIEFS. Friend, Major Richmond, —I have now begun to consider for the people. All their words are agreed in the same thought to sell the land (Waikanae) in order that when we leave our land shall have been paid for by Major Richmond. Do not say this is false : our desire to you is true, we wish to, sell Wajkan^e. From Kate Takere, Wata te Here, Maungaraka Huriware, te Ngohi, Rereta wangawanga. (Minutes, on preceding fetters.) From Native Chiefs ofthe Ngatiawa tribe living at Waikanae.They state that they are desirous off returning to Waitara near Taranaki, and offer for sale the portions of land they respectively hold at Waikanae, The claim appears to be of doubtful character : indeed the whole subject is involved in difficulties of a serious nature, allusion to which has been made in my report of 17th September. I cannot recommend it to your Honor's consideration further than by suggesting that it would be desirable to persuade the Ngatiawa to remain where they are, as they form a wholesome check to any hostile proceedings against the settlers on the part of Ngatitoa. H. T. Kemp, 13th September, 1845. Protector Aborigines, Inform the Natives that their letter will be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor, but I do not think it probable that he will purchase their land at Waikanae, and I advise them to remain there; instead of removing to Taranaki. M. Richmond. September 22, 1845. Read, R. F., October SO, 1845, [Not before published.]

governors' decisions.

XVIII.—EXTRACT OF DISPATCH FROM THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE TO GOVERNOR SIB GEORGE GREY, 2ND JULY, 1846. I cannot but express my great surprise and regret at not having been placed by Captain Fitzßoy in possession of a full report of the course which he pursued in this case, and of his reasons for that course. I, however, indulge the hope that you may have found yourself in a condition to give effect to the award of Mr. Spain in the case of the Company's claims at New Plymouth; and, in any case, I rely on your endeavours to gain that end so far as you may have found it practicable, unless* indeed, which I can hardly think probable, you may have seen reason to believe that the reversal of the Commissioner's judgment was a wise and just measure. W. E. Gladstone. [In Sess. Pap. Gen. Assembly, E. No. 2, 1860.]

Secretary of State, 2 July, 1846.