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RETURN showing the Number of NATIVES who have joined the WAIKATO INSURGENTS.

No. 14. COPT of a Letter from the Native Secbktabt to Mr. T. H. Smith. Colonial Secretary's Oflice, (Native Department), A uekland, 22nd February, 18G-1. T am directed by 1 be Colonial Secretary to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of February the 11 Hi, covering a return of tho Natives at Tauranga, and explaining the reasons which led you to communicate with Colon* Carey on his arrival, with the view of inducing him to suspend action on the Instructions he had received from His Excellenc}* *_ The Government I am directed to state regrets that it cannot regard your explanations as satisfactory. The object of the expedition under Colonel Carey, was, to create a diversion by operating on the district from which a considerable number of the rebels were known to have gone to fight with Her Majesty's troops in "Waikato. The expedition was despatched at the most urgent request of General ( niruron, and the instructions given to Colonel Carey were the result of several days anxious consultation between His Excellency and his Ministers. The' Government can see, in the facts of the case, as now- explained by you, no ground for your taking the responsibility of urging Colonel Carey to suspend ihc intended action which, by those instructions, he was directed to take.

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PAPERS RELATIVE TO NATIVE AITAIRS.

Total. If o. on Gone to & a 31* i—t Sketch, Waikato. Names of Native Settlements. showing Adult Males. Localities. Mmiugatnpu Ohinekalvu.:. ... ... ... ■■• ■ •• 5 /3 V, ■ o to Aulii Tokitoki 5 73 Te Apilitu... ... ... ... ... •■■ —J o «_> Poike or Hniriui ... ... ... •■■ •■■ ■••*) Poihakena, Banana ... ... ... ... ... ... > 18 53 53 g ■7. Okaeke Tongaparoa... ... ... ... ... ...J Te Matapihi, Tumatanui ... ... ... ... ~) > 7 06 C6 Karikari, Te Mania, Te EuawsUae ... ... ... ■ ■■) Opoutca ... ... ... •■■ ■■■ •■■ ••• 20 20 1 5 i Huria, Otuawahia ... ... ... ■•• •■• ••■ 18 41 41 G Otumoctai W, Otuatara ... ... ... ... ... 20 36 36 7 Pebrofcema ... ■•■ ■■ ■•■ ■•• ••■ 19 21 21 8 l'apaohara Poteriwhi ... ... ... ••■ ■■•") I'ukekomii, Purakaiitahi ... ... ... ■•• ■■■) 41 o Qpounui (Te Ngare tribe) ... ... ■■• ••■ ••• 4 3o 30 9Q 9 Matakana, Tuliua, Motiti ... ... ... ... •■• 93 106 105 10 11 Poutaterangi ... ... ... ■•■ ■■• ••• 23 27 27 12 TeNgarue... ... ■■■ ■•• ■■• •■■ ••• 20 21 Motulion ... ... ... ■•• ••■ ■■• ■•• * 8 260 542 21 13 8 542 Mr. 8. lith's two Returns differ materially.—Thi* Aows, on the West side, more than two-thirds of the Adult Malt^ one to the War. Wi F.