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1 have already had occasion to draw your Excellency's attention to irregularities of this kind, and also to report them to the Secretary of State for War. In order to prevent any inconvenience to the public service, I have desired Colonel Warre to forward a copy of the Colonial Minister's letter and the Proclamation to the Superintendent of the Province. I have, Ac, D. A. Cameron, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. Enclosure 1 to No. 160. The Hon. the Colonial Seceetaey to Colonel Waebe, 08. Sib, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1865. I have the honor to enclose a copy of a Proclamation, dated the Ist July, 1865, by His Excellency the Governor and under the Seal of the Colony revoking the Proclamation of Martial Law in the Province of Taranaki from the Ist August next. You are requested to cause such Proclamation to be published in the local newspapers, and also to ask his Honor the Superintendent of Taranaki to cause it to be published in the Provincial Government Gazette. I have, Ac, Colonel Warre, C.8., New Plymouth. J. C. Richmond. Enclosure 2 to No. 160. A PROCLAMATION revoking Proclamation of Martial Law in the Province of Taranaki. By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same Ac, Ac, Ac. Whereas by Proclamation bearing date the 25th day of January, 1860, His Excellency Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, the then Governor of the said Colony of New Zealand, did proclaim and declare that martial law would be exercised throughout the Province of Taranaki from the date of the publication of tho said Proclamation within the said Province until the relief of the said district from martial law by public Proclamation; And whereas it appears unto me expedient to revoke the said Proclamation : Now therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Governor as aforesaid of the said Colony, in pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities in this behalf enabling me, do hereby proclaim and declare the aforesaid Proclamation of the 25th day of January, 1860, to be and the same is hereby revoked; And I do further proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and from the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. Given under my hand at the Government House, at Wellington, and issued under the Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, this first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. By His Excellency's command, G. Geey. J. C. Richmond, Colonial Secretary. God save the Queen ! No. 161. Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameeon to His Excellency the Goveenoe. Sic, — Head Quarters, Auckland, 7th July, 1865. When I consented to the officers commanding at Taranaki and Wanganui being employed as agents to the Colonial Government, I was informed by your Excellency that the only duty they would have to perform would be to forward from time to time, through me, to your Excellency, or in my absence, direct to your Excellency, confidential reports on the state of the provinces under their command. From the fact, however, of their being paid for this duty out of Colonial funds, the present Colonial Government appear to consider that they are at liberty to correspond with those officers, and to give them instructions regarding other duties which I have never sanctioned their performing. It is probable that this would not have occurred if your Excellency had communicated to the Ministers the objections I have so frequently informed you that I had to their corresponding with officers under my command. A few days ago, Colonel Warre, commanding at Taranaki, in replying to a letter from the Deputy Adjutant-General, stated that a strict compliance with my orders was incompatible with the prompt discharge of his duties as agent to the Government. Under these circumstances, I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I cannot allow Colonel Warre, or any officer under my command, to act as agent to the Colonial Government. I have informed Colonel Warre of this decision, directing him in his capacity as officer commanding the troops, to continue to forward to your Excellency, as usual, copies of the confidential reports which he makes to mo on the state of the Province. I have, Ac, D. A. Cameeon, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. No. 162. Lieutenant-General Sir D. A. Cameeon to His Excellency the Goveenoe. Sic, — Head Quarters, Auckland, 17th July, 1865. 1 have the honor to forward for your Excellency's information the copy of a letter and its enclosures, which I have received by the last mail from England, from which you will see that my

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