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The Memorandum of Ministers in reply, which is a personal attack upon myself, shows that they were fully aware of the person to whom your Memorandum was intended to refer, and that they fully understood the object you had in view in sending them that Memorandum. I intend to forward copies of these Memoranda for the information of Her Majesty's Government, that they may know what your Excellency, in concert with the Colonial Ministers, was doing behind my back, whilst I was engaged in operations in the field. I have, Ac, D. A. Cameron, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. No. 87. Lieut.-General Sir D. A. Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. Sir, — Head Quarters, Auckland, 3rd May, 1565. I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I have received from your Private Secretary, a copy of your letter to me of the 26th April, informing me that you thought it advisable that Te Namu should be occupied by a military post. Since my arrival in Auckland on the 30th ultimo, I have read an account in the newspapers of Colonel Warre having occupied not only Te Namu, but also a point near the White Cliffs, about thirty miles, 1 believe, north of New Plymouth. I had not received your letter of the 26th April when I left the Patea, and had therefore given no orders to Colonel Warre to occupy either of these points, and I am not aware by whose orders he has done so. I shall probably receive an official report from him on the subject in a few days, and in the meantime I shall feel obliged if your Excellency will inform me whether you wish a post to be occupied at the White Cliffs. I have desired Brigadier-General Waddy to reinforce Colonel Warre with a detachment of the 70th Eegiment, of about two hundred and fifty men. I have, Ac, D. A. Cameron, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. No. 88. Lieut.-General Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. Sir, — Head Quarters, Auckland, 3rd May, 1865. With reference to previous correspondence on the subject of the reduction of the force on the Waikato frontier, I have the honor to forward to your Excellency a copy of a letter I have received from Brigadier-General Carey, and of its enclosure from Colonel Haultain relative to the same subject. I have, Ac, D. A. Cameron, His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lieut.-General. Enclosure to No. 88. Brigadier-General Carey to the Deputy Adjutant-General. Sic, — Camp Te Awamutu, 25th April, 1865. I have the honor to transmit herewith a note from Colonel Haultain, commanding Local Forces, relative to the reduction of the post altogether at the Narrows. I beg to concur in his opinion that this step would be very imprudent under present circumstances, and therefore trust the Lieut.-General commanding may see fit to order its being kept up. I have, Ac, Geo. Carey-, The Deputy Adjutant-General, Head Quarters. Brigadier-General. Sub-Enclosure to No. 88. Colonel Haultain to Captain Brett. Sir, — Ngaruawahia, 22nd April, 1865. As the Government have directed that only sixty men (besides the N.C.0.) are to be retained on pay for the duties at Hamilton and the Narrows, it will in my opinion be necessary to give up the latter post altogether. This would I consider be a most imprudent step, and I have remonstrated with the Government on the subject, and should be very glad if the Brigadier-General could support me by his representations. There are at present nearly 300 officers and men at Hamilton and the Narrows, and as no land is yet ready for them, it will probably be some time before any considerable reduction takes place. I have, Ac, Captain Brett. T. M. Haultain. No. 89. Lieut.-General Cameron to His Excellency the Governor. Sir, — Head Quarters, Auckland, 3rd May, 1865. I have the honor to inform your Excellency that I have received from your Private Secretary copies of your two letters to me of the 24th and 26th April —the former in reply to a private letter from me to your Excellency of the 3rd April, and the latter in reply to my official letter to you of the

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