to New Zealand, we were favoured with Colonial Secretary's Despatch of the 22nd February, which fully states what Hopu, a Native Teacher, and Committees of the Church Missionary Society, represented to the great chiefs Taon in New Zealand of the evils of the introduction of spirituous liquors into the Colony. That in April last, the subject was again as if for the first time, and a despatch from Sir George Grey to the Secretary of State, intimating that no measures had yet been put in force in New Zealand.

Thirdly, the arrangement in the Colony of a schedule from Lord Grey to the Governor, by which the duties upon proof spirits were greatly increased, on an understanding, however, that the whole of the surplus revenue arising from this source, or as far as it was applied, and lastly, to the fact that the despatch has been withheld from the papers relating to New Zealand as laid before Parliament, together with the fact that the Council of Directors of this Company, notwithstanding they justify their decision with the Colonial Office, were not prepared to concur with that decision in the propriety of the course the Government has manifested to treat New Zealand as it has treated the Cape Colony.

... With regard to the convict boys from Parkhurst Prison, whose removal to New Zealand was proposed in Lord Stanley's Despatch of the 14th March, 1843, it is stated that the Governor was not to be informed that any of the boys were to be employed in any settled district of Auckland, at a distance from the company's establishments at Port Nicholson or Nelson, in such a way as to render their removal to the employment for themselves, that they might become settlers. It appears that twenty of the boys have been sent out from the Parkhurst Prison, but only nine of them came to New Zealand, and it is understood that no more of those boys had been sent out, but that there was no intention of sending any further number.

As far back as the 8th May, 1844, it had not been reported that any of the convict boys had been sent out to the Colony since that date.

2nd. The Despatch which I addressed to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, on the 2nd of October last, No. 16, (Military) had reference to a communication of employment in small bodies in the works under the superintendence of the Commanding Officer of Royal Engineers. The same was forwarded with your Despatch, No. 101, of the 20th November, 1844. I received a request from you directing me to obtain any further information which might be necessary, and I have accordingly obtained from the officer who reports that he had no reason to think that any such employment of the soldiers with natives of the country as pioneers and working a chainmen on the New Zealand survey, and you then suggested a larger body of sappers and miners. I had already, in my previous correspondence, taken measures for supplying the services of the detachment of Royal Sappers and Miners sent to the Colony, but I have subsequently, by the orders of the Secretary of State, been enabled to make a further arrangement for the employment of a larger body of those men, and it appears that the question of their employment is under the consideration of Her Majesty's Government.

In New Zealand about the disposal of government transportation, would be entirely out of the question, but I suppose to you the strongest assurance that, whatever limited employment might be afforded to them, such employment must be under conditions which would not interfere with their services as soldiers, and that the course you have taken in assigning them to useful purposes in the Colony, is in accordance with your views.

I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

GREY.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Auckland, 5th Nov., 1847.

HIS EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR-in-CHIEF has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Regulations for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

ALBERT EDWARDS,

Colonial Secretary.

REGULATIONS RESPECTING By His EXCELLENCY the GOVERNOR of the COLONY ULSTER for the Management of the CROWN LANDS, and for the Guidance of Commissioners of Crown Lands, under the above designation of the "CROWN LANDS ORDINANCE," Session 10, No. 1.

ISSUE OF DEPUTATION LICENSES OUTSIDE THE TOWNS.

I. Upon the Assent being laid to the Colonial Treasurer, in the term of the 13th section of the Ordinance, he shall, from time to time, issue Licenses authorising the Sheriff to appoint a fit person to act as Deputy Catechist in the place herein-after mentioned; and the Sheriff shall appoint a person to act as such Deputy Catechist in any district in the Colony for the year commencing upon the day of next ensuing.

Such Licenses will be of two kinds:

1. A License for a District within a Hundred.

2. A License to depasture upon Common Lands without the limits of a Hundred.

The approval expressed in the accompanying Despatch would not, under any circumstances, be given to publish their sentiments.

(Signed) GREY.

To Governor Grey.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Auckland, 5th Nov., 1847.