THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 291

P.S. I beg to state that the conduct of I ceeded in securing some arms and ammunition,
my subaltern, Ensign Bicknill, and the men with a rebel flag.
was admirable, and particularly that of Ensign
Bicknill.

JAMES RING,
Captain, &c.

The Officer Commanding.
Royal Irish.

Camp, Drury,
16th July, 1863.

SIR,-I have the honor to report for the
information of the Lieut.-General Commanding
that in obedience to his orders, I moved off this
morning at 3:30 a.m., with a force as per mar-
gin,* and proceeded to Kirikiri for the purpose
of arresting as many of the natives of that
village as I could find. The mounted force
having proceeded to the front, I telegraphed to
His Excellency the Governor requesting the ser-
vices of the Volunteer Cavalry under Colonel
Nixon, arranging that they should meet me at
Papakura at 4 a.m., which they did. On
arriving at the place just as day broke, I ascer-
tained that the natives had retired up the hill
about half a mile off, where they had a settle-
ment in the bush. I accordingly divided my
force into two bodies; the 65th Regiment,
under the command of Captain Gresson, pro-
ceeded up the right by a track leading to the
summit of the hill, where the natives were
supposed to be most numerous. At the same
time I directed Colonel Nixon, commanding
Volunteer Cavalry, to send a part of his force
with them, and which he led himself. The
second party, under command of Captain
Noblett, 2nd Battalion 18th Regiment, pro-
ceeded along the Wairoa road (which leads to
the left from Kirikiri, and crosses the line through
the bush) with instructions to take up a post
to cut off the retreat by that road, reserving
at the same time the remainder of Colonel
Nixon's force at the foot of the hill to act as
circumstances might require.

So quietly and expeditiously were these move-
ments made that, on Captain Gresson's party
reaching the spot to which it was directed, it
came at once upon the Chief Isaac and his
party situated at the edge of the bush, all of
whom were made prisoners before any resistance
could be offered, amounting in all to 13 men,
7 women, and 3 children. A number of
arms, accoutrements, and ammunition (as per
list enclosed) also fell into our possession, the
whole of which, together with the prisoners,
are at present in the Camp at Drury, awaiting
instructions from His Excellency the Governor
as to their final disposal. The main body of
the Natives were encamped in the bush, of
which I was not made aware in time to push
on the 18th far enough; they, however, suc-

• Royal Artillery—1 subaltern, 4 troopers.
  2nd Batt. 18th Regt.—1 captain, 5 subalterns, 150
  rank and file, with a due proportion of non-commis-
  sioned officers.
  65th Regt.—1 field officer, 2 captains, 4 subalterns,
  130 rank and file, with a due proportion of non-com-
  missioned officers.

I beg respectfully to bring to the Lieutenant
General's notice the very orderly conduct of
the troops engaged. Officers and men bore
with cheerfulness the fatigues of the long and
harassing march, under heavy rain, through
roads knee-deep in mud.

To Lieut. Reid, R.A., I am indebted for able
assistance, that officer having volunteered to
accompany me with four of his men, and whose
services in conveying orders were of great use
to me. I trust that the result of the movement
such as it has been, will meet the Lieut.-Gene-
ral's approval.

I cannot speak too highly of the promptness
with which Colonel Nixon's force turned out,
having only received orders at a very late hour
of the night to join me at Papakura, at 4
o'clock in the morning, as well as their orderly
and efficient appearance under arms, which I
think it due to Colonel Nixon, to bring to the
particular notice of the Lieut.-General.

I have, &c.,
G. F. MURRAY,
Colonel Commanding Troops, Drury.
The Assist. Military Secretary,
&c., &c., &c.

Native Office,
Auckland, 15th July, 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint
CHARLES HUNTER BROWN, Esq., J.P.,
to be Resident Magistrate, Wairoa, Napier,
under the "Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858."
This appointment bears date February 13th,
1863."
F. D. BELL.

Registrar-General's Office,
Auckland, 13th July, 1863.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of
the General Assembly of New Zea-
land, passed in the eighteenth year of the reign
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled
"The Marriage Act, 1854," the following
name of an OFFICIATING MINISTER, within
the meaning of the said Act, is published for
general information :-

United Church of England and Ireland.
The Reverend WILLIAM BIRD.

I, JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar-General
of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, in New
Zealand, do hereby certify that the foregoing
NAME of an OFFICIATING MINISTER, within
the meaning of "The Marriage Act, 1854,"
has been sent in to me, in addition to the names
in Lists published in the New Zealand Ga-
zette, No. 2 of the 23rd of January, No. 5
of the 14th of February, No. 12 of the 25th
of March, No. 14 of the 21st of April, and
No. 28 of the 11th of July in the present
year.

Given under my hand, at Auckland,
this thirteenth day of July,
1863,
JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.