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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The Station of Mr. Hastings Atkins, Mon-
gawhare, Wairoa River.

Given under my hand, at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
eleventh day of August, in
the Year of Our Lord, One
thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.

Warrant abolishing a Polling Place and ap-
pointing another in lieu thereof.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE
GREY, Knight Commander of
the most Honourable Order of the
Bath, Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Ma-
jesty's Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, &c., &c.

To all to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting :-

WHEREAS by "The Regulation of Elec-
tions Act, 1858," it is enacted that it shall
be lawful for the Governor, by Warrant under his
hand, from time to time, to appoint Polling
Places for each Electoral District, within or
without the limits thereof, and to appoint any
one of such Places to be the Principal Polling
Place for the District, and all or any other
Polling Places at any time to abolish and to
appoint other Polling Places in lieu thereof;
And whereas Mr. Charles Walton's Station,
Omarui, Wairoa River, was appointed a Pol-
ling Places for the District of Marsden, for
the Election of Superintendents and of Mem-
bers of Provincial Council of the Province of
Auckland:
And whereas it is expedient to abolish the
same :

Now KNOW YE, that I, SIR GEORGE GREY,
the Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance
of the power and authority in me vested by the
said Act, do hereby abolish the above named
Polling Place for the Marsden District for
the Election of Superintendents and of Mem-
bers of the Provincial Council of the Province
of Auckland, and do appoint in lieu thereof:

The Station of Mr. Hastings Atkins, Mon-
gawhare, Wairoa River.

Given under my hand, at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, this
eleventh day of August, in the
year of our Lord, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.

Head Quarters, Queen's Redoubt,
15th August, 1863.

SIR,—I have the honor to inform your
Excellency that the 2nd Battalion 14th Regi-
ment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Austen, moved
forward yesterday morning, and encamped near
the mouth of the Whangamarino.

The Natives are collected in considerable
force on the right bank of the Waikato, near
Meri-meri, about two miles above the Wha-
ngamarino, and occupy a commanding position,
which they have strengthened by lines of rifle
pits.

It is reported that they have two guns in
position on the bank of the Waikato.

I have &c.,
D. A. CAMERON,
Lt.-General.

His Excellency Sir George Grey,
K.C.B., &c., &c.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 17th August, 1863.

AT the request of the Lieut.-General Com-
manding, His Excellency the Governor
has been pleased to direct the publication of
the following Despatch from Lieut. Steele,
of the Wairoa Rifle Volunteers.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Stockade, Wairoa,
11th August, 1863.

SIR,—I have the honor to report that I took
a portion of the men stationed here into the
Hunua ranges yesterday, with the view of
ascertaining whether there were any Maories
prowling about, and if there were any supplies
being carried up there from the Wairoa river.
The party consisted of Lieutenant, Ensign, two
sergeants, and — men of the Wairoa Rifle
Volunteers, and — men of the 4th Company of the Auckland Militia,
who volunteered to accompany me.

We started at 4.30 a.m., and reached Mr.
Crichton's farm at the edge of the wooded
range, about sunrise. We searched the bush
through a distance of about five miles, till
we reached a tract of open fern land, known
as "Buckland's Opening." We examined
it, and found that Mr. Hill's house there had
been burnt, and various articles lying about
smashed and hacked. Resumed the march
on the road to Drury; after a short interval of
bush, coming to another fern opening in which
we found a Maori encampment consisting of
thirty-one whares, ranging from 20 to 80 feet
in length, and capable, I think, of containing
about 1500 persons. This encampment was
placed in the open, where the bush road from
Drury emerges from the forest. These whares
I ordered to be burnt. On the road, and
about a mile nearer Drury, we found a few
small whares; and again, about three-
quarters of a mile further on, some more,
which appear to have been used as advanced
posts. Still nearer to Drury, and adjoining
the road, is Capt. Clare's house, which they
have gutted. On account of the recent rains
we were unable to distinguish the track of