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kia' (Church service) was proceeding, a Maori | your love for Waikato may save the lives of those
noticed some part of the uniform under the surplice; | men, of Matutaera, of Thompson, and the others.
the alarm was given, and the unfortunate General | From your loving friend,
was despatched. There are several other stories of | TE POKIHA.
the same character flying about, which are all im-
plicitly believed."

Extract from a letter written by W. Thompson to
Natives on the East Coast, professing to report the
engagement at Rangiaohia. (The actual loss to the
Natives was above 100, and only one horse is said to
have been killed on our side.)

"Those tribes then went on, and came to close
quarters, the one with the bayonet, the other with
the tomahawk. Twenty of the pakehas fell. It
was a hand to hand fight. Then came the cavalry.
They now came upon our party. I called out 'fire.'
One volley was fired, and every horse was killed,
not one escaped. There was end. Ngatiraukawa
lost three, Turewera two, Tuwharetoa two, and
Rangiwewehi one. These were all our dead; as for
the pakehas they had the bed (of death) to them-
selves.

"The General has proposed to make peace. It is
ended.

From WI TAMEHANA."

Extract from a private letter from Cook's Straits.
"A man from Rangiaohia (Waikato) has come
here. . . . He has damaged his cause by exag-
gerated statements, among others that 1500 soldiers
were killed at Rangiaohia, and that Bishop Selwyn
was now second in command, and rode about with a
sword at his side."

APPENDIX B.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN W. NERO AND
MR. FOX.

Auckland, 30th March, 1864.

O Friend! O Mr. Fox!—This is the cause of my
thoughts which caused me to speak of our going to
Wm. Thompson and the Chiefs of Waikato, namely,
their desire to come towards life [meaning to leave
off fighting], also to give up their guns, cartouche-
boxes, and other munitions of war. The only reason
for delaying [carrying into execution] these thoughts
is fear lest after having given up their weapons,
Wm. Thompson and Matutaera should be seized and
hung. This is their fear.

Therefore I reflected and said, let me be let go
to inspect these words that I may see the truth of
their words or the falsity. If I see that it is true
(as stated), I will let you know. Enough. From
your friend

WI NERO.

To Mr. Fox.

Auckland, 31st March, 1864.

Friend Wm. Nero,—I have read your letter in
which you say that the road to life for Wm. Thomp-
son and the chiefs of Waikato is stopped, because
they are afraid if they give up their weapons Wm.
Thompson and Matutaera will be hung; and you
ask that you may be allowed to go to tell them
whether this thought is true or false.

Friend William! great is your love for Waikato
to save these men from destruction. This is good.
The Government also desires that they should not
perish. But that thought of theirs is wrong altogether.
The word of the Government is, that all will be spared
if they lay down their arms and agree to live under
the Queen's law. Their land will be gone to the
Queen, but they will be allowed enough to live on well.
A Crown grant will be given to each. This word is
for Matutaera, for Tarapipipi, for all Waikato ;
none are excepted but the murderers. Let not these
men then be afraid; but let them be quick in giving
up their arms, for otherwise the General will not be
held in—he will go on till the arms of the rebels are
laid down.

This is a true word. Now if you like to go, go
If you will not go, that also is well. This is that

APPENDIX C.

The custom of confiscation from a variety of
causes is a fixed one among the natives, and has been
practised for centuries in every part of the Colony.
When Captain Fitzroy failed to take the Wairau
plains after the massacre of 1843, Rangihaeata, the
principal actor on that occasion, said, "He paukena
te pakeha:" the Governor is soft; he is a pumpkin.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Native Department),
Auckland, May 1st, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

Dr. JOHN JOHNSON NICHOLSON
Native Medical Attendant for the Upper
Kaipara District.

WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 16th May, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Despatches,
with their enclosures, from Lieut.-General
Sir D. A. Cameron, K.C.B.

T. RUSSELL.

Head Quarters,
Tauranga, 12th May, 1864.

SIR,—I have the honor to enclose for your
Excellency's information, copies of two
Reports received from Colonel Warre, C.B.,
commanding at New Plymouth, dated 25th
April and 1st May.

The former, relative to an expedition
under the command of Major Butler, 57th
Regiment, sent to the District south of
Tataraimaka, for the purpose of destroying
native cultivations, which service was exe-
cuted by Major Butler with his usual ability.
The latter, giving an account of an attack
made by the rebels on the Redoubt at Sentry
Hill, in which they were repulsed with severe
loss, the only casualty on the part of the
troops being one man wounded.

Captain Shortt showed great judgment in
defending his post, and the men under his
command deserve much credit for their cool-
ness and steadiness on this occasion.

I have, &c.,
D. A. CAMERON,
Lieut.-Genl.

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

New Plymouth, 23rd April, 1864.

SIR,—I have the honor to report, for the
information of the Lieutenant-General Com-
manding, that having as far as possible
secured the position at Kaitake, I determined
to reconnoitre the country to the south of
Tataraimaki, to ascertain whether the rebel
Natives had established themselves in any
entrenched position, and to destroy their
crops and cultivations, whereby I hope to