THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 393
PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY.
Bill assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th October, 1864.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial
Council of the Province of Hawke's Bay,
intituled

"The Boarding House Licenses Act," Sess. 8,
No. 15,

which Bill was reserved for the signification of the
Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid before
the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to
assent to the same.

WILLIAM Fox.

PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY.
Assent withheld from Bill.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th October, 1864.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial Coun-
cil of the Province of Hawke's Bay, intituled

"The Drainage Act," Sess. 8, No, 5,

which Bill was reserved for the signification of the
Governor's pleasure thereon, having been laid before
the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to
withhold his assent to the same.

WILLIAM Fox.

Appointment of a Registrar of Births, Deaths, and
Marriages for the District of Aorere.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 19th October, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

DAVID JOHNSTON, Junior, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and Registrar of Births,
Deaths, and Marriages, for the District of Aorere, as
described in a Proclamation of sixth day of July,
1859, and published in New Zealand Gazette of the
same date, vice David Johnston, senior, Esq., resigned.
This appointment to take effect from 15th Novem-
ber, 1864.

WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 21st October, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ARTHUR WILLIAM FOLLETT HALCOMBE, Esquire,
to be Deputy to the Returning Officer for the
Election of Members of the House of Representa-
tives for the Electoral District of Rangitikei.

WILLIAM Fox.

NOTE.—This notice is published in substitution of
the one in Gazette No. 33, dated 1st September,
1864, in consequence of an error in one of the
Christian names as supplied by the Returning Officer.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, 17th October, 1864.

THE following Despatch, with its enclosures, from
Lieutenant General Sir Duncan A. Cameron,
K.C.B., is published for general information.

T. RUSSELL.

Head Quarters, Auckland,
13th October, 1864.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward for you. Excel-
lency' information, the copy of a Despatch I have

received from Colonel Warre, C.B., commanding the
Troops at New Plymouth, announcing the expulsion
of the Rebels from their positions at Mataitawa and
Te Arei, on the 8th and 10th instant.

It appears that these positions, represented by
Colonel Warre as extremely formidable, both from
their natural strength and the skill with which they
had been fortified, had been nearly abandoned by the
rebels a few days before; and your Excellency will
be glad to learn that owing to the slight resistance
made by the few which remained in them, as well as
to the careful and able arrangements made by Colonel
Warre, they were taken by our troops without any
loss.

The conduct of the Bushrangers, and of all the
Troops present, was everything that could be desired.

I beg to draw to your Excellency's particular
notice the favourable mention, in Colonel Warre's
Despatch, of the valuable services rendered on this
as on other occasions by Mr. Parris, of the Native
Department.

I have, &c.,

D. A. CAMERON,
Lt.-General.

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

New Plymouth,
12th October, 1864.

SIR,—Mr. Parris having informed me, soon after
noon on the 7th instant, that a Puketapu native
living with the Rebels at Mataitawa, had come to
Hua, and had informed the friendly natives at that
place that Wm. King's natives had left Mataitawa,
which was nearly destitute of food, and had gone
across the Waitara to Quairo, where about 60 of the
Waikato natives had recently arrived; and as the
Puketapu native stated that he had been sent by
Tamihana and the leading men to ascertain whether
they would be allowed to remain at Mataitawa if.

they gave themselves up, which they appeared
anxious to do, I requested Mr. Parris to see the
native, and ascertain, if possible, the truth of his
statement; determining, under any circumstances,
to get possession of the important position at Matai-
tawa, while it was so weakly defended.

Accordingly I directed the force shewn in the ac-
companying Field State to assemble at Mahoitahi
at an early hour on the morning of the 8th.

Although the heavy rain rendered the rivers nearly
impassable, and delayed the march of the troops
for several hours, I went on with Mr. Parris; and,
as the native persisted in his statement, I sent him
back to Manutahi to desire Tamihana and others to
come down and speak with us, if they really were
sincere in their desire for peace.

Having been joined by a good number of friendly
natives from Hua and Warongona, I sent them on,
partly to guard against treachery; and as they are
all relatives of the rebels, to explain to them that I
had no wish to injure them, provided they would
surrender, and await the Governor's instructions as
to their disposal.

The friendly natives (most of them unarmed)
went boldly up to Manutahi, but they were not al-
lowed to approach, a volley being fired over their
heads to warn them not to come too near.

The Troops, under Major Ryan, 70th Regiment,
and the Bushrangers, under Major Atkinson,
Taranaki Militia, having by this time arrived at
Sentry Hill, I determined to force the passage;
and, at any rate, cut down Wm. King's Flag Staff,
and destroy Mataitawa, if I could not occupy that
position, which, being surrounded by bush, is ex-
tremely difficult to approach.

Extending the Bushrangers in skirmishing order,