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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
10. A vessel coming from the Northward,
having Flat Island Light on a bearing of
N. N. W., must be careful, after sighting
Grand Port Light, not to bring it, when at less
than eight miles distance, on a more Southerly
bearing than S. W. by W. W., or she will
be too near the Coast Reef to the Northward
of that Light.

11. The Coast Reef to the Eastward of
    and bounding Grand Port has a Bank of irre-
    gular soundings extending some distance to
    seaward; the lead, if carefully attended to,
    will prove a tolerable guide in very thick
    weather.

12. The bearings in the foregoing instruc-
    tions are all MAGNETIC, and will carry a ship
    at least 3 miles from the Coast Reef.

13. No Vessel bound into Grand Port
    ought to approach it at night; she should
    heave to well to the Southward of the Light,
    as the drift being to the Northward, she might
    find herself to Leeward in the morning, and
    lose much time in working up.

W. L. MORRISON,
Captain Royal Engineers,
Surveyor-General.

Surveyor-General's Office,
3rd November, 1863.

R. O. Stewart, Esq., J.P., appointed a Resident
Magistrate.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Native Department.)
Auckland, 16th Feb., 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

ROBERT OLIPHANT STEWART, ESQ. J.P.,
at Port Waikato, to be a Resident Magistrate
under "The Native Circuit Courts Act,
1858."

WILLIAM Fox.

W. E. Thomas, Esq., J.P., appointed a Resident
Magistrate.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Native Department,)
Auckland, February 16th, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ESDAILE THOMAS, ESQ., J.P.,
at the Chatham Islands, to be a Resident
Magistrate under the "The Native Circuit
Courts Act, 1858."

WILLIAM Fox.

Colonial Defence Office,
Auckland, Feb. 22, 1864.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Despatch,
with its enclosures, from Lieutenant-General
Cameron, C.B.

THOMAS RUSSELL.

Head Quarters,
Te Rore, 19th Feb., 1864.

SIR,-Since I forwarded my Despatch of
the 13th instant, relative to the skirmish
which took place on the banks of the Manga-
piko Creek, I have received the enclosed
report from Brigade-Major Bowdler, 40th
regt. who, as field officer of the day, commanded
the picquets of the 40th and 50th regts.,
which successively reinforced the small cover-
ing party under Lieut. Simeon, 40th regt.

I forward this report to your Excellency
feeling sure that you will be glad to know all
the details of an engagement reflecting so
much credit on all who took part in it, but
the brunt of which fell chiefly on the 40th
regt. This corps behaved throughout with
the greatest gallantry and intelligence.

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

His Excellency
Sir GEO. GREY, K.C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.

Camp before Paterangi,
February 12th, 1864.

SIR,-I have the honor to inform you that
yesterday about 2.30 o'clock p.m., Lieutenant
Simeon, 40th Regt., proceeded in charge of a
covering party of 20 men for the protection
of men bathing from this camp, in an adja-
cent stream, which communicates with the
River Mangapiko. When posting his sen-
tries the party was fired upon by a body of
Maoris lying in ambush in thick ti-tree scrub,
on the opposite side of the stream. The
enemy's fire was returned, and the Maoris
retired towards the old Maori pah (Waiari).

As field officer of the day, on hearing firing
I immediately got the inlying picquets under
arms, and a party of 50 men, under Captain
the Hon. F. Le Poer Trench, 40th Regt., and
Ensign King, 40th Regt., was detached to the
left, so as to partially intercept the retreat of
the enemy in that direction, and to prevent
their receiving reinforcement from their
stronghold (Paterangi), which is in the vi-
cinity.

Captain Fisher, 40th Regt., with a party of
about 30 men, moved across the stream to-
wards the old Maori pah (Waiari) from
whence he saw a continuous fire kept up on
our skirmishers, then extended on the left.
Approaching the pah on his right, he crossed
the Mangapiko River by a broken canoe
bridge, and thereby succeeded in entering the
pah from the rear, cutting off the enemy's
retreat, and killing about a dozen of them in
the course of an hour, when Colonel Sir H.
Havelock ordered him to proceed to the right
bank of the river in charge of the skirmishers.
Captain Heaphy, Auckland Volunteers,
rendered this party invaluable assistance in
recovering our wounded, and in so doing was
himself wounded.

Having despatched the abovenamed parties
I proceeded with about fifty men towards the
scene of action, Lieutenant Leech, 50th,
and Lieutenant Morgan and Ensign Gormez,
40th, accompanying me.