In conclusion, I have only to express my earnest
hope that the decided success gained by General
Cameron and the troops, together with a firm
attitude on your part, supported by your Ministers, will make it impossible for the natives to
mistake the nature of a policy dictated by the desire
to root out a belief in wrong done, and a suspicion
of wrong intended against them, which might
form an obstacle in the way of their reconcilment
with their European fellow-subjects, and with their
Sovereign.

I have, &c.,
NEWCASTLE.
Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Copy of Despatch from His Grace the
Duke of Newcastle, K.G., to Governor
Sir George Grey, K.C.B.
Downing-street,
20th August, 1863.

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your Despatches No. 50 and 55 of the 14th
and 25th of May last, informing me of some particu-
lars which had only just come to your knowledge,
in connection with certain murders which were per-
petrated amongst themselves by Natives in the Ta-
ranaki District during the Administration of your
predecessor, and calling attention to the embar-
rassing position in which your Government is now
placed owing to the general mistrust which is felt
by the Natives in consequence of the protection en-
joyed by the murderers.

Although it is much to be regretted that these
murders should have been committed without the
punishment of the offenders, it would, I think, be
now impossible to abandon the Natives, including
Ihaia, one of the murderers of Katatore, who fought
on the side of the Government during the late war.

It is true that Katatore was caught by his enemies
unarmed in consequence of a Government order
prohibiting Natives from bringing arms into New
Plymouth and upon Colonial land; but, on the
other hand, Rewiri, whom he killed, was, under
the order of the Government, engaged in marking
out what he claimed as his own land for sale to the
Governor where he was killed, and as Katatore
was not meddled with after the deed, it appears to
me that it would have been hardly possible to have
punished the next consequence of the blood-feud,
when Katatore in his turn fell into the hands of
the avenger.

I have, &c.,
NEWCASTLE.
Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Mr. WELD’S RESOLUTIONS.

NEW ZEALAND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, November 25, 1863.

Mr. Weld moved, pursuant to notice, "That
this House do forthwith resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole House to take into consideration the Despatches of His Excellency Sir George
Grey on the Waitara question, which have been
laid before the House this session, by command of
His Excellency."

Seconded by Major Richardson, and agreed to.

The House accordingly resolved itself into Com-
mittee.

Mr. Weld: I rise to move the following reso-
lutions:—

"1. That this House, having supported the mea-
sures taken by His Excellency the late Gover-
nor of New Zealand, to repress the armed
interference of W. King of Waitara—be-
cause, as set forth in its Resolution of August
16, 1860—in the opinion of the House such
measures were ‘indispensable for the due
maintenance of Her Majesty’s author-
ity’—considers, that the renewed and defi-
nitive recognition by His Grace the Duke
of Newcastle, in his Despatch of August
25, 1863, ‘of the justice of exerting military
force against W. King and his allies,’ has
happily rendered it unnecessary for this
House to controvert or supplement state-
ments made by His Excellency Sir George
Grey, in his despatches on the Waitara
question.

"2. That, in the opinion of this House, the good
faith of the Crown and the interests of both
races of Her Majesty’s subjects in this Colo-
ny demand that the chief Teira and his
people should be protected from possible
illegal aggression; and that in justice to
him, and in compliance with the request
contained in his petition to this House, the
investigation into the title to the Waitara
block promised by Governor Gore Browne
and by Governor Sir G. Grey should be
completed at the earliest practicable period."

Sir, in moving the resolutions which I have just
read, it is my purpose to confine myself as strictly
as possible, to the reasons which have induced me
to adopt this course; and I trust that in doing so,
I shall neither forget the respect due to the re-
presentative of the Crown, nor that due to ourselves
as the representatives of the Colony. I hope Sir,
to treat this question in as temperate a manner as
possible (hear.) I do not, in entering upon this
subject, intend to go into all the details of the
vexed questions connected with the Waitara pur-
chase. I am ready to do so; but shall reserve that
part of the question until it may have been raised
and ventilated by other speakers. These resolu-
tions have appeared to me to be necessary in order
that this House may reassert its position, and main-
tain its self respect. I do not however, think it
requisite to enter into any controversy with His
Excellency the Governor upon the points upon
which unhappily a difference of opinion exists—a
course which at the present crisis of affairs it is well
that the Duke of Newcastle’s despatch has enabled
us to avoid; but I do consider that if we sit here
without taking any action which may fix the posi-
tion of the House with respect to these despatches,
we shall not only be lowering ourselves, but also