The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-22 00:00:00

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.

(From the London Gazctte of last Evening )
WAR• OFFICE, Our. 26.
The Secretary of State for War has received despatches,
with their enclosures, from Lieutenant-General Sir Duncan
Cameron, K,C.8., commanding her Majesty's Forces in
New Zealand, of which the following are copies :
Headquarters, Auckland, August 2, 1864.
My Lord,—l have the honour to report, that in accord-
ance with the intention expressed in my despalch to your
lordship of 7th Juno, I have not undertaken any active
operations against the rebels during the past month.
I have, however, the satisfaction of informing your lord-
ship that on the 25th July, 133 natives of Tauranga, in-
cluding some chiefs of rank, ielivered up their arms to
Colonel Greer, commanding at that station, and signed
a declaration of allegiance to the Queen, leaving their lands
at the disposal of the Governor.
His Excellency has requested me to accompany him to
Tauranga, where he has been solicited by the natives to
meet them and arrange the terms of their submission. It
a expected that W. Thompson and other chiefs will also be
present, in which case it is possible that other tribes, besides
those of Tauranga, may be included in the arrangement.
I fear, however, that from the want of adhesion among the
many tribes composing the native population, it is
scarcely to bs expected that the meeting about to take
place at Tauranga will lead to a general pacification 0 the

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country.
I herewith enclose Colonel Greer's report of his proceed-
ings, and I beg to bring to your lordship's favourable
notice the great zeal, judgment, and ability displayed by
that officer whilst in command of the troops at Tauranga,
—1 have, &c.,

D. A. CAMERON, Lieutenant-General
The Right lion. the Secretary of State for War,

War-office, London.

C amp Tepapa, Tauranga, July 25, 1864.
Sir,— I have the honour to report, for the information of
the Lieutenant-General Commanding, that 133 native
warriors, amongst whom were many chiefs of rank, came
into camp and laid down their arms to-day.
Previous to their coming in, Mr Rioe explained to them
that their land was to be at the disposal of the Governor
and the General ; and before I accepted their submission
and took their arms, each man signed a document, which
was read over twice to them, stating that he clearly
understood that fact, and also a declaration of loyalty to the
Queen.

All Tauranga has now submitted, with the exception o
two chiefs, who have perhaps from 10 to 20 followers be.
,ween them.

I have permitted the natives to remain in the village of
Oitamoite, and at Maungetapo, pending further instruc-
tions ; and they are naturally most anxious for some speedy
settlement relative to their land.

I beg to bring to notice the tact and ability of Mr Rice
in conducting the matter to which this letter alludes, which
he carried through satisfactorily, notwithstanding the op-
position and obstruction of Mr Mackay, Commissioner of
the Thames District (whom I have been obliged to confine
to the neighbourhood of his tent), and Mr Baker, interpre-
ter, without compromising the position of the Government
or our arms, and at the same time gaining the esteem and
goodwill of the natives.

I enclose lists of the arms delivered, of the names and
tribes of the natives who have surrendered, and a copy of
the document which they signed, also an account of the
proceedings, and of the speeches of the natives when they
delivered up their arms, which has been furnished to me
by the Interpreter, Mr Baker; but as his translation
gives a very different meaning in some instances from
that which was conveyed to me by Mr Shepherd (Inter-
preter from Taupe), who acted as Interpreter when the
natives were speaking, I have requested the Lord Bishop
of Waiapo, who was present and took notes, to give
me a translation, to which he kindly assented,
I have, &e.,
(Signed) H. 11. GREER, Colonel,
Commanding Teuranga District.
The Deputy Quartermaster-General,

Head Quarters,

Headquarters, Tauranga, New Zealand;
August 6, 1864.
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My Lord,—l have the honour to report that the meeting
referred to in my despatch, between his Excellency the
Governor and the natives of Tauranga, has passed off most
satisfactorily, the natives having submitted unconditionally
to the Queen's authority, and placed all their lands at the
Governor's disposal.
I herewith enclose the terms of peace which were granted
to them, and with which they all expressed themselves per-
fectly satisfied.
Hostilities aro now at an end in this part of the colony,
and there is reason to hope that the liboral terms accorded
to the natives of Tauranga may induce other tribes to make
their submissions,—l have, &c.
D. A. CAMERON, Lieutenant-General,
The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for War,
War-office, London.

SIR GEORGE GREY'S ADDRESS TO THE HOSTILE NATIVES
OF TAURANGA, ON 6TH AUGUST, 1864.
At present I am not acquainted with the boundaries or
extent of your lands, or with the claims of individuals or
tribes. What I shall therefore do is this : I shall order
that settlements shall at once be assigned to you as far as
possible in such localities as you may select, which shall be
secured by Crown grants to yourselves and your children.
When this has been done and the boundaries of your lands
have been ascertained, I will inform you in what manner
the residue of your lands will be dealt with; but as it is
right in some measure to mark our sense of the honourable
manner in which you conducted hostilities, neither robbing
nor murdering, hut respecting the wounded, I promise you,
in the ultimate settlement of your lands, the amount taken
shall not exceed one-fourth of the whole land. And in
order that you may, without delay, again be placed in a
position which will enable you to maintain yourselves,
as soon as your future location has been decided, seed
potatoes and the means of settling on your lands will be
given you.

I now speak to the friendly natives. I thank you warmly
for your good conduct under circumstances of great diffi-
culty. I will consider in what manner you shall bo re-
warded for your fidelity. In tho meantime in any arrange-
ments which may be made about the lands of your tribe,
your rights will be scrupulously respected,

(Signed)
Tauranga, Gth August, 1864.

G. GREY.

HEALTH OF AIR. ROEBUOIC,—Ttio hon. member
fa Sheffield is so seriously indisposed that ho has been
compelled to forego two engagements to appear in public—
one at Sheffiele, and the other ht Hulderbfild.