THE WAIKATO COMMITTEE.

F—No. 3

With reference to the condition No. 5, I have now to intimate that no renewal of the present license will be granted unless your application for such renewal shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the Resident Magistrate of your District or by a Justice of the Peace, or by the Inspector of Police, that the house for which the license is sought is of the following description :— A house constructed of wood, or (as the case may be) of some durable material, containing, in addition to the apartments occupied by the family of the proprietor, one sitting room, and three bedrooms, for the accommodation of Travellers. I have, &c, J. Williamson, Superintendent.

Appendix E. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. ,

E— No. 13. LIST of New Provisional (or Bush) Licenses issued by the Auckland Provincial Government, from 10th November, 1856, to 31st October, 1860.

SUPPLEMENT TO APPENDIX E. LETTER FROM VfIREMU TAMIHANA TARAPIPIPI TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WAIKATO COMMITTEE. (Received 4th February, 1861.) Horotiu, 24 Hanuere, 1861. Tena koe c te Tumuaki o te Runanga o te Kawana. Tena koe ; kua tae mai tau reta i tuhia mai i a Oketopa, 1860, i mea koe kia haere atu au kikona. Tenei te waiata :— Kikona i a koe mahuki atu ai, c kore i a have nga where ia koe ; whakarae touu au he maire ite wao ; naku koe i tuku atu i te whitiki nei kakite ; mara Itoe te rohenga o te tara ; ko te tuahiwi au ki Raukawa ra ia. Ehoa, he aha te pai kia korero taua i muri o tekino? Engari me i tuhi mai koe ite itinga c pai ana, ka haere atu au; tena kua rakautia te kino, he aha te pai? Titiroki te tunginga o te ahi ; i te itinga ka tineia ka mate, ka nui ekore c mate ; waihoki i te itinga o te tai ka whiti, tena kia tutuki te tai ekore c whiti; me te po hoki, i te awatea c haere ana te tangata, tena kite po ekore c haere; koia ano te rite o te kupu a to taua Ariki a te Karaiti, Hoani 11, 9-10. E mea ana koe kia haere atu ahau kia whakina atu aku whakaaro kite aroaro o te Runanga ; nana whakarongo mai, me he mea ka tae atu tetahi rangatira kite aroaro o te Runanga ka whakahuai te mana Maori pupuru whenua, koia tena aku mahara, ko nga take tonu tena i tv ai te Kingi; ki te kite koe i tetahi rangatira c ahua pauaua ana tana kupu i tona taenga atu ki a te Kawana i roto

• Letter from W. 1 . Tarapipipi, 2ith January 1861.

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Date. Name and Residence of Person licensed. Recommended by Remarks. 1857 June 10, 1858 June 30. E. Insley, Mangawai Messrs. Moir, Wynyard, and Harrison, and Colonel Wynyard. B. Smith, Wairoa W. R. Logan, Esq, J.P., and 14 settlers. Renewal of this license refused 3rd December, 1859, because of having been convicted of selling spirits to Natives. Refused in first instance. Granted subsequently on recommendation sent in:— refused and referred to Bench of Magistrates, 1860. Colonial Treasurer requested that a license may be issued, 25th June, 1860. September 15 G. Beeson, Coromandel The Collector of Customs and C Heaphy, J.P. 1859 February 1. Wm. Chitham, Tomo (near Rangiaohia) Issue approved of by Colonial Secretary. See letter 1st February, 1859. Eenewal refused 9 th February, 1860, on recommendation to that effect by Colonial Secretary. See letter 2nd February, 1860. i October 3. 1860 June 21. June 21. June 26. July 7. July 7. W. Moir, Mangawai C. Heaphy, J.P. John Smith, Ahipara j Resident Magistrate, Mongonui, and 15 settlers. John Sturrock, Taipa Resident Magistrate, Mongo1 nui, and 18 settlers. J. F. Ferguson, Waipuna Resident Magistrate of Mongonui. Charles Dyer, Pakiri , C. Heaphy, J.P. G. G. Waiters, Mauku j Resident Magistrate, Waiuku and Drury, and 32 settlers. Informed that in future application must be made to Bench of Magistrates «f that District.