FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO

No. 4. COPY OF A DESPATCH FROM SIR G. C. LEWIS, BART., TO GOVERNOR GORE BROWNE, C.B. Downing Street, 2'Uh July, 1860. gjjj With reference to the Duke of Newcastle's Despatch, No. 40, of the 27th ultimo, I transmit to you a copy of a Letter from the Under Secretary of Mate for War, reporting that Her Majesty's Government have decided upon the despatch of a Regiment from hence to New Zealand to relieve the 65th Regiment, together with a copy of the answer which I caused to be returned to Mr. Secretary Herbert. I have, &c, (Signed) G. C. Lewis. Governor Gore Browne, C.8., &c, &c, &c. ___ Enclosure 1 in No. 4. SIR E. LUGARD TO SIR F. ROGERS. War Office, July 11th, 1860. I am directed by Mr. S. Herbert to acquaint you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle, that Her Majesty's Government have decided on despatching a Regiment from hence to New Zealand without lofs of time in order to relieve the 65th Regiment, and on supplying the vacancy hero by withdrawing a Battalion from the lonian Islands. I have, &c, (Signed) Edward Lugako. Sir F. Rogers, Bart. Enclosure 2 in No, 4. SIR F. ROGERS TO THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR WAR. Downing Street, 24th July, 1860. Sir,— In reply to your Letter of the 11th instant, reporting that Her Majesty's Government have decided on despatching a Regiment from hence to New Zealand, in order to relieve the 65th Regiment, I am directed by the Secretary of State to request that you will re.nii.d Mr. Secretary Herbert that the Duke of Newcastle fully understood, that the 65th Regiment (which it is intended to relieve) would not be withdrawn as long as the maintenance of Peace in New Zealand continues uncertain. The Secretary of State trusts that orders to that effect have been or will be sent out. I have, &c , (Signed) F Rogers. The Under Secretary of State for War. No. 5. copy of a DESPATCH from sir g. c. lewis, bart., to governor gore browne, c.B. Downing Street, 26th July, 1860. Sir,— I have received, and Her Majesty's Government has very carefully considered, your recent Despatches respecting the disturbances iri New ZealandThe present posture of affairs I collect to be this—that William King and the Taranaki Tribes have receded from the immediate neighbourhood of New Plymouth, discouraged apparently by Captain Cracrofi's successful attack on their Fa—that no other tribes have as yet declared themselves on the side of the Insurgents ; and lhat there is reason to hope that none will so declare themselves. But you point out as a matter of much importance, that the position taken by the Waikatos is one which, if persevered in, will be inconsistent with the due maintenance of the Queen's authority in the Islands.

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