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Superintendent's Office, New Plymouth, 13th May, 1862. Sir,— I have the honor to inform you that I have been requested by the lion, the Colonial Secretary, " to assist you in distinguishing the persons who are not entitled to employment as you were to be instructed to take immediate steps to discharge them," and to inform you that I am ready to afford the assistance required. I have &c, Charles Brown, Superintendent. F. A. Carrington, Esq. Engineering Surveyor, Devon-street.

Sub-Enclosure 1 in Enclosure 1 in No. 1. MB. CARRINGTON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, TARANAKI. Engineering Surveyor's Office, New Plymouth, 13th May, 1852. Sir, — I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor's letter of this day's date, in which you state " I have been requested by the lion. Colonial Secretary to assist you in distinguishing the persons who are not entitled to employment, as you were to be instructed to take immediate steps to discharge them, and to inform you that I am ready to afford you the assistance requested." In reply, I have the honor to make known to you that I have received a letter from the Under Secretary, enclosing a copy of your letter of the luth ultimo, to the hon. the Colonial Secretary, in which "you recommend that those who have not been driven from their homes by the war be struck off Government pay and that the troops in the Garrison be employed in their stead"—and I am requested "not to employ any persons who are within the category indicated by his Honor the Superinendeist of Taranaki ' I therefore trust that you will be so obliging as to furnish me with, the names of those who are within the category indicated by your Honor. I have &c.,, Fked. A. Carrington, Engineering Surveyor. P. S.— Before closing this letter I would urge upon your Honor the vital importance of using every means in your power to facilitate the making of the leading line of road through the acquired land, from the Bell Block to the Poutoko. I cannot but express my deep regret at the reduction about to be made in my working party, more particularly as the number of men now employed are barely lufl cient to meet the urgency of the work required. Fkm>. A. Carrington. His Honor the Superintendent of Taranaki.

Sub-Enclosure 5 hi Enclosure 1 iv No. 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT, TARANAKI, TO Mil. CAHRINGTON. Superintendent's Office, New Plymouth, lCih May 1862. Sir,— I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 13th inst., and to transmit herewith a list of the persons entitled to employment, '• «ho have been driven from their homes by the war," in the terms of the Colonial Secretary's authority. This list has been compiled from a list of the men employed on the 10th instant. There are doubtless errors iv it, which I shall be happy to rectify when they are brought under my;notice, and probably additions will have to be made to it from time to time, of men who nay not hitherto have availed themselves of the employment offered by the General Government. I have &c, Chaiu.es Brown, Superintendent. F. A. Carrington, Esq. Engineering Surveyor, New Plymouth.

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Sub-Enclosure 3 in Enclosure 1 in No. 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT, TARANAKI, TO Mil. CARRINGTON.

MILITARY DEFENCE.