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Enclosure 3 to No. 2. GOVEENOE GOEE BEOWNE, C.B., TO COMMODORE SEYMOUE. Government House, Auckland, 29th August, 1861. Sir, — I have the honor to forward for your information, and that of tlie Officers commanding Her Majesty's Ships under your command, six copies of the "New Zealand Gazette," of the lGth instant, containing Manukau Harbour Regulations. I have, <fcc, T. Goee Buowne. Commodore Seymour, H.M. Ship " Pelorus."

Enclosure 4 to No. 2. GOVEENOE GOEE BEOWNE, C.B., TO COMMODOEE SEYMOUE. Government House, Auckland, 26th April, 1861. Sie, — I have the honor to forward for your information, copy of a letter addressed to the Superintendent, from the Pilot of the Manukau, suggesting certain sailing directions for insertion in the Harbour Eegulations, now under revision. I have, &c., T. Goee Browne. Commodore Beauchamp Seymour, Commanding H.M. Naval Forces.

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No. 3. COPY OF DESPATCH FBOM GOVEBNOR SIE GEORGE GEET, K.C.B., TO HIS GEACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G. Government House, Auckland, 12th February, 1863. My Loed Duke, — I find that in the Despatch I wrote to Your Grace upon the 9th instant, detailing the melancholy loss of H.M.S. " Orpheus," I stated that when the vessel went on shore her speed was estimated at twelve knots an hour, I now find that various opinions exist as to her speed at the time, some stating it at only eight knots. As I am very anxious that no inaccuracy should exist in my Despatch on this subject, I should feel much obliged to Your Grace if you would allow the rate of speed to be altered from twelve to eight knots. 2. And Your Grace will have observed in my Despatch that I state that, " Those of the crew, and they were a great number, who had not yet been washed overboard or killed by spars or ropes, were on the masts and rigging, and the poor fellows, as these went, gave three cheers and then perished." I have seen in an account published in one of the Newspapers here, and which from internal evidence must have been furnished by some Officer of the " Orpheus," that this fact is denied. But I have been informed by the most competent authority that " when the mainmast went, the men on it gave three heartrending farewell cheers which were answered by the men on the other masts, and all was then over." I have, &c, G. Geey. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G.

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No. 4. COPY OF DESPATCH FEOM GOVERNOR SIE GEORGE GEEY, K.C.B., TO HIS GEACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, K.G. Auckland, New Zealand, February 24th, 1863 My Loed Duke, — Adverting to my Despatch, No. 10, of 9th February, in which I reported the melancholy loss of the " Orpheus," I beg to call your Grace's attention to the names of the following four Natives of

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HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "ORPHEUS."