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first importance has been Hi; Excellency's change of opinion, that the best arguments to bo found against him are in his own proviom wri in:s. Tie rrongest djs're for co-operation has found it difficult to follow so tortuous a '-ours3. Ministers have sacrtß 'jd much in their efforts to do bo, and ceased only when it became evident thau. to con-inuo, necessarily involved the abandonment of a policy which they firmly believed (o be comis ent, ws<, md jusl. For co-operation there must be mu: uality. Minis'ers could no 1- eo-opora'e with the Gn'ornor if he would not co-operate with them. T.iey have been a< anxious as His Excellency or the fcic?rj'ary of State could be to act with justice and generosi y toward the na'ivo race, and they have boon a'>ove all things anx'ouj to bring the war to a conclusion and secure a just and lasf'ng pa 'O. Bu! instead of co-op, ra' 'on on the part of His Excellency, they have been met by ingen'ous exeu ©a for opposition to the'r views,—much of His Excellency's timo h.is been devoted to end avour to make out rases aganst them, and he has spared no pains to put the worn 1- possible complexion on the'r a"*s and propos'fions. When Ministers found themselves u'iV>l; to follow His Exee'.lcney in his changes, they did not seek to throw obs'ades in the way of His Excellency's carrying out his own views, but they at once placed the:r rs ugna1 ion* in His Excellency's hands, and since then they have used their best endeavours to assist His Excellency in carrying on the public business, liiough they have personally felt the greatest des:re to be relieved from the extremely unpleasant position in which His Excellency's conduct towards them has placed them. Ministers believe that in consequence of the misrepresentation of their views, and the delay in the transmission of papers necessary for their justification, t tat disappointment and even indignation may for a time be felt, in England, but they believe also that when the facis become fully known and appreciated, that jusMce will bo clove bo'h to Minister.* and the Colony ; and for the present they must be content to trust to thaHmpar';al connidora ion which fair play will ultimately secure to remove feelings which imperfect information and misrjprcsjnia^ion may have unhappily produced. November 2nd, 1864. Erepk. Wiiitakek.

MEMORANDUM by Ministers a3 to the'r Resignations. On the 30th September, Ministers transmitted (o His Excellency their resignations of their offices, but as yet tiny have re-en-ed no direct renly. It would appear from what His Excellency has since snul and written, that His Excellency cither felt or contemplated some difficulty in obtaining a new Ministry in con equ w' •of financial emSfirrnssment-g which he expected to ensue. As the intelligence by the Mtil removes all dill 'ul'y. r~al or sinnosed, on this ground, Minis'ers trust that His Excellency will be prepared to roliev.9 them wi hout any fur her delay, as they feel that having regard to their present relations with His TJkceliencv, they are unable- to conduct the public business in a satisfactory manner; airl they are T>ar*icuHrly desirous of not bong even apparently parties to a course of proceeding by His Excellency which, in th:;ir opinion, must sooner or later end in embarrassment and disaster. 24th October, 1564. Feedk. "Whitakkr.

MEMORANDUM by iho GovEitiv'OTt on the subject of formation of new Ministry. The Governor has carefully considered thi Ministerial Memorandum of the 21th inst., in which his Responsible Advisers request that the Governor will relieve them of their offices without any further delay. On the -Bth inst. Minis'ers adv'sid the Governor that the General Assembly should be called to meet not later than the 15th dry of November next. T.io Governor was about himself to request that this course should be f^k^n, ho t^ri'or; a u oncfl a"o,u!oscod in their advice. On the_ 1 lth of O •'"oVt Minis ers wro'e *o the Governor as follows:—"Ministers are most willing to do all in rhVr nowr t 0 parry on the business of the. country, and are anxious above all things iio^ to emVrrnss tho G >vorno.r. Unless, ther?,'brs, H's Excellency is prepared to relieve them, they will, shoul I His Ex^lln'i 'V deriir"< iL, con' inu >*o conlu 't the ordinary business of their ofnVes until the meyin : of tho Anen'ily, in NTovembor next, and give His Excellency all the official assistance in the'r powar." Ministers a's'i nroTiissi soti") t'nn Rin^1) 'o have the whole of the correspondence between the Governor and fhe-nsilvos a'^ on *e nrin^d, a pro 'eed n % which, after the misrepresentations which have got abroad, would, in his be1!;'", havo verv nri-h fi'li'a^d Iho formation of a Minis ry. The Governor, a^iv on 'be fa'th of 'bes^ rr^nsremen's, ha I not intended to a tempt to form a new Ministry unh'l tho M'mVrs of <ho G-Tirral Asiembly arr'ved in Auckland. Ministers mils: be aware that if h^ now tr'ei <o do so. ho only form a Ministry in which Auckland alone would be represented. There n;p. no ina'fricis brre for the "formanon of any other Ministry. Under such circums'aives. for the Governor ro-- (o pricped Jo 'oke the course his Ministers wish would probably bo a cause of disafpo'ir'ment 1o aJI New Zfalard. He trus's, ihcrcfore, that bis Respoi.s'ble Adv'sirs will, at whati \« p n ■<>;v "'ciu'e 'o tH(iriS' lve?, the'r cffi rof Ihe 14th October, and continue to conduct the 1 us'ness of the'r otlicts, until the meeting of the General Assembly, which is now so shortly to take place. Octoberßoth, 1864. G. Grey.

MEMORANDUM by Ministers in reply to foregoing. In reply to the Governor's M< lnorrneJum of Or'olrr "Oih, in which he states that he trus's his Advisers will fu'fil ihe-ir ofer of <1 e 14th October, and continue to conduct the business of their offices until Ihp nwe^inj? of 0 c Gtneral Asseirbly, Ministers would observe that they had no desire to depart from that offer, si oild it be acceptable to His Excellency ; but they did not uiukr-

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