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No. 5. MEMOBANDUM by the Govebkob. Adverting to the Ministerial Memorandum of yesterday's date, on the subject of the natives who liave given in their submission at Tauranga, the Governor would observe that his Besponsible Advisers have not stated either the extent or limits of the block ©f land they would advise should be confiscated at that place. To prevent future misunderstanding*, the Governor would feel much obliged to Ministers if they would state their views on this subject, that he may take them into consideration. G. Gbkv. July 29th, 1864. No. 0. MEMOBANDUM for His Excellswct the Gotehkob. Ministers have not sufficient information at present to enable them to advise His Excellency as to either the extent or limits of the block of land which they would advise him to confiscate at Tauranga, but they will be prepared to tender advice on that subject when they meet His Excellency at Tauranga, as lias been arranged. Pbedk. Whitakeb. L>9th July, 1861. »^ MEMORANDA ON THE SUBJECT OF MR. BAKER'S EMPLOYMENT AS INTERPRETER TO THE TROOPS. No. 1. MEMOBANDUM by the Govkuxob. The Governor, in returning Mr. Baker's Journal to his Responsible Advisers would submit that after the reflections he has made upon Colonel Greet- and the Military, he ought not any longer to be employed as Interpreter to the Troops, or in any capacity which brings him into contact with Colonel Greer or the Officers under his command. G. Gbet. July 29th, L 864. No. 2. MEMORANDUM by the Colonial Seceetabt. The Colonial Secretary begs to acknowledge His Excellency's Memorandum of the 29th instant, suggesting the discontinuance of Mr. Baker's employment as Interpreter to the Troops, on the ground of certain reflections contained in-Mr. Baker's Journal of events at Tauranga of the week ending LOth July. The Coknial Secretary thinks thai Mr. Baker s remarks on the troops were out of place in an official document. Be had already recalled Mr. Baker when he received His Excellency's Memorandum, not however on the ground suggested by his Excellency, but partly because he is very unwilling to subject officers of the Colonial Government to such and even illegal treatment as Colonel Greer appears tv have resorted to in the case of Mr. Mackay. It is only his earnest desire to prevent any obstruction of the public service which induces him, after that event, to allow any officer of his department to remain in a position where ho is liable to be subjected to the. indignity and inconvenience of being put under arrest without having committed any offence cognizable by law ; and as, under the circumstances, Mr. Baker was not likely to be of any further use to Colonel Greer, the Colonial Secretary at once directed him to return to Auckland. Wm. Fox. 80th July, lsiil. MEMORANDUM ON THE SUBJECT OE MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Ministers have read His Excellency's Despatch of the Bth June, 1861, marked " separate," in which he refers to the use made by the Colonial Secretary of the word " Governor," in a document issued by him addressed to certain rebel natives, and suggests that certain inferences may be drawu therefrom in reference to the question of confiscation of native lands. Ministers regret that they have not had an earlier opportunity of seeing this despatch. When they inspected His Excellency's despatch book about a week after the departure of the June mail, thi»

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