GOVERNORS OF NEW ZEALAND. 'EXTRACTS FROM LETTER FROM REV. J. WHITELEY, (ENCLOSED IN PRECEDING) DATED AUGUST 15TH, 1844. On receiving your letter of July 16th, together with one from His Fxcellency requesting me to accompany Mr McLean to Taranaki, I immediately prepared for the journey, and a few hours after that gentleman arrived at my house we were on our way. I first, however, dispatched a messenger with a letter to the chief Haupokia *Te Pakaru, wishing him to follow me as soon as possible, as I believed that his presence and influence at Taranaki would in the present state of affairs be most beneficial. We arrived at New Plymouth on Tuesday the 30th nit., and in passing through the suburbs o£ the town endeavoured to see and converse with all the Natives we could meet with. The next day, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Turton, we visited the settlements and had a long conversation with the Natives of Mangoraka, who are stated to have been the most dissatisfied and treublesome. On Thursday I was glad to hear that Haupokia had arrived at Waitara, and T arranged to spend the next day in private and friendly conversation with the different parties of Natives at their respective settlements. At dawn of day, however, the Governor's ship appeared in sight, and leaving Mr. McLean to arrange with the resident Natives, I rode off with Mr. Turton to bring up Haupokia from Waitara and the other Natives from their different localities. Some objected to go at all to meet His Excellency, and others were for putting it off until after the Sabbath on account of food. On arriving at Waitara however, and requesting Haupokia to attend at once, he instantly complied, and his example influenced all the rest, so that on Saturday morning we had the satisfaction of seeing all the Natives present before His Excellency. The state of the Taranaki case requires our most serious and deliberate consideration, and in order to assist you in the difficult task of arranging the different and clashing interests of all parties, I have ventured to submit to your consideration the accompanying rough plan of schedules, the •careful filling up of which would I think very materially simplify the business. [Schedules above referred to.~]

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governors' decisions.

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I. Taranaki. —Schedule of Persons who sold to the Company and received some portion of Payment, with a list of their Lands so sold.

II. Taranaki.—Schedule of Resident Natives who have not sold their Lands.

III. Taranaki. —Schedule of Absentees.

: i : _ : : . \ ; i [Not before published.]

XIII. —EXTRACT FROM MR. T. S. TORSATTH's REPORT TO GOVERNOR FITZROY, DATES TARANAKI, 22ND OCTOBER, 1844. Again, the Taranaki captives, released by the Waikatos from the purest and best of motives have assumed a position of importance which can hardly be tolerated by these powerful Chiefs, their former masters: and, in some instances the emancipists have so far forgotten their obligation and the respect due to their former conquerors as to ridicule the poverty and destitution of their present circumstances. I mention these circumstances because they afford a key to the interpretation ■of the sentiments of the Kawhia and Ngatimaniapoto Chiefs, which were formally conveyed to me

T. S. Forsaith, Esq., 22 Oct. 1844.

Residence. Village Hapu. Tribe Mon. Women. | Boys. Girls. Names. Name of land Boundaries. . claimed & sold —' to Company. I E. j W. N. | S. Quantity (supposed), in acres. Goods or cash received in payment by each claimant respectively.

Village Tribe Names. Name ■ of the land claimed. E. Boundaries. 1 W. I N. [ Quantity If willing to sell, what — (supposed) amount of payment S. in acres, required. Residence. 1 Hapu Hapu. a. Mc Men. 'en. "V\ .Vomen. Boys. | Girls.

Kainga Tribe with where now whom residing. residing. Names. Name of District. ■ — former Men. Women.' Boys. I Girls, residence. Names. Name of Probable land number of claimed. acres. If willing to sell, what amount of payment.