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Howick. He said he was very busy (hat day, he could not pul me in possession, lhat Sunday, if I -would come next Sunday he would. I returned on (he following Sunday, begged him again (o put me in possession, be said I was a great annoyance. I should have it next Sunday. He was not prepared to tell me off my collage and acre. I went again the third Sunday. Ho said you must come some other lime, lam not ready. I then said, " will you give me permission to absent myself from parade for 2 or 5 Sundays as the journey was so long." He said, " 1 will give you no liberty from parade, but if you think proper you can parade in Auckland." I considered it a great favour. I continued to parade in Auckland some months. On hearing that Captain Smith was on (he point of going to England. I spoke to him 6or seven times, begging him to put me in possession of my cottage and acre of land. He told me I was a very troublesome character. Why did I not take my cottage and acre when I first arrived. He left me in the street and never gave me any other answer. I never got my cottage and acre. I never applied to Major Kenny. I understood il was of no use. He would give no answers to applications. I continued parading regularly at the barracks in Auckland, till within 6 months ago, when I discontiuued. There was no one to parade us, no one to call over the roll, neither officer O! non-commissioned officer. After Captain Smith left, CaptMcDonald got charge of the Auckland force, he came in from Howick to parade. We were not there for the first three Sundays. The 4th Sunday some of the pensioners saw him coming, and made Ihe best of their way to the barracks. I did not happen to to be one, was consequently absent (he 4th Sunday. I and several others were struck off the force and put under stoppages. I afterwards saw Captain McDonald and went on parade. He told me he was sorry for me, he would reccommend me to Major Kenny for reinslatement. I asked if he would require me to attend parade regularly for the future as I was struck off. He said, the report was not given to (he Horse Guards yet, and if anything would soolheildown it would be my regular attendance at parade. I attended regularly till the next pension day, when I went for my pension to Captain McDonald. He said, " your pension is stopped, you'll only get half your pension for not attending at parade." I told him it was a great punishment, as there had been no parade formed for some months previous to his taking command, and if he had given a caution that we were to atlend regularly, I would attend regularly. He said, 1 will now give the caution any of the men who are absent from this time I will report and they will be struck off. I never got my cottage and acre of land. Committee Meeting, September 3rd, 1855. Present : Mr. Carleton, Mr. Taylor Mr. Sewell —Chairman. The Chairman read the following copy of letter from Major Kenny. Major Kenny presents his compliments to the Chairman of Ihe Commillee ap« pointed by the House of Representatives to examine into and report upon certain alleged grievances contained in a Petition from Enrolled Pensioners of the New Zealand Fencibles, and, in thanking the Chairman for his courteons note of the 31st August, requests he will have (he goodness to furnish him with a cops of the Pelition in question, as Major Kenny is not aware of any civil rights and privileges to which the Pensioners of Ihe New Zealand Fencibles, as stich, are entitled, excepting those which are contingent upon the performance by them of certain military duties under the condilions on which they were engaged for service In New Zealand. If the alleged grievances of Pensioners to which the Chairman has alluded in his nole, are those to which reference has been made in the local newspapers, Major Kenny regrets to say that it would be inconsistent with his position to be present at an enquiry into grievances which, even on the assumption that they had any exislence would fall solely under the urisdiclion of the Right Honorable the Secretary at War. Onehunga, Ist September, 1855. Question put, That Major Kenny be furnished with a copy of the Petition. Agreed to. Question put, That the examination be renewed, and that Joseph Symes be called in. Joseph Symes, examined—l am a corporal in the New Zealand Fencibles service. I came to New Zealand in 1837, in October. I was living in Ireland in that year. I signed articles (o serve in the New Zealand Fencibles service, I think on the 50lh June in that year, 1 served in the 2nd Dragoon Guards. My discharge is dated the 17th