No. 3.
Despatch from Governor Grey to Earl Grey.

My Lord,—

In reference to my Despatch No. 3, of 1st February, 1849, in which I reported the arrangements I had made for the purchase of the district of the Waitohi, to enable the New Zealand Company to fulfil their engagements with the Nelson settlers, it is in my power, although I have not yet received officially the details of the final arrangements which have been made, to transmit for your Lordship's information the enclosed extract of a letter which I have received from the Superintendent at Nelson, dated 27th March last, from which your Lordship will see that I have been fortunate enough to have fully succeeded in carrying out your wishes that I should make such arrangements as would enable the New Zealand Company to complete the engagements they had entered into with the Nelson settlers.