No. 27.
The Hon. C. W. Richmond, to J. W. Hamilton, Esq.

Sir,—

Adverting to your communication to the Native Secretary of the 11th December last, respecting the arrangement concluded by yourself for the extinction of the outstanding Native claims in Banks' Peninsula, and for defining the Native reserves in that district, I have the honour to convey to you the thanks of His Excellency the Governor for the satisfactory manner in which this long pending case has been settled by you.

The Superintendent of Canterbury has been informed of the stipulation which you report to have been made relative to the Native crops, and has been invited to aid in securing its exact performance.