The Chief Protector to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

I have the honor to transmit to you, for the information of His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor, my report, together with the deed of purchase of land, duly executed at the Waitemata; also the original agreement between Captain Symonds and the Native chiefs, entered into previous to page 148my arrival at that station; with a translation of a statement made by Davis Tamaki to Rev. R. Maunsell, relative to the original purchase made by Mr. Mitchell; together with copies of letters addressed to Rev. R. Maunsell and Davis Tamaki.

Enclosure 1 in No. 3.
Memorandum.

"When we spoke to Mitchell and White, when we pointed out to them the extent of country belonging to us, they had said to us, 'Have you a large country in your possession?' We then said, 'Our boundary line is at Otahuhu, and runs along the district belonging to Ngatipaoa until it reaches Waitemata.' This is what we said when we pointed out to them the extent of our territory. From thence their hearts avariciously conjectured that the whole was for them, we having only intended to point out the extent of our land.

"The exact spot that was pointed out for them was Karangahape. The boundary lines of that place are these:—The boundary on the outside, that is, looking towards Orua, is Kakamatua; proceed inwards along the coast to Puponga on to Karangahape, till you arrive at Nihotupu.

"Our names, that were attached to that deed, were intended for that portion of land only."

Enclosure 2 in No. 3.
Memorandum by Geo. Clarke, Esq., Protector of Aborigines.

Following the instructions of His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor, I embarked, on the 10th October, in H.M.S. "Britomart," and arrived at Waitemata on the 12th, when I immediately proceeded to take steps for the purchase of the land on which the Crown establishment is about being formed. Owing, however, to the absence of one of the parties who had claims, and who had left for Manukau, I was thus unable to accomplish that object.

In the different enquiries which I have instituted among the Natives—a sketch of which I proceed to give—His Excellency will at once perceive the perplexing difficulties presenting themselves on every side, if not preventing, yet retarding the full accomplishment of his wishes in purchasing the extent of country it might be desirable to have in the District of Waitemata and the Thames. The principal purchases made about the Government establishment, some before and some after the proclamation, are: on the south side, by Mr. Clayton, about two years ago, and a portion of land by Mr. Denzel, about the time of the proclamation, the disputed land of Captain Symonds, together with a considerable tract of country claimed by Messrs. Fairburn, Taylor, and Hamlin. These purchases (reserving a small portion for the Natives at their especial request) would, if admitted in their full extent, leave a very inadequate portion for the Crown. The claimants to the north side of Waitemata are: at North Head, Mr. Taylor, and a large portion of the upper part of the river, on the north side, is claimed by a Mr. Webster. This purchase appears to have been made since the proclamation; it is said however, to have only then been completed. A large part of the country on the western side of Waitemata was bought by Mr. White of Hokianga, an earnest only having been given. He has, I hear, since then relinquished his claims to that part of the country. On the 20th the Chiefs Te Kawau, Tinana, and others, met at the house of Captain Symonds, where, to the satisfaction of all parties, we finally adjusted the considerations for the land, the deed of conveyance being read to the chiefs in the presence of His Excellency the Governor, the officers of the "Favorite," and of several of the Civil Department; the chiefs at the same time promising to sell a. still larger tract of country when the. Governor should finally reside among them. I have lost no favorable opportunity of getting the outlines of the country proposed as an addition to that already paid for, which I am happy to say is so far adjusted as to fully warrant the survey commencing immediately. I have not been able to make purchases to the extent desired in His Excellency's instructions, but am in treaty for a considerable extent of land beyond that already purchased.