No. 4.
Mr. Commissioner Rogan to the Chief
Commissioner.
Sir,—
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th ultimo, in reference to Te Tana's claim, and the demand made by the Natives for the block of land near Aotea, and to state in reply, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that the Natives have recently agreed to accept the sum of Three hundred pounds (£300), previously offered for the land reported in my letter of the 23rd August last. I have, therefore, to request instructions as to whether I should pay the above mentioned sum to the Native claimants from the money in my possession belonging to the New Zealand Government.
I have, &c.,
John Rogan,
District Commissioner.
Principal Commissioner, Auckland.