The last man had hardly escaped when our people entered the pa, and however formidable the work looked outside, it was still stronger to look at from close by. The "Ngatiporous and the Arawa division who have behaved splendidly throughout started at once m pursuit. Te Kooti's followers spread out m the bush m small parties, and the pursuit was carried out m the" same wwar} r throughout the day and after dark. They returned with prisoners and plunder. The Arawas had engaged the Waiwera contingent and killed ftnngi ato a chief of note. Previously to that Wikora had been killed and his wife brought m prisoner. In all more than 120 of the enemy have been killed. These numbers: are accurate, the bodies having been exumed from the enemj'-'s ditches, and found lying m or about the pa or stripped of their arms and loads by those who ■ overtook them m Eursuit. I think that very few women aye been' killed, and those only by accident and no children. The cbhorns appear to have frightened the garrison very much and killed some of them. The number inside the. pa must have exceeded our estimates, for the escort carrying Te Kooti must be some forty men, and only 18 out of the 30 Wai weras were killed. I am despatching fresh parties m pursuit and hope still to catch Te" Kooti. Every man of note m. his band is killed' except himself and he cannot be i for off. I blew down a large portion of one of the walls, and fired a royal salute iast -night m honor of the capture. Full -plans and survey of the /pa ore being, taken. •...>, I; >•; '-■-• :Q' S. Whitmore. The following;; report .has-been for warded by the Hon. j.- G., Richmond tO'the Government:— ' , This r place is beydnd /all cj)m|iarison, the ; strongest' "that- lias *eTOr beeri^ bs-; ' sieged. in^ew :Zealand; ; I fighting garrison, must have been; about 200/. Perhaps, , an^ l^weraj.party^,had joined. 'We have 80 prisoners, l¥ men 50 woinen3°d 7 ®x* Tes^cfifidrenv many qfttlie women and children^ are; mere skin ; an$ | ■ ;bqnes.;. *- -There 1 "' was ! nd, fdo^JjDLith^plsice^gpd 'Ktti^ani,munit|b,n; on^|Ee;:|eaa^|iodies j,. JOitc' lossT is' !e ll

ft have worked cordially. They were f four nights m the trenches, m ont steady rain, and without huts. 