DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. No. 1. COPY OV DBSPATCU MOM OOVKIINOR Sill dEORGB OHIV, K.0.H., TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEW CASTLE, K.G. > Government House, Auckland, August 1, 1863. N My Lord Duke, — In the despatches noted iv the margin, I have oncloi>ed to your Grace copies of various papers, showing the dangerous attitude tho leading chiefs of Waikato had assumed in regard to the European population, and how rapidly their plans for a geneial war aro being matured. 2. Unfortunately those chiefs had considerable numbers of their relatives and adherents living ou different tracts of land in tho midst of tho mosb prov peions European settlements iv this district, aijd these people had amongst them some of the moot turbulent natives in this part of the country, who were the instigators of the proceedings which were being taken against the European race. 3. It was impossible to leave a strong disaffected population, well armed (many of whom were known to be bent on plans of violence and murder), in rear of the General and of tho troops, when they occupied the frontier for tho purpose of pi eventing aimed bands fiom falling upon the out-settlemeuU. 4. I hoped, however, that from so many of the Waikato natives who resided in our vicinity having, for years lived amongst the European population, and having received so many acts of kindness from them and from the Government, that at least a large number of them would bo well disposed towards us, and might be won over to abstain from taking part; against us. 5 I, therelore, had a notice, a co]>y of which I have tho honor to -enclose, issued and taken round by officers of tho Government to the different settle ments inhabited by disaffected Waik.ito natives, calling upon them to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen, and to give up their aims, \mtil the dis turbances had terminated, or elhe retiie up tho Waikato. 6. 