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No. 64. THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND, TO THE SUII-THEASURER, SOUTHLAND. Superintendent's Office, Southland, 4th August, 1864. Sir — I ha<re the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ist instant, enclosing copy of a letter from the Assistant Treasurer, Auckland, and in reply to iuform you that the return that is required is the return that appears to have been sent to you on a previous occasion. I have, &c, J. A. R. Menziks, Superintendent. Capt. Elles, Sub-Treasurer, Southland.

No. 65. THF SUB-TREASURER, SOUTHLAND, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND. Sub-Treasury, Southland, sth August, 1864. SinIn reply to my letter of date Ist instant, No. 94-64, enclosing copy of a letter from the Assistant Treasurer, and requesting Your Honor to cause me to be furnished with a return in term.* of •aid letter, I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your Honor's letter of yesterday's date, informing me that the return that I had asked for, appears to have been sent to me on a previous occasion. As I cannot recollect ever having received any return from the Provincial Government there is evidently some mistake somewhere, and in order to discover where it exists, perhaps your Honor will have the kindness to state what return you refer to and when it was sent to me. I have, &c.,, A. G. Elles. «t Sub-Treasurer. Hig Honor the Superintendent, Southland.

No. 66. THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND, TO THE SUB-TREASURER, SOUTHLAND. Superintendent's Office, Southland, Bth August, 1864. Sir,— In reply to your letter, of the sth instant, I have the honor to inform you that the statement made in my communication to you of the 4th instant, " that the return that is required is the return that appears to have been sent to you" seems to be an error. I meant to have expressed my belief that the information you required had been furnished by the applications made to you for paymeut. 1 have, &c, J. A. R. Menzies, Superintendent. Captain Elles, Sub-Treasurer, Southland.

No. 67. THE SUB-TREASURER, SOUTHLAND, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND. Sub-Treasury, Southland, 9th August, 1864. Sir,— With reference to former letters on the subject, I do myself the honor to request that your Honor will be pleased to cause me to be furnished with the return asked for in my letter of the Ist instant, No. 94, in order that it may be transmute'! to Auckland by the mail on the 12th instant. I have, &c, A. J. Elles, Sub-Treasurer. His Honor the Superintendent, Southland.

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