A.-No. 4.

■will bring this Bill under the consideration of His Excellency the Governor when I trust his assent may be obtained thereto. I have, &c, J. A. E. Menzies, The Honorable Superintendent. The Colonial Secretary, Auckland. No. 8. SUPEBINTENDENT BOUTHLAND IO THE HONOBABLE COLONIAL SECBETABY. Superintendent's Office, Southland, sth March, 1864. Sib,— I have the honor to enclose herewith copies in duplicate of the " Invercargill Town Board Ordinance 18G3 Amendment Ordinance, 1864," which passed the Provincial Council i^ts sixth session. I have to reqnest that you will bring this "Bill under the consideration of His Excellency the Governor in order that his assent may be obtained tliereto. I have, &c, J. A. E. Menzies, The Honorable Superintendent. The Colonial Secretary, Auckland. No. 6. SUPEBINTENDENT SOUTHLAND TO THE HONOBABLE COLONIAL BECEFTABY. Superintendent's Office, Southland, sth September, 1864. Sib, — I have the honor to inform you that no intimation has yet been received by this Government as to whether the " InvcroargOl Town Board Ordinance, 1863, Amendment Ordinance 1864," passed by the Provincial Council of Southland in its sixth session, and forwarded to you on the date named in the margin, has received the assent of His Excellency the Governor or otherwise. I have, &c, _.._«, J. A. E. Menzies, The Honorable . Superintendent. The Colonial Secretary, Auckland No. 7. THE HONOBABLE COLONIAL SECBETABT TO THE SUPEBINTENDENT SOUTHLAND. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 27th September, 1864. Sib,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sth inst., No. 48, on the subject of the "Invercargill Town Board Ordinance, 1863, Amendment Ordinance, 1864." As that Ordinance is founded on the " Town of Invercargill Debentures Ordinance, 1864," from which the Governor's assent was withheld (as your Honor was informed in my letter of the 7th May last, No. 141), His Excellency was advised at the same time to withhold his assent to the former Ordinance, but intimation of that circumstance appears accidentally not to have been given to your Honor. I have now the honor to state that the Governor's assent was withheld from the " Invercargil Town Board Ordinance, 1863, Amendment Ordinance, 1864," at the same time as it waa from the " Town of Invercargill Debentures Ordinance, 1864." I have, Ac, Fbedk. "Whitakeb, In the the absence of "Win. Fox. His Honor the Superintendent, Southland.

5th March, 1864.

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DISALLOWANCE OF PROVINCIAL BILLS.