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No. 26. MEMORANDUM by the Governor. The Governor transmits herewith, for the information of his Responsible Advisers, a letter he has received from Mr. George Graham, M.H.R., enclosing a letter for transmission to the Secretary of State. G. Geet. June 21st, 1864. Enclosure to No. 26. Auckland, lGth June, 1864. Sir, I have the honor to enclose herewith a letter for the Bight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and I take the liberty to request that you will be pleased to cause the same to be forwarded by the next mail to England, with any remarks that you may think proper to make thereon. I have also enclosed with the letter a New TieaJander newspaper monthly summary, of May 31st, also a tracing showing the Waikato district, &c, and a return copied from the Statistics of New , Zealand for the year 1861; these I also wish to be sent with the letter. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, George Graham. His Excellency Sir George Grey, X.C.8., Governor of New Zealand, &c, &c., &c. No. 27. MINUTE by the Colonial Secretary. The Colonial Secretary begs to return to His Excellency the letter from Mr. George Graham, which he was requested to forward to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (Signed) WM; Fox. Auckland, 22nd June, 186 i. No. 28. MEMORANDUM for His Excellency tiie Governor. His Excellency the Governor is respectfully requested to authorise the publication in the Gazette of the Secretary of State's Despatch* of the 26th of April, 1861, No 43, in reference to the New Zealand Settlements Act and the Loan Act of 1863. Peedk. "Wiiitakek. Auckland, 24th June, 1864. No. 29. MEMORANDUM relative to publication of Secret art of State's Despatch as to Now Zealand Settlements Act. In reply to the Ministerial Memorandum of this day's date, advising that the Governor should assent to the publication of the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 43 of the 26th of April last, the Governor wishes that his Responsible Advisers should regard themselves as at liberty to publish it, if they think that their doing so will be advantageous to the public interests. G. Gret. June 24th, 1864.

The enclosure to this wu forwarded to the Rt. lion, the Secretary olSt ate, to whom it was addressed, and no copy w:is retained.

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