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38

DESPATCHES EROM THE SECRETARY OE STATE

9J Tie of'Bd. pefc rpkmdojttiist: therefore; be .accoruntesi focfbjr Ne.w Zeiiiud to this country, by which the paym (^^gjg^^ai^^d^^i^ls^fAjiie^igan.P^ost( Office,, -~,;,,,,,■) ~, f ,,,., ~'n On newspapers, .bpok^ y .p,n(d [patterns sent from New Zealand''to the United' Kingdom', we snail collect,po-»«sfaigp pih^eji^ery ; and as we shall have ta pay to^he United States Post Office 3d. per pound L'for4:errit6rM' Jtrlihsit, and 3d. per pound for sea conveyance by its mail packets from New-York to this country, those amounts must further bo. repaid by New Zealand. Should your Lordships concur in these views, I request that you will be pleased to communicate accordingly with the Secretary of State* for'the Colonies,.-in •©rsdir that the Government of New Zealand may be apprised as early as possible'of; thoi decision arrived jgt. Meantime I have caused the accoiapajayiiagMwai'rautito b^pfiep-aired,Authorizing the collection of the rates of postage stipulated for cihrth&-GoioSiial PoistjrnastereGeineral's,jdespatch;; and,,l jrequept }that, t;hi,s, ; warrant, if. approved of, may •receive'!your Lordship's/.signature.,.;Should the ;Cploiiial}>Goy.ernn^nt ( . i (J,ecliAe to defray the .eps.t, ojf cibeiconveyato'ce ofprinted ; papiers, It will be necessary to.levy an increased rate sufficient.^o; poy^ asucheoet. me I b ial >a r': raS ;aa braJ luA^aabvl I i . mja 'There, is !.only one further point »n whichlthink itnecessary;to.make any observation, JVccording ;ltD./the ; .ter]kis of the Icontraet,: s the Postniaster-GeneraJ>of, New; Zealand,.and,lris officers and agents, haye power to :delay the) departure !«£< the- -pack,e|t, froni airy port, ipr twelve, hqurs. only,; which seems, a very short time, as respects the departure, from San Erancisca,;copsideringtho long.distance which the. mails >ffomthra country have to be eGnvleyed, and the risks of delay to. which they :are, unavoidably expqsed. bra fiioiiel oi oldsi llyqsi eoiol at won ~.. ihlu-ge bra ■■ ■ ■ I have, %;., ■:.,..,,. , : lo ei'Tke Lords Commissi oners of; the. Treasury. . ~...' .■. .;.,?[ ■ (o ...llartington.

X a >" : ii!iuu,\ vra/.. otf mobgoi__l babaU gM bgni2 brrx; btoWi bm aqij .j.ib aNlft*!svs7»; ' bnj no*qj idi'ifol ' ■ .HS Copvof a DESBATCH from'the Right Hon. Earl Granville, E.G.. to Governor f^^f. '■:Sir,G."E."'Bo^EN,'GC:M.G. biiB.JBQiL 9iMg.dBiJna yd piiro.raotnTV' I ■'■■■'~■ obgnril batinU m__ nn ..• (_J.NO. DS.j:, ;; , : , ; .;., q <~.,.;.- : ,. : .. a Bilaid-BiiA., ■-..■•■■. ■;/ _, _~ T b iitlLacfd -oil SIE,' —• ~oA .evjsx. I Downing Street, 13th June, 1870. •'"-^^■Bhaveto acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 38,;0f Ist April, enclosing a Memorandum from Mr. McLean, in which he reports the progress of events in New Zealand during t^e| ; p^ r month.., raolonft-cfuB I have read^yoiurtDe'stpatehoandMr. McLean's, report with much interest. I greatly regret to learn that Te Eooti has been able to inflict injury on a jsettlement of friendly Na%f's; v'j I hope, however,' that the successes which appear to have followed this disaster may: lead to; the. final dispersion or destruction of his band. ! T -i 0 ■to 9o«fictToq«ii aift srinebianoo ,_■___!_• eqoif. seaeaiqxe 80.;_.59S 1: have, .&C-, <■...-.■■.■ :\ ; IGoverhor Sir G E BdAiren G G M.G. GRANVILLE, [tan ns%mmema ■~ uaaißeOL'we?. om .n . i ■■-: ... :•.■.. ■... .... :]i ; '. iiljv;

'. ' ------- - ..■..-._ ...... ... ...i ! ■. i . .-.■ . | j ■. , . ; ■ ■ ; i ■( y od* 1 ravnooed. . I q ~; -.;No. 58. ■:,.:.. ..,..„•,. : , •,[,; ; J Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. Earl Granville, E.G., to Governor ,b9biJ3W7oi oa ■gaiod ali&M. buafsaS *? sft) + r _*_Wi^_ih ,m-V-.AX,aj. "(No. 59.) :ii l eia.i JJrw B9d ■;,.., d 1o tots '"" " DoAvning Street, 13th June, 1870. £S£ I have;;the^honor: toacquaint you that the^ueen lias beengradously pleased to ■.-..■ give -.directions, for, the .appointment ; of James Edward litzGerald, <Ea tpiire^to" be a Companiohxjf'ithe Most Distinguished : Ordeivof .St., Michael aiid .St. George. ~ ~ M grant oflhe dignity, with; the 'fflgMW, be conveyed to that gentle.mAmbylhe■Secretary.of..ifche,Order. i (10 ~. I have, &c„ , Governor Sir G vE:'!BbiWBi.' TG:C:SI;Gi *™"«-ravd3 bnaLaoK vi-M odGRANVILLB. : .- ■■■*' Bn aofqm£fl*uoK wis 1. . .

No. 59. Mte'SfeEATCH from the Right Hon. Earl Granville, E.G., to Governor JbaiinU (^^nrgS .inaa Bieqjsq betahq no e§t jsrfo ■'•...,.:• °<Bj^d^-9a£>if* toS ,9mi* l+rtow''l(i ": roi ' vDowning Street^ 16th:June,4870. S Aye r^e&your Despair No. ;S9; of 2pd April, forwarding a Memo-airandum-^ignedv.by Mr. Box,j and 'one irom ,' i Mr.,',MpEe^n J ; pn ffifa pqhqy adopted °lsy:Her Majesty's' Government in the .removal of the troops from New Zealand. Since eM^f^^^|^L(|ftßls?^^ Written, you will have received my despatch No. 3&, of 25th'SarefifiS which, on the part of Her Majesty's Govern-