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Enclosure in No. 53. Memoeandijm by Mr. Gisbobne.''! Eepeeeljtq to the Memorandum addressed to His Excellency on the 4th November last,' in wliich it was recommended that steps might be taken to cause New Zealand Hax imported into-Grearfc Britain to be entered, in the commercial statistics of the Board of Trade under the designation/of." Phormium," Ministers beg to represent that what was desired was, that I this staple might be known as " BTewZealand Pliorinium" instead of "New Zealand Flax ;" and as. this.was not clearly stated in the Memorandum referred to, they would feel obliged if His Excellency would request the Imperial authorities to give the requisite directions to insure that the words "'New Zealand" shall be prefixed; to " PJiormium" in the Trade Returns of the United Kingdom. ii \l\ Wellington, 27th February, 1872. ~.,,. "W". Gisboene.

No. 54. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Sir G, E. Bqwen, G.C.M.G., to the^ Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberlet. (No .30.) Government House, > Wellington, My Lord,— • - / - New-Zealand,. IMb, March, .X 872 .; n .. At the request of my Responsible Advisers, I have the honorJ;o forwaird herewith, for transmission to the Lords of the Treasury, the enclosed Ministerial Memorandum, with,an annexed statement. ••• ooji .-. .<!■:■,< r ..Lhave, j^c,, fvu >: ■ , '-,» The Eight 'Hdnl' the Earl pf Kimberley. : „ .„ uU>, ■« G.,,,|\' .

r Memorandum by Mr. Gisborne, with subenclosure.

I ■■ v'.m.'u I;:; ,M.ij ":)■>" !>' ||'| ■>." f\", -~ '4 ' • Enclosure in No. 54, . . . ' Oganf,4 n.i ■(•; J > •,- , , '■ ■ . '' ' ■''■■' >" W irfifr; t(W) 4 rrr-. - Memoeanbum "by.jPifr, ?G-|SBOEjfE.,, . n ,,.i ~_ The annexed statehieiit is respectfully forwarded to. His ExcellencY for tp the -Eight Honstti.blef-the Lords of Her Majesty's Treasury, in terms of subsection ;5, 'section 3, 'of* " Tn'fe' Zealapd,EoadSi r &p.,. (Loan Act,) 1870.'' ■ ' *' '' l( DlTO'i ,-,ri.( >? <<-,n'r'J ,*.,},: .-r r The statement is not sent with a view to any immediate'action.',!but tharfciho Actiina,y,,be,.complied, with, in case necessity, should arise to apply any portion o,f the Guaranteed Loan.... Thfe-abstract 6nly'includfcs payments actually made in.the .Colony, for the services specified, to the 31st of January, 1872. -It is therefore exclusive of the large liabilities' iri'curte'd'foV wWrks rio'wuin, progress, and also of .all expenditure made in England by the Agent-Gfeneralj aceouhts"ftf flitch have - not yet been received here. •.■-.'.•;•];' ~ '~;;.;( r- (i -i .• ■ r, ~..,r ! \ Treasury, Wellington,'l3th March,lB72. . >:,■■ . ..;-,,.>,,,,, ~ t , J¥>i GtlSßoene1. .9- -.) ..: ij :•-, -. v< ..).:.-... . -. ■ ' « I ''''■ *' \'i »»•'> !<; fltw ) .";';' ' Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure in. No. 54<, '„ „ "" ■• Statement of'the Total Expenditure fromi the. Immigration an 4, .Pufyfjic W^jrks Loan,.|o the plat - January; 1872, for the under-mentioned services:—. A ,, ..., , ~ , '__ ■ k-f ,exxJ -. c li£ v' Titf+^sr'i -"--' • f - r( Eoad.s and, Bridge^.. ~.. . ... " ; l;,-.'!' ' '.'::; J""- ~.;n 0 .120,889; > 14 :9. ,- "/■ | Eajlwaya ..." ... •'-■.:. ' - -;•;<■ .■...■'»:>-, -r HI f -r .113,758 ■ ! J n 4r 5-,-» ; ' introduction of Settlers '..,'.; ■_, „, OA ,Wr i.t^; ■' p-V^l?s *t "\ 'rnw-i ~ ' -Total .."A fu... 8 "if ...c' 7 -£249 ; 33# "*H 7 HnnlT :'•!- ~,., UT-> v ,,ft/ .i ''jv-'ji i'^ Jit wi'd '-..:"■- >i > .in- i.i (i*~-j ~.,.,., , T ,, <1T ._, i' 1'■ rtJ - f <H.:,--;,;-j A. . : ~■ ' 2:;,. i Treasury, Wellington, 6th March, 1872. , Paymaster- General.. '<°'

No. 55. p** 8*3 ::o f- c"'"v-; nn h '••< ;*..*s Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor W5; f. Right Hon. the Earl of'KttcBERLEY":'-1 m( Jo t( "'«■/•>:■■ f — (No. 31.) Government House, Wellington, My Lord, — New Zealand, 18th March, 1872. It is with much satisfaction that I- report, ,hy the mail leaving "Wellington tg^-dav, ,an e,yent to which great importance is-, rightly ,at.lsched in this Colony, as tQutyjizft^/^iifi^igmjic&nt proof of the establishment.!ofrpermaaentrtran(jjiilli.ty., :;>'&. ,Thet-influential Maori chicf J and "formidable1 Warrior known among'.tlie'^ English as William King,* of Waitara, with whom the war of .1860 originated, and!who hSs,'during the last twelve years,,conTtin,ue4 i ,W.,aQtivehostility- or;sullen1-*--disaffection, has voluntarily come, attended by his principal clansmen andjol'lowers, * This is his baptismal name: his Maori surname is Te Kangitake. 16

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NEW ZEALAND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.