H.—s.

Enclosure in No. 6. WOOL EXHIBITION.

1881. Receipts. £ s. d. July 2. To Willans Overbury— Proceeds of sale of 19 bales w001... 365 17 10 Proceeds of sale of 3 „ ... 60 0 2 Oct. 14. H. P. Hughes and SonsProceeds of sale of 11 bales w001... 174 9 5 Dec. 13. Proceeds of sale of 18 „ ...347 17 6 Show-cases sent to colony ... 249 8 6 Dust cloths sent to colony ... 419 0 Balance ... ... ... 197 6 4 £1,399 18 9 London, 21st December, 1881.

1881. Expenditure. £ s. d. May 30. By^Edinborough and Co., for 2 bales wool ... ... ... 40 11 9 June 9. Charles Balme and Co., for 2 bales wool ... ... ... 39 14 10 „ 10. Jacomb, Sons, and Co., 1 bale wool 27 9 6 „ 10. Jacomb, Sons, and Co., 2 „ 41 3 4 „ 10. Willans Overbury, 4 „ 102 2 3 „ 10. Buxton, Davidson, and Lees, 1 bale wool ... ... ... 31 17 9 „ 21. Willans Overbury, 16 bales wool 302 14 8 „ 21. H. P. Hughes and Sons, 10 bales wool ... ... ... 189 111 „ 21. Edinborough and Co., 6 bales wool 123 2 2 „ 25. Willans Overbury, 3 „ 61 11 5 „ 28. H.P.Hughes, 1 15 1 1 July 7- Buxton, Davidson, and Lees, 1 bale wool ... ... ... 19 7 4 June 9. Sundry payments ... ... 5 18 9 „ 10. Sundry payments ... ... 1 15 0 „ 10. Sundry payments ... ... 28 0 0 July 30. Sundry charges ... ... 18 7 2 Aug. 5. Pilmer Kidston, for show-cases ... 249 8 6 „ 5. P. BurgeßS, sundry charges ... 53 4 7 Sept.2l. Sundry payments ... ... 4 18 0 Oct. 26. Sundry payments ... ... 4 19 0 „ 26. Sundry payments ... ... 8179 „ 28. T. Scanlan, Commissionaire in charge, 25th June to 28th October, 1881, at 345. per week 30 12 0 £1,399 18 9

No. 7. The Agent-Geneeal to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet. Sir, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, S.W., 6th February, 1882. I have the honor to inform you that the medals for the Wool Exhibition were presented by the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor to the successful competitors at the Crystal Palace on the 31st January, when Mr. Kennaway and I attended, and received those awarded to the Government. I do not know whether you will have had any intention of allowing these medals to pass over to the parties for whose wool they were given; but, in the absence of instructions on this point, it seems to me that, as you had all the trouble and expense of exhibiting the wool, the medals should be retained by you. I intend, therefore, to have a case made in which they shall all be placed together; and perhaps you may think it well to place this case in the Museum when it gets out to you, as it will soon do. I take the opportunity of enclosing herewith extracts from newspapers, giving an account of the proceedings at the Crystal Palace. I have, &c, To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. P. D. Bell.

No. 8. The Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet to the Agent-Geneeal. Sir,— Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 20th April, 1882. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 23, of the 6th February, and of your memorandum No. 26, of the 9th February, with reference to the shipment of the medals received at the Crystal Palace Wool Exhibition, and of the show-cases used for the exhibits. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. Thomas Dice.

Authority: George Didsbtjky, Government Printer, Wellington.—lSB2.

4