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legislation, civil establishments, population, schools, imports and exports, agriculture, manufactures, and other statistics of the state and condition of the colony. I have, &c, KNUTSFORD. Governor the Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow, G.C.M.G., &c.

Enclosure No. 1. New Zealand. Commission, passed under the Eoyal Sign-manual and Signet, appointing the Eight Honourable the Earl of Glasgow, G.C.M.G., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies. (1.5.) Victoria E. Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India, to our Eight Trusty and Eight Well-beloved Cousin, David, Earl of Glasgow, Knight Grand Cross of our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Greeting: We do, by this our Commission under our Sign-manual and Signet, appoint you, the said David, Earl of Glasgow, to be, during our pleasure, our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over our Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, with all the powers, rights, privileges, and advantages to the said office belonging or appertaining. 2. And We do hereby authorise, empower, and command you to exercise and perform all and singular the powers and directions contained in our letters patent under the Great Seal of our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the twenty-first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, or ia any other letters patent adding to, amending, or substituted for the same, according to such orders and instructions as our Governor for the time being hath already received from Us, and to such further orders and instructions as you shall hereafter receive from Us. 3. And Wo do hereby appoint that, so soon as you shall have taken the prescribed oaths and have entered upon the duties of your office, this our present Commission shall supersede our Commission under our Sign-manual and Signet bearing date the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, appointing our Eight Trusty and Eight Wellbeloved Cousin, William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, Knight Commander (now Knight Grand Cross) of our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, to be our Governor and Commander-in-Chief of our said Colony and its Dependencies. 4. And We do hereby command all and singular our officers, Ministers, and loving subjects in our said colony and its dependencies, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly. Given at our Court, at Windsor, this twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, in the fifty-fifth year of our reign. By Her Majesty's command. Knutsfoed.

Enclosure No. 2. New Zealand. Instructions, passed under the Eoyal Sign-manual and Signet, to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies. Dated 26th March, 1892. Instructions to our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over our Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, or to our Lieutenant-Governor or other officer for the time being administering the Government of our said colony and its dependencies. Given at our Court at Windsor, this twenty-sixth day of March, 1892, in the fifty-fifth year of our reign. Preamble. Recites letters patent, constituting the office of Governor. Whereas by certain letters patent bearing date the twenty-first day of February, 1879, We did constitute, order, and declare that there should be a Governor and Commander-in-Chief (therein and hereinafter called the Governor) in and over our Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies (which said colony and its dependencies are therein and hereinafter called the colony) : And whereas We did thereby authorise and command the Governor to do and execute all things that belong to his said office, according to the tenor of our said letters patent, and of such Commission as might be issued to him under our Sign-manual and Signet, and according to such instructions as might from time to time be given to him under our Sign-manual and Signet, or by our order in our Privy Council, or by Us through one of our principal Secretaries of State, and to such laws as were then or should thereafter be in force in the colony : Eecites instructions of 21st February, 1879. And whereas We did issue certain instructions under our Sign-manual and Signet, bearing date the twenty-first day of February, 1879 : And whereas We are minded to give these further instructions to our said Governor: