Registrar-General’s Office,
Auckland, March 5th, 1857.

Sir,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor’s letter of this date, requesting me to inform you whether I will undertake the duty of “Supervising the Collection of the Census Schedules,” and offering remuneration at the rate of 7s. 6d. per diem during the performance of this work.

In reply, I beg to state that (having learned that the General Government has no objection) I have pleasure in accepting the engagement as proposed by your Honor.

I have, &c.,
JOHN. B. BENNETT,
His Honor the Superintendent of Auckland.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, March 5th, 1857.

Sir,—In reply to your Honor’s letter of this date, stating, that as the Resident Magistrate, whom you had appointed for the purpose, felt some difficulty in being responsible for the accuracy of the Census Returns about to be collected, you proposed to relieve him of the duty of compiling them, and enquiring whether the General Government had any objection to Dr. Bennett, Registrar General, being employed in the supervision of the collection and the compilation of those Returns, I have the honor to state, that as it appears on enquiry, that this work will not interfere with the other duties of that office, the Government has no objection to such an arrangement.

I have, &c.,
FRED. WHITAKER,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.
His Honor
The Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, March 5th, 1857.

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day’s date, and with reference thereto, I have to acquaint you that, with the permission of His Excellency’s Government, Dr. Bennett, the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, will undertake the responsibility of supervising the collection of the Census, and the compilation of the information contained in the Census Schedules.

I have therefore to request that you will be good enough to transfer to that gentleman the Schedules and other documents connected with this service.

I have, &c., &c.,
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 13th March, 1857.

Sir,—In reply to your Honor’s letter of this day’s date, No. 44, transmitting for the approval of His Excellency the Governor a list of names noted in the margin of persons as collectors of the Census, I have the honor to convey to you His Excellency’s sanction for their appointment.

I have, &c.,
FREDERICK WHITAKER,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.
His Honor the Superintendent,
Auckland.

Mr. Murray Hamilton,
John Marlow,
Alexander Hunter,
Edward Powell,
R. Goldfinch,
J. Scott.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, March 5, 1857.

Sir,—The senior Resident Magistrate having been relieved from the duty which he had undertaken, of supervising the “collection of the Census, and of compiling the information contained in the Census Schedules,” I have the honor to request that you will inform me whether you will undertake the duty above mentioned.

Payment at the rate proposed for the Resident Magistrate viz., 7s. 6d. per diem, will be made to you, whilst engaged in performing this work.

I have, &c.,
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

Registrar-General’s Office,

J. B. Bennett, Esq.,
Registrar-General

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, September 9th, 1857.

Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of date August 10th ult., transmitting a series of tables embodying the results of the Census of the Province of Auckland in the present year.

I beg that you will accept the thanks of the Provincial Government for the efforts made by you to render the collection of the information as complete as possible, and for the great care and labour bestowed in the compilation of the tables, in the arrangement of which clearness and convenience has been attained.

I have, &c., &c.,
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.

The Resident Magistrate,
Auckland.

[For Dr. Bennett’s Report, and the Census tables, see Provincial Government Gazette, August 14th, 1857.]

Dr. Bennett,
&c., &c.