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Now, therefore, I, the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, hereby declare that the said Board shall hold their first Meeting on Tuesday, the second day of June next, at four o'clock in the afternoon, at the office occupied by the late Town Board, in the aforesaid.

Given under my hand, at Auckland, in the said Province, this thirtieth day of May, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.

Robert Graham,
Superintendent.

Superintendent's Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1863.

THE following documents are published for general information.

Robert Graham,
Superintendent.

Tasmania,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
18th March, 1863.

Sir,—I herewith forward to you copy of a letter I have this day addressed to His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Otago. As the exception, in favor of Gipps' Land has not, so far as I am aware, been made by your Government, the argument therein mainly insisted on does not apply to your Province; but the healthy condition of the Cattle of this Colony which I have endeavoured to substantiate leads me to hope that I shall not be considered unreasonable if I request your favorable consideration of the subject, with a view to the removal of the restrictions which prevents the Landing of Tasmanian Stock in the Province of Auckland.

I have, &c.
James Whyte.

To His Honor
The Superintendent,
Auckland.

Tasmania,
Colonial Secretary's Office,
18th March, 1863.

Sir,—I do myself the honor to call your attention to the existing condition of the Law regulating the admission of Live Stock into the Province of Otago as it affects the Commerce of this Colony.

By a proclamation issued by the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, New Zealand, dated 20th September, 1862, The importation of Cattle from Tasmania (amongst other countries) is absolutely prohibited. At the same time, Cattle may be landed in the Province of Otago from Gipps' Land, Victoria, without restriction, whether for Agricultural use or for slaughter.

I have the honor to forward to you herewith a Copy of an act of the Parliament of Tasmania empowering the Governor in Council to take measures for the prevention of the introduction into this Colony of the disease called Pleuro Pneumonia together with a copy of a Proclamation issued by the Governor under the Provisions of the Act referred to.

You will not fail to observe from that document that the Government of the Colony is amply armed with the necessary power for preventing the introduction of Pleuro-Pneumonia into Tasmania; and that the only country excepted from the operation of the Act is Gipps' Land, Victoria, from whence your own Proclamation also permits the introduction of Cattle.

I am in a position to state that the exercise of the powers vested in the Government for this important object has been productive of the most satisfactory results and that Tasmania is now, and has hitherto always been, free from any symptoms of Pleuro-pneumonia amongst its Cattle. And I would call your particular attention to the fact that our importations of Cattle from Gipps' Land itself are rigidly restricted to the admission of Beasts for immediate slaughter, no animal being permitted to leave the Public Slaughter yards alive.

Under these circumstances, I would submit that the stringency of your present prohibitive Regulation might be safely relaxed in favor of this Colony.

The Province of Otago permits the importation of Cattle from Gipps' Land, but prohibits the admission of Tasmanian Stock, which have hitherto been always free from Pleuro-Pneumonia.

The Colony of Tasmania admits Cattle from no other country but Gipps' Land and thence only for slaughter.

It is obvious that there can be no greater risk of infection or contagion for the Herds of Otago, from the clean Stock of Tasmania than from the clean Stock of Gipps' Land.

The Commercial and Agricultural interests of both countries would be manifestly promoted by a relaxation of the restrictions which now exclude our Cattle from your Ports. Otago is in want of that description of Stock for draught and agricultural purposes which Tasmania is able and anxious to supply.

The law now enforced by the Government of Otago is thus proved to limit, as I would submit unnecessarily, and as you will no doubt admit disadvantageously to both countries, the Agricultural and trading operations of each.

It is within your power to interfere effectually to put a termination to this undesirable condition of affairs as affecting the inter Colonial commerce of your Province with Tasmania.

On the part of the Government of this Colony I have the honor to express a hope that you will give the subject your early and favorable consideration, and I trust that you will find yourself at liberty to take such steps as the constitution of the Province may render necessary for removing the restrictions, and remedying the inconveniences, occasioned by the operations of the existing Law.

I have, &c.
James Whyte.

His Honor,
The Superintendent,
Otago.