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Downing-street,
12th September, 1843.

SIR:-Her Majesty's Government having
had under their consideration the mode in which
the correspondence between the Commissioners
of Audit in this Country, and the Officers of
Account in the several Colonial Dependencies of
the Crown is at present carried on, have thought
it necessary to establish the following Rules for
the future conduct of that correspondence.

1st. The Board of Audit in this Country will
correspond directly with the Accountants in the
Colonice

2nd. The communications from the Board of
Audit will be divided into two classes, the one
comprising points affecting the functions and re-
sponsibility of the Accountants only, the other
comprising points affecting the discretion and
responsibility of the Governor or other Superior
Officer authorizing Expenditure.

3rd. Both these classes of communications
will be addressed directly to the Accountants,
but of the second class copies will be sent sim-
ultaneously with their transmission to the
Colony to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury to be forwarded to the Secretary of
State, by whom such instructions as may appear
to him necessary, will be addressed to the
Governor respecting them.

4th. To insure, however, to the Governor full
knowledge of all correspondence in which the
affairs of his Government may be concerned,
the Accountant will be directed to submit to him
all queries or letters whatever which may be
addressed to him by the Audit Office, together
with the answers which it may be his intention
to return to them; and it will be the duty of
the Governor, should he see reason to dissent
from those answers, or desire to attach to them
any additional explanation, to address a des-
patch on the subject to the Secretary of State.

5th. If in any case it shall appear to the
Board of Audit necessary that a question regard-
ing Colonial Accounts should be proposed to
the Governor himself, the Board will submit such
question to the Lords of the Treasury, at whose
instance the Secretary of State will himself com-
municate on the subject with the Governor.

I have to desire that you will enforce the ob-
servance of these Rules for the future in the
Colony under your Government,

I have the Honor to be,
Sir,
Your most Obedient
Humble Servant,
(Signed) STANLEY.

Governor FITZROY,
&c., &c., &c.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Sitting of
the Supreme Court for the despatch of
Criminal Business, will be helden at the Court
House in Auckland, on Saturday the 1st day of
June next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time and place all persons under Recogni-
zances to appear either as Prosecutors, Defend-
ants, or Witnesses, are required to give their
attendance.

THOMAS OUTHWAITE,
Registrar,

Auckland, 1st May, 1844.

CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF
PROVISIONS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 1st May, 1844.

IT is hereby notified for Public information,
that a Tender for the supply of Provisions
for the Current Year, submitted by Mr. Adam
Chisholm, in pursuance of the Notice in the
Government Gazette, dated the 4th ultimo., has
been accepted.

By Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

CROWN GRANTS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 2nd May, 1844,

THE undermentioned Deeds of Grant are
now lying at this Office, and will be de-
livered to the Grantees, on application, on or
after Monday, the 6th instant, and on presenta-
tion of the Colonial Treasurer's receipt, when
the land has been purchased at Crown Sales.

In cases where it is impossible for the grantee
to attend in person to receive his Deed, it will be
delivered to the bearer of an authority according
to the subjoined form, certified by a Magistrate,
or by a Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

The days for delivery of the Deeds, will be
Monday and Tuesday in every week.

Form of Authority for a Deed of Grant by pur-
chase.

I hereby authorize A. B. of to receive
the Deed [for the Town, Suburban, or Coun-
try as the case may be,] Allotment No. of
Section No. in the District of purchased
by me at the Government sale of the day
of 184, for which he will produce the
receipt of the Colonial Treasurer.

WITNESS, (Signature of Grantee.)

Signature of a Magistrate or of a
Solicitor of the Supreme Court.

DISTRICT OF TAMAKI.

79. Robert Clapham Barstow, one hundred
    and twenty-four acres, two roods, and thirty-
    one perches. Country Lot No. 5.

80. Thomas Caukwell, sixty-seven acres, one
    rood, and thirty-five perches. Country Lot
    No. 10.

81. William Innes Taylor, ninety-two acres,
    one rood, and five perches. Lot No. 14.