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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th February, 1846.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
has been pleased to appoint

Lieut.-Col. ROBERT HENRY WYHYARD,
and
Major CYPATAN BRIDGE,
of the 58th Regt., to the Commission of the
Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW BARCLAYS
Colomar Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th February, 1846.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES KNIGHT, Esquire,
to be Auditor-General, in place of the Commis-
sioners of the Board of Audit.

This appointment takes effect from the 3rd
instant.

By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th February, 1846,

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
has been pleased to give directions for
the following correspondence to be published
for general information,

By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Auckland, December 22nd, 1845,

We the non-official Members, have the
honor hereby to place in your Excellency's
hands the resignation of our seats in the Legis-
lative Council; at the same time we beg leave
to assure your Excellency that our only motive
in taking this step is our belief in its propriety
upon a change in the Government under the
existing constitution of the Colony.

(Signed)
FRED. WHITAKER,
WILLIAM DONNELLY,
THEOPHILUS HEALE.

To His Excellency
The Lieutenant-Governor
of New Zealand.

GENTLEMEN,

Government House,
Auckland, 1st February, 1846.

I have hitherto delayed replying to the
letter you addressed to me upon the 22nd De-
cember last, for several reasons.

1stly. When I received that letter it did
not appear to me to require an immediate
answer, and I was at the time engaged in very
important operations, which occupied my al-
most exclusive attention.

2ndly. I have not, up to this date, felt com-
pletely assured that I might not find it necessary
again to assemble my Council before proceeding
to the South, and I confidently calculated that
your desire to promote the public interests
would have led you to afford me the advantage
of your services as long as I might find them
necessary.

3rdly. I did not feel quite satisfied that,
under the existing constitution of the Colony,
a change in the Government rendered it neces-
sary that you should tender the resignations of
your seats in Council.

As, however, I feel quite satisfied that your
only desire in taking the course you have done,
is to promote the welfare of this country, and
as I think the interests of New Zealand may be
advanced by my having the power of offering
seats in the Legislative Council to gentlemen of
the southern portion of the Colony, I will,
upon Her Majesty's behalf, accept your resig-
nations, and report the circumstance for Her
Majesty's approval. At the same time I beg
you will accept my thanks for the support you
afforded me when I had lately occasion to
assemble you, and my assurances that it would
have been in every respect most agreeable to
me to have continued to co-operate with you as
Members of the Legislative Council.

I have the honor to be,
&c., &c.,
Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-
in-Chief.

To the non-official Members
of the Legislative Council,
&c., &c., &c.

NOTICE

Colonial Secretary's Office.
Auckland, 7th February, 1846.

PARTIES desirous of contracting for the
repairs of a Boat belonging to the Harbor
Department, are required to send in their Ten-
ders before the 19th instant.

A specification of the work required to be
done may be obtained on application to the
Harbor Master.

By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.