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that Her Majesty had approved of the appoint-
ment of the undermentioned gentleman to a
seat in the Legislative Council of the General
Assembly, and transmitting a warrant under
the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, authorising
his being summoned to that Council accord-
ingly.
The Honourable THOMAS HOUGHTON
BARTLEY, Esq.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 29th June, 1855.

HIS Excellency the Officer Administer-
ing the Government has been pleas-
ed to direct that the following despatches
from Her Majesty's Secretary of State
should be published for general informa-
tion.

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

Downing-street,
8th December, 1854.

SIR,

I transmit to you herewith a copy of
the Letters Patent under the Royal Sign
Manual constituting the Royal Commis-
sion of the Patriotic Fund.

Although the existence of this commis-
sion is no doubt already generally known
in the Colony under your Government, I
have thought it right to communicate to
you a copy of this instrument, with a view
of giving more general publicity to the ar-
rangements which have been adopted for
the application of those funds which may
be raised by benevolent contributions to-
wards supporting the wives and families of
the soldiers, sailors, and marines serving
in Her Majesty's armies and fleets who
may fall in the course of the present war.

I have, &c.,
G. GREY.

The Officer administering
the Government, New Zealand.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To Our
most dearly-beloved Consort, His Royal
Highness, Francis Albert Augustus Charles
Emanuel, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe
Cobourg and Gotha, Knight of Our Most
Noble Order of the Garter, and Field Mar-
shal in our Army. To our right trusty and
right entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor,
Henry Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, one of
our principal Secretaries of State; Our
right trusty and right entirely beloved Cou-
sin and Councillor, Arthur, Duke of Wel-
lington, Major-General in our Army; Our
right trusty and well beloved Councillor Ed-
ward Adolphus Somerset, commonly called
Lord Seymour; Our right trusty and right
well beloved Cousin and Councillor Edward
Geoffrey, Earl of Derby; Our right trusty
and right well beloved Cousin Anthony,
Earl of Shaftesbury; Our right trusty and
right well beloved Cousin and Councillor,
George Hamilton, Earl of Aberdeen, Knight
of the most ancient and most noble order of
the Thistle; Our right trusty and right well
beloved Cousin and Councillor, Charles
Philip, Earl of Hardwicke, Rear-Admiral on
the reserved half-pay of Our Navy; Our
right trusty and right well beloved Cousin,
Henry Thomas, Earl of Chichester; Our
right trusty and right well beloved Cousin,
Horatio, Earl Nelson: Our right trusty and
right well beloved Cousin and Councillor,
Henry, Earl Grey; Our right trusty and
well beloved Cousin and Councillor,
John, Viscount Palmerston, Knight Grand
Cross of the most honourable Order of the
Bath, and one of Our principal Secretaries of
State; Our right trusty and well beloved
Cousin and Councillor Stapylton, Viscount
Combermere, Knight Grand Cross of the
most honourable Order of the Bath, and Ge-
neral in Our Army; Our right trusty and
well beloved Cousin and Councillor, Henry,
Viscount Hardinge, Knight Grand Cross of
the most honourable Order of the Bath, and
General Commanding-in-Chief of Our Army;
Our right trusty and well beloved Henry
Robinson, Baron Rokeby, Major-Gene-
ral of Our Army; and well beloved Councillor, Charles,
Baron Colchester, Rear-Admiral on
the reserved half-pay of Our Navy; Our
right trusty and well beloved Councillor,
Fox, Baron Panmure, Knight of the most an-
cient and most noble Order of the Thistle;
Our right trusty and well beloved John,
Baron Seaton, Knight Grand Cross of the
most honourable Order of the Bath, and Ge-
neral in Our Army; Our right trusty and
well beloved Councillor, Edward Burten-
shaw, Baron St. Leonards; Our right trusty
and well beloved Councillor, Fitz Roy James
Henry, Baron Raglan, Knight Grand Cross
of the most honourable Order of the Bath,
General in Our Army, Master-General of
Our Ordnance, and Commander of Our
Forces employed on a particular service; Our
right trusty and well beloved Councillor,
Sidney Herbert, Our Secretary-at-War; Our
trusty and well beloved James Lindsay, com-
monly called the Honourable James Lindsay,
Colonel in Our Army; Our right trusty and
well beloved Councillor, Sir James Robert
George Graham, Baronet, Knight Grand
Cross of the most honourable Order of the
Bath, and one of the Commissioners for exe-
cuting the office of Lord High Admiral; Our
right trusty and well beloved Councillor,
Henry Thomas Lowry Corry; Our right
trusty and well beloved Councillor, Edward
Ellice; Our right trusty and well beloved
Councillor, Robert Vernon Smith; Our right
trusty and well beloved Councillor, Sir John
Somerset Pakington, Baronet; Our trusty
Baronet; Our trusty and well beloved Sir
William Parker, Baronet, Knight Grand
Cross of the most honourable Order of the