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Given under my hand, and issued
lished in the "Provincial Government Ga-
zette" of the same date.
under the public seal of the
said Province, at Auckland, If, however, the Petition to which you refer
in the Province aforesaid, this
twentieth day of February, in
the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven.
be received by the Governor in time, it shall
receive that attention which the importance of
the subject demands.

J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

Messrs. H. Carleton,
and T. Henderson, M.G.A.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, June 25th, 1857.

SIR,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of
your Honor's letter, No. 85, dated the 22nd
instant, in which you request, for the reasons
therein stated, that His Excellency the Gover-
nor may be advised to dissolve the Auckland
Provincial Council.

In reply I have to inform your Honor, that
His Excellency, with the advice of the Executive
Council, has been pleased to determine to
dissolve the Auckland Provincial Council at
the earliest possible period which will admit of
the recent claimants, whose names may be
placed on the Electoral Roll now in course of
formation, taking part in the elections conse-
quent upon that dissolution.

I have the honor
to be, Sir,
Your very obedient servant,
E. W. STAFFORD.

His Honor
the Superintendent,
Auckland.

Auckland, July 16th, 1857.
To the Honorable Colonial Secretary.

SIR,—Being aware that the subject of the
dissolution of the Auckland Provincial Council
is under consideration. I herewith enclose for
your information a copy of letter of this date
I have forwarded to His Honor the Superin-
tendent of Auckland.

I have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM C. DALDY.

[COPY.]
Auckland, July 16th, 1857.
To His Honor the Superintendent.

SIR,—I herewith resign my seat in the
Auckland Provincial Council.

I have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM C. DALDY.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, July 16th, 1857.

SIR,—I am directed by the Colonial Secre-
tary to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of the 16th instant, transmitting the copy of a
letter which you have sent to His Honor the
Superintendent resigning your seat in the
Auckland Provincial Council.

I have &c.,
(Signed) W. GISBORNE.
Under Secretary.

W. C. Daldy, Esq.,
M.G.A. Auckland.

Auckland, 16th July, 1857.

SIR,—Believing that an immediate dissolu-
tion of the Provincial Council thereby causing
a general election, would be regarded by a great
majority of the public during the present cor-
rupt state of the Electoral Roll, as a public
calamity, seriously affecting the welfare of this
Province—as it has been intimated by His
Honor the Superintendent that the stoppage of
legislation upon which he bases his request for
a dissolution is owing to the appearance of a
twenty-fifth member in the Council,—and as I
am desirous of contributing to the removal of
any circumstances which would necessitate a
dissolution,—I have the honour to state for
your information that I have this day placed
in the hands of the Superintendent the resigna-

Auckland, 13th July, 1857.

SIR,—The undersigned have the honor to
inform you that you will presently receive a
petition to His Excellency the Governor, (pub-
lished in a local journal of the 17th instant)
signed by Members of the Provincial Council
and Justices of the Peace, and praying that no
Provincial dissolution may take place until the
Electoral Roll shall have been purified by the
General Assembly.

The undersigned would therefore respect-
fully suggest the expediency of at least de-
laying the announced dissolution until suffi-
cient time shall have been allowed for receiving
the signatures of Justices resident in the Out
Districts.

We have, &c.,
(Signed) HUGH CARLETON,
THOS. HENDERSON.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, July 16th, 1857.

GENTLEMEN,—I am directed by the Co-
lonial Secretary, to inform you in reply to your
letter of the 13th instant, that the Govern-
ment is not at present aware of any circum-
stances which would justify the delay of the
dissolution of the Auckland Provincial Coun-
cil beyond the time indicated in the letter of
the Colonial Secretary to his Honor the Super-
intendent, dated the 25th ultimo, and pub-