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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
he said recited powers. In the first
place, do hereby revoke the delegation
issued by me in favor of James Alex-
ander Robertson Menzies, Esquire, upon
the second day of January, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two: And in the
second place, do hereby delegate to James
Alexander Robertson Menzies, Esquire,
the Superintendent of the Province of
Southland, in the said Colony, (but so
long only as he shall continue to hold the
said office of Superintendent), all the
powers and authorities vested in me by
the said Act, subject to the following
limitation, that is to say, that the Com-
missioner of Crown Lands for the Province
of Southland shall be appointed only by
the Governor. To have, hold and exercise
such powers and authority subject to the
limitation above set forth during the said
period.

Given under my hand at the
Government House at Wel-
lington, and issued under the
Seal of the Colony of New
Zealand, this thirtieth day
of August, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-two.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th Sept. 1862.

THE following Despatch and Letter,
relative to the disposal of articles
contributed by New Zealand to the Inter-
national Exhibition, are published for
general information; and the several Com-
missions appointed by His Excellency the
Governor in August, 1861, on behalf of
the Provinces, are invited to communi-
cate to the Government for transmission
to the Home Authorities, their views
respecting such disposal.

ALFRED DOMETT.

Office of the New Zealand Government
Agency, 3, Adelaide Place, King Wil-
liam St., London, 19th May, 1862.

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter, No. 60, of 15th
February last, informing me my pro-
posal for the continuance of this Office
would be submitted to the General As-
sembly at its next Session.

Should the Governor decide in favor of
it, I beg to direct your attention to a
matter that if carried out would, I believe,
greatly tend to promote the interest of the
Colony.

As the specimens forwarded by the
Provinces to the International Exhibition
are for the first time brought together and
show so distinctly the large resources of
the Colony, I venture to submit for the
consideration of the Government the pro-
priety of securing them after the Exhibi-
tion is over, and of arranging them in
one collection. Such a step would enable
manufacturers and others to have access
to specimens at all times, the want of
which is at present a great drawback.
The expense of so doing would be nominal,
should the Government retain these rooms,
the one at present used for the Govern-
ment maps, official documents, papers and
use of colonists being upwards of 35 feet
long could be arranged to contain all,
without interfering with its present use.
The cases now in service at the Exhibi-
tion, which must be paid for, would serve
without further cost, for the preservation
of the various articles; under these cir-
cumstances I believe I am justified in
stating the expense would be trifling,
while the opinion that it would be of an
advantage to the Colony, is based on the
remarks made to be by practical men who
have seen the various articles at the Exhi-
bition.

Learning that other parties were de-
sirous to rent the present rooms upon my
relinguishing them on the 30th proximo,
I have thought it advisable to retain them
until informed of the decision of the
General Assembly and of the Govern-
ment, respecting the present suggestion.
If it is practicable and convenient to let
me have this by return mail it would be
of service.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,

Your very obedient servant,
JOHN MORRISON.

CIRCULAR. - New Zealand.

Downing Street,
28th April, 1862.

Sir,

As I believe that some doubt
occurred on the occasion of the former
International Exhibition, about the best
mode of disposing of bulky articles con-
tributed by the Colonial Governments, I
am led by the application of Sir William
Hooker to suggest to you, whether the
Gentleman representing the Colony under
your goverment may not be authorized to
offer at the end of the Exhibition, such
vegetable products as may not be destined
for any other object, to Sir William
Hooker, for the Museum of the Royal
Botanical Gardens at Kew.

I have the honour to be,
Sir,

Your most obedient,
Humble Servant,
NEWCASTLE.

Governor Sir George Grey,
&c., &c., &c.