THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 37

first satisfied that the place to be appointed is more
convenient than any other for at least twenty
electors to record their votes thereat:

And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the
Governor, bearing date the thirtieth day of December,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy,

The Court House, Maori Point,
was appointed a Polling Place for the District of
Wakatipu, for the election of Members of the House
of Representatives:

And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same:

Now know ye that I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen,
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act, do
hereby abolish the above-named Polling Place for the
District of Wakatipu, for the election of Members of
the House of Representatives.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George, The Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th January, 1872.

THE following Despatch, with Enclosures, from
the Secretary of State for the Colonies, is
published for general information.

W. GISBORNE.

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street, 12th November, 1871.

SIR,—I have received from the Duke of Argyll a
copy of a Despatch from the Governor-General of
India in Council, and a copy of a Circular which His
Grace, in pursuance of the request contained in that
Despatch, has addressed to the Chambers of Com-
merce, and other authorized institutions of that
nature in the United Kingdom, inviting direct corre-
spondence with the Government of India on matters
connected with Agriculture, Commerce, improved
Machinery, and the like.

I transmit to you printed copies of those documents,
and have to request you to give them such publicity
as will be most likely to secure the desired interchange
of communications between the several Commercial
and Agricultural Societies and Institutions in the
Colony under your government, and the Government
of India.

I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

ENCLOSURE 1.

To the President of the
1871.

SIR,—I am directed by His Grace the Secretary of
State for India to transmit to you the accompanying
extract of a Despatch which has recently been
received from His Excellency the Governor-General
of India in Council, requesting that His Grace will
assist him in establishing direct communication
between the Government of India and the several
commercial and agricultural societies and institutions
in the United Kingdom, on subjects connected with
agriculture and commerce.

The Duke of Argyll has assented to this request of
the Governor-General; and I am to request you to
move the
to assist His Grace in complying
with the wish of His Lordship in Council, by forward-
ing direct to the Government of India such papers
and information as may be published by the Associa-
tion over which you preside, as soon as they are
issued, and also by directing the attention of the
Government of India to such points as you may
deem it useful for them to be acquainted with.

All communications should be addressed to the
Secretary to the Government of India in the Depart-
ment of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce,
Calcutta.

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AGRICULTURE, AND
COMMERCE.

[AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE.]

The Governor-General of India in Council to Her
Majesty's Secretary of State for India.—Simla,
24th August, 1871, No. 7.

Extract.

Our attention has been called to the importance of
obtaining for the use of the Department of Revenue,
Agriculture and Commerce, and for general information,
early copies of all papers (reports, circulars and the
like) issued by the Liverpool and other important
Chambers of Commerce, and by leading English firms,
relating to staples such as cotton, jute, rice, indigo,
silk, and others, which form important articles of
commerce between India and Great Britain.

2. We shall feel much obliged if, to prevent the
   delay inseparable from the passage of such papers
   through the several official channels, your Grace could
   arrange for their prompt transmission by the Pub-
   lishers direct to the address of our Secretary in the
   Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce,
   Calcutta.

3. We should be happy to reciprocate by furnish-
   ing any information in our power, by supplying
   copies of such printed papers as might be desired in
   regard to the state of our crops and the position of
   our trade.

4. It is specially a matter of importance to us to
   obtain the earliest possible information as to the state
   and prospects of the American cotton crop. Agri-
   cultural conditions in many parts of the United
   States are very similar to those that obtain throughout
   vast tracts of India. Many improvements in cultiva-
   tion, and very many of the mechanical contrivances
   for facilitating agricultural operations, that have been
   found beneficial and remunerative in America, would
   prove, we believe, scarcely less applicable to many
   parts of this country. We would therefore request
   the favour of your Grace's arranging, if possible, for
   the direct transmission to us of all periodical reports
   on the cotton crop, the progress of agriculture
   generally, and the development of all agricultural
   appliances, issued by the American Bureau of Agri-
   culture, whom we would in turn supply with any
   papers they might indicate relating to our cotton
   crop, and the progress of agriculture here.

5. Through the public newspapers and through
   private channels, we often hear of American inven-
   tions which, prima facie, appear likely to be useful
   here, and in regard to which we desire further infor-
   mation. There are also many matters of detail
   connected with the trade and agriculture of America,
   the Colonies, and other countries, in regard to which
   more precise information than we can at present
   obtain is often very desirable, and at times is urgently
   required.