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Ordinance, 1858," Session 6, No. 2, having been laid before the Governor, in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution Act, His Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to its operation.
E. W. STAFFORD.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 1st June, 1858.
THE following despatch from the Colonial Secretary is published for general information.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th May, 1858.
SIR,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor's letter, No. 44, of the 26th of March last, transmitting a copy of the "Dog Registration Ordinance, 1858," passed by the Provincial Council of New Plymouth, and assented to by your Honor on behalf of his Excellency the Governor.

In my letter, No. 268, of the 28th September last, notifying the disallowance of the "Dog Registration Ordinance, 1857," passed by the Provincial Council of New Plymouth, I fully explained to your Honor the objectionable nature of its provisions, under which, dogs belonging to Natives would be liable to be destroyed, and the dangerous consequence to the peace of the Province, which might ensue therefrom. I at the same time suggested a mode in any future Ordinance of this kind of obviating the objections to the measure in question.

I cannot, however, find in the present Ordinance any modification to that effect. It is applicable to all the Natives throughout the Province of New Plymouth—a very questionable point of policy at the present time. It professes to subject the Natives to conditions which there is no reasonable probability that the Provincial Government would be able to enforce. Under its provisions not only are unregistered dogs belonging to Natives when found on occupied land liable to destruction, but Natives who have dogs at their pas, though they may never bring them on purchased blocks, are subject to a fine if they do not register these dogs.

Under these circumstances, the Governor has been advised to disallow this Ordinance, and his Excellency has been pleased to disallow it accordingly.
I have, &c.,
E. W. STAFFORD.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 1st June, 1858.
THE following despatch and enclosure from the Colonial Secretary transmit-ting a packet of seed wheat from which the Leghorn Straw is prepared is published for general information.

The seed will be distributed in small quantities, on application at this office, amongst such persons as may be willing to promote its culture.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 19th April, 1858.
Sir,—I have the honor to transmit to you a small package of wheat, from the straw of which Leghorn hats and bonnets are manufactured, which seed was received from Jas. King, Esq. of London, to be distributed for cultivation in the Australian colonies, and I have to request that your Honor will be good enough to take such measures as you may deem best calculated to ensure its propagation and distribution both amongst Europeans and Natives.

I enclose to you printed copies of directions procured in Italy by Mr King, for the cultivation of the grass and preservation of the straw.
I have, &c.,
E. W. STAFFORD.

LEGHORN STRAW,
FOR PLAITING HATS, BONNETS, ET C

Directions for Cultivation of Wheat from which the above named Straw is made, and for preservation of Straw.

The ground should be hilly in preference to low ground, and if wood land it would be preferable.

The Seed may be sown from the 15th of November (May) to the end of December (June); that is if the situation is a cold one it should be sown in November (May), if warm in December (June).

The soil should be worked, but not very deep, and three bushels of straw seed should be sown in the space where one bushel of ordinary wheat would be used.

When the Straw is half ripe, it is to be pulled up, tied in small bundles, and left to dry in the sun, and, when it is well dried, is to be stacked up. In July (January) and August (February) the bundles are to be opened like fans, and exposed to the dew of the night, until the straw becomes perfectly white, taking care that it has no rain, which would spoil it. When this is done, it is stacked up again, and then used as required for plaiting.

Printed by G. W. Woon for the Provincial Government.