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No. 12. THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND, TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. Superintendent's Office, Southland, 11th January, 1864. Sir,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 18th ultimo, wherein you inform me that, subject to the report of the Receiver of Land Revenue here, as to the value of the 68,400 acres of land to be set apart as security for the Debentures to be raised under the "Debentures Ordinance No. 2, 1863," His Excellency has been advised to assent to the Bill in question. I have, &c, J. A. R. Menzies, Superintendent. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Auckland.

No. 13. THE ASSISTANT TREASURER TO THE RECEIVER OF LAND REVENUE, SOUTHLAND. Colonial Treasury, Auckland, December 21st, 1863. Sir,— I have the honor by the direction of Mr. Wood to transmit to you the enclosed copies of a correspondent, noted in the margin on the subject of setting apart 68,400 acres in the Province of Southland as security for the loan to be raised under the " Debentures Ordinance 1863," and I am to request you to communicate with his honor the Superintendent of Southland and to report as to the value of that land as soon as possible. I have, &c, R. F. Porter, Assistant Treasurer. Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercargill.

No. 14. THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE RECEIVER OF LAND REVENUE, SOUTHLAND. Colonial Secretary's Office. Auckland, February sth, 1864. Sir,— With reference to the letter of the 21st December last, No. 312, on the subject of the value of the land to be set apart as security for the Debentures under the Debentures Ordinance No. 2, 1863, I am directed by Mr. Fox to request you to reply to that communication as early as possible. I have, &c, W. GISBORNE, Under Secretary. The Receiver of Land Revenue, Southland.

No. 15. THE RECEIVER OF LAND REVENUE, SOUTHLAND, TO THE COLONIAL TREASURER, Office of Receiver of Land Revenue, Invercargill, February sth, 18G4, Sib, — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 21st December 18G3, transmitting copies of a correspondence (noted in the margin), on the subject of setting apart 68,400 acres in this Province as security for the loan to be raised under "Debentures Ordinance 1863," and requesting me to report as to the value of said Land. In reply I do myself the honor to state, that I fully expected to have been able to forward by this mail my Report as required, based conjointly on information drawn from trustworthy and authentic sources, and on the result of personal inspection ; but I regret to add that arrangements which I had made for visiting the locality on the first of this month, were obliged to be abandoned owing to the

(NO. 312.) The Superintendent Southland, to the Colonial Secretary. 16th December, 1863. The Colonial Secretary, to the Superintendent Southland. 18th December, 1863.

(No. 162.)

(No. 8-64.) The Superintendent Southland, to the Colonial Secretary. 16th December, 1863. The Colonial Secretary, to the Superintendent Southland. 18th December, 1863.

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