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By Teleobaph.

[From our own Correspondtnt.]

Wellington, July 6.

The Governors of the Australian colonies and New Zealand have had despatched to them a circular, from Earl Kimberley, Secretary of State for the colonies, with reference to the resolutions passed by the Intercolonial Conference held at Sydney m January last, concerning tb.fi functions of the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, ii'ail Kirnherley states (hat while fully appreciating tho high ability and earnest ne3s displayed by Sir Arthur Gordon m maintaining Imperial jurisdiction m the Pacific, the British Government is nevertheless sensible of the great importance of the points raised by tho Conference, and will take them into serious consideration. The Admiralty lias already been communicated with upon tbo subject,

The Financial Statenusn 1 - will pnaitively be made this evening, and will bu of a nature already indicated. The House will immediately thereafter adjourn. The reply of the Government to Mr Westen's question, that a bill for facilitating the construction of railways by privite com'

panics, was under consideration, has excited some interest, and its production is eagerly looked for. There is plenty of capital ready for investment m this description of eaterprise. A return was circulated this morning showing the total value nf imports for the year 1880 to have been £6,162,011. on which the total duty paid was £1,258.361 ; the value of exports for the same period was £6,3.52,692 ; the value of articles exported for drawback from New Zealand was £2,208. Of the imports, £3,479,217 was from the United Kingdom, and of the exports £4,767,068. The shipping re urns show that during 1880, 166|vessels entered the Wairau, of a total tonnage of 10,185 ttius ; the crews numbered 1904. In the whole of New Zealand during 1880, 16,828 vesu'h entered of a total tonnage of 2,23-, 457, carrying 185,347 men. The total Customs duties collected iv 1880 was £1,258,362; other Customs revenue from rents, fees, &c, £145,563.

A return tabled yesterday shows the value of securities held by Government as follows : —Post Office, L 839,069 ; Public Debts, Sinkinp Funds, L 149,600 ; Government Insurance Department, L 431,90 0; Public Trust Office, L 90.400 j Public Works Account, L 969.70 0; Nelson rtize Fund, L 100 0; Army Constabulary Reward Pnnd, L2OOO.

A suspicion has arisen, that after tablintfall the papers connected with Dr Pollen's pensions, and receiving the order of the House that they be printed, Government withdrew some of [them sending only a portion to the printing office. Sir George Grey has given notice of a question on the snbject.