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jof the Governor's pleasure thereon, having ibeen laid before the Administrator of the Government ; His Excellency has been pleased to assent to tho same. William Fox. General Post Office, Auckland, 21st November, 1861. following appointments in the Postal Service of the Colony, made since the 12th July, 1861, are published for general information. Crosbie Ward. Province of Auckland. 19th August, 1861 —Martin Krippner to bo Postmaster at Orewa 19th August, 1861—John Porter to be Postmaster at Little Muddy Creek (Appointment to date from Ist October) 30th September, 1861 —James Speedy, Esq., E.M., to bo Postmaster at Mauku 30th September, 1861 —John Dinnison to be Postmaster at Maugawai 7th October, 1861 —Robert Ormsby to be Postmaster at To Tarata, Waipa 24th October, 1861—William Bailey Baker, Esq., R.M., to be Postmaster at Rangitukia, East Cape. Province of 1 [moke's Bay. 6th August, 1861—Richard Pluminer Burgess to bo Postmaster at To Mahia 30th September, 1861—Henry Martin Hamlin to bo Postmaster at AVairoa 7th October —Joseph Herbert to be Postmaster at Waiuui. (Appointment to date from Ist September) Province of Wellington. 6th August, 1861—Joseph Angill to be Postmaster at Porirua. (Appointment to date from Ist October) Province of Marlborough. 25th September, 1861—Francis James Blundell to bo Postmaster at Birch Hill Novembor Ist—Richard Monk to bo Postmaster at Kekerangu Province of Canterbury. 6th August, 1861—Reverend Henry Torlesse to be Postmaster at Okaiu's Bay, Bank's Peninsula 7th September —James S. Fitch to be Postmaster at Pareora Province of Otago. 6th August, 1861—Robert Telford to be Postmaster at Waiwero Bridge 30th September, 1861—William Young to be Postmaster at Warepu Ist November, 1861—William Henning Mansford to be Postmaster at Tokomairiro. (Appointment to date from Ist October). Ist November —William Ellison Burke to be Postmaster at Waitahuna. (Appointment to date from 15th October). ! Province of Southland. sth October, 1861—Andrew Jamieson Elles, Esq., J.P., Postmaster of Invcrcargill, to bo Chief Postmaster of the Province. Office of Minister for Native Affiairs, Auckland 21st Nov., 1861. 'HE following correspondence respecting ■ tho Coromandel Gold Field, is published for general information. William Fox, In the absence of Mr. Mautoll.

Office of Minister for Native Affairs, Auckland, Oct. 14th, 1861. Sir, —Tho Governor Ims been pleased to direct that you should proceed to Coromandel witli as little delay as possible for the purpose of carrying out the following objects. Recent information has tended to confirm the'expectation which has long prevailed, that gold in considerable quantities would be found in various parts of the Coromandel peninsula if facilities existed for the necessary prospecting operation's ; and the attention of the Government having been specially directed to the subject by a deputation of settlers that waited on His Excellency, it recognises the necessity of taking immediate steps to secure, if possible, the assent of the Native population to a proper exploration of the mineral resources of that district. You are requested, therefore, to communicate immediately upon your arrival at Coromandel with the principal Chiefs there, with the view of ascertaining in the first instance, as accurately as possible, the territorial boundaries of the various tribes or hapus inhabiting the district, and of determining upon some boundary across the peninsula, between Coromandel and Mercury Bay, to the North of which, as far as Cape Colville, Europeans may be at once allowed to prospect for gold and other minerals. The Government will be quite prepared to enter into some fair arrangement, either generally associated hapus within the boundary, or with • separate hapus if such association be impracticable, for tho permission required. The Natives should be distinctly assured that such an arrangement would be independent of any question as to the sale of the land itself. If you should find that a disposition to sell really exists, you will of course lose no time in entering into tho necessary negotiations; but the Government attaches such importance to a present arrangement being made for the exploration of tho Gold Field believed to oxist there, that (if you find the Natives still resolved to keep their land) this should be tho first object of your attention. It is not possible to givo you any very precise instructions at this moment as to the terms of such an arrangement: but the general views of tho Government may bo indicated as a basis for your proceedings. I understand from one of Mr. Prceco's reports, that the Natives will consent to gold-digging operations being.carried on, provided the Government does not issuo gold licenses itself. You will carefully explain to them that by the laws regulating the issuo of Licenses and Miners' Rights in proclaimed Gold Fields, the Government has no power to issue Licenses under the Gold Fields Acts within Native Land, and that they need therefore bo under no apprehension of any infraction of their rights. At the samo time it will be your duty earnestly to advise them to consent to placing the district under the of Government, even if they should not be willing to sell any of the land. You should point out, that in the event of prospecting been really successful, and a large number ofpersons being consequently attracted to the district, it would be indispensable that polico and other regulations should be established for iho maintenance of order, and for tho prevention of any collision between the raoos i that their own interests v»ould there-