FURTHER DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, A-02a

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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

FURTHER DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.

Presented to loth Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Eight Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to the Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. (Circular.) Sir,— Downing Street, 22nd October, 1880. ' ' I have the honor to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, a copy of a paper showing the proposed route of the detached squadron, consisting of H.M.S. " Inconstant," bearing the flag of Eear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwiliiam, C.8., and four corvettes—namely, " Bacchante," Tourmaline," " Carysfort," and " Cleopatra." I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBERLEY. of New Zealand.

Enclosure in No. 1. Admiralty, October, 1880. Proposed Route of the Detached Squadron under Rear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, C.B., 1880.

• Sea ... ... ... ... 368 days. Harbour ... ... ... 220 „ Total ... ... 588 days Note. —Mails will be sent to places marked *.

Leave Arrive Remain at Days. Knots (at 110). Days at Sea. Portsmouth, Oct. 14, 1880 Vigo, Oct. 26 Madeira, Nov. 5 St. Vincent, Nov. 18 Bahia, Dec. 9 Monte Video, Jan. 9, 1881 Falklands, Jan. 24 Valparaiso, Mar. 5 Coquimbo, Mar. 17 Callao, Mar. 30 Guayaquil, April 11 Galapagos, April 18 Vancouver Id., June 26 ... Sandwich Islands, Aug. 1... Yokohama, Sept. 10 Kobe, Sept. 21 Vigo, Oct. 20,1880 Madeira, Nov. 1 St. Vincent, Nov. 15 ... Bahia, Dec. 6 Monte Video, Dec. 26 ... Falkands, Jan. 18, 1881... Valparaiso, Feb. 15 Coquimbo, Mar. 7 Callao, Mar. 26 Guayaquil, April 4 Galapagos, April 16 Vancouver Id., June 5 ... Sandwich Ids., July 18 ... Yokohama, Sept. 3 Kobe, Sept. 14 Nagasaki, Sept. 25 (By Inland Sea.) Chifu, Oct. 7 Shanghai, Nov. 11 Hong Kong, Nov. 28 Singapore, Dec. 24 Sunda Strait, Jan. 14,1882 C. Good Hope, Mar. 5 ... St. Helena, April 2 Portsmouth, May 25 Vigo _ Madeira* St. Vincent* Bahia* Monte Video* Falklands Valparaiso* Coquimbo* Callao* Guayaquil Galapagos Vancouver Island* Sandwich Islands* Yokohama* Kobe Nagasaki* 6 4 3 3 14 6 18 10 4 7 2 21 14 7 7 7 660 700 1,050 2,000 1,750 1,030 1,980 210 1,080 700 650 5,100 2,460 3,600 350 350 6 6 10 18 17" 9 22 2 9 5 5 48 22 33 4 4 Nagasaki, Oct. 2 Chifu, Nov. 6 Shanghai, Nov. 21 Hong Kong, Dec. 12 Singapore, Jan. 7, 1882 ... Sunda Strait, Jan. 16 C. Good Hope, Mar. 19 ... St. Helena, April 5 Chifu* Shanghai* Hong Kong* Singapore* Sunda Strait Cape of Good Hope* St. Helena Portsmouth 30 10 14 14 2 14 3 530 470 800 1,440 530 5,300 1,700 5,400 5 5 7 12 7 48 14 50

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No. 2. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to the Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. (Circular—2.) Sir,— Downing Street, 9th May, 1881. I have the honor to transmit to you, for information, a copy of a Circular Despatch which I addressed to the Governors of certain colonies on the 22nd of October last, enclosing a paper showing the proposed route of the detached squadron under the command of Hear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, C.B. I also enclose a copy of a letter from the Admiralty enclosing the particulars of the revised route. I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBERLEY. of New Zealand.

Enclosure in No. 2. The Admiralty to the Colonial Office. Sic,— Admiralty, Bth April, 1881. I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit herewith, for the information of the Earl of Kimberley, the revised route for the detached squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, consisting of the " Inconstant," " Bacchante," " Tourmaline," " Carysfort," and "Cleopatra." 2. It will be observed that, after leaving the Australian station, the squadron will proceed to Yokohama, after which the original programme, communicated in my letter of the 18th October, 1880, will be reverted to. 3. It is requested that my letter of the 24th March, relative to the intended cruise of the squadron to Singapore, may be considered as cancelled. I have, &c, The Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office. Robert Hall.

Admiralty, April, 1881. Revised Route of the Detached Squadron under Rear-Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, C.B.

No. 3. ■Copy of a DESPATCH from the Bight Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to Governor the Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon. (General.) Sir, — Downing Street, 19th May, 1881. Her Majesty's Government have for some time past had under their •consideration the question whether the Crown Agents for the Colonies should continue to transact business for colonies under responsible government; and I am now in communication with the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope with a view to carrying into effect arrangements agreed to by my predecessor and the late Cape Government, whereby the agency in this country for the financial and general business of that colony may be transferred from the Crown Agents for the Colonies to a separate agent appointed by the colonial Government. 2. The office of the Crown Agents was, as you are aware, established primarily for the transaction of the business of Crown colonies, although they have been permitted to transact business on behalf of other colonies, upon the terms as to remuneration laid down in the circular despatches of the 31st December, 1863, and the 23rd January, 1868.

Leave Arrive Remain at Days. yape of Good Hope, 10th April... Melbourne, 1st June ... Sydney, 16th June Auckland,* 3rd July ...- ftji, 17th July Melbourne, 20th May Sydney, 6th June ... Auckland, 28th June Fiji, 13th July Yokohama,f between 26th August and 3rd September Melbourne Sydney Auckland Fiji 12 10 5 4 * Hobart Town may also be vi f In the original programme tl [sited, if time permits. he squadron were to have arrived at Yokohama o: tlie 3rd September.

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3. The employment, however, of the Crown Agents by the Governments of colonies which are under responsible government, and which in their relations with the Crown Agents are not under the control of the Secretary of State, places those officers in an anomalotxs position, and is liable to cause misconceptions as to their powers and responsibilities. Her Majesty's Government are therefore desirous that the connection between the Crown Agents and the Governments of those colonies should be terminated as soon as other arrangements can conveniently be made. 4. Upon the withdrawal of the Cape business, New Zealand, which does not employ the Crown Agents for the transaction of general business, but only in connection with its loans, will be the only remaining colony under responsible government which has recourse to their services for that purpose; and, while I have no desire to interfere with the arrangements under which the Crown Agents are charged with the payment of interest on loans already issued by them, or with the redemption of those loans, or their conversion into inscribed stock, I shall be glad to learn that your Ministers are able without difficulty to make other provision for the transaction of all the business connected with any future New Zealand loans. I have to request that you will communicate this despatch to your Ministers. I have, &c, . . KIMBERLEY. Governor the Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon, G.C.M.G., &c.

No. 4. (No. 33—1881.) Memorandum for His Excellency. The Premier has the honor to return to His Excellency the Despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies respecting the employment of the Crown Agents in connection with the negotiation of colonial loans. The despatch has been considered by the Government; and the Premier begs respectfully to inform His Excellency that, as regards any future New Zealand loans, arrangements not involving the employment of the Crown Agents will be made. Wellington, 25th July, 1881. JOHN HALL.

No. 5. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to Governor the Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon. (No. 31.) Sir,— Downing Street, 15th July, 1881. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 22, of the 16th May last, and to inform you that Her Majesty will not he advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the Act of the Legislature of New Zealand No. 38 of 1880, entitled " An Act to amend and consolidate the Law relating to the Native Land" [Court?], a transcript of which accompanied the despatch of the Officer Administering the Government No. 59, of the 10th September last. I have, &c, KIMBERLEY. Governor the Hon. Sir A. H. Gordon, G.C.M.G., &c.

Authority : G-eokge Didsbuet, Government Printer, Wellington.—1881.