B-No.3

: WELLINGTON. No. 1. MR. lOX TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OP WELLINGTON. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 20th August, 186.'. Sir,— I have the honor to forward to you the accompanying statement of the appointment between the Provinces of Wellington and Hawke's Bay, for the sums due for interest and sinking fund to the 30th June, 1860, on the amount raised for laud purchases in these Provinces to that date, and I have to request your Honor to be good enough to cause the amount due from the Province of Wellington on this account, viz., £2,3(58 18s. Gd. to be paid before the 30th September next to the Colonial SubTreasurer, who will be instructed on receiving this sum to pay over to the Provincial Treasurer £2,404 6s. 7d., being the balance of surplus Revenue due to the Province on accouut of the year ended 30th June, 1860. I have, &c., Williah Fox. His Honor the Superintendent, Wellington.

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No. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WELLINGTON, TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 19th September, 18G1. Referring to the Resolution passed by the House of Representatives on Friday the 6th September instant, under which His Excellency's Ministers were authorised to pay on behalf of the Province of Hawke's Bay to the Province of Wellington the sum of £2,500 for the current financial year on account of interest, I have the honor to request that, as I am o'oliged to remit to London the amount required for the payment of the half-yearly dividends in the month of October and April in each year you will be pleased to cause the sum of £1,250 to be paid to the Provincial Treasury of Wellington with as little delay as possible. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, Superintendent. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Auckland.

No. 3. THE ASSISTANT TREASURER TO THE SUB-TREASURER, WELLINGTON. Treasury, Auckland, 4th October, 1861. Sir —— I am directed by the Colonial Treasurer to instruct you to pay to the Provincial Treasurer, Wellington, the sum of £1250, being a payment on behalf of the Province of Hawke's Bay on account

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