B.—No. 5

FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE PROVINCES OF WELLINGTON AND HAWKE'S BAY.

No. 1. His Honor I. E. Featherston" to the Hon. E. W. Stafford. Superintendent's Office, Sir,— Wellington, 6th November, 1865. I do myself the honor to request that you will be good enough to direct the payment of the sum of twelve hundred and fifty.pounds to the Provincial Treasurer of Wellington, being the amount due on account of the share of the Province of Hawke's Bay for interest on the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington. The amounts required in London to pay the dividends due on the 31st of December next, were remitted by the European Mail of last month. I have, &c., I. E. Feathebstom', The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Superintendent.

No. 2. The Hon. E. W. Stafford to His Honor I. E. Featherstoit. (No. 417.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sib,— Wellington, 30th November, 1865. I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor's letter of the Gth instant, and in reply to inform you that the Assistant-Treasurer at Wellington has been instructed to pay into the Provincial Treasury the sum of (£1,250) twelve hundred and fifty pounds on account of the share of the Province of Hawke's Bay of the interest on the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Wellington. E. W. Staffoed.

No. 3. The Hon. E. W. Stafford to His Honor D. McLean. (No. 418.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sib,— Wellington, 30th November, 1865. I have the honor to inform you that the Eeceiver of Land Revenue at Napier has been instructed to pay over to the Sub-Treasurer at that place the sum of twelve hundred and fifty pounds (£1,250), aqxl the Assistant-Treasurer at Wellington has been instructed to pay that amount to the Provincial Treasurer, on account of the interest on the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Hawke's Bay. E. W. Stafford.

No. 4 Mr. J. Knowles to the Hon. E. W. Stafford. Superintendent's Office, Sib, — Wellington, 4th December, 1865. I do myself the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th November (No. 417), and beg to thank you for having instructed the Assistant-Treasurer to pay into the Provincial Treasury, the sum of twelve hundred and fifty pounds on account of the share of the Province of Hawke's -Bay of the interest on the permanent debt of the Wellington Province as originally constituted. I have, &c, JonN Knowles The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. (in the absence of the Superintendent).

No. 5. His Honor I. E. Featheeston to the Hon. E. W. Stafford. (No. 52-66.) Superintendent's Office, Sin,— Wellington, 25th April, 1866. I do myself the honor to request that you will be good enough to direct the payment to the Provincial Treasurer of this Province of the sum of £1,250, being the amount due on account of the share of the Province of Hawke's Bay for interest on the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington. The amounts required in London to pay the dividends duo on the 30th June next were remitted by the last European Mail. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Superintendent.