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No. 12. His Honor I. E. Peatiieestcot to the Hon. E. W. Staffobd. Superintendent's Office, Sic,— Wellington, 23rd October, 1866. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, informing mo that the Assistant-Treasurer had been instructed 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 of the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington, and in reply to tender my best thanks for your prompt compliance with my request. I have, &c, I. E. Peatiiebstos', The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Superintendent.

No. 13. His Honor I. E. Featheestost to the Hon. E. W. Staffobd. Superintendent's Office, Sic,— Wellington, Bth April, 1867. I do myself the honor to request that you will bo good enough to direct the payment to the Provincial Treasurer of this Province of the sum of £1,250, being the amount due on the permanent debt of the original Province of Wellington by the Province of Hawke's Bay. The amount required in London to pay the dividends due on the 30th June next has been .remitted by this day's mail. I have, &c, I. E. Featiieestos", The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. . Superintendent.

No. 14. The Hon. E. W. Staffoed to His Honor D. McLean. (No. 119.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sib,— Wellington, 17th April, 1867. I have the honor to inform you that the Receiver 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), and 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. Staffobu.

No. 15. The Hon. E. W. Staffoed to His Honor I. E. Peatiieestcot. (No. 120.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sic — Wellington, 17th April, 1867. I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Honor's letter of the Bth 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 twelve hundred and fifty pounds (£1,250), 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. 16. His Honor I. E. Featueeston to the Hon. E, W. Staffoed, Superintendent's Office, Sib,— Wellington, 10th October, 1867. I do myself the honor to request that you will be good enough to direct the payment to the Provincial Account of this Province at the Bank of New South "Wales 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 amount required in London to pay the dividends duo on the 31st December next will be forwarded by the Suez Mail of the 17th instant. 1 have, &c, I. E. Featheestox, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Superintendent.

No. 17. The Hon. E. W. Staffobd to his Honor I. E. Peathebston. (No. 315.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sib,— "Wellington, 7th December, 1867. Adverting to the letter of the 10th of October last, from the Provincial Secretary requesting tlie payment of the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty pounds (£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, I have the honor to state that there has been some difficulty in arriving at a decision on this matter, as " The Public llevenues 2

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