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Enclosure 2 in No. 33. His Honor the Superintendent to Mr. A. F. Halcombe. Sir, — Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 14th July, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, and in reply I beg to inform you that I assent to the grant of 10,000 acres, as shown upon the accompanying tracing, on the terms mentioned in your letter. I have, &c, William Fitzherbert, A. F. Halcombe, Esq., Superintendent. Agent for the Emigrant and Colonist's Aid Corporation, . Wellington.

No. 34. Mr. G. S. Cooper to Mr. A. F. Halcombe. Sir,— Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 17th July, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, in which you enclose copies of a correspondence with His Honor the Superintendent of Wellington respecting the proposal to grant 10,000 acres of land in the Manchester Block to the Emigrant and Colonist's Aid Corporation, on the payment of the sum of £15,000 to the Government. In reply, I have the honor to inform you that the General Government confirms the assent given by His Honor the Superintendent to a grant of 10,000 acres, as shown upon the tracing furnished by you, on the terms mentioned in your letter to His Honor of the 12th instant. I have, &c, G. S. Cooper, A. F. Halcombe, Esq., Wellington. Under Secretary. By Authority: G10201: Dtdsbchy, Government Printer, Wellington—lB73. Price 9_.] 2—D. 7.