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General Assembly of the Colony of New Zealand is the Legislature of the said colony within the meaning of the "The Colonial Stock Act, 1877," and it is expedient that Agents should be appointed for the purpose of making the declaration required by the hereinbefore in part recited provision of that Act, and otherwise as hereinafter mentioned: Now, therefore, His Excellency George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of every power and authority enabling him in that behalf, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth, by this instrument issued under the seal of the said colony, authorize and empower the said Sir Penrose Goodchild Julyan, C.8., William Charles Sargeauut, Esquire, C.M.G., Montagu Frederic Ommanney, Esquire, and the Honorable William James Mudie Larnach as and to be the Agents to make the declaration required by the provisions of "The Colonial Stock Act, 187G," and in and about such declaration, and the leaving and record thereof with the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, to do all such necessary acts as might or could have been done by or on behalf of the Government of the colony to give effect to the provisions of the last-mentioned Act. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Auckland, this twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventyeight. Irwin C. Maling, J, Ballance. Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. God save the Queen !

No. 4. Notification to the Bank of England of the Appointment of Agents. Normanby, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government House at Auckland, this twenty-seventh day of February, 1878. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council. Whereas by " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877," it is, among other things, enacted that the said Act shall not come into operation, nor be of any force or effect whatever, until it shall be declared to be so in operation by a Proclamation issued by the Governor in Council and published in the New Zealand Government Gazette : And whereas by a Proclamation issued by the Governor in Council under the hereinbefore in part recited Act, and published in the Neiv Zealand Gazette of the ninth day of February instant, it was declared that the said Act should be and come into operation on and after the ninth day of February instant: And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted among other things that the Governor shall have power, for the purposes of the said Act, from time to time to appoint three or more persons in England to be Agents for the purposes of the said Act, and may empower such Agents, or any three or more of them, to exercise all or any of the powers by the said Act exercisable by the Governor in Council: And whereas by au Order in Council made under the authority of the said Act, bearing even date herewith (and a copy of which said Order in Council is hereto annexed), His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, did appoint Sir Penrose Goodchild Julyan, C.8., William Charles Sargeaunt, Esquire, C.M.G., Montagu Frederic Ommanney, Esquire, the three persons hereinbefore named, being the Crown Agents for the Colonies, and the Honorable William James Mudie Larnach, a member of the Executive Council of New Zealand, to be Agents in England for the purposes of the said Act, with full power and authority to such Agents, or any three of them, to exercise all the powers by the said Act exercisable by the Governor in Council; and the now reciting Order in Council also contains a declaration that the said Agents may from time to time delegate the power and authority vested in them as such Agents as aforesaid to any other person or persons in England as Agent or Agents, and that every such delegation shall be made in the manner by the said Act prescribed : And whereas by the said Act it is also enacted that the Governor in Council shall notify the appointment of Agents appointed for the purposes of the said Act to the Bank of England, and the power and authority of the Agents shall continue in full force until the Governor notifies the contrary and that notification is received by the Bank of England : Now, therefore, His Excellency George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby,