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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of His jExcelleney.

No. 1. His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (No. 7.) My Lord, —• Government House, N.Z., 20th January, 1882. I have the honour to inform your Lordship that, having communicated to Ministers your Lordship's Despatch, No. 42, of the 10th October, 1881, with reference to examinations for the Gilchrist Scholarship, I have received from Mr. Hall, the Premier, a memorandum on this subject, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose. 1 have, &c, A. GORDON. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Reply, A.-2,Nos.2and4.

Enclosure. Memorandum for His Excellency. The Premier presents his respectful compliments to His Excellency the Governor, and returns herewith the Despatch, No. 42, of 10th October, with its enclosure, respecting examinations in New Zealand for the Gilchrist Scholarship. The Premier has the honour to ask that His Excellency will request the Colonial Office to inform the Registrar of the University of London, that if it is necessary the places of examinations for the June matriculation should now be. fixed, the Government regard Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin as the most suitable; but that, if the University authorities can consent to delay, it will be better to leave the places undecided until, through the receipt of applications, the residences of candidates are known. Whatever the decision on this point, four sets of papers should be sent to the Colony. The understanding that the Sub-Examiner at each centre is to be appointed by the Governor will, of course, be adhered to. Wellington, 16th January, 1882. John Hall.

No. 2. His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. (No. 26.) My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 18th May, 1882. With reference to your Lordship's Despatch, No. 7, of the 9th March last, I have the honour to forward a memorandum addressed to me by the

. A.-2, No. 2.

Note.—Despatches will also befound in the following papers : — West Coast Native Affairs (A.-4); Petition from Maoris to the Queen (4.-6) ; Native -i flairs and the Amnesly (A.--8) ; Crown Lands Department Report (C.-J) ; and .Education, University of Hew Zealand (E.-5). I—A. 1.

DESPATCHES FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE