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14. That the Colonial Stock Act has been of immense service to the Colony of New Zealand, and large sums of money have been saved to the colony by adopting the provisions of this Act. 15. That it was owing to the agreement which your petitioner made with the Bank of England in 1875, and to the Colonial Stock Act, the passing of which by the Imperial Parliament your petitioner was mainly instrumental in obtaining, that the new loan of £5,000,000 was so successfully floated. 16. That your petitioner was appointedan Agent for the inscription of stock before ho resigned the Agent-Generalship ; but, though informed by the Premier, Sir John Hall, that the appointment would be a permanent one, and was a reward for his services, his appointment was cancelled and no remuneration or compensation allowed him. Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that your honourable House will take the premises into your favourable consideration, and grant your petitioner such redress as to your honourable House may seem meet. And your petitioner will ever pray, &c. Julius Vogel. [Cost of Paper.— Printing (1,225 copies), 18s. 3d.]

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