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No. 60. The Loan Agents to the Colonial Teeasueee. Treasurer, New Zealand. (Beceived 3rd January, 1885.) Third million announced upon receiving your message to-day. Minimum, ninety-seven half. Tenders, ninth instant. Loan Agents, London, 2.

No. 61. The Loan Agents to the Colonial Teeasueee. Treasurer, New Zealand. (Beceived 10th January, 1885.) Loan taken above ninety-nine. Details presently. Loan Agents, London, 9.

No. 62. The Loan Agents to the Colonial Teeasueee. Treasurer, New Zealand. (Beceived 10th January, 1885.) Total amount applied for, £3,980,000. Tenders at £99 6s. 6d. receive 30 per cent. Seven hundred tenders. . Loan Agents, London, 9.

No. 63. The Colonial Treasurer to the Agent-Geneeae. Agent-General, London. Waiwera, 10th January, 1885. Loan Agents. Warm congratulations, and thanks. Vogel.

No. 64. The Loan Agents to the Colonial Treasurer. Treasurer, New Zealand. (Beceived 11th January, 1885.) Yours many thanks. Corrected totals. Amount tendered, £4,130,000. Tenders at £96 6s. 6d. Beceive sixty-five per cent. Average price, £99 10s. Id. Loan Agents, London, 10.

No. 65. The Loan Agents to the Colonial Treasures. Treasurer, New Zealand. (Beceived 10th January, 1885.) Have sold quarter of a million scrip to-night. Instruct whether shall sell Bank of New Zealand's £200,000 also. Loan Agents, London, 9.

No. 66. The Colonial Treasurer to the Agent-General. Agent-General, London. Waiwera, 10th January, 1885. Sell Bank of New Zealand's £200,000. Vogel.

No. 67. The Agent-General to the Colonial Treasurer. Sir, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, S.W., 21st November, 1884. The San Francisco Mail of October brought your several letters addressed to the Loan Agents, which will be duly acknowledged by them; but this cannot be done to-day, as Sir Penrose Julyan is away from London. I have to acknowledge the receipt, just now, of your telegram of to-day, directing me to arrange with Sir Penrose to continue to act under the conditions of the recent telegrams between yourself and him. I have, &c, The Hon. the Treasurer, Wellington. F. D. Bell.

Copy of Telegram enclosed in No. 67. The Colonial Teeasueee to the Agent-General. Agent-General, London. Wellington, 21st November, 1884. Arrange with Julyan continue act under conditions recent telegrams. Payment cover all services,