Superintendent's Office, Nelson, 22nd August, 1853. gj r ' I have the honour to enclose herewith, for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Nelson Board of Trustees, with accompanying report of a Committee ot such Board, adopted by it in reference to two sums of money proposed to be handed over to it by his Excellency. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) M. Richmond. The Civil Secretary, Superintendent. &c., &c., &c., Wellington.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 14th Nov., 1853. Sir, — , I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to forward to your Honor the enclosed letter from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Funds for Public Purposes at Nelson, with the report accompanying the same, and to lequest you will be good enough to make any observations thereupon, which the Provincial Government of Nelson may think necessary. At tli6 same time, Ism to c&ll your Honour s Attention to tlie Clause in the Constitution Act relating to the future appropriation of the Land Revenue. I have, &c., (Signed) Alfred Domett, His Honor the Superintendent C ivil Secretary, of the Province of Nelson.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson, 20th January, 1854. 1F ' J ,j 0 myself the honour to acknowledge the receipt of a letter from the Civil Secretary, No. 53, 167*), of the 14th November last, forwarding one from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Funds for Public Purposes at Nelson, as also a report of the said Board, with a request that for your Excell ncy's consideration I would make any remarks thereupon which I might consider the subject required. , 2. As the Report referred almost entirely to he mode in which the proceeds of sales of Crown Lands within the Province should be appropriated, I have delayed addressing your Excellency on the subject until I could ascertain the wishes of the Provincial Council with respect to ihe expenditure of the receipts of Crown Lands Depaitment, as I believed that in all probability the Council would desire to direct the appropriation of these receipts under the authority of your Excellency's instructions conveyed in letters from the Civil Secretary, Nos. 10-14 and 10-16, of the Bth and 12th August last, subject of course to the control of the General Assembly. 3. As 1 anticipated, the Provincial Council has desired that the receipts of the Crown Lands Department, after the authorised deductions s ould be appropriated to Emigration and other public purposes as may be specified in an Appropriation Bill of the Council, consequently the question raised in the repon of the Trustees may be considered to be decided by the most competent authority interested in the subject save the General Assembly alone. 4. It is therefore scarcely necessary that I should remark at length upon that report (which, I may be permitted to observe, contains much irrevelant matter) the more so, as after a series of somewhat contradictory arguments, it appears to recommend that the funds arisingfrom sales of land subsequently to the sth July, 1850, should be administered by the Supetintendent and Council of the