MESSAGE No. 7.

The Officer administering the Government forwards to the House of Representatives the documents connected with Mr. Grimstone's claim for compensation for loss of his appointment as Chief Clerk in the Department of the Colonial Secretary of New Munster, on the introduction of the New Constitution Act, and His Excellency recommends Mr. Grimstone's case to the favourable consideration of the House. R. H. WYNYARD. Government House, Auckland, 4th September, 1854.