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COPIES OF CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE ANNEXED MEMORIAL OF BERNARD GAPPER.

NO. 1. Nelson, December sth, 1853 These are to certify that I have examined Mr. Bernard Gapper, and consider him incapable of discharging his Custom House duties, having received a gun shot wound in his right hand, whilst engaged as Constable, under the orders of the Government authorities, at the massacre of the Wairau, a gradual distortion of the bones of the right hand has taken place, accompanied by irritation of the part, which renders him incapable of using the pen, and a fit subject for the consideration of the Governor-in-Chief. (Signed) Jos. F. Wilson, Government Surgeon, Nelson.

NO. 2. I certify that Mr. Bernard Gapper is labouring under a painful affection of the right hand, which incapacitates him from following his usual occupations, the cause of this painful state of his hand is a severe gun shot wound, received at the Wairau massacre, while acting under the directions of the Government representative as Constable. (Signed) George F. Bush, M.R.C.S.L. & L.A.11.L • Nelson, New Zealand, December sth, 1853.

NO. 3. Custom House, Nelson, 24th October, 1853. I hereby certify that Mr. Bernard Gapper, Landing Waiter and Tide Surveyor, of this Port, during the time he has served with me (from the Ist of July, 1849, to this date) has always done his duty to my satisfaction, and that I consider him to be a good and efficient Officer. (Signed) Chas. Logie, Collector.

To the Honorable tlie House of Representatives, in the General Assembly of New Zealand. The Humble Memorial of Bernard Gapper, of the Town of Nelson, in New Zealand, late Landing Waiter in Her Majesty's Customs. Siieweth, That your Memorialist emigrated from England to New Zealand in the year 1841, for the purpose of engaging in agricultural pursuits. That on the arrival of your Memorialist in New Zealand, he found it utterly impossible to obtain land at any rate of rent, which would enable him to support himself and family.