Question. What about the proposed introduction of Pensioners, I should amazingly like to see it carried into effect as likely to facilitate the long pending question. By Cap. King's direction, and he was guided by the Estimates, I told Honi Ropiha, Rawiri, Te Ngahuru, Taumata and Tamati Waka that, in future, until otherwise ordered - they would be paid as Assessors at the rates mentioned in proposed list, the quarter is drawing to a close and I shall be in a fix - what is to be done? By the same authority the Census Returns have been collected by the Police and Gaoler. I foresaw a difficulty and endeavoured to get a Collector appointed under the Census Ordinance passed 15 July 1851 in order that the forms might be