I assumed, moreover, that the Regulations would be well considered and would result from conference with, and the recommendations of the trustees themselves, and would be promulgated in Maori as well as in English. My intention was to supply a simple machinery, which could be applied to all the varying classes of trusts. 6. Section 24 will be amended as suggested. 7. Section 29 same. 8. Sections 34 to 40. There has been much expensive litigation in consequence of the system of referring to Acts and declaring them to apply "so far as the circumstances of case will permit". No later than the last sitting of the Court of Appeal, a case was argued as to the applicability of the Protective Clauses of "the Justices of the Peace Protection Act 1866" to the case of a breach of Contract by a Superintendent; and the Judges deprecated the system of incorporating parts of Acts by reference. It appeared to me better to introduce into this Act clauses similar to those in the Justices Protection Act, altering the language so as to suit the circumstances, than to incorporate the latter by reference. I think it would not be well to exclude the jurisdiction of the District Court altogether, but it will be observed that I left this to the option of the trustee by Section 37. I assure you that the plainer the language in which criticisms on my work, is put, the better I like it; and I am quite sure that