To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Straits Guardian.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 13, 4 January 1845, Page 3

To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator and C ook's Straits Guardian.

Sir, —Through the mediunj of your valuable journal, I would respectfully suggest to his Excellency the Governor one means of augmenting the revenue, which it is possible might not have come under his consideration, viz., the propriety of compelling all persons hawking goods, either in town or country, to take up a license. As this is the case in the sister colony, and at home, I see no reason why it should not be adopted here, especially as his Excellency seems at a loss how to raise funds sufficient for supporting the machinery of Government. I remain, Sir, Respectfully, . A Regular Trader. Wellington, Dec. 16, 1844.

Tallo-w. — The exportation t>f~ t&llavr from New South Wales during the past year has been valued at £200,000, of wliich was — Beef tallow £65,000 Mutton tallow 135,000 To produce this quantity of tallow, it is computed that 16,000 bullocks, and 540,000 sheep, have undergone tho boiling down process.

Extract of a letter from one of the Directors of the New Zealand Company, July 13, 1844— " The House of Commons Committee has passed the resolutions as proposed by the chairman. As these questions were deliberately referred to this Committee by the Government, we look upon the resolutions as an award which the Government must adopt. The Report, however, explanatory of the resolution, will not be presented to the Committee by the chairman till Monday, the 22nd July.