[From the Government Gazette, July 11.]
Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1853. TXIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR ■*"*- has directed the following letter to be published for general information By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary. Blackwall Yard, near London, - October 20th, 1852. • Sib, — "With reference to, and in continuation of r our letter to your Excellency of the 30th of September,, we take the liberty respectfully to request, you will submit to the I proper Government Department in the' Gene-
ral and Provincial Government of New Zealand, that in the event of their not having made any engagement for their Monetary arrangements in this country, we tender to them or either of the Provinces our services to act as their Agents in London, or for England, under such instiuctions as they may. send, with any remittances they may entrust to us, pledging ourselves to appropriate the money according to their orders, and for their purposes only. We are induced to submit this offer from having already found in preparing the Shipping arrangements referred to in our letter to your Excellency of the 30th ultimo, the advantages that will arise to New Zealand, by promoting Emigration there, and securing a superior class of Agriculturists in the event of, and when the Government of each Province, and the General Legislature of New Zealand may appropriate Funds, and make 1 them available in England for that purpose. We hear of some parties of that description ! who have been farming beneficially in the quiet parts of England disposed to emigrate to New Zealand, if they could get funds to assist in paying the expenses of taking labourers and their families with them. Hoping to be honored by your Excellency's noticing and promoting the request of this letter. We have the honor to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most obedient humble Servants, j . Money Wtgram & Sons. i To His Excellency Sir George Grey, Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 829, 13 July 1853, Page 4
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322[From the Government Gazette, July 11.] New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 829, 13 July 1853, Page 4
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