G.-No. 1

PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE ISSUE OF

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No. 3. Mr. W. C. Sargeaunt to the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Sir, — Spring Gardens, London, S.W., 16th March, 1871. I have tho honor to enclose copy of a correspondence relative to the forwarding, through this office, to New Zealand of certain medals for various persons in that Colony engaged in the New Zealand wars 1861-66, and to inform you that these medals have been shipped by the sailing vessel "Edinburgh Castle" direct to Wellington, as it was considered better to delay their arrival for a few weeks than to incur the risk of damage to the cases, and possible loss of contents, if they had been sent by P. and O. steamer and overland, owing to the changes in transit by that route. I send also the following documents relating to the above : — 1. Bill of lading. 2. Shipping agent's freight Ac. account, £16 7s. Bd. 3. Nine lists or rolls giving the names and particulars of the recipients of the medals. I have, Ac, The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, New Zealand. AV. C. Sargeaunt.

Enclosure 1 in No. 3. Mr. H. T. Holland to the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Gentlemen, — Downing Street, 31st January, 1871. I am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to acquaint you that a letter has been received from the War Office stating that a large number of medals for service in New Zealand had been received at that Department, and requesting to be informed how they should be transmitted to tho Colony. Lord Kimberley has suggested that they should be forwarded through yourselves as Crown Agents. I am, Ac, The Crown Agents for the Colonies. H. T. Holland.

Enclosure 2 in No. 3. Mr. Edward Lugard to the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Gentlemen, — War Office, Bth February, 1871. I am directed by Mr. Secretary Cardwell to transmit to you a copy of a letter which has been addressed, by his direction, to the Colonial Office, together with a copy of the reply which has been received to it, relative to the transmission to New Zealand of medals, as enumerated in the enclosed list, for officers and men of the Local Forces in that Colony, and for civilians who were employed in the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps, and were paid from Imperial funds. The boxes containing these medals are also transmitted herewith, and, in accordance with the recommendation in the Colonial Office letter, I am to request that you will take measures for forwarding them to the Colony by an early and safe opportunity. They have been addressed to the Officer Administering the Government, who, it will be seen, has been instructed by the Secretary of State for the Colonics to conform to the directions of this Department as to the distribution of the medals; and the rolls (9) of the names of those for whom they are intended are forwarded herewith, for transmission to the Colony, with the medals. I have, Ac, The Crown Agents for the Colonies. Edward Lugard.

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