CONTENTS. A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A.—l. DESPATCHES from His Excellency the G-overnor of New Zealand to the Bight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A. —la. from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the G-ovornor of New Zealand. A.—2. NATIVE LANDS COURT—Memorandum on the operation of the, by Sir William Martin, D.C.L. A.—2a. NATIVE LANDS COURT ACTS—Memoranda relative to the working of the, by the Hon. Colonel Haultain and the Judges of the Native Lands Court, with Appendix. A.—3. DISALLOWANCE OP PROVINCIAL BlLLS—Further Papers relative to. A.—4. HARBOUR DEFENCES—Papers relative to the Defence of the Harbours of New Zealand. A.—s. NAVAL DEFENCE —Correspondence relative to the number of Her Majesty's Ships to be stationed on the Coast of New Zealand. A.—6. Mr. VOGEL'S MISSION TO ENGLAND—Report and Correspondence relative to, including Railway Contracts. A. —6a. Further Papers relative to. A.—7. PROVINCIAL ORDINANCES—Memorandum on the validity of, by the Attorney-General. A.—B. GOLD FIELDS ACTS—Papers relative to Gold Fields Laws—(The Miner's Right as an element of title). A.—9. WAIKATO FRONTlER—Petition to His Excellency the G-overnor from Settlers in the Waikato District, relative to the establishment of an "Aukati" line on the Waikato Frontier.

B. FINANCE. B.—l. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the General Government of New Zealand, for the Financial Year 1869-70. B.—li. REPORT OP THE AUDITOR-GENERAL on the Accounts of the COLONIAL TREASURER, for the Financial Year 1869-70. B.—lb. MEMORANDUM BY OFFICERS OF THE TREASURY on the Report of the Auditor-General. B.—lc. FURTHER REPORT OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL on the Accounts of the Colonial Treasurer, for the Financial Year 1869-70. B— Id. MEMORANDUM BY OFFICERS OF THE TREASURY on the further Report of the Auditor-General. 8.—2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT made in the House of Representatives by the Colonial Treasurer. B. —2a. PUBLIC WORKS —Statement relative to, made in the House of Representatives by the Minister for Public Works. 8.—3. COMPTROLLER'S CASH BALANCE SHEET, showing the operations on the Public Account, for the Year ended 30th June, 1870. B.—3a. Showing the operations on the Public Account, for the Year ended 30th June, 1871. 8.—4. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE of the several Provinces of New Zealand and the County of Westland, for the Year ended 31st December, 1870. B. —5. ROAD BOARDS —Return of Receipts and Disbursements of, in the several Provinces of New Zealand and the County of Westland, for the Year ended 30th June, 1871. 8.—6. RESERVE ACCOUNT—Statement of, for the Year 1869-70, showing the sums reserved under each Vote, the sums expended, the balances repaid to the Provinces, and the balances returned to Revenue.