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SCHEDULE OF DESPATCHES F KOM THE EIGHT HO*. THE SECKETAKY OF THE COLONIES TO THE GOVBOWOBOT

••I I>ate and Number. Subject. bo i : 12 Sept., 1871 (No. 69.) 25 Sept., 1871 '. (Circular.) io Oct., 1871 : (Circular.) 12 Oct., 1871 (No. 70.) 20 Oct., 1871 (No. 73.) 26 Oct., 1871 (No. 75.) 26 Oct., 1871 (No. 76.) 25 Oct., 1871 (Circular.) 3 Nov., 1871 (Circular.) 11 Nov., 1871 (No. 78.) 14 Nov., 1871 (No. 79.) 15 Nov., 1871 (No. 80.) 27 Nov., 1871 (No. 83.) 30 Nov., 1871 (Circular.) 4 Dec, 1871 (No. 86.) 4 Dec, 1871 (No. 87.) 5 Dec, 1871 (No. 89.) 8 Dec, 1871 (No. 90.) 16 Dec, 1871 (No. 95.) 13 Dec, 1871 (Circular.) 21 Dec, 1871 (Circular.) 12 Jan., 1872 (No. 2.) 15 Jan., 1872 (No. 3.) 25 Jan. 1872 (Circular.) 6 Feb., 1872 (General.) 9 Feb., 1872 (No. 7.) 10 Feb., 1872 (No. 8.) 14 Feb., 1872 (Circular.) 15 Feb., 1872 (Circular.) 19 Feb., 1872 (Circular.) 23 Feb., 1872 (No. 9.) 23 Feb., 1872 (No. 10.) 23 Feb., 1872 (No. 12.) 21 Feb.. 1872 (No. 13.) 29 Feb., 1872 (Circular.) 5 March, 1872 (No. 14.) 6 March, 1872 (Circular.) ; 9 March, 1872 (Circular.) I 12 March, 1872 (Circular.) ) 13 March, 1872 (Circular.) Inquiring if Auckland is to be preferred to Canterbury for observing the tran B it of Venus Forwarding the Vaccination Act Amendment Act of 1867 ... 1 2 2 : 4 3 Directing that the Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870 be formally proclaimed Ackowledging receipt of Despatch No. 67, of 1870, reporting the condition of Native Inqutfng'tf the New Zealand Government object to the P. and 0. Company's steamers calling at a South Australian Port. Eespecting the question of granting Pardons. 5 4 5 5 10 6 12 7 Acknowledging receipt of Despatches respecting Eegina V. Barton : Her Majesty a Government will give no opinion on the particular case, pending legal proceedings. The Colonial Treasury to undertake the Payment of Pensions 12 8 13 9 Forwarding Eoyal Warrant of 27th December, 1870, respecting promotion for Staff Service Acknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 55, of 1871, respecting Naval Protection 14 10 15 11 12 Acknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 77, of 1S71, respecting Prosecutions for Polynesian AeknSglngi-eceipt of Despatch No. 72, of 1871, reporting the Death of Tamati Waka Acknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 79, of 1871: Senior Naval Officer will pay for Subsistence of Naval Prisoners. P. andO. Company's Contract will terminate on 31st December, 18/d 15 15 13 15 14 16 15 16 17 Acknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 89, of 1871, forwarding "Proceedings of New AcSSSfof Despatch No. 91, of 1871, forwarding Mr. Fox's Memorandum Eeports on the Colonial Acknowledging Eeeeipt of Despatch No. 54, of 1871 = Conditional-Pardon Convicts will be prohibited from entering the Australasian Colonies. Acknowledging receipt of Despatch No. 92, of 1871, reporting progress of events 16 17 17 18 17 19 17 20 Eespecting the Payment for Coal expended by H.M. ships on Colonial Service Further respecting French Convicts sent to New Caledonia ... 18 21 19 22 Eespecting Sir David Monro Acknowledging further Ministerial Memorandum in the case Eegina v. Barton 19 23 20 24 Eespecting measures taken by the French Government to prevent the escape of Convicts from New Caledonia. - . Eespecting Mr. SeweH retaining the title of Honorable 20 25 20 26 Eespecting Sir David Monro Acknowledging receipt of Eeport of Selcet Committee on the Telegraph Department ... 21 27 21 28 Forwarding Papers respecting Vaccination Forwarding Proclamation against spread of contagious diseases in Netherlands India ... 25 29 27 30 Eespecting Public Nuisances Acknowledging Speech at close of Session of 1871 ... 28 31 28 32 Eespecting the Navigators Islands Eespecting observation of the Transit of Venus 29 83 30 34 Eespecting the appointments of Mr. Fitzl.erbert and Mr. Vogel to be C.M.G Eespecting certain French Penal Settlements 30 35 30 36 Eespecting Bishop Patteson ... ■■■ ••• . 1 Eespecting future appointments of Colonial Bishops 31 37 33 3S ! Eespecting amended Regulations under the Naturalization Acts of 1870 ... . ! Eespecting French Penal Settlements at New Caledonia and in the West Indies 35 39 37 40 ! Eespecting the transportation of 586 Communist prisoners to New Caledonia