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No. 8. The Agents to the Premier. Sir, — 7, Westminster Chambers, London, S.W., 4th November, 1879. We have tho honor to inform you that, as Agents under the Consolidated Loan Act, Sir Penrose Julyan, Sir Julius Vogel, Mr. Sargeaunt, and Mr. Larnach waited on the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England on Monday, the 3rd November, with the express object of ascertaining if the Bank was willing to undertake the agency for inscribing New Zealand stocks on the terms agreed upon with Sir Julius Vogel. in 1875. The Governor and Deputy-Governor said they saw no reason for departing from the terms then agreed upon ; but at the same time they claimed the right of final decision at the time when we wore expressly prepared to commence operations. A conversation ensued, in the course of which the Governor, Mr. Birch, emphatically stated that, without questioning the resources of New Zealand, there was a strong feeling in the City against its borrowing so largely as it is about to do, in addition to its present loans. We have, &c, P. G. Julyan. The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. Julius Vogel.

No. 9. The Agent-Geneeal to the Premier. (Received, January 21, 1880.) Premier, New Zealand. Inscribed Stock. Order in Council appointing Agents take declaration under Imperial Act only authorizes all four, and not less. Larnach away. Inland Bevenue Board likely object. Send another authority under seal, substituting my name for Larnach's, and authorize any two or three. Cable particulars of what done (not using code) to satisfy Board. Vogel. LondoD, 20.

No. 10. The Colonial Teeasueer to Sir P. G. Julyan. Sir,— Treasury, New Zealand, Wellington, 31st January, 1880. I have the honor to inform you that Mr. Larnach having left England, it has been deemed expedient to cancel the appointments of the Agents in England for the purposes of " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877," and to issue a new commission. It has also been thought undesirable to burden the Crown Agents for the colonies by appointing more than one of them as an Agent under the Act named. I accordingly enclose herewith copies of three instruments under the hand of His Excellency the Governor in Council: —l. Revoking the appointments of those gentlemen wdio have hitherto acted as Agents in England for the purposes of the Act above mentioned, and appointing Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G., W. 0. Sargeaunt, Esq., and yourself as Agents in their stead. —2. Appointing the same three gentlemen to he the persons to make the declaration required by " The Colonial Stock Act, 1877," to be made. —3. Notifying to the Bank of England the appointment of the new Agents. The originals of these documents have been transmitted to Sir Julius Vogel. The Government have conferred this appointment upon you in accordance with your expressed willingness to aid the colony with your knowledge and experience. The question of remuneration is under consideration by the Government, whose decision will be made known to you by the next mail vid San Francisco; but it is probable the matter will have to be finally determined by Parliament. I have, &c, Sir Penrose Goodchild Julyan, K.C.M.G., C.8., H. A. Atkinson. Care of the Agent-General for New Zealand. [Letters of same date, and of like tenor, to Sir Julius Vogel and Mr. Sargeaunt.]

Enclosures. Order in Council revoking existing Wareants of Appointments. Heecules Eobinson, Governor. OEDEE IN COUNCIL. At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of January, 1880. Present: His Excellency the Goveenoe in Council. Whereas by two several Orders in Council, bearing date respectively the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, made and issued under the provisions of " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877," Sir Penrose Goodchild Julyan, Montagu Frederic Ommanney, William James Mudie Larnach, Sir Julius Vogel, and William Charles Sargeaunt, therein respectively described, were appointed to be Agents in England for the purposes of the said Act as aud in the manner in the said Orders in Council particularly mentioned: And whereas it is expedient that the said several appointments should be revoked, and that other appointments should be made as hereinafter provided: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the " The New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act,

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