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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

Presented to loth Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. (No. 10.) Sir, — Downing Street, 3rd June, 1880. I have the honor to transmit to you the accompanying newspaper report of a question asked in the House of Commons by Mr Onslow, M.P., on the 25th ultimo, and of the reply given by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, respecting the present state of the graves of officers and non-commissioned officers of Her Majesty's 43rd and 68th Regiments at Tauranga. I request that you will be good enough to supply me with a report upon the subject. I have, &c, Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, G.C.M.G., KIMBERLEY; &c, &c, &c.

Enclosure in No. 1. [Extract from Times, 25th May, 1880.] Military Graves in New Zealand. Me,. Onslow asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there was any recent information in the Colonial Office regarding the present state of the graves of officers and noncommissioned officers of Her Majesty's 43rd and 68th Light Infantry buried at Tauranga, in New Zealand, and, if not, whether he would cause inquiries to be made. Mr Grant Duff.—ln reply to the honorable member, I have to say that we have no information upon the subject ; but, if the honorable member will communicate with me, we will make any inquiries which he may desire.

No. 2. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to Governor Sir Heucules Robinson. (No. 11.) Sir, — Downing Street, 11th June, 1880. I have the honor to forward, for transmission to Mr George Brownlee, of Oamaru, the accompanying bronze medal of the Royal Humane Society, and I shall be glad if you will cause it to be presented to him publicly I enclose a copy of the letter addressed to this department by the Secretary of the Society sending the medal, and you will be good enough to obtain Mr. Brownlee's receipt, to be returned to the Society I have, &c, Governor Sir Hercules Robinson, G C.M.G., KIMBERLEY. &c, &c, &c. I—A. 2.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND