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1882. NEW ZEALAND.

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1880. (PAPERS RELATING TO THE)

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

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. Victobia, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Hercules George Eobeet Eobinson, James Hectob, Joe Dransfield, William Hutchison, Charles Lemon, William Hort Levin, Daniel Mclntyee, Feedebick Augustus Keull, John Smylie McDewell Thompson, and George Edmeades Tolhuest. Whebeas an Exhibition of the Works of Art and of the Products of Agriculture and Industry of all Nations is to be held in the City of Melbourne, in the Colony of Victoria, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty: And whereas it has been represented to Us that it is desirable that Commissioners should be appointed to devise and carry out the details necessary for the transmission to Melbourne of any articles, the produce or manufacture of our Colony of New Zealand, intended for exposition at the said Exhibition, for their due display thereat, and for their subsequent sale or careful return to their owners: Now know ye that We, reposing special trust and confidence in your knowledge, integrity, and ability, do by these presents authorize and appoint you to be such Commissioners accordingly, of whom any three shall form a quorum, with full power to act in these premises; and do appoint the before-named Sir Hercules George Eobert Eobinson to be President, and the aforesaid James Hector to be Vice-President, of you the said Commisssoners. In testimony whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the seal of our said Colony of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed. Witness our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Hercules George Eobert Eobinson, Knight Grand Cross of our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over our Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at Wellington, this sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and in the forty-third year of our reign. (1.5.) Hercules Eobinson. H. A. Atkinson.

Appointment of Executive Commissioner. Victobia, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith. To our Trusty and Well-beloved James Hectoe, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Doctor of Medicine, a Fellow of the Eoyal Society, London, Manager of the New Zealand Institute, Director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand. Whebeas by Letters Patent bearing date the sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and passed under the seal of our Colony of New Zealand, reciting that an International Exhibition of the works of art, and of the products of agriculture and industry of all nations, was to be held in the City of Melbourne, in our Colony of Victoria, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty; and reciting that it had been represented to Us that it was desirable that Commissioners should be appointed to devise and carry out the details necessary for the transmission to Melbourne of any articles, the produce or manufacture of our said Colony of New Zealand, intended for exposition at the said International Exhibition, for their due display thereat, and for their subsequent sale, or careful return to their owners. We appointed Sir Hercules George Eobert Eobinson, James Hector, Joe Dransfield, Wlliam Hutchison, Charles Lemon, William Hort Levin, Daniel Mclntrye, Frederick Augustus Krull, John Smylie McDewell Thompson, and George Edmeades Tolhurst, in the said Letters Patent mentioned, to be such Commissioners accordingly, of whom any three should form a quorum, with full power to act in the premises : And whereas it is expedient that an Executive Commissioner should be appointed for the purposes hereinafter mentioned : Now know ye that We, reposing especial trust and confidence in your knowledge, integrity, and ability, do by these presents H. sa.—l.