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As the circumstances of the case have been so fully stated in Lord Normanby's Despatch No. 4, of the 14th February, 1879, and Sir James Prendergast's No. 98, of the Ist December, 1882, and the enclosures in those Despatches, it does not appear that any report from me is necessary. I have, &c. Wm. E. DEUMMOND JEEVOIS. The Eight Hon, the Earl of Derby.

Enclosure. To the Eight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Eight Hon. Sie, — The humble petition of the undersigned, the Superintendent of the Nelson Lunatic Asylum, New Zealand, and the accompanying correspondence which has passed between the petitioner and the Colonial Government, showeth that your memorialist has fully complied with No. 21, of 22nd April, 1879, and subsequent Despatches from the Home Office, without being able to obtain any result on the subject of his complaint, or this appeal would not have been made to your Lordship. May it therefore please the Imperial Government to direct that Her Majesty's Eepresentative here do inquire, by Eoyal Commission, if the removal of the petitioner from the Civil Service in the year 1876 was effected in accordance with British rule and justice or not. And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray. Nelson, New Zealand, 16th June, 1884. Thomas Butlee.

No. 4. (No. 38.) My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 21st June, 1884. I have the honour to transmit herewith copies of " New Zealand : her Commerce and Eesources," by Mr. G. W. Griffin, United States Consul at Auckland, which has lately been printed by the Government of this colony. I have, &c. Wm. E. DEUMMOND JEEVOIS. The Eight Hon. the Earl of Derby.

No. 5. (No. 39.) My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 21st June, 1884. With reference to your Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 26th March last, transmitting to me five copies of the works of the late Dr. Erancis Sibson, I have the honour to state that I have presented one copy to each of the following libraries : the General Assembly, the public libraries of Auckland and Christchurch, the Otago University (Medical School), and the New Zealand Institute. I have, &c. Wm. E. DEUMMOND JEEVOIS. The Eight Hon. the Earl of Derby.

No. 6. (No. 40.) My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 21st June, 1884. With reference to your Lordship's Circular Despatch of the Ist March last, requesting me to furnish a brief statement of the practice or law in force in this colony in respect of the authentication of signatures to documents, I have the honour to forward herewith a memorandum from Mr. Eeid, Solicitor-General for New Zealand, containing the information asked for. I have, &c. Wm. E. DEUMMOND JEEVOIS. The Eight Hon. the Earl of Derby.

Enclosure. The Hon. the Premier. In accordance with the instructions sent me by you, referring to the request contained in Lord Derby's Circular Despatch of the Ist March, 1884,1 beg to submit this memorandum, setting forth