—No. 9.—

The Secretary of the Company to Mr. Buller.

By desire of the Court of Directors of the New Zealand Company, I have the honor to enclose an extract from the Proceedings of the General Court of Proprietors, held this day, expressing the spontaneous and unanimous wish of the Meeting, that, "in testimony of the feeling entertained by the Shareholders, of the invaluable services rendered by you in the cause of Colonisation, and of your intimate acquaintance with New Zealand affairs," you be requested to allow yourself to be re-elected a Director of the Company.

In conveying to you this request, the Directors trust that, without any further assurance on their part, you are already aware how cordially and entirely it has their concurrence.