No. 13.
Mr. Mantell to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Sir,—

I have the honor to enclose the original Deed of Purchase of the Murihiku Block, with the receipts for the first two instalments of £1,000. Those for the remaining instalments (£600) will appear in a separate deed.

I have also the honor to transmit the original conveyance to the Crown of Section No. 401, Port Chalmers. I have, as directed by the Auditor-General, made and filed in this office certified copies of these documents.

I may remark that the original Deed of the Otago Purchase is, I believe, now in the custody of the Resident Magistrate; the late Resident Agent of the New Zealand Company had sent it to that gentleman and myself on the 24th November ultimo.