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A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.

No. 17. — W. Gisborne, Esq., to J. W. Hamilton, Esq

No. 17.
W. Gisborne, Esq., to J. W. Hamilton, Esq.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, November 4th, 1856.

Sir,

Referring to your letter of the 9th ultimo, addressed to the Private Secretary, representing the difficulty of your procuring an Interpreter to assist you in conducting purchases of land from the Natives, I have the honour, by direction of His Excellency's Government to inform you that the stay of the steamer here on this occasion is so short that it would be impossible to despatch one from Auckland, but, if you be unable to advise the Government that you can procure one by the return of the Zingari from the south, an officer will be sent from hence. But, the Government trust that you will use every exertion to obviate the necessity for this, as the expense to be incurred thereby would be considerable.

I have, &c.,

W. Gisborne,
Under Secretary.

The Collector of Customs, Canterbury.