Enclosure 14 in No. 1.
Copy of a Letter from the Hon. E. W. Stafford to the Lord Bishop of Wellington.
(No. 466.)
Colonial Secretary's Office,My Lord
Wellington, 14th September, 1866.I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter of the 13th instant, to the Under Secretary for Native Affairs, transmitting a letter purporting to be signed by Nepia Taratoa, relative to the purchase of the Manawatu Block, and to thank your Lordship for the information conveyed in that letter.
I have, &c,
The Lord Bishop of Wellington.