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tCH years and upwards in the country, and it is transmitted to his 

 most gracious Majesty the King of England, at the unanimous 

 request of the chiefs. 



James Busby, 

 British Resident at New Zealand. 



No. 37. 



Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 

 Sir: 29th June 1835. 



I am directed by the governor to inform you that he has received 

 a despatch from the right honourable the Secretary of State for the 

 Colonies, communicating the representation made by you of the 

 advantages which would result to you personally, as well as to other 

 Europeans who have settled in the district in which you reside, by 

 your being invested with an appointment corresponding to that 

 lately conferred upon Mr. James Busby : — the extreme distance of 

 that gentleman from the quarter in which you and other European 

 settlers reside, preventing him from rendering that assistance which 

 he might otherwise be expected to afford : — and I am accordingly 

 commanded by Sir Richard Bourke to acquaint you, that in pursu- 

 ance of the authority thus conveyed, his Excellency has been pleased 

 to nominate j^ou to be an "Additional British Resident" at New 

 Zealand. 



The creation of the appointment held by Mr. Busby originated in 

 the desire of checking the atrocities and irregularities committed 

 at New Zealand by Europeans, and of giving encouragement and 

 protection to the well-disposed settlers and traders from Great Bri- 

 tain and this colony ; and as the general rules by which it is the 

 wish of this government that the British resident should regulate his 

 proceedings, should also guide you in cases in which you may feel 

 yourself called upon to act — 



I am directed by his Excellency to transmit to you the enclosed 

 extract of the instructions (13th April 1833) issued to Mr. Busby on 

 his departure to assume the duties of his office. 



By an adherence to the principles laid down in these orders, and 

 their discreet application to circumstances, it is hoped that you will 

 not be disappointed in your expectation of being enabled to benefit 



