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Appendix. 
A. Official documents. 
Sir, 
Government House, Auckland, New Zealand, 
January 4 ,h 1859. 
I do myself (lie honour to express to you the gratification which the 
visit of His Imperial Majesty’s Frigate “Novara” has afforded to the inhabi- 
tants of Auckland and to myself*. 
I beg also to convey to you and to the Officers of the scientific depart- 
ment of your Expedition my best thanks for the valuable information supplied 
by the investigations of these gentlemen. 
It will be my agreeable duty to report to Her Majesty’s Government 
on the subject and I am satisfied, that Her Majesty will receive the com- 
munication with pleasure and will recognise the importance of the services 
rendered to one of Her Dependencies. 
Wishing you a prosperous voyage and success in the interesting objects 
of* your pursuit, 1 beg to subscribe myself 
Your faithful servant 
THOMAS GORE BROWNE, 
Col. II. HI. S. 
Governor of New Z< aland. 
Government House, Auckland, New Zealand, 
Sir , 
5 th K 
Having already endeavoured to express my thanks to yourself and the 
Officers of the scientific department of your Expedition for the valuable aid 
afforded to this Colony, I now venture to ask you to confer a still greater 
favour, by giving permission to Dr. Hochstetter to extend his researches 
for a few months longer. 
In the event of your granting this permission, the means necessary 
to enable him to explore effectually, will be provided at the expense of the 
Colony of New Zealand. 
I feel less diffidence in making this request to you, as Representative 
of the Imperial Government, because Dr. Hochstetter’s labours in this Colony 
maj' be made the means of furthering the objects, which His Imperial Majesty 
the Emperor of Austria had in view, when He despatched the Expedition 
under your command. 
