Chapter XXVIII: Appendix: III. (p. 172.)

COPY OF OFFICIAL LETTERS OF H.E. COL. SIR T. GORE BROWN,
GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND TO COMMODORE VON WULLERSTORF-URBAIR,
COMMANDER OF THE NOVARA EXPEDITION.

I.

_Government House, Auckland, New Zealand, January 4th, 1859._

Sir,

I do myself the honour to express to you the gratification which the visit of His Imperial Majesty's frigate _Novara_ has afforded to the inhabitants of Auckland and to myself.

I beg also to convey to you and to the officers of the scientific department 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 communication with pleasure, and will recognize 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, I beg to subscribe myself,

Your faithful servant,

THOMAS GORE BROWN, Col. H.M.S.,
Governor of New Zealand.

II.

_Government House, Auckland, New Zealand, January 5th, 1859._

Sir,

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 the 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 may 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.

I beg to add, that, should you feel it compatible with your duty to accede to the application I have now the honour to make, every assistance shall be afforded to Dr. Hochstetter, whilst engaged in this Colony, to enable him to make his scientific researches as valuable as possible to the Expedition of which he will remain a member, and care shall be taken to facilitate his return to Europe at the expense of this Colony by such route as he shall prefer.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most faithful servant,
Thomas Gore Brown, Col. H.M.S.,
Governor of New Zealand.