I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, covering your very interesting report on the New Zealand hemp and other industries.

I have carefully perused it, and with pleasure note that you have taken every opportunity in your travels of making the colony known. I trust, and indeed believe, that your mission will be productive of good to the colony, and, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, tender you our thanks. The report and other papers I have handed on to the Right Hon. the Premier for consideration by the Government.