Dear sir, We have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of this day's date asking us to furnish you with a list of the book debts owing to the J. G. Ward Farmers' Association of New Zealand, Limited, furnished to us by Mr Cook. Personally we should have no objection to giving you the particulars asked for, but under the circumstances by which we became possessed of the information we feel that we should not be justified in exposing the private business of such a great number of people unless under an order of the Court,—Yours faithfully, Keith Ramsav. Wm. B. Vigers. W. Laurence Simpson. Dunedin, Ilth June, 1896. The Official Liquidators Colonial Bank of New Zealand. Gentlemen,—l have yours of yesterday, and note its contents. The information I asked for was for the purpose of enabling my clients to make a firm offer for the debts and securities pro posed to be purchased by Messrs Smith and Reid. A strong syndicate has been formed for that pur pose. Will you kindly let me know definitely to day whether you are prepared to allow an inspec tion of the list of book debts and other docu ments in your possession relating to projected purchase, so as to enable my clients to fix the sum they are prepared to offer with precision.—Yours, etc., W. C. Macgregor. Dunedin, 11th June, 1896. Mr W. C. Macgregor, solicitor, Dunedin. Dear sir,—We nave to acknowledge receipt of your letter of to-day's date, and in reply can only say that we cannot depart from the position we took up yesterday.—Yours faithfully, Keith Ramsay. Wm. B. Vigers. W. Laurence Simpson. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS CONTEM PLATED. WELLINGTON, June 13. Both the Wellington papers give cur rency to the statement that a Wellington lawyer has been approached by the share holders of the Colonial Bank with the view of taking proceedings based on the revela tions at Dunedin. Mr Jellicoe, who is the lawyer mentioned, is not actually retained. It is understood that this is a question of finding the necessary expenses.
