Taking all these things into consideration he could only come to one conclusion, and that was that it would be in the interests of the colony of New Zealand and to Mr Spence him self that he should be removed* from that place where he had been for such a length of time. The removal of Crown lands officers from time to time from one por tion of the colony to another has always been a recognised thing. Even tho Judges of the Supreme Court, after they had been a certuiu length of time in one district, are very often removed. Resi" dent Magistrates also are moved in the same way Police officers, and in fach every civil servant in the colony, if It it found necessary, and in the interests of ths community are liable to be moved ad any time. (Apphuse). What then ha had done was simply to ask Mr Spence to co to Westland at tho same silary as he was receiving in Southland, and he (Mr M'Kenzie) had done so for no other reason whatever than that he thought Mr Speuce had been quite long onoogh in tho district, and that in the interests of the colony and in hisovn i it crests, his removal would bo an -dv tntage. Now tint was the reason Mr Spence h id been asked to go to West lancl. (Appluisc.) The reason for Mr Mussen's i j-.i .v.il to Cu,terbury was that after console ii ion with Mr Spence him self in SoiUhluid they came to the con clusion tii it i, u was aecessaay to have a forest ranger in Southland. Some years ago, when his predecessor was in office, Mr Campbell, whom he hal just ap pointed as Crown Lands Ranger, was dispensed with on the plea of retrench* ment. Ten police officers were then appointed forest rangers at a certain sum cash per annum, Mr Musseu occupying the position of Crown Lands Ranger. On looking ovfi- the papers in connection with tne forests of S_>uthland in the Wel lington he.id office he ascertained that Mi Campbell, during his two years as Crown Linds Ringer, had protected tho revenue derived from forest reserves in Southland to the extent of an amount equal to his own salary by detecting illegal transact tions in connection with those forests. 