In the mean time, this meeting recommend to intending subscribers in every district or town which any number of intending subscribers reside, to form Branch Societies, and appoint a Head of Department or Committeeman, who can communicate with the central head, or attend general meetings, as the representative of his brethren. Persons wishing further information, or who wish to subscribe for shares, to apply by letter, post paid, to the Chairman. The applications for shares to be in the following form. The letters requesting shares not to be binding upon the subscribers, unless 200 shares shall have been subscribed for by Martinmas, 22d November 1839. To PATRICK MATTHEW, Esq. Gourdiehill by Errol, Scotland. (_Insert here the date and your residence._) I hereby engage to take (_Insert here the number of shares_) of the Scots New Zealand Land Company, conform to the terms specified in the Prospectus issued by a meeting of intending shareholders, held at Perth on 24th August 1839, and signed Patrick Matthew, Chairman. I am, Sir, yours, &c. FOOTNOTES: [9] The following scheme of a Directory or Government is submitted to the Shareholders for consideration:-- In order that the Executive may be conducted as a whole with promptness and decision, and that the various individuals composing it may act in unison, and be brought more readily under the control of the shareholders, who stand on the same relation to the Executive as a parliament does to the ministry, it is resolved that one individual, elected by the shareholders, act as the head, choosing his assistants, for whose official conduct he is responsible. EXECUTIVE. 1 Governor, appointed, and removable at any time by the Shareholders. 1 Deputy-Governor, } 1 or more Secretaries, } Appointed and removable at any 1 Treasurer, } time by the Governor. 1 Surveyor, with Assistants, } From 4 to 10 Councillors, } The powers and business of the Governor to be accurately defined by the preliminary general meeting of the shareholders by which he is elected. All moneys put under the control of the Governor to be voted at quarterly general meetings of the shareholders. In case the shareholders become too numerous for a deliberative body, each ten or more to elect a representative. BOARDS OF OBSERVATION. Board of Politics, } Board of Health, Physical and Moral, } Each Board to consist of four Board of Works, } persons appointed by the Board of Trade, } Shareholders. Board of Native Protectors, } The above Boards to supervise the concerns of the Company; and, should they observe any thing wrong, or tending to wrong, to report of the same to the Governor, and at the same time to retain a copy of this report, to be laid before the next general meeting. OFFICERS.