' Mr Green had asked that tho name "W&itati" should_be_ substituted for " Blueakiri," as that of the township, &a There hod, been a balky- correspondence--witti' Wellington, on the pabject* It; was aaid that the

i change of name would bo impolitic— ; J*o»ori«lU>crceivo that the attacks contained thai it would necessitate an altcra- iin tho l«-h tt«r» referred to, though of a gi-noral tion of the Crown Grants for'load in the n"!"!!', aro .vo ?* et"»?s!y and bitterly ox that, in fact, anything to hv gamed would vagw statements, they arc calculated to be more than counterbalanced by dilli- make, and- in point of fact do make, a cultics and objections—Mr Green was Buro strong 'impression on the minds of the ithat the settlers would greatly, prafor "Wai- da» *>>« coi.tcjnplatoeinign.tion; and I ♦ ♦•» * «m i■ » «r a.l regret to s.\V that since tho appearance of tati' to "Blueskm." Was there any these letters, there has been a palpable di chancc of land in the distriofc being munition of a t v]ilication» for scheduled and offered for sale?—Tho Superintendent eaid information, fwm Scotland. As I have that a sale would bo W unced <« soon 7 * fc^{», k wcll-«-ritte^ " ~ , ' _ " , •■, , , ; Qn{i authenticated pamphlet would 1» the aa the roa<l from Port Chjilmcrs had been surest muaim of counteracting this evil." laid. ofF. He understood that' the or thodox gradient— not worse than I in 10— waa likely to bo secured for the road, except that there would be one short pinch of 1 in 12. With such.ft road, the settlers would hare great canac to be satisfied.—Mr Main, M'.P.C. asked whether there was* any chance of the work bring done this summer.—The .Superintendent said that tenders would be called for as soon as Mr Usher had completed the survey. In fact, the Government were, aa far as possible, trying to carry out the votes for works all over tho Pro vinco ; and a great deal of work was now actually in nrogrcu

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! A friendly Ri<lu Match was fired in the Kaikorai Valley yesterday morning, between the Artillery Regiment and the .Scottish Com pany of Volunteers. 