Appropri ates Chains Auckland ... 166 36 £931,500 Taranaki ... 18 13 110.500 Hawko's Bay ... 45 25 220,000 j Wellington ... 133 — 644,000 I Westland ... 7 23 74,000 Nelson ... 38 20 222,000 Marl borough ... 18 53 126.000 Canterbury ... 251 34 1,1(10,000 l Otago 332 4 2,065,000 General (surveys) ... ... 10,000 Total 1010 48 £5,575,400 Of which thero are 80 miles 58 chains opon for traffic ; 57 miles 74 chains complete, ready for traffic ; 103 miles Go chains plate-laying going on ; 421 miles 45 chains, length under contract m course of completion. Giving a total length undertaken of 673 miles 2 chains. In addition to which thero arc et ill to be let 337 miles 46 chains ; making a total, as stated above, of 1010 miles 48 chains. Tho ex penditure and liabilities incurred for railways completed or m hand amount to £3,600,881, leaving £1,914,519 for which no liabilities have yet been incurred. The information as to immigration as yet, j is most meagre, and several efforts have been mado m vain to elicit; from the Government what Dr Featherston has done, is doing, and is about to do, and what the Government has done, is doiug, and will do with him. Eor this too we wait. Of smaller matters, the " marriago with aisters-in-law" question again has turned up, and tlio principlo lias been approved by tho Lower House, probably to receive unqualified condemnation m " another place." A Licensing Amendment Act haß been brought down by the Premier, and opposed by Mr Foi m his usual bitter, illogical aud fanatical style. Among other improvements ho desired to iu troduco into the management of public houses, was a proviso that no barmaid should bo em ployed under 30 year 3of age. As may bo supposed, this absurd and thoroughly Fox like idea, wns laughed nt immediately by both sides, and if possible, has brought the great reformer of bars, telegraphs and newspaper correspondents, more iuto ridicule eveu than usual. I must bring this prematurely to a close. The Cyphrencs is just off. Thoro is little general news. Tho New Zealand Times, rumour saitli, is not giving satisfaction to tho ■ shareholders. 