Since the receipt of that letter, the matter had lieen under the consideration of the Provincial Government several times. No pressure, as the honourable member for Tuapeka in sinuated, had been brought to bear on the Go vernment, although, as lie stated on the pre vious day, the immediate occasion of the letter which had been sent to the Colonial Govern ment was a letter received by His Honour the Superintendent from the Chairman of tlio Otago Mining Association. He thought that if the honourable member for Tuapeka eon- j sidered tbe matter well he would see that the Government liad adopted the only wise and proper course. He (Mr Mackellar) regretted that the objections to be urged against the course adopted by the Council lasfc year wore so strong. ToW.VSHIPK TX SO lIT ULAN I). The following motions proposed by Mr Lums i)KX were agreed to : — " That it be a recommendation to His Honour the Superintendent, in terms of section 1!). ' Southland Waste Lands Act, 1805,' and sec tion 2, ' Southland Waste Lands Act Amend ment Aot, 1872' —that a township be laid oil on the reserve known as tlie Ferry Reserve on the Oreti River at Dipton, aud that the size of sec tions shall be !,, 1, and 5 acres each, and the up set price for ■!_ acre Lo, aud Lli per acre for sec tions of one to five acres respectively." " That ifc be a. 