From the Chief Surveyor, stating, that he would endeavor to have a survoy made of a road through cer tain sections at Te 'lYliiti,

The Minister wroto advising the Board that £l7O would be paid by : Govern ment for the road through Mr Stuckey's properly, notwithstanding the fact that the fencing might cost less. . ' ■'

The Chairman said this was satis factory as it would have been an hardship on tlio. settlers to have to pay for a road tlioy had been promised when taking up tho laud. A large amount of correspondence was road in reference to the road through the Okurupiti Block, Mr W. 0. Buchanan informed the Board that the Minister of Lands lmd given a promise to havo the road surveyed at once. . !

Mr Robert Cade again wrote, pointiug out that the grants would mature very shortly, and if settlers commenced ploughing, the pegs now in would bo displaced, and the work already done would be thrown away, Mr Geelham said holiad interviewed

the late Surveyor General, Mr Mo- Kerrow, and ho had promised that these roads should be attended to. Ratepayers had a strong grievance against the Land Hoard. The Government hud promised that a man should be set at work sur veying tlioso roads, and the delay was vexatious' Ho (the Chairman) said there was a man available he: under stood. Ho would again see Mr Marchant.
