The regular weekly meeting of the Waste Lands Board was held on Monday afternoon. Present: the Chief Commissioner, Messrs. Kelly, Syine, and Standish. Lands Sold. — A return of lands sold during the month ending January, 1879, showed that one town, four suburban, and forty-five country allotments had been disposed of. The amount of cash payments received was £2,601 13s. 5d., and the full value of the land sold, £4,886 10s. 4d. Tho Noonan Road. — A letter was read from the Chairman of the Hawera County Council enclosing the following resolution, passed at its last ordinary meeting :—": — " That the Board have acted right in accordance with the 59th clause of the Land Act, 1877, and that the Patea County Council advertised and approved of the expenditure, aud also to inti mate that the works are now being gone on with, and that the Board have now no other alternative but to refer the Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth, to the Patea. County Council for any information required." — The following official letters on the subject were reai. : — " General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 28th January, 1879. Sir,— Referring to your minute of the 14 th instant, I am directed to transmit for your information a copy of a letter which has been addressed to the Chair man of the Hawera Road Board, with reference to the expenditure which is being incurred upon the Noonan Road. — H. J. H. Eliott. (Enclosed.) Crown Lands Office, Welling ton. Sir, — Referring to your letter of the 24th ult., I have the honor, by direction of the Hon. the Minister acting for the Minister of Lands, to inform you that upon enquiry it is found that the plans of the Noonan Road have not been submitted for the approval of tho

THE TARANAKI HERALD, FEBRUARY 11. 1879;

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