that the circumstances of the two Islands or rather of Auckland and the rest of the Colony are totally dissimilar. In the South if a man gets a piece of land it will keep something at once - here according to Gillies no land will keep anything until cultivated and good grown for the Stock. If this be so it certainly makes settlements more difficult and we must be careful accordingly. This however only applies to settlers to place upon the land and in no way should interfere with the necessity for getting labor for the public works that have to be carried out. For my own part I do not see how these works are to be carried out until we get the necessary labor. The Immigrant is the only subject on which Gillies takes an unsatisfactory position and in reference to that he rather guards against promoting immigration than raises any opposition. My opinion is we must bring the people here and the sooner we are able to do so the better. The only other matter of importance connected with public works is the Thames Gold Fields water supply and in