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! — 3 ♦ r- ( | FEOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. | . On Monday last a deputation consisting c of Messis Hu#hey and F. W.„Whibl£y. t repiesenting the Pohangina^majl Fara t 'Association, and' Mr Gattou,repiesenti'nj! j the Terrace * End Land Association;' iii 0 r all 400 selectors, waited on the"* Mimstei ! of Lands at Woodulle. The pnncipal object of the^ deputation was to test the p ,pulse of r lhe, Ministry on the township reserve'question. Mr McKenzie said. the . Cabinet had definitely agreed' upon '/re--8 solving the light of townships to thema selves, aud that tbe sections <• would, be l t submitted to sale in the usual manner. s ' "TMr Galton, who was the spokeinan ofthe i\ paity, placed seveial good sound reasons .. before the Minister why those who make s tbecountiy should ha\ c that right now, 01 as in the past, to the town areas. The • Mimstei, in rep] >, said that both he and his [ would do all in their power to 9 assist Small Faini'Assoclations, m this 3 i and olher matters as far as the spiut of 3 the < regulations would) allow, and int stincted his secietaiy to make a note on 3 the subject. Several questions relative to , roading," balloting, and other internal 3 | anangetnents of associations were satisI factonly replied to, and the Reputation jl took its lea\e ? , 'weH satisfied ' with the J favoiablo reception it had leceived. j Messrs Hughey and F. W. Whibley ' then presented two lists of, names, j compnoiug 1 110 selectors praying for two I blocks of land 11,000 each, to be granted them for battlement?' The minister re- [' ceived the application and the names, j and then hauded them back to Messrs j Hughey and Whibley to take to tho Survejor General at Wellington on Tuesday. 1 Mr A Mounlfotfc, who has lately received t his authorization, 'has a thorough know- , ledge of the country, will gvyo a sketch I plan to the Association. Surveyor--1 Genoial was mteiviowed on Tuesday and took charge of the list of names, and will , ! write to the Secretary at Ashurst after , having se9n the Minister of Lands on his (| return fiom Wellington. Nearly half , the names on these associations aie from , Feildmg, Cheltenham, Birmingham, and jj Awahuri.