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CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO MAINTENANCE

Prom the above list, it is manifest that the localities really available for the securo location of immigrants—and more especially for cash sales surveys, have been but very I'ew, the majority being either temporarily reserved, withdrawn, or encumbered with Native title. AVTith regard to the diligence with which the officers of this department have worked, I have had reason to be perfectly satisfied with them. Mr. Mclntoah has done all he could do in cxpeditiously locating the people,—a most tedious and difficult office; and Messrs. Cooper and Clayton have kept, steadily and. continuously to their work. The clerks and draftsmen in the office have willingly worked on holidays and overhours very frequently. With regard to my own work, I may state that I have steadily attended to the work of these particular surveys wherever my other duties may for a time have called mo. That in order to be able to attend to the business of these surveys in the daytime, I have worked at home late into the night and early of a morning, at the examination of plans and such other work as could be taken from the office. That both myself and the clerks and occasionally the draftsmen of the department, have attended the office on Christmas day, the Bace day, the Eegatta day, Good Friday and Easter Monday, as well as frequently on Sundays; having to answer telegrams by the early Monday Waikato mail, rather than defer the replies until the Wednesday post. Under these circumstances, I have the honor with the greatest respect, to state that I cannot but deem the censure implied in the letter No. 2967, by which all the surveyors and other persons iv the department are dismissed, to be unmerited. I have, <Sc, Dr. Knight, Auditor-General, Special Commissioner. Charles Heaphy, Chief Surveyor. No. 50. The Chief Suryeyoji, Auckland, to Db. Kxigtit. Sin, — Auckland, 20th April, 1865. I have the honor to enclose Schedules of Land for cash sales, the surveys of which have been completed. Deeming that to give sufficient publicity to sales of such land, and for convenience of purchasers, the plans now in -the office should be lithographed, I have made enquiries in the town, and find that it will take three weeks after the plans are put into the hands of the lithographer, before the copies (say 500 of each of three surveys) can be printed; which would make May 11th, 1565, the earliest date on which sales could conveniently be made. I have, etc., Dr. Knight, &c, Special Commissioner. Chables llkaphy, Chief Surveyor. Enclosure to Xo. 50. SCHEDULE of Cash Bales Lands at Patamahoe. County of Eden, parish of Wniau. a. k. p. Patamahoe, block No. I.—Lot No. 1 .... 60 2 0 2 .... 57 2 0 3 .... 38 0 0 4 .... 48 0 0 5 .... 54 2 0 „ 6 .... 38 3 0 „ 7 .... 88 2 0

SCHEDULE of Allotments available for Sale in the Block of Land, recently purchased from the Ngatiteata Tribe, Waiuku West.—Maioro Block.

No. of Lot. Area. No. of Lot. Area. No. of Lot. Area. 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . IS . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 34 . 35 . 36 . 37 . 38 . 39 . A. K. P. . 78 0 0 . 117 0 0 . 91 0 0 . 76 0 0 . 95 0 0 . 78 0 0 . 43 0 0 . 66 0 0 . 47 0 0 . 44 0 0 . 49 0 0 . 51 0 0 . 46 0 0 . 64 0 0 . 55 0 0 . 69 0 0 42 . 44 . 15 . 46 . 47 . 48 . 49 . 50 . 51 . 52 . 54 . 55 . 50 . 57 . 58 . 50 . A. . 88 . 63 . 96 . 96 . OS . 54 . 71 . 7S . 100 . 98 . 131 . 100 . 106 . 108 . 06 . 58 e. p. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GO . Cl . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 66 . 67 . 68 . 69 . 70 . 74 . 85 . 86 . S7 . A. E. P. . 71 0 0 . 72 0 0 . 76 0 0 . Ill 0 0 . 71 0 0 . 70 0 0 . 62 0 0 . 57 0 0 . 66 0 0 . 08 0 0 . 116 0 0 . 148 0 0 . 63 0 0 . 66 0 0 . 61 0 0