ROADS IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

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An advance of £50 has been authorized to Mr. Drummond, and a general authority has been sent in for the payment of his salary monthly on your certificate as you request. I have, &c, Gr. S. Cooper, His Honor J. D. Ormond. Under Secretary.

No. 44. His Honor J. D. Oemond to the Hon. the Ministee for Public Woeks. Sic,— Napier, 29th April, 1871. I have the honor herewith to enclose a schedule of contracts, and prices of same,* entered into for road works between Te Kapu and Wairoa. Mr. Drummond has partly finished laying out the road from Te Kapu to Te Eeinga, but has now gone to Poverty Bay to lay out alterations in proposed works there, decided on by myself during my late visit, after which works will be let by contract. When Mr. Drummond has finished this, he returns to complete the road to Te Eeinga, and thence to Poverty Bay. I have, Ac, The Hon. the Minister for Public Works. J. D. Oemond. * Four contracts: formation of 4 miles 20 chains road for £513.