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■will immediately interfere, and move for an injunction of the Supreme Court to restrain them till such time as they have the necessary Act of the Legislature to allow them to proceed. I have, &c, J. B. Bradshaw, Esq., Edwaed Eichabdson. Secy., Ocean Beach Bail. Co., Dunedin.

No. 47. The Secretary, Ocean Beach Railway Company, to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 10th March, 1875. Hagqitt has written to Railway Company threatening injunction by Attorney-General. Please do not stop the line on any consideration. Company has just time to get line completed before the races, and the returns then will pay good percentage on cost for the whole year. If this chance is lost, it will materially interfere with the whole enterprise. If Government will let work proceed, Company will agree to work line entirely under control of Government Engineer, and will submit to any terms Government can in reason require, and Consent to introduce Bill for railway at next session of Assembly, and to insert any clause in it which Government may desire, including a clause enabling Government to purchase line at any time at a fair valuation, on giving, say, six months' notice. The Hon. Minister for Public Works, Wellington. J. B. Bradshaw.

No. 48. The Hon. the Minister for Public Works, to Secretary, Ocean Beach Railway Company. (Telegram.) Wellington, 11th March, 1875. The Government are advised that it cannot knowingly allow the Ocean Beach Company to proceed in direct violation of the law as it now stands. J. B. Bradshaw, M.H.R., Dunedin. Edward Richardson.

No. 49. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary to His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. Sir, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 12th March, 1875. With reference to the correspondence which has taken place on the subject of the Ocean Beach Railway, I have the honor to state that the Government have been advised that it is their duty not to allow this Company to proceed with their undertaking without proper legislative authority. The Company have accordingly been warned that, if necessary, the Attorney-General would move for an injunction of the Supreme Court to restrain them from such procedure till they have procured an Act of the Legislature. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. D. Pollen

No. 50. The Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington, to Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. (No. 150.) Wellington, 12th March, 1875. Government require that it be accurately ascertained by survey, if necessary, the actual limit of high watermark opposite sections 1 to 10, Block VII., Town District, Dunedin, and also opposite Block XII., Dunedin and East Taieri District—l mean, of course, before the construction of earthwork by the Ocean Beach Railway Company. You are also to report whether any change has taken place in the line of high watermark since the survey of the sections, and if so what; also, to report whether there is a public road along the front of these sections or any of them between their boundaries seaward and the harbour. lam informed that an application of some kind has been made by the Railway Company to the Waste Lands Board for the purpose of occupation of land on the beaches for the site of the railway. The Crown strongly objects to any such application being entertained, and the Crown Solicitor has been instructed to oppose it. Please telegraph particulars of application if made. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. H. A. Atkinson.

No. 51. Mr. J. T. Thomson, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, to the Hon. the Secretary for Crown Lands. (Telegram.) March 12th, 1875. Survey necessary, which Mr. Blair will undertake. After this I can advise you. An application has T)een made to the Waste Lands Board for a lease for Branch Eailway on foreshore, and which was referred to the Provincial Solicitor; but I pointed out to the Board that no lease could be" given without reference to Wellington, as, being under high watermark, the administration did not belong to the Board. The Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington. J. T. Thomson.