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I also enclose a memorandum of the Board's Engineer, with a certificate from the Chief Surveyor of the province as to the correctness of the laying off upon the plan the record-survey of sections along Anderson's Bay Road. Mr. Blair, General Government Resident Engineer, informs me that he has telegraphed his inspection of the plans, and his certificate that the railway lines are correctly laid down. Hoping that they will now meet with the approval of the Government, and that they may receive the assent of His Excellency as early as possible, as the Board are anxious to issue as early as possible some part of the work by contract, I have, &c, John L. Gillies, The Hon. the Commissioner of Customs. Secretary.

Enclosure in No. 30. Mr. D. L. Simpson to the Chairman, Otago Harbour Board. Sir, — Dunedin, sth September, 1875. I have the honor to return plan of the Otago Upper Harbour, containing the additional information required by the Colonial Government in respect of the railway reserves along the Clutha Railway, between the Anderson's Bay Boad and Battray Street, and the original boundaries of the area Crown-granted to the Superintendent, with the correct boundary of land unsold along the foreshore between the Anderson's Bay toll-bar and the junction of the Portobello and Beach Roads, as taken from the record maps in the Survey Office. Mr. McKenwv, the Chief Surveyor, has certified to the accuracy of the boundaries of the two latter as per memorandum attached to plan ; and Mr. Blair, District Engineer, on behalf of the Colonial Government, will be prepared to verify tho limits required at present for railway purposes, coloured purple, on his return from Green Island this afternoon, the necessary information having been previously obtained from him for the purpose. I have, &c, D. L. Simpson, The Chairman of the Otago Harbour Board. Engineer.

Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure in No. 30. Certificate of Chief Surveyor. Survey Office, Dunedin, sth October, 1875. I hereby certify that I have examined the plan of proposed deep-water improvements, Upper Harbour, by D. L. Simpson, and find that the area of 450 acres 3 roods 30 perches included within the green outline represents accurately the areas Crown-granted to Superintendent for harbour improvements, viz., — A. R. P. 421 3 13 27 3 0 1 1 17

Total ... 450 3 30 I also certify that the position of Anderson's Bay Road is accurately shown relative to the sections Crown-granted in Block VII., Town District. James McKerrow, Chief Surveyor.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LATE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF OTAGO. No. 1. The Hon. the Minister for Public Works to His Honor the Superintendent of Otago. Sir,— Christchurch, 14th April, 1875. I have the honor to represent to your Honor, with reference to the conversation which I had with you recently in Dunedin, that there will be required for railway purposes in Dunedin a strip of land three-quarters of a chain wide from Battray Street all the way along and outside the line of Crawford Street, and the same width should be reserved for the same purpose round the outside of the curved line from Crawford Street to the present jetty at the end of Rattray Street. I have, therefore, to request that your Honor will take whatever steps that may be necessary to give effect to this proposal. I have, &c, Edward Richardson, His Honor the Superintendent of Otago, Dunedin. Minister for Public Works,

No. 2. His Honor the Superintendent of Otago to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Province of Otago, New Zealand, Sir, — Superintendent's Office, Dunedin, 29th February, 1876. Before surveying into allotments for sale the reclamation between Battray Street and Jetty Street Wharves, a portion of which is occupied by the Southern Trunk Railway, I shall be glad to ba informed at your earliest convenience what further area, if any, is required for railway purposes.