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Bay Eoad, Construction and Maintenance from 4th February to 6th July, 1876. £ s. d. Bush clearing, 65 square chains ... ... ... ... 130 0 0 Excavations, 2,266 cubic yards ... ... ... ... 227 12 0 Embankments, 142 cubic yards ... ... ... ... 14 4 0 Blasting and quarrying rock, 922 cubic yards ... ... ... 137 15 0 Stone-walling, 489 cubic yards ... ... ... ... 73 7 0 Original construction ... ... ... ... 582 18 0 Eemoving slips from portions of completed road previous to 23rd June, 6 men, 18 days at Bs. per day ... ... ... 32 8 0 Eepairing road, after heavy sea on 11th February, 13 men, 4 days at Bs. per day ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 16 0 Eepairing road, after heavy sea on 23rd June, 6 men, 8 t'ays at Bs. per day ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 4 0 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... £655 6 0

Gentlemen, — Hokitika, 17th July, 1874. I have the honor to report that, according to instructions from His Worship the Mayor, I gave notice to the owners of sundry obstructions on the wharf to have them removed within a reasonable time. Most of the obstructions have already been removed, and, if the remaining portion are not removed in a few days, the persons causing the obstruction will be summoned. I have also inspected the chimneys in Eevell Street between Weld and Stafford Streets, and I find that thirty of them are not in accordance with a regulation passed by the Borough Council in June, 1869. A great many of them are dilapidated and dangerous; the rest not in conformity with the regulations, through being within the prescribed distance from the woodwork, deficient in height, &c. I have served thirty notices on the occupiers of these chimneys, in accordance with the third subdivision, Part 5, Schedule 13, of " The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," requiring them to comply with the regulations in force ; and, if not complied with at the expiration of the time allowed (twentyeight days), I intend to take proceedings against them. In the meantime, I intend to adopt the same course in other portions of the borough, especially iv the thickly-iuhabited parts. I have, &c, His Worship the Mayor and Gentlemen of the Jas. O'Malley, Borough Council. Inspector of Nuisances. Gentlemen, — Hokitika, 3rd July, 1874. I have the honor to report that there is a private drain from (formerly) the Bank of Australasia (now occupied by Dr. Maunsell) ; the slops and drainage from it flows into Hamilton Street. I gave notice to the owner and occupier to construct a proper covered drain to connect with the main drain in Hamilton Street. I have since been informed that the main drain comes only as far as Mr. Button's Office. The agent for the property refused to make the drain until the remaining portion of the main drain is made by the Corporation (about fifty yards). I would also beg to call your attention to complaints made of obstructions on the wharf and road contiguous thereto by timber, &c. On referring to a regulation of the Borough Council passed in October last, I presume the regulations referred to in this case would apply. I would therefore respectfully wish to know whether the duty of carrying out these regulations devolve upon me or the wharfinger. If the duty is to be carried out by me, I would respectfully request instructions from the Council in the matter. I have, &c, Jas. O'Malley, The Borough Council. Inspector of Nuisances. The following are the names of the immigrants who arrived in Hokitika on the sth February, 1876 :— AVilliam Scholz, Christian Scholz, Adolf Gloor, Gustav Lawrenz, Fred. Grafausky, John Brann, Ferdinand Schwamm. and L. Kasene —who were refused admission in the depot, and were left at the wharf without providing accommodation of any kind ; and wheu I came and asked them if they would not go to Jackson's Bay they said, " No ; we were told in Wellington to go to Hokitika ; that we would be received into the Government depot till we got work, and that there was plenty of work to be got in Hokitika. On our arrival in Hokitika we were transhipped from one ship to another. Mr. Bonar wanted to compel us to go to Jackson's Bay, and because we refused to go to Jackson's Bay he would not admit us into the depot." Peter Helming. Peter Fiol, Joseph Szizodrowski, Anton Szizodrowski, Mic Krakowski, Anton Wotkowski, Joseph Hesei, John Senger, Joseph Stewhurhski, Torkel Larsson, Barmon Jakobsen, and Bernt Olsen, —those are the names who arrived also on the sth February, 1876, and were shipped into the " Waipara," who could not escape at Hokitika. They were proceeded with to Jackson's Bay, but refused to land at Jackson's Bay, and consequently the "Waipara" had to bring them back to Hokitika. An inquiry was held afterwards by Mr. Bonar at the depot, to see if anybody had told them not to go to Jackson's Bay ; but the result was, that nobody told them such a thing. Peter Helming.