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13. Throughout these conditions the term " vendor " shall be deemed to mean the Governor, acting on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, and shall also include any Minister of the Crown acting by the authority of the Governor.

Statement of Particulars of all Sales of Reclaimed Land, Wellington, sold at auction by Mr. R. J. Duncan, on 4th February, 1879.

Sir,— Town Clerk's Office, Wellington, sth April, 1879. I have the honour, by the direction of the City Council, to draw your attention to the instructions which have been issued by the Public Works Department with regard to the formation, &c, of the streets in the reclaimed land adjoining the Government Buildings, from which it appears that it is only intended to metal the centi*e of the road without doing anything further, though it was most distinctly promised, both by yourself and thejauctioneer at the time of the sale of the said land, that the footpaths also should be formed and kerbed. Trusting that you will be good enough to give the necessary instructions for giving effect to your promise as aforesaid. I have, &c, Charles C. Graham, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Town Clerk. Sir, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Bth April, 1879. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the sth instant, and, in reply, am directed by the Colonial Secretary to remark that the exceedingly prompt fulfilment of the promise of the Government in commencing the formation of the streets on the reclaimed land would appear to be ample proof of their intention to carry out all that was undertaken. I have, &c, Hugh Pollen, The Town Clerk, Wellington. (For the Under Secretary.) Sir,— _ Bth June, 1881. I have the honour, by direction, to bring under your notice the present state of the various streets on the Thorndon Reclamation, and the necessity of having them put in a state of repair before

Land Purchased. Name and Address of Purchasers. Block. Frontage. Total amount of Purchase Money. Section. Eate. ft. in. £ £ s. d. ECirkcaldie and Stains, Wellington Kirckaldie and Stains, Wellington ECirkcaldie and Stains, Wellington Kirkcaldie and Stains, Wellington Kirkcaldie and Stains, Wellington lohn Johnston, Wellington John Johnston, Wellington I. M. Cleland, Wellington M. S. Grace, Wellington E. W. Mills, Wellington E. W. Mills, Wellington E. W. Mills, Wellington E. W. Mills, Wellington Zohrab, Newman, and Co., Wellington Johrab, Newman, and Co., Wellington lames Prendergast, Wellington ... lames Prendergast, Wellington ... Wellington Land and Building Company Robert Port, Wellington Waddell, McLeod, and Weir, Wellington W. L. Hirst, Kaiwarra I. D. Baird, Wellington I. D. Baird, Wellington 3-eorge Harper, Nelson 3-eorge Harper, Nelson Joseph Saunders, Wellington Lord and Rutherfurd, Wellington Lord and Rutherfurd, Wellington fhompson, Shannon, and Co., Wellington Andrew Young, Wellington Dattell and Diamond, Wellington 3. Danks and Son, Wellington ... 4 5 8 11 3 6 2 and 3 7 10 1 2 3 4 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 7 6 11 11 8 10 9 2 3 7 6 VI. VI. VI. VI. II. VI. VI. VI. VI. I. I. I. I. II. II. IV. III. IV. IV. IV. III. III. III. III. V. III. III. III. V. V. V. V. 54 77 59 68 57 82 138 59 58 49 49 49 49 57 49 48 70 45 48 85 18 49 49 42 77 41 41 41 49 49 49 13 3 7 3 6 9 1 6 5 9 9 9 8 8 9 5 4 9 9 6 8 7 5 5 1 1 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 63 45 58 48 66 42 40 48 56 43 53 55 61 46 61 42 46 50 50 35 154 40 40 55 40 50 41 42 40 31 44 56 3,420 18 3,496 10 3,439 8 3,292 16 3,821 8 3,448 4 5,544 0 2,856 0 3,298 8 2,145 14 2,644 14 2,739 0 3,037 16 2,663 8 3,019 10 2,032 16 3,261 8 2,295 0 2,430 0 3,003 0 2,879 16 1,980 0 1,980 0 2,315 10 3,084 0 2,095 0 1,717 18 1,759 16 1,980 0 1,534 10 2,178 0 778 8 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 Total 86,135 0