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APPENDIX D. (Telegram.) 30th August, 1893. Approximate value placed by Chief Surveyor and Eanger Hughan on Conical Hills Estate, £3 per acre, and on Pomahaka Downs about £2 10s. per acre. Letter with full particulars posted by Chief Surveyor per " Tarawera " to-day. J. P. Maitland, The Surveyor-General, Wellington. Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. Mr. Barron. When these arrive, if reports are favourable and Minister approves, they ought go for the Governor's direction to Board.—S.P.S. 30th August, 1893.

APPENDIX E. Wellington, 4th September, 1893. Pomahaka Downs Estate.—His Excellency the Governor is respectfully advised to execute the accompanying Warrant, directing the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for the Land District of Otago, created under clause 3 of " The Land for Settlements Act, 1892," to ascertain the value of the property mentioned in the schedule thereto, and to report on same. John McKenzie, Minister of Lands. -(Signed.) G.—6/9/93.

APPENDIX F. In pursuance of section 3 of " The Land for Settlements Act, 1892," His Excellency the Governor is respectfully advised to direct that the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners created under the said section of the said Act for the Land District of Otago, may be directed to ascertain so soon as may be, by valuation of a competent valuer, and by such other means as to such Board seems fit, the value of the land mentioned in the schedule hereto, and which it is proposed to acquire for the purposes of the said Act, and to report in the manner and terms required by the said Act. John McKenzie, Wellington, September, 1893. Minister of Lands.

Schedule. Otago. Blocks X., XL, XII., XIII., and XIV., Pomahaka Survey District, containing 7,466 acres, more or less. Approved and Board directed accordingly, at Wellington, this sixth day of September, 1893.

■ Glasgow, Governor. APPENDIX G. (Telegram.) 4th September, 1893. William Dallas, of Balclutha, is very good land valuer, and I recommend him for any estates in that part country ; he has assessed for many years, and is reliable. At what dates do you purpose having meeting Board in Dunedin and Christchurch. C. M. Crombie, Commissioner, Wellington. S. Percy Smith, Esq., Surveyor-General, Cheviot.

APPENDIX H. (Telegram.) - 4th September, 1893. Please instruct Mr. William Dallas, of Balclutha, to make a valuation of Douglas's and the other property offered at Clinton ; that is, if you and Mr. Turton agree to his doing the Board's valuation. Mr. Crombie and I agree. He can send the valuation in time for Board. Mr. Adams's valuation hot sufficient. S. Percy Smith, Surveyor-General, Cheviot. Commissioner Crown Lands, Dunedin. Mr. Dallas instructed accordingly.—s/9/93.

APPENDIX I. Land for Settlements Act. Eeport on property offered by Mr. John Douglas, situated at Pomahaka, Otago Land District. The land offered consists of Sections Parts 1, 3, 18, 19, 34, 1 of 35. and Section 2, 2 of 35 51 51, Block X.; 44, 45, 48, 49, 1 of 50, 2 of 50, Part 32, Block XI.; Part 7, 8, 18, 19, Part 20 Block XII.; 4to 10, lof 11, 2of 11, 12, 13, 1 of 14, 2 of 14, 15,-20, 21, 24 to 31, lof 32, 2of 32, 33 to 36, lof 37, 2of 37, Block XIII.: 4, 5, 1 of 6, 2 of 6, 7, 8, 9, 15 to 25, 31, 32, 33 Block XIV. :— 1. General position and distance of land with respect to nearest township and to county town. Distance from railway on main road? The nearest point of the property is about five miles distant from Clinton, the farthest distant about sixteen miles, and about the same from Waipahi. Clinton will be where settlers would have to come to railway. Balclutha county town; nearest point, about twenty-five miles. 2. Brief description of district, whether agricultural or pastoral; nature of industries, if any? Mostly agricultural, but there are some portions of the property which are stony, and would only be fit for pastoral.