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APPENDIX Z. Deae Sie, — Mount Eoyal, Palmerston, 21st August, 1893. I beg to offer to the Government, through yourself, the whole of the balance of my Pomahaka Estate, including the Burning Plains, consisting of about 7,500 acres. The portion sold to different settlers two or three years ago, in the depth of the depression, realised £3 13s. per acre ; and I think what I now offer should be worth, say, £3 10s. per acre. Mr. Turnbull, butcher, Clinton, rny agent, would show the estate if you have not time to communicate with myself. Meantime, waiting to hear from you. Yours, &c., John Douglas. J. P. Maitland, Esq., Chief Commissioner Crown Lands, Dunedin. Hearing that Mr. Adams was going down, I have just wired you to the above effect.—J.D.

APPENDIX Al. Deae Sie, — Land Office, Dunedin, 22nd August, 1893. I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, referring to your offer to Government of your Pomahaka property. Mr. Adams has received instructions as to inspecting the property, and is now in the district, and will visit it within a week. I will forward your letter to him, and he will doubtless avail himself of Mr. Turnbull's services, if he considers it necessary. I have a tracing of the property made on a lithograph plan of the district, which I am forwarding to Mr. Adams. I am, &c, John Douglas, Esq., Palmerston. J. P. Maitland.

APPENDIX A 2. (Telegram.) 21st August, 1893. Have just got telegram from Mr. Barron to inspect John Douglas's property at Pomahaka, near Clinton. He says you will send me maps to Clinton, but you had better send them to Pomahaka Bailway-station. I will inspect this after Conical Hills is inspected. Please get Mr. Fynmore to colour off the 7,400 acres, or thereabouts, in Blocks XL, XII., XIII., and XIV., in Pomahaka District, and send me full particulars. Who shall I see on the estate? Will John Douglas be there? I suppose Hughan will be with me ? C. W. Adams, Chief Surveyor, Waipahi. J. P. Maitland, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.

APPENDIX A 3. Department of Lands and Survey, Sie,' — District Office, Dunedin, sth September, 1893. On behalf of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners I am directed by the SurveyorGeneral to instruct you to make a valuation of the properties of Mr. John Douglas and Mr. Watson Shennon, in the Clinton and Waipahi Districts, which have been offered to the Government for settlement purposes, as per plans forwarded herewith ; and to request that you will be good enough to take the matter in hand forthwith, in order that your valuation may be available for the Commissioners not later than the end of the present week. J. P. Maitland, William Dallas, Esq., Balciutha. Commissioner of Crown Lands.

APPENDIX A4. (Telegram.—Urgent.) 7th September, 1893. Have you instructed Dallas re valuation Conical Hills and Pomahaka? Please wire to him to hurry them on or it will delay me very much. I want a meeting of the Board on Monday morning to take Meek's case ; shall be down on Saturday. Please let me know when Dallas's report will be in. S. Peecy Smith, The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. Surveyor-General, Christchurch.

APPENDIX A5. Dunedin, 7th September, 1893. Me. Dallas duly instructed/ and urged to have report ready by Saturday, if possible; but lam afraid he cannot have it forwarded before Tuesday. J. P. Maitland, The Surveyor-General, Christchurch. Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin.

APPENDIX A6. (Telegram.—Urgent.) Dunedin, 7th September, 1893. Sueveyoe-Genebal wires will be here on Saturday evening. Very anxious to have meeting of Purchase Board on Monday ; try if possible to come on Monday night. If you can make up your mind as to price of both places, you can fill up other particulars here ; very urgent. J. P. Maitland, William Dallas, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. Care Watson Sherman, Esq., Waipahi.