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ONEHUNGA ROAD.

ACCEPTED TENDERS.

P. Kelly and others for metalling per yard, 4s. 6d.
T. Hennessy, for forming ditto, 1s.
Clayton & Green, for cutting ditto, 2s. & 1s. 9d.

TENDERS NOT ACCEPTED.

D. Egan, for cutting, per yard, 2s. 7d. and 3d.
J. Forbes, for metalling, per yard, 5s.
W. Rich, for metalling per yard, 6s.
T. Hennessy, for cutting, per yard, 2s. 10d.—Norman’s Hill
Ditto, for cutting, per yard, 2s. 5d.—Queen-street
J. London, for metalling, 4s. 9d.—Both roads
Martin May and others, for cutting, per yard, 1s. 11d.—Norman’s Hill
Clayton & Green, for forming, per chain, 34s.—Queen Street
Ditto, for forming, per chain, 34s.; for metalling, 1s. 9d.—Norman’s Hill
A. Rooney and others, for forming, per chain, 40s.; cutting, 2s. 7d.—Both roads
F. D. Rich, for forming and metalling, per chain, £7 10s.; for cutting, 2s. 9d.—Queen-street
Ditto, for forming and metalling, per chain, £8 16s., for cutting, 2s. 9d.—Norman’s Hill
No name, for metalling, 5s. 9d.

SUPPLY OF TIMBER.

1 TENDER—ACCEPTED.

Henderson & Macfarlane, 11s. per 100 feet.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 8th Nov., 1855.

THE following Correspondence and Legal Opinion, with reference to the receipt of New Zealand Company’s Government Scrip, in payment for lands sold in the Province of Auckland, is published, for general information.

WM. BROWN,
Superintendent.

No. 66.

Waste Land Board Office, Auckland,
31st October, 1855.

Sir,—New Zealand Company’s Government Scrip having been tendered in payment for land outside Hundreds purchased at yesterday’s sale, I have the honor to request that you will obtain the opinion of the Law Officer as to whether it is competent for the Board to receive the same, seeing that no mention whatever is made in the regulations.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

CHARLES J. TAYLOR,
Chief Commissioner.

His Honor,
The Superintendent.

Waste Land Board Office, Auckland,
5th November, 1855.

Sir,—I have the honor to transmit, for your Honor’s information, copy of proceedings of a meeting of the Waste Land Board held this day.

I have, &c.,

CHARLES J. TAYLOR,
Chief Commissioner.

His Honor
The Superintendent.

Waste Land Board Office, Auckland,
November 5th, 1855.

(Extract from the Minutes.)

PRESENT—Messrs. TAYLOR, MAY & WOOD.

The Chief Commissioner submitted his letter No. 66, dated 30th ult., to His Honor the Superintendent and moved that the following Resolution be adopted.

“That until the receipt of the Law Officer’s opinion in reference to New Zealand Company’s Scrip, the Treasurer to the Board do not receive Scrip in payment for lands sold at the late Auction.”

Mr. May agreed with the Chief Commissioner.

Mr. Wood dissented and put in the ann minute. Received and entered.”

True Copy.

CHARLES J. TAYLOR,
Chief Commissioner.

It is out of my power to comply with the terms of the resolution submitted this day by Mr. Taylor, as I have been instructed by the Colonial Secretary to receive this Scrip as per copy of letter from Colonial Secretary annexed.

(Signed) READER WOOD.

November 5th, 1855.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Auckland,
1st November, 1855.

SIR,—In reply to your letter of the 31st ult., respecting the receipt of New Zealand Company’s Scrip in payment for land, I have the honor to inform you that it is the opinion of the Law Officer of the Crown,—

“That the Scrip is entitled to be received under the 23rd Section of the New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Ordinance” and therefore you are authorized to receive the same.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

READER WOOD, Esq.
Treasurer, &c.

True Copy.

CHARLES J. TAYLOR.

Superintendent’s Office, Auckland,
5th November, 1855.

Sir,—I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of this day’s date, transmitting for my information a copy of the proceedings of a meeting of the Waste Land Board held this day, to consider the advisability of receiving New Zealand Company’s Scrip on payment for lands sold under the Waste Land Regulations.

In reply I would observe, that in my opinion the majority of the Board have come to a sound conclusion in determining not to receive such Scrip, until they shall have received the