Poneke, 16 o Akuhata, 1849.

WHAKARONGO.—No ominei anei te hunga i whakahaua e te tokowha Kawana ki Kai Warrahiwa Maoi, mo to ratou Whakamau ............................................

Ko Paru Toroa,
ono te "Patutokohiko,"—ona kainga, Maunganui ..............................................

Ko Wiremu Kingi,
ono te "Ngatemawhanga,"—ona kainga, KO OTA ..............................................

Ko Hakaraka Koraka,
ono "Ngapotama,"—toha kainga, ko Parekino ..............................................

Ko Hoani Waikato Manukau,
ono te "Ngatihinewai,"—ona kainga, te Pokohiwirawa ..............................................

Na te Karauna tehei whakahaere.

Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1849.

LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the publication of the following despatch for general information.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.

Camp Waitangi, 30th July, 1849.

Sir,

I have the honor to transmit herewith for the information of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, the usual Quarterly Returns of work and expenditure to 30th June.

The progress has been great compared with the number of workmen, a further extension of half the force having immediately commenced their work.

The obstacles which I then mentioned having been removed, a dry may now be taken through to Wellington on the coast, but the quantity of rain which has fallen, and the herds of cattle which have passed up and down, and have grazed upon the line, have made the unmetalled roads nearly impassable for wheels in wet weather. One of the drivers has humbled raised the heavy done in this matter at 3s 6d every time he passes with a drove of cattle.

The metalling will however now proceed as rapidly as the force at my disposal will permit, and should I receive any considerable increase of funds, my next report will, I trust, announce the completion of the work I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

A. HAMILTON RUSSELL,
Captain 58th Regiment,
Superintendent Military Roads.

The Honorable Colonial Secretary,
Wellington.

Wellington, 4th August, 1849.

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose the usual General Abstract for the Expenditure on the Wairarapa Road by the Quarter ending 30th June last. As the Road works were almost all stopped at the end of April but little has been done since that period, except a part of the sea wall to the road near Ngauranga, the piling round the piers of the Hutt Bridge, and the repairs necessary to keep the road passable at different places. As the parties under Messrs. Stilling & Swainson only worked during a part of the month of April, I do consider leave an appearance intended by report to forward along with my own for the Quarter. I have given however in the abstract a note of the different works that have been performed at their division of the road which has been rendered impossible by the contract having been annulled. The total amount of £707 15s 9d does not include the sums paid to the natives in April for work performed during the months of January, February and March which was included in statements of expenditure given in my report for the Quarter ending 31st March, 1849.

On the Parapara Road during the month of April, 6th & 17th, we completed in widening and re-forming a part of the road between the junction of the new and old roads and Captain Daniell’s section, and since then a further sum of £15 11s has been spent in executing such temporary repairs as are necessary to keep BBB road open, the lower part of it being now in a very bad state and in many places nearly impassable. Great anxiety is evinced by the native labourers who were employed during last summer to know when they will be taken on again, as the greater number of them have, but little chance of earning money in any other way.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

F. H. FITZHERBERT,
The Honorable Colonial Secretary,
Wellington.