THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 621

nature of the ground. Indeed, once across the
Pakuratahi River, the gullies become fewer and the
hill slopes more gentle, and in many places one might
describe them as flats.

From the Kaitoki Hill, lowered by a cutting of 30
feet, it was found necessary to change the gradient
again to 1 in 43 for a mile and a quarter; all good easy
hills, until the level land of the Mangaroa Valley was
reached; thence keeping along the foot of the hills a
quarter of a mile level. A straight line two miles
long, bearing S. 57° W. magnetic, leads direct to Mr.
Cruickshank's tunnel. A large stream with steep
banks 30 feet deep is crossed in a good place for a
bridge about the centre of the straight line.

Throughout the whole length of this flat, the level
scarcely varies, and it is remarkably uniform and
unbroken by terraces. The ground is hard gravel all
through. The bush looks thin, as all the timber is
small except the rimu trees, which are unusually fine,
and spotted over the ground at intervals of about a
chain apart.

Immediately before reaching the tunnel, the Man-
garoa is crossed with a small bridge of about a
chain in length; thence a short cutting, 50 feet in the
deepest part, leads into the Hutt Valley, from whence
the level flat is reached by a gradient of 1 in 50 nearly
opposite the Criterion Hotel. You will remember
that, when discussing the best crossing-place of the
Range between the Mangaroa and Hutt Rivers, Mr.
Cruickshank mentioned a lower part of the hill, near
the Horse Shoe Bend. This however, on closer
examination, proved to be a mistake, being only the
saddle of a spur leading from the main hill, which is
itself higher than at the mill; but if it were otherwise,
it would be impossible to get at it, on account of the
terrace and cliffy character of the lower part of the
Mangaroa Valley.

In obedience to Mr. Blackett's recent instructions,
I yesterday examined the pass directly at the back
of the Criterion Hotel, with a view of finding a lower
part of the hill than at Mr. Cruickshank's. Already a
tramway exists over it, but it would require almost
exactly the same depth of cutting and much longer,
and would in addition, being lower down, leave a
greater fall to the level land of the Hutt by 50 feet.

Other objections are a long spur striking out easterly
between the two dips of the range, at the junction of
the bush and swamp; which, besides increasing the
distance, would bring the line among hills of a softer
nature, owing to their proximity to the swamp.

Following down the Hutt, the best place for crossing
the river appears to be about the Silver Stream-I
think just above, from a marked point of the river
bank. There appears to be no difficulty beyond,
except supplying a station to the Taitai; this might
be met by a short road and bridge across the Hutt.

The length of the line from the Criterion Hotel
to Featherston will be from 8 to 11 miles more than
the coach road; but it is probable that in coming
down the Hutt, the line will gain a mile or two on
the road.

I enclose a table of approximate aneroid heights,
also a section of the line drawn to a natural scale.

I have, &c.,
JOHN ROCHFORT.

I have left Mr Lewis in charge, to superintend the
clearing out the line, to facilitate the survey-marking
the parts only which are open, or likely to be burnt,
with the grubbing axe. He has three men.

Altitudes reduced to Dr. Hector's level of
Mangaroa Bridge.

Feet.
54 Abbott's, Featherston.
1687 Rimutaka.

Feet.
1256 Rochfort's Pass (with cutting of 30 feet).
1286 Do. (without cutting).
686 Golden Fleece Hotel.
773 Line crossing River Pakuratahi (33 feet
bridge).
835 Rochfort's line over Mangaroa Hill (with-
out cutting).
805 Do. do. (with cutting).
906 Knob near Mangaroa Hill.
265 Mangaroa Bridge.
603 Kaitoki Range (without cutting).
571 Do. (with cutting).
416 Level of Mangaroa Flat.
405 Level of Mr. Cruickshank's tunnel.
202 Level of tunnel.

The Hon. W. Gisborne,
Minister of Public Works.

Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,
Auckland, 21st November, 1870.

JOHN MUIR WAYLAND, Registrar of Joint
Stock Companies for the Provinces of Auckland
and Hawke's Bay, in the Colony of New Zealand,
do hereby notify that I have registered a Memoran-
dum of Association, with Articles of Association,
establishing a Company, with limited liability of the
shareholders therein, intituled

"The Daily Telegraph Company, Limited."

The objects for which the Company is established
are-"The printing and publication of a Newspaper to
be called the Daily Telegraph, and the doing all such
other things as are incidental or conducive to the
attainment of the above object, and to the business
generally carried on in a Printing Office."

And that, in pursuance of the provisions of "The
Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860," I have issued a
Certificate of Incorporation of the said Company,
bearing date this twenty-first day of November, 1870.

JOHN M. WAYLAND,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.

Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,
Auckland, 22nd November, 1870.

JOHN MUIR WAYLAND, Registrar of Joint
Stock Companies for the Provinces of Auckland
and Hawke's Bay, in the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby notify that I have registered a Memorandum
of Association, with Articles of Association, establish-
ing a Company, with limited liability of the share-
holders therein, intituled

"The Auckland Boiling Down Company, Limited."

The objects for which the Company is established
are-

"1. The killing, boiling down, and reducing of
Sheep and other live Stock in the Province of
Auckland, and the extraction of Tallow and
other like substances therefrom.

"2. The selling and disposing of such portions of
the Sheep and other live Stock so to be killed,
boiled down, and reduced as aforesaid, as may
not be useful for the purposes of extracting
Tallow and other like substances therefrom.

"3. The doing and performing of such other
matters, things, and operations as are inci-
dental or conducive to the attainment of the
above objects."

And that, in pursuance of the provisions of "The
Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860," I have issued a
Certificate of Incorporation of the said Company,
bearing date this twenty-second day of November,
1870.

JOHN M. WAYLAND,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.