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No. 7. Heights of Tides, Buller Bar. Month, Springs. Neaps. 1882. Feet. Inches. Feet. Inches. January ... ... ... IS 6 ... 11 0 February ... ... ... 13 3 ... 10 9 March ... ... ... 13 6 ... 10 9 April ... ... ... 13 0 ... 11 . May, Ist half ... ... 11 2 ... 10 2 May, 2nd half ... ... 1- 6 ... 12 2 June 9 ... ... ... ... ... 13 G

No 8. Mr. Thomas Maokay to Chairman "Wesiport Coal Trade Committee1. Sir, — Government Buildings, Wellington, 7th July, 1882. I have the honor in reply to your letter of Ist instant to inform you that the total receipts from the lands compi ised in the .'3rd and 4th Schedules to the " Westland and Nelson Coal .Fields Act, 1877," up to 31st March last, amount to £8,491 4s 9d. I can only furnish the return in this form, as the Treasury does not seem to have kept separate accounts for each reserve. I have, &c., Thomas Maokay, Agent for Coal Fielcks.

By Authority : Gkoß-K DIDtBURY, Government Printer, Wellington. 1882