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9443. Description of Land to be reserved. Land District of Wellington. Ai.i. that parcel of land in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement six and five-tenths perches, mine or lees, being part of Section No. 488, City of Wellington Survey District. Bounded towards the north by part of Section 488, seventy and two-tenths (7()'2j links; towards the east by Section 488, fifty-six and seven-tenths (i36'7) links; towards the south by Section 187, seventy-four and [line-tenths (749) links; and towards the west by Wellington Terraoe, fifty-six and five-tenths (566) links: be all tlie aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the oilice of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington. For Crown land.

41034. Department of Lands, Wellington, 29th April, 1907. Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. Unclaimed Lands, City of Wellington. Be your 9443, of the 11th November, 1901, in regard to portions of Section 488, City of Wellington, and shown on tracing accompanying your memo., please have a valuation made of the land in question, area 0 0 (iT>5, as early as you can, as the Wellington City Council are asking the Government to dispose of this area to them in order thai thej may exchange with the owner of portion of Section 487, a portion of which it is prdposed to cut off for street-widening purposes. Wm. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary. U.S., —Under what circumstances was this letter sent out by you to the Comr. C.L. I —lt. McNab. 10/C/08. The Hon. Minister of Lands, —His Worship the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. HislopJ personally waited upon me, stating the City Council wished to obtain an area of Crown land, at a valuation, to exchange re Woodward Street widening. Wm. C. Kensington. 10/6/1908.

9443/345. Department of Lands and Survey, District Offioe, Wellington, Ist May, 1907. The Valuer-General, Wellington. Unclaimed Lands, City of Wellington.

I have the honour to forward herewith a schedule of pieces of Crown lands in and near the City of Wellington, and'shall be obliged if you will kindly allow your District Valuer, Mr. Martin, to supply valuations at which the various parcels of land could be either offered for sale at auction for cash, or, if thought advisable to do so, be disposed of privately without competition to the adjoining owners at a fair price. As it is desirable to deal with the sections as soon as possible, I should be obliged if Mr. Martin could make the valuations at an early date should you approve. Enclosure : Schedule. John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands. 9443/345.

Sir,— Wellington, N.Z., 2nd May, 1907. The Government recently took possession of a small section of land on Wellington Terrace, immediately opposite the Wellington Club, which is now required in the interests of improvement by the City Council. The Council are desirous of creating a low-level street in Woodward Si reel, running from Lambton Quay to Wellington Tot race, and making the present portion of Wellington Terrace in that quarter practically a high-level street. To accomplish this it is necessary that

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