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Department of Lands, Wellington, lith September, 1907. Sin, — Re Improvement of Woodward Street. Referring again to your letter to me of the sth September, and my reply to you of the 6th September, I find thai Cabinet agreed aa t<> the price to be paid for the strip of land in question — namely, £652. If, therefore, your Council will pay this amount to the Receiver of Land Revenue, to the credit of the lion. T. K. Maodonald, the Commissioner of Crown Lands will lie instructed to issue a certificate <>f title direoi to him, instead of the more elaborate process of first issuing a certificate of title to your Council, and then your Council conveying to the Hun. T. K. Maodonald. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Rout. McNah, His Worship the Mayor, Wellington. Minister of Lands.

Notice is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter described will be brought under tin- provisions of "The I. ami Transfer Art, L 886," ami its amendments, unless oaveat l>e lodged forbidding the same on or before the 18th day of November, 1907. 4013. Thomas Kennkdt Macdonai.d.— l27 perches, part of Section I*7, City of Wellington. Occupied by Applicant. 4061. Caroline Aston.—-50. acres •'! roods -'■'! perches, part Section "2(>, Ohariu District. Occupied by James Salmons Field. 4094. Joseph An.in.—3 roods 39"2 perches, part Section '-'1(1, Taratahi Plain Block. Occupied liv Applicant. Diagrams may lie inspected at this office. Dated this 16th day of October, 1907, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington. J. M. Batham, District Land Registrar. The Hon. the Minister of Lands, Wellington, -Your attention is specially drawn to Application 4013. J. iM. Batham, D.L.B. 21/10/07. U.S.—R. McNab. 23/10/07. Department of Lands, Wellington, 24th October, 1907. The District Land Registrar, Wellington. Part Section, J,87, City of Wellington. In reply to your minute of the 21st instant, addressed to the Hon. Minister of Lands, regarding Application No. 1013 relating to the above section, I have to inform you that the Government lias no object ion lo the proposed issue of Hie title, as Cabinet decided mi the 30th May last to approve of a mutual arrangement between the Wellington City Council ami the Hon. T. Kennedy Maodonald, by which a portion of this section was to he acquired for street-widening purposes by the Council, in exchange for a portion of the adjoining Section 488. The issue of a title in this case appears to be the necessary preliminary to the portion desired by the Council being conveyed by Mr. Macdonald to them. Wμ. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary. Department of Lands, District Office, Wellington, 9th November, 1907. The Under-Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington. Part Section £88, City of Wellington. RirBBBINQ to your memo. 11034, of the 13th September last, 1 have the honour to inform you that the Receiver of Land Revenue now advises that the purchase-money for this land has now been paid to him in the name of the Hon. T. K. Macdonald, and a request has been made for the early issue of the title. As. however, the Wellington Corporation has not yet deposited any application for the land,* I shall he obliged if you will please instruct me whether it should be required to do so, and also under what clause of the Land Act the title to the Hon. Mr. Macdonald should lie issued. John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands. ♦Mistake: he held the Town Clerk's letter.—Wμ. C. K. Department of Lands, Wellington, 15th November, 1907. Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. Part Section / f BB, ('it;/ of Wellington. In reply to your 9443, of the 9th instant, there is no necessity for any application being made by the Wellington Corporation. The Whole thing was by arrangement, ami approved by Cabinet. As the purchase-money has now been paid, the title will issue to the Hon. T. K. Macdonald under section 117 of " The Land Act, 1892." Wμ. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 21th October, 1907. The District Land Registrar, Wellington. Part Section J/87, City of Wellington. In reply to your minute of the 21st instant, addressed to the Hon. Minister of Lands, regarding Application No. 4013 relating to the above section, I have to inform you that the Government has no object ion to the proposed issue of the title, as Cabinet decided on the 30th May last to approve of a mutual arrangement between the Wellington City Council and the lion. T. Kennedy Macdonald. by which a portion of this section was to be acquired for street-widening purposes by the Council, in exchange for a portion of the adjoining Section 488. The issue of a title in this case appears to be the necessary preliminary to the portion desired by the Council being conveyed by Mr. Macdonald to them. Wm. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary.

Department of Lands, District Office, Wellington, 9th November, 1907. The Under-Secretary for Crown Lands, Wellington. Part Section £88, City of Wellington. lli:ii:i;i;ini; to your memo. 41034, of the 13th September last, 1 have the honour to inform you that the Receiver of Land Revenue now advises that the punhase-iiioiicy for this land has now been paid to him in the name of the Hon. T. K. Macdonald, and a request has been made for the early issue of the title. As, however, the Wellington Corporation has not yet deposited any application for the land,* I shall be obliged if you will please instruct me whether it should be required to do so, and also under what clause of the Land Act the title to the Hon. Mr. Macdonald should lie issued. John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands. ♦Mistake: he held the Town Clerk's letter.—Wm. C. K.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 15th November, 1907. Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. Part Section J f BB, City of Wellington. In reply to your 9443, of the 9th instant, there is no necessity for any application being made by the Wellington Corporation. The whole thing was by arrangement, and approved by Cabinet. As the purchase-money has now been paid, the title will issue to the Hon. T. K. Macdonald under section 117 of " The Land Act, 1892." Wm. C. Kensington, Under-Secretary.