No. 1.
The Hon. the Colonial Secretary to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Otago.

Sir,—

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th ultimo, requesting me to move His Excellency the Governor to grant to certain Natives who are in the habit of visiting the towns of Dunedin and Port Chalmers a small portion of land for the erection of houses for their accommodation at each of those places.

In reply I am directed by His Excellency to beg that you will be good enough at once to send up plans of the reserves which you recommend should be thus appropriated.