Enclosure in No. 2.
Copy of remarks of Attorney-General on Mr. Mackay's letter of March 6th, 1869.

I know of no power to take road lines without agreement and compensation when the land has been reserved out of others sold to the Crown.

I suspect that when the survey was made there must have been some arrangements, otherwise why should 560 additional acres have been granted?

I think Mr. Mackay Should be asked if he knows anything of any agreement relating to the land, explanatory of the reasons for granting the additional land.

I think that the Secretary for Crown Lands, or the Colonial Secretary should call on the Commissioner for Crown Lands for an explanation.