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An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand

No. 9. — The Chief Commissioner to Charles Heaphy, Esq., Government Surveyor

No. 9.
The Chief Commissioner to Charles Heaphy, Esq., Government Surveyor.

Waiau.—Respecting Survey of the Block. Chief Land Purchasing Commissioner's Office, Auckland, 15th December, 1857.

Sir,—

With reference to your letter of the 25th ult., relative to the surveys on which you are engaged at Coromandel, and suggesting that you should make a running survey of the Waiau Block, perambulating and marking the whole, but cutting only such lines as may be requisite to indicate clearly the boundary near contiguous and occupied localities.

I have the honor, by direction of the Governor, to inform you that His Excellency approves of these small and rugged blocks being made an exception from the rule which now obtains of cutting the whole external boundary of purchased blocks, more particularly because it may be hoped that adjacent blocks will be acquired which will entirely obviate the necessity for a completely-cut boundary.

I have, &c.,

Donald McLean,
Chief Land Purchasing Commissioner.

C. Heaphy, Esq., &c., &c.