CORRESPONDENCE.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 187, 1 July 1896, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

"Unemployed" writes:-1 havebeen waiting (or the-job of clearing the block close to the Parade and expected to see tenders called for it. Can you tell me anything about it ?"—The Chairman of the Towiit Board, to whom we submitted the question of our correspondent replies that being; under the impression that it had been decided to leave the matter of clearing the section in question in-his hands, in the same manner as was done with the high ground on the cemetery reserve, he accepted an otter at a low price' before the report of the meeting appeared in the Chkonicle.

" H.B.C. writes: "'Here is a question in simple proportion. If it cost £l4 and an unknown sum in wages to construct the road to the depot 2o chains long and IGAft wide, how much should it take to construct the cemetery road of a similar, width and one mile long?"—We are afraid there is a catch in this somewhere and so decline to answer the question..

"Landless " writes:. "At the la-st land sale but I see that sections were purcluised under the express condition that they were " to he improved within one year from the date of the lease to the value of ten times the annual rental." As I know that in more than one instance such conditions have not been' complied with is it competent for me to apply for the same at the upset rent.-il p" —lt was stated some time ago that the Crown Lands Banger would, visit Rotorua to inspect the sections in question in order to ascertain if the conditions have been complied with. As soon as that officer's report has been submitted to the Department we understand that all unimproved leases will be forfeited and that they will be again submitted to public competition. A letter to the Lands Department, Auckland, might expedite the matter if our correspondent's question is a 30XA fide one.