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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 19, 11 January 1878, Page 2

Wic are inform^dt by a gentleman, who » yeaterday/made' tho journey between Reef ton cmdWeatporfi that good pVogrea« ia madd[ |lth -ths wdrk of repairing tho road^and' that there ia a fiiir cfinnoo of. dra,y''trao]l(i being re* Pi^mcd' by^tbb' ipnd of tho present nilmW}. A dispute, however, appears 1 to \)ay/e arisen between the Coiinfciefl of Buller ' and Irian'feahila, as to t'ho 5 dominion of a portion of the roiito flbn ? uttingon tlio two boundaries. The County here alleges that the area in question i« within the Bnller' County, and tlieCoutioH ortho latter argiiea that the boot' i^ on tho 'other foot, an^ ,in' th^'.'midat tjf.'thii 1 6'bntentioiii 1 the' disputed portion of " roa^,, haa. lain ne* , glected. ; Tbia piece 6f ho man's l|knd > :> h'quart^. of a' milo'iri extent; and 1 : very difficult to repair, nonce, pdseibW. the reluctance of each body to own ft; 1 But as the Remaining ' portion ■of the road is approaching "cbm'ni.o,tio^ it has '. becdme" n;6r)eßflary to definitely settle i tho of eachj Cpunty in , ■ ireg'aija't'b the territory;' and. accordingly', Mr Wo'olloy waa'yeaterdajr des • patched, to clearly define tho div)aiohal i line b'etVeen the two t'ounties,