THE WASTE LANDS DEPARTMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 320, 21 November 1864, Page 5

THE WASTE LANDS DEPARTMENT.

To the Editorof tlio New Zeai and Herald. Slit,—ln your cotemporary the Southern Cross of this morning, there appears n 1-tter signed ' Fair flay," which from its general inaccuracy and looenesa of dicti m, 1 cannot but imagine ia the production of the editor himself, written tor the purpose of adding to it a spiteful footnote. Now, sir, you aro not altogether accurate yourself when you give the new Waste Lauds Commissioner the whole credit for the lately improved working of the department in question, but '• iair i'liiy ' ia entirely wrong when he fay» that "it is well known to all who have taken the trouble to give the matter any thought that the work.tig part of the said department has in .ariably devolved oil the Deputy Waste Lands Commissioners." The credit, Sir, is mainly due to Mr.lj.'i'ole, and since that irentlenian's appointment to his present position intlie Waste I.ands otlice, at the heainning of last year, something like eight hundred C.owu gran's have been is.-ucd. ihe I epnty Waste lamis Lommissioneio have u<> just claim whatever to any credit for this iiifi..-ion o( energy into the depaitme't, quite the contrary, 'ilir piesent Commissioner is anxious to keep the ollicial slail up 10 its wori.but to tlio ollicinls themselves and to ilr. Tole in particular, is attributable the present improved working order of the departiueut. Yours, &e., An J£x-OFFICIAL, Vanu'll, November 10!h, 18G4.