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£ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 2,580 0 0 Metal and Road Formation. Metal,— Dunedin to Waikouaiti .. . . .. £1,028 0 0 East Taieri to Tokomairiro .. .. .. 200 0 0 Tokomairiro to Clutha .. . . .. 400 0 0 Waikouaiti to Palmerston .. . . .. 315 0 0 Tokomairiro to Tuapeka . . .. . . 752 0 0 Palmerston to Eweburn .. .. .. 1,500 0 0 4,195 0 0 Southland Railways .. .. .. 475 0 0 £7,250 0 0

No. 33. The Hon. W. Reeves to His Honor J. Macandrew. Office of the Resident Minister for the Middle Island, Sir,— 2nd April, 1872. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, which has been referred to me by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, enclosing a list of works of a permanent nature authorized by the Provincial Council at its last session, and to which your Honor requests that the remainder of the subsidy payable, to the Province under section 28 of " The Payments to Provinces Act, 1871," may be applied. I understand that of the sum of £13,558 13s. 9d. the sum of £10,65.2 3s. lid. has been paid at various times to the Province. There remains, therefore, yet to be paid, £2,906 9s. lOd. I have to convey my approval of the works to which your Honor desires the money to be applied. I have, &c, To His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. W. Reeves.