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I hope will be approved of by His Excellency. As I may now say that all the claims but Mr. Hempleman’s to lands in Banks Peninsula have been satisfied, I have also to request, in order to obviate the necessity of Mr. Boys returning to Akaroa, that I may be authorised to employ him surveying the lands to be appropriated to Mr Hempleman, so that I may be enabled to make out Crown grants of them for him; and in doing so I shall take care that there be reserved for town purposes the whole of the available lands in French Farm Bay, and any other lands I may consider necessary for Government or other purposes, such as Native reserves, &c. As to the latter, I have been anxiously expecting to hear from you. I shall, however, be glad to know as soon as possible if His Excellency would wish me to prevent Mr. Hempleman from selecting any of the lands which Mr. Godley, though he knew they were subject to claims or contracts to be fulfilled, has conveyed to Canterbury colonists and others, not only in Akaroa, but also in other parts of Banks Peninsula, which are within the block purchased by Mr. Hempleman from the Natives. You are aware that notwithstanding Mr Godley’s conveyance of it to Mr Watson, he (Mr Hempleman) still keeps possession of Peraki Bay, and of which, I conclude, he is, along with other lands, to have a Crown grant. This being done, of course the remainder of Banks Peninsula which is not disposed of will be at the disposal of the Canterbury Association.—Yours, etc.,

P.S.—I think it advisable now to inform you that soon after I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 26th January last, having no hopes of Captain Simeon making any communication to me, I con-