In partial fulfillment of a promise I made to Mr Waitt I have this day been out with a chain and compass and obtained a rude (but correct) plan of the grounds about the buildings. The red lines mark partly the streets and partly the lines run by me. It will be apparent from inspection that it will be difficult to divert the travel from the straight Hillsborough road around by the house where I live but if the Stewards hall shall be transferred to a position which I have marked for it the plan begun by Nichols may be followed out, the existing page torn road to Hillsborough stopped up and the travel page torn to take a longer and better route. It will be by the Observatory from the point A there will be a good view of the columns that have been or are to be erected and the traveller with a full view of both roads may take his choice. I shall hand this to President Swain for additions and Corrections — that he may have time for which I subscribe myself in haste.

Mr M. has just sent me this letter, but it is 9 o clock, and the mail about closing. It will enable you to judge pretty well, though not as satisfactorily as by personal examination, of the correctness of Mr Ms views. I think myself they merit at least respectful consideration