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respectively sixteen and twenty rods in length. To make this map 
useful, the south line of the grant, which was first in order of time, 
was surveyed, and the two-acre lots laid out from said line as a base. 
This has occasioned some complaint. But it was the only practicable 
method. Here was a definite quantity of ground symmetrically divided, 
the division lines of express length, and reference points uncertain. 
Some of the owners buoyed out their grounds and some did not. Those 
who did, buoyed out more than their deeds called for, wrongfully taking 
ground that should have been left to satisfy the valid claims of the adja- 
cent owners. As cultivation increases and the property becomes 
valuable, disputes will arise unless the parties interested adjust their 
differences. It is to be hoped that the owners of these two-acre lots will 
consider this, and have their lots properly buoyed out. To facilitate 
agreements between occupants as to ground in dispute, quite a number 
of these occupations have been surveyed. 
FAIRFIELD. 
No ground off Fairfield had been designated within your jurisdiction, 
and a lay-out was made similar to that at Stratford. 
WESTPORT. 
Most of the designations off Westport, are referred to a base line run- 
ning through the government buoy off Cockenoe’s Island and the Pen- 
field Reef lighthouse. The outlines of the tracts are definite, and have 
been mapped. The owners of sections one, two and three, had their 
lots buoyed out by you at their own expense. The owners of sections 
four, five and six, buoyed out their own designations. So much of this 
buoying as falls outside of the recorded dimensions of these lots, you have 
not recognized, and a number of applications have been received that 
cover these occupations, which are outside of record limits. It is to be 
hoped that this government buoy, will, from year to year, be set in pre- 
cisely the same position. 
NORWALK. 
The large area of town designated ground, south of the Norwalk 
Islands was laid out by Charles W. Bell, Esq. There are ranges on 
record for nearly all of the corners. Mr. Bell very kindly consented to 
point out these ranges, and thus these grounds were safely brought 
under control. 
West of the islands it is probable that some difficulty may be experi- 
enced. The records, so far as I have seen, show that the grounds are 
termed plantations, and each plantation is bounded by other plantations. 
Some of these grounds were occupied about ten years ago, but the first 
crop was lost, or no set was obtained, and the ground has not been 
buoyed up since that time. In some cases the owners have doubts as 
