NATIVE LANDS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1354, 11 September 1883, Page 2

NATIVE LANDS.

A return wMch has just been presented to Parliament, giving n lisi of all Native lands which have passed through the Lands Court since the cumii g into operation of “ The Native Land Act, 1873,” und have been alienated otherwise than to the Crown, shows the following names of blocks, area, price and rate |er acre paid, together with the naineof the pure- users, date of purchase and date of registration of transfer in the N*tv. Lunds Court of the several actual and com pleted purchus 8 in the had- Coast an Poverty Biy Di-iriets : —Pukdiki Block, 7,386 a, Ir 7p, was bought, f- r £1,505, 6s, being an average of 4s 3LI , er acre, by James Catted and P. A. Buckl- y, on May 22, 1877, transfer registered No. 15, 1880; Takapau Block, 7,3441, £1,436, average 3s 10fd par acre, by K. Noble <>n Deer. 30i 11 1875 —Mat 18. 1881 ; Waingaromia No. 2, 27,682-. £2.875, averaging 2s per acre, by it. Cooper J..n, 9, Ix 7 —June IK, 1881 ; ha-mata East. 5 320 £138”, average 5- per acre, by th. New Zealand Native Land Settlement Com pany (Limited), M.iy 3 18^2—May 31. 1882; Waumta South, 9,547 a, 2r, £2,620, average 5s 6d per acie, by the New Z ala .<i Native Land Settlement Company (Limited), May 3, 1882—May 31, 1882; Aorangi Manga, 3,010 a, £577, tverage .5s 5d per acre, by T. W < orter, on April 19, 1882—June 5 1882 ; Waihuka Block, 633 a, £222 10s. a\< rage 7* o{<l per acre, by W. T. Bom r viile, on June 7, 1880 —Juno 17, 1882 ; Motu No 1 Block, 2,000 a, £5OO, aveiage 5s p«-i acre, by the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited), on March 31, 1882—June 22, 1882; Waipoa No. 2 Block, 32,550 a, for £3,500, av- rage 2s 2d per acre, by R. Greenfield, J. Stewart, J. Lockie, W. Findlay, and W Mclntosh Muir, on Ap it 29, 1881 — July 18, 1882 ; Ruangare u No. 1 B <»ck, 6,878 a, 2r, for £1,790 10s average 5s 2|d per acre, J. Cattrll and P. A. Buckley, on Feb 25, 1882-Nov. 7, 1882; Pouawa Block 12,171 a, for £12,000, average 19s B|d per acre, by W L. Rees, on March 24, 1882 — Nov. 25, 1882 ; Alangataikapua Block, 4,< 00a, for £l,OOO, ave-age 5s |h r acre, by W. Cooper, • n May 21, 1»77 —Jan 22, 1883 ; Wharekaku No. 2 Block, 467 a, fur £2J9, average 9s 9fd, by R. Cooper, on October 10, 1876—Feb. 26, 1883. The summary of the report shows that 118,979 acres, 1 rood, and 7 perches have been privately purchased f»r the sum ot £29,655 6s, being an average of 5s per acre.