SUMMARY OF PURCHASES EFFECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND, FROM 5th JULY, 1850, TO 1st MARCH, 1854. (To complete the Return printed as C—No. 4, in the Blue Book of last Session.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1858 Session I, C-05

C—No. 5

NATIVE LAND PURCHASES,

SUMMARY OF PURCHASES EFFECTED IN THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND, FROM 5th JULY, 1850, TO 1st MARCH, 1854. (To complete the Return printed as C—No. 4, in the Blue Book of last Session.)

Return to an Order of the Honourable the House of Representatives, of 13th April, 1858.

(Mr. Hall.)

AUCKLAND: 18 5 8.

Waste Lands Office, Auckland, 4th August, 1856. Sib,— In compliance witli a letter from the Treasury, dated the 15th nlto., requesting me to enable the Chief Land Commissioner to procure the information called for by the Resolution of the House of Representatives, dated April loth, 1858, I have the honor to forward the enclosed Returns of the area of the Lands purchased by the late Surveyor General during the period stated. As most of these Lands are now Surveyed, the area given by Survey will differ from the estimated contents given in previous Returns, from the Surveyor General's Office, where no Survey, or a partial Survey has been made. 1 have estimated the acreage as correctly as lam able, I have, &c, (Signed) James Babkk, Deputy Waste Land Commissioner. The Honorable the Colonial Secretary, &c, &c, &c.

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James Babbr, Deputy "Waste Land Commissioner, Auckland.

PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.

Abstract of Lands purchased from the Natives, between the 5th July, 1850, and 1st March, 1854.

Date of purchase. Commissioner! negotiating. [ District where Situated. [Extent in acres. Description of Land. Sums paid. Tribe from whom purchased. Remarks. Suburbs of Auckland, Tiki Kauri, Mannkau 1850 158 0 0 4000 0 0 Good quality Rugged ; some portions well timbered £ s. a. 64 10 0 100 0 0 Ngatewhatua Ngatetiata , C. W Ligar.j Surveyed. Area estimated, this land is included within a larger block since purchased. Survej ed. Area and position unknown. Mount Smart, near Onehunga .. Monganui Otawhoa and Awamutn .. Wbaingaroa, "West Coast .. « 797 0 0 Volcanic Land, stony 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 0 200 0 0 Ngatewhatua It (I 1850 & 1851 7 2 0 19,680 0 0 Good Fertile Nga te mahnta Nga te mahanga " U 10,880 acres Surveyed, the remainder estimated. Area unknown, this appears to have been a preliminary payment. Surveyed. Area estimated. Surveyed. A purchase made in order to settle the Native ieud at Whaingaroa not completed. Surveyed. A purchase of Native Claims on Crown Lands Surveyed. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Pukekohe, near Orewa 1852 Inferior 6 0 0 It Mata Karaka, Whau Rara-waru, Waitemata Henirau, Suburbs of Auckland .. Horea u n 650 0 0 900 0 0 179 0 0 do. do. Good do. 20 0 0 25 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 Nga te whatua do. do. Nga te mahuta a M u K u Mangarei .. Fairtmrn's Block, Tamaki.. Awa Paheke Pnkekauheke and Waikoko Rama Kama and Waiau .. Maro o-hinewni Wai pareira, Waitemata Islands at Papakura Tiri Rohua Poaui Island Puke Kobe 1853 <t (C 4140 0 0 43,000 0 O 3070 0 0 6300 0 0 16,600 0 0 1914 0 0 906 0 0 78 2 0 2668 0 0 4277 0 0 32,000 0 0 do. do. and valuable Average quality A portion good, the rest inferior One block very good, the other inferior Undulating open land, not very good Of average quality Good Forest, but land excellent Open and available land For the most part good, some very inferior 181 0 0 200 0 0 280 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 250 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 430 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 Akitai Nga-te-tai, Nga te pari, Akitai Nga te pari Nga te Whatua L T ri-raro and others Nga te manoki Nga te Whatua Nga te pari Nga te manoki Nga te paoa Akitai and others H K U U It <( tt cc it u w M (I A purchase of Native Claims oa CrowU Land. Kaiakeake ) Wa ; temata .. Kauri & Kutnen J Mangatoitoi do. Kahawai, Manukau Mangaripa .. Papakoura .. . ■ - - • • Ngaranrani Nga mokotiti (< 3000 0 0 Inferior quality 120 0 0 Nga te whatua A rea estimated. W » 0 0 1920 0 0 604 0 0 300 0 0 855 0 0 do. Of average quality Good, ferule, and timbered 100 0 0 100 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 do. Nga te data Nga te pari Nga te whatua Nga te pari and others u - i It <« Do. Surveyed. Do. Estimated. Surveyed. Surveyed area included in that of Pukekohe above. «( Good and well timbered Good but swampy M (( tt 151,004 £3172 0 0

REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS, 'APPOINTED BY HER MAJESTY, I ON THE REGISTRATION OF TITLE IN REFERENCE TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OP LAND.

Laid on the table by Mr. Speaker, 13th April, 1858, and ordered to be printed.

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