LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, G-03

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of " Tlie Native Land Purchases Act, 1892."

Retubn (in continuation of Gr. - 3 of 1904) of Native Lands purchased and leased, or under Negotiation, in the North Island, showing Area, Expenditure, &c, to 31st March, 1905.

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PART I.-LANDS FINALLY ACQUIRED. [Expenditure, 1st April to 30th June, 1905, included, to make this Part as complete as possible, as the blocks will not appear in any future return.]

a District and Block A m> a finally Name of Officer Expenditube, including Incidental Expenses, acquibei) or Agent through whom Negotiations were Kate conducted, and Amount _ , per Acre. of Commission T Durin" i.tAmito ,.., Return. to him. 1JUo, 1 [ i— Date, Number, and Series of Deed. Date ana Number of the Gazette in which proclaimed Crown Lands. i__ 41 10 0 a s. a. 7 16 6 £ s. a. 49 6 6 20 May, 1905 3556 Auckland .. 24 Aug., 1905 I 77 1 ! "IS.. ID. No. 3.. ! 20 I £ 20 " 31 f 10 0 R. J. GUI 2 W Z A g T Uofo O ?u E hu°aNri0:: 0,070 0 0 6,070 0 0 0 B 0 G. T. Wi.kinso,, 3 RangitotoTuhuaNo. 48.. ' 4,000 0 0 4,000 0 0040 4 W Sno.U .. 135 2 0 135 2 0 10 0 P. Sheridan 5 UreweraNo.lA .. 1,072 0 0 1,072 0 0 0 10 6 I Urewera No. 2a, No. ii .. 1,040 0 0 1,040 0 0 0 10 £ s. a. ■ 100 0 0 ) 911 10 0 135 14 3 801 0 0 _ 911 10 0 14 Nov., 1904 3557 801 0 0 15 June, 1905 3558 135 14 3 13 Dec, 1904 920 Wellington ir>n n nJ 5 Oot -< 1904 921 100 0 0j 5Oct y 22 7 Ngapaeruru No. 7f, No. 2 1,178 0 0 561 0 0 0 10 0 Totals .. 13,515 3 31 12,898 3 31 300 0 0 400 0 0 285 6 10 4 7 0 589 13 10 |24 June., 1905 , 283 Hawke'sBay 12,898 3 31 1,374 1 1 ,374 1 1 i 813 3 6! 813 3 6 ' 2,587 2,587 4 7 4 7

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PART II.-LANDS PARTIALLY ACQUIRED.

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j; District and lilock x> a Total. Akea. M i >«m β^a* nil Name of the Officer Price or Agent through per Acre, whom Negotiations were conducted. ' Expenditure, including Incidental Expenses. To 31st March, „ P" 1 ' 1 "?.. I _ . , 1904 Period ot this j Total. Return. Nobth op Auckland — 1 Oturu 2 Horotiua A No. 2 .. A. 394 100 4 1 A. £ s. d. 0 2 0 R. J. Gill 0 4 0 £ s. d.j £ a. d. £ s. d. 0 8 10 .. 0 8 10 0 3 i .. 0 3 2 1 2 COEOMANDEL, THAMES, ETC.— 3 Opitomoko and Kuranui 4 Pavareka No. 2 5 Lipsevtown 6 Pukemokemoke No. 1 7 Pukemokemoke No. 2 3 4 5 6 7 343 302 400 610 423 57 100 45 92 0 5 0 " '.'. 0 5 0 402 3 0 .. 402 3 0 501 1 0 .. 501 1 0 1,534 10 4! .. 1,534 10 4 15 6 8 .. 15 6 3 26 17 9! .. 26 17 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Taupo, Bay op Plknty, etc.--8 Te Tauri 9 Tahorakuri No. 2 .. 10 Kaimanawa No. 2b .. 11 Waihi-Kabakaharoa.. 12 Te Matai 13 Te Koutu 14 Pukeroa-Oruawhata No. 1 15 Opakau te Pukahu 16 Wharotataa 17 Tuhua 18 Karewa 2,000 000 27,181 5,778 254 5,000 3,020 2,650 2,200 3,154 9 17 2,997 446 192 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 „ 0 3 6 "„ .. 0 2 6 "„ 3 0 0 195 7 11 .. 195 7 11 21 0 6 .. 21 0 6 225 0 0 .. 225 0 0 25 0 0 .. 25 0 0 225 8 0! .. 225 8 0 291 18 101 .. 291 18 10 10,065 3 8 .. 10,065 3 8 109 0 91 .. 109 0 9 145 16 6| .. 145 16 6 32 0 0 1 .. 32 0 0 10 18 8 .. 10 15 8 Waikato, Rohe Potae, etc. — 19 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 51 20 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 53 21 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 62 19 20 21 3,000 2,000 3,000 • • G. T. Wilkinson East Coast and Poverty Bay— 22 Tahora No. 2a, Sections 2 and 4 23 Tahora No. 2b, Section 2 ■2-2 23 9,932 4,843 668 1,614 668 1,614 0 2 OR. J. Gill 0 2 0 65 11 l! .. 65 11 1 161 8 9 .. 161 8 9 ! West Coast, Wanganui, etc. — 24 j Wbitiangi No. 2 .. .. : 25 i. Mangapapa No. lc, No. 2a 26 Muriniotu No. 1 27 ! Rangiwaea No. 4p, No. 16 28 ; Rangiwaea No. 4f, No. 17 .. ! 29 Rangiwaea-Otarara No. 2 30 , Parikawau .. .. .. j 31 Otaupari 32 Taraketi No. 1 33 Hapukorari Reserve 34 Horowbenua No. 3c, No. 3b .. 35 Horowhenua No. 7 .. 86 Horowhenua No. 11 .. 37 Kapiti No. 2b 38 Kapiti No. 4b 39 Kapiti No. 5, Section Iβ 40 ; Kapiti No. 5, Section 2b 41 Kapiti No. 5a 42 Kapiti No. 5c 11,593 56 500 3,160 3,083 100 559 540 967 1,000 107 811 495 10 1,040 70 4 2 727 40 180 150 2,778 28 •277 6 31 727 40 180 150 •2,778 28 ■277 [ W. E. Goffe .. 0 18 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 "„ 0 4 0 .. 1 5 0 P. Sheridan .. 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 1 S 0 j I 109 12 2 .. 109 12 2 20 15 0 .. 20 15 0 26 19 7 .. 26 19 7 37 11 8 .. , 37 11 3 694 11 1 .. 694 11 1 9 5 8 .. 9 5 8 838 19 10 ., 838 19 10 455 9 9 .. 455 9 9 450 0 0 .. 450 0 0 15 0 0 .. 15 0 0 6 0 0 .. 6 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 36 0 0 273 8 6 10 0 274 8 (i 11 6 S .. ll' G 8 38 3 7 .. 38 3 7 5 0 0l .. 5 0 0 104 6 31 Wairarapa — 43 ' Mapunatea 350 0 0 .. 350 0 0 44 Boundary disputes .. ..I 107 0 0 7 0 0 114 0 0 Compensation under " The Ngaere and other Blocks Native Claims Adjustment Act, 1894 "— 45 Te Ngxcrn 46 Undistributed 1,820 3 8 .. i 1,820 3 8 Totals 100,790 10,454 96 16 10 ! 90 16 10 19,333 8 d 130 16 10 19,464 6 7 100,790 10,454 104

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PART 111.-SUMMARY OF AREAS. Acres. Area finally acquired to 31st March, 1904 (vide G.-3, 1904) .. .. .. .. ..- ..7,958,793 Area finally acquired during 1904-1905 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 13,516 Total area. finally acquired to 31st March, 1905.. .. .. .. .. .. 7,972,309 Portion of 13,516 acres, as above, finally acquired during 1904-1905, representing the work of that period 12,899 Progress on uncompleted purchases during 1904-1905 .. .. .. .. •. •. 104 Total results for year ending 31st March, 1905 .. .. .. '.. .. . 13,003 Uncompleted purchases on 31st March, 1905 ' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100,790

PART IV.-EXPENDITURE.

Native Land Purchase Office, P. Sheridan, Wellington, 31st July, 1905. Officer in Charge. Statement of Moneys received and paid for the Purchase of Native Lands during the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1905.

Moneys received. £ s. d. Amount of moneys received .. .. 0,280 10 4 £6,280 10 4

Moneys paid. £ s . d, For purchase of Native lands .. .. 6,280 10 4 £6,280 10 4

Certified as correct, in terms of section 20 of " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892." J. K. Wakburton, Wellington, 28th July, 1905. Controller and Auditor-General,

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General Loans. North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan. Total. Expenditure from 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905— On lands finally acquired : Part I. On lands partially acquired : Part II. On old purchases On working-expenses .. .. .. On Native Land Court surveys £ s. d. 1,374 1 1 130 16 10 3,885 15 3 848 19 10 365 16 2 £ g. d. £ 8. d. 1,374 1 1 130 16 10 3,885 15 3 848 19 10 305 10 2 Credits 6,605 9 2 324 18 10 : 0,605 <J 2 324 18 10 Total net expenditure, 1st April, 1904, to 31st March, 1905 Expenditure to 31st March, 1904, as per G.-3, 1904 6,280 10 4 1,785,603 4 4 1,791,883 14 8 6,280 10 4 219,762 2 7 2,005,365 6 11 219,702 2 7 2,011,645 17 3 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1905 I