MAORI LAND PURCHASE OPERATIONS: REPORT UNDER "THE MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, 1905," FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

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MAORI LAND PURCHASE OPERATIONS: REPORT UNDER "THE MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, 1905," FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Sir, — Department of Lands, Wellington, Ist June, 1908. In accordance with the provisions of " The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905," and amendments of 1906 and 1907, I append a statement of the land-purchase operations which have been conducted under my supervision, together with a statement of accounts. I have, &c, William C. Kensington, Under-Secretary for Lands. Hon. J. Carroll, Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington.

REPORT. Last year's report was more in the nature of an explanation of the negotiations in progress, and detailed the operations set on foot for acquiring lands for the Crown for settlement purposes from those Maoris who were anxious to sell in various portions of the North Island, especially excluding, however, the Tokerau district, north of Auckland, and the Tai-Rawhiti district of the east coast. This year's report conveys the information of the whole of the actually completed purchases, scheduled under their respective land districts, the total area completely purchased being 263,001 acres. Summarised, the areas purchased are as follows : — A. B. P. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... ... 121,776 1 34§ Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... 127,821 2 35 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... 13,294 223 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 109 0 0 Total ... ... ... ... ... 263,001 3 12§ The prices paid in the Auckland Land District ranged from ss. 6d. to £2 an acre, or an average for the whole of about 19s. lOd. per acre. This, I consider, is a very fair average in view of the scattered nature of the purchased areas and the extraordinary variety of the soils and general capabilities from a settlement point of view. In the Taranaki Land District the average price paid ranges from 7s. 6d. to £1 per acre, the average being Bs. 9d. per acre. A good deal of the area purchased being only medium land, the average price is a very fair one. In Hawke's Bay the price paid ranges from £5 to £7 per acre, the average being £6 12s. per acre, the lands purchased being of first-class quality and all fit for immediate settlement. In Wellington only one small area has been purchased owing to the difficulties surrounding acquisition, the price being £1 ss. per acre. Land-purchase Officers. On the 31st December, 1907, Major Dean Pitt and Mr. James Mackay ceased their connection with the Department owing to the completion of operations in their districts. On the 31st March, Mr. Dunbar Johnson was transferred to the Native Land Court, and took up his Judge's work. Mr. W. H. Grace is now the only land-purchase officer on salary, and he is engaged in completing all outstanding areas, and also is rendering aid in connection with various matters which have resulted from the sittings of the Commission. His special report is printed as an appendix. Here I may state that the whole of the land-purchase operations, the fixing of the price to be paid for areas in the numerous blocks, have all been dealt with by myself personally, with the very able assistance of Mr. Paterson, the Chief Accountant, who has kept an exhaustive check upon the whole of the expenditure and of all the imprest advances made from time to time. The work was made easier by my personal knowledge of every block negotiated for.

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Areas under Purchase still Incomplete. Altogether, in the Counties of Raglan, Kawhia, Waitomo, and Awakino, there are incompleted purchases amounting to 55,534 acres, and from the numerous applications received from the Maori owners it is quite evident that additional areas could be purchased if Parliament sees fit to appropriate further moneys for this purpose. Maori Land Settlement Account, 1907-8. £ s. d. Salaries of land-purchase officers ... ... ... ... 1,284 1 8 Surveyors' valuations, &c. ... ... ... ... 1,290 7 4 Purchase of lands ... ... ... ... ... 139,671 13 2 Total net expenditure ... ... ... ... 142,246 2 2 Attached will be found schedules of the whole of the blocks and the areas purchased out of them, and also comprehensive maps giving the localities of the purchases. Areas of Native Lands obtained in Lieu of Liens. The following areas have been awarded by the Native Land Court in satisfaction of Crown liens: — A. E. P. Auckland Land District ... ... ... ... ... 11,736 0 32 Wellington Land District ... ... ... ... ... 4,902 2 0 Taranaki Land District ... ... ... ... ... 5,152 3 25 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 21,791 217 Completed Purchases. Auckland Land District. N Ma£ n ■>•* * X - »• Map 0 " Bl °<*' *• «• -■ 1. Hauturu East No. le, Section 5c 47. Korakanui No. 1 .. .. 365 0 0 No. 2a No. 1 .. 197 0 0 48. Koukourahi No. 1 .. .. 489 0 0 2. „ No. le, Section 5c 49. „ No. 2a .. .. 35 230 No. 2c, Section 1 172 1 20 50. „ No. 3a .. .. 74 0 0 3. „ B No. 2, Section 2b 51. „ No. 3b .. .. 926 0 0 No. 1 .. .. 407 3 12 52. „ No. 4a No. 1 .. 32 1 0 4. „ B No. 2, Section 2f 53. „ No. 4d .. .. 17 113 No. 1 .. .. 537 2 8 54. Makumaku No. 4 .. .. 340 0 0 5. Hauturu West No. 1, Section 2a .. 207 1 24 55. „ No. 5a No. 1 .. 13 3 0 6. „ No. la, Section 2a 72 v 8 56. „ No. 5c No. 1 .. 27 2 12 7. „ F No. 2, Section 2 400 0 0 ' 57. Mangauika No. 1b No. 2, Section 2a 168 1 24 8. „ (i No. 2, Section 2b 58. „ No. 3a .. .. 40 0 0 No. 1 .. .. 382 1 1 59. Maraeroa-Oturoa No. 2a .. 110 1 13 9. Hoe-O.tainui South 4b No. 1a .. 86 1 0 60. Maungarangi No. 2b, Section 2a .. 125 0 26 10. „ 4b No. 2 .. 1,575 2 0 61. Ngaromaki .. .. .. 2,000 ' 0 0 11. Horahia-Opou No. 2b No. 1 .. 299 1 0 62. Ngarua Ib, Section 2 .. .. 112 0 0 12. „ No. 3a .. .. 420 3 0 63. Ngataipuaa No. 1a .. .. 16 2 0 13. „ No. 4a .. .. 922 0 0 ( 64. „ No. 2 .. .. 288 0 0 14. „ No. 5a .. .. 247 2 0 ! 65. „ No. 3 .. .. 290 0 0 15. Kaikahu No. 1a .. .. 247 3 0 ! 66. „ No. 4 .. .. 960 0 0 16. No. 2a .. .. 62 l 0 67. „ East No. 1 .. 45 3 0 17. Kakepuku No. If, Section 1 .. 123 017 68. Ngatitamatera Reserve A .. 2,548 0 9 18. „ No. 3a, Section 2 .. 60 0 0 69. Ohinemuri No. 20f .. .. 249 0 0 19. „ No. 4a .. .. 72 0 0 70. Otorohanga No. 2b No. 2a .. 66 1 8 20. „ No. 4d No. 1 .. 253 218 71. „ No. 2c No. 2a .. 96 3 4 21. „ No. sc, Section 1 .. 102 2 0 72. „ No. 4b, Section 1 .. 356 2 10 22. „ No. 5d No. 1 .. 20 0 0 73. „ R No. 2b, Section 1.. 45 1 7 23. „ No. 6a (part) ) .. 25 0 0 74. „ T No. 2a .. .. 21 2 26f 24. „ No. 6a, Section 1J .. 15 0 0 75. Parihoro No. Ib, Section 1 .. 128 238 25. „ No. 9b, Section 7 .. 92 0 0 76. „ No. 2a, Section 1 .. 30 0 6 26. Kapuarangi No. 1 West .. 11,474 2 0 77. Pehitawa No. 2a .. .. 205 232 27. Kinohaku East No. 2, Section la.. 27 3 7| 78. Pirongia West No. 1, Section 2c 28. „ No. 2, Section 25b No. 2 .. .. 385 2 30 No. 2a .. 384 3 29 79. „ No. 3b, Section 2b 29. „ No. 2a, Section 2o No. 2a .. 120 1 14 No. 1 .. 72 2 23 80. „ No. 3b, Section 2c 30. „ No. 3a, Section 2a 36 2 11 No. 1 .. .. 969 1 20 31. Kinohaku West No. IA, Section Ia 119 0 36 81. Puhanga-te-Uru No. 2b .. 232 2 16 32. „ No. la, Section 3a 205 115 82. Pukenui No. 21, Section 3 .. 471 325 33. „ No. 12, Section 1b 83. „ No. 2z .. .. 312 0 0 No. 1 .. 100 1 35 84. Pukeroa - Hangatiki No. 4d, Sec--34. „ H, Section 2b No. tion 1 .. .. .. 48 0 36 2e, Section 1.. 1,318 223 85. Rangatira No. 3 .. .. 783 0 0 35. „ N, No. 2a .. 210 134 86. Rangitoto A No. 3a .. .. 2,276 324 36. „ S, No. 1a .. 1,049 036 87. „ No. 6a .. .. 664 020 37. Kopua No. In .. .. 50 0 0 88. „ No. 8a .. .. 1,043 1 29 38. „ No. lo .. .. 225 0 0 89. „ No. 9 .. .. 284 0 0 39. Kopuarahi No. 2 .. ..' 800 0 0 90. „ No. 10a .. .. 474 0 0 40. „ No. 3a No. 1 .. 110 2 0 91. „ No. 12a .. .. 189 221 41. „ No. 3b No. 1 .. 125 0 0 92. „ No. 13a .. .. 339 1 1 42. „ No. 3c No. 1 .. 78 2 0 93. „ No. 16 .. .. 949 0 0 43. „ No. 3d No. 1 .. 103 1 0 94. „ No. 18a, Section 1 .. 828 1 28 44. Kopuraruwai No. 1a .. .. 177 2 0 95. „ No. 18b, Section 1 .. 3,367 3 9 45. „ No. 2 .. .. 400 0 0 96. „ No. 21a, Section 1.. 47 128 46. „ No. 4a .. .. 18 0 0 97. „ No. 21b, Section 1.. 853 228

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Completed Purchase s — continued. Auckland Land District —continued. **;£ Block. a. 8.-P. No. on Block . A . ~ p . 98. Rangitoto A No. 24a .. .. 106 235 149. Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 35b, Sec--99. „ No. 25a .. .. 225 1 11 tion 1 .. 659 123 100. „ No. 26a .. .. 11 317 150. „ No. 35g, Sec--101. „ No. 27a .. .. 1,304 1 6 tion 1 .. 992 230 102. „ No. 29a .. .. 1,960 2 0 151. „ No. 35h, Sec 103. „ No. 30a .. .. 758 2 17 tion 1 .. 1,776 0 23 104. „ No. 31a .. .. 1,232 124 152. „ No. 35x, Sec--105. „ No. 32a .. .. 385 236 tion 3a .. 4,217 118 106. „ No. 34a .. ~ 521 221 153. „ No. 35k, Sec--107. „ No. 35a .. .. 94 3 0 tion 1 .. 1,113 238 108. „ No. 36a .. .. 1,043 1 18 154. „ No. 51 .. 3,000 0 0 109. „ No. 37a .. .. 758 2 26f 155. „ No. 69a .. 51 2 7 110. „ No. 39a .. .. 466 016 156. „ No. 71a .. 832 315 111. „ No. 42a .. 569 1 33 157. „ No. 77f Ib, Sec--112. „ No. 43a .. .. 948 131 tion 1 .. 801 034 113. „ No. 44a .. .. 379 0 0 158. „ No. 77 F2 .. 785 0 0 114. „ No. 45a .. .. 189 212 159. „ No. 77 F3, Sec 115. „ No. 46a .. .. 1,137 331 tion A .. 742 0 0 116. „ No. 48a .. .. 756 223 160. „ No. 77 F4 .. 364 0 0 117. „ No. 49a .. .. 94 315 161. Taharoa B No. Ib, Section 1 .. 416 111 118. „ No. 50a .. .. 94 2 18J 162. Takotokoraha No. 3a, Section 1.. 114 1 3 119. „ No. 51a .. .. 569 0 0 163. „ No. 3c, Section 1.. 40 121 120. „ No. 53 .. .. 190 0 0 164. Taumatatotara No. Ib, Section 1.. 203 3 0 121. „ No. 56a .. ... 947 023 165. „ No. lc, Section 1 288 2 6 122. „ No. 57a .. .. 284 320 166. „ No. Id, Section 2a 407 1 2 123. „ No. 58a .. .. 94 3 13 167. „ No. Ih, Section 1 551 3 0 124. „ No. 60a .. .. 1,299 129 168. „ No. 2b .. .. 310 0 0 125. „ No. 61a .. . . 269 0 7 169. „ No. 2d, Section 1 813 3 0 126. „ No. 63a .. .. 378 226 170. „ No. 4a .. .. 97 1 15 127. „ No. 65a .. .. 225 120 171. Te Akau C .. .. .. 13,494 0 0 128. „ No. 66a .. .. 284 0 0 172. „ D No. 1 .. .. 1,175 0 0 129. „ No. 67a .. .. 379 217 173. „ D No. 2 .. .. 1,000 0 0 130. Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 21a .. 2,940 3 2 174. Te Awaiti 1b No. 2a .. .. 432 0 0 131. „ No. 24a .. 464 3 2 175. „ lc .. .. .. 120 0 0 132. „ No. 25, Sec- 176. „ 2b .. .. .. 500 0 0 tion 2a .. 755 0 6 177. „ No. 7 (part) .. .. 100 0 0 133. „ No. 25, Sec- 178. Te Kuiti No. 2b, No. 9a .. 22 026 tion 3a .. 647 0 26£ 179. „ No. 4b, No. 16a .. 158 3 4 134. „ No. 25, Sec- 180. „ No. 2b, Section 18a .. 365 0 8 tion 4a .. 269 224 181. „ No. 2b, No. 21a .. .. 127 112 135. „ No. 25, Sec 182. Tiritiri No. 1 .. .. .. 292 321 tion 5a .. 2,130 1 2 183. „ No. 4a .. .. 48 2 9 136. „ No. 26a, Sec- 184. „ No. 4b No. 1 .. .. 32 1 0 tion 1 .. 738 3 13J 185. Tokanui No. la, Section 1 .. 66 3 7 137. „ No. 26d, Sec 186. „ No. Id, Section 1 .. 227 114 tion 1 .. 47 0 14 187. „ C No. 1a .. .. 243 3 34 138. „ No. 26e, Sec- 188. „ C No. 2a .. .. 91 3 3 tion 1 .. 196 126 189. „ C No. 8a .. .. 230 0 6 139. „ No. 26f, Sec- 190. „ C No. 12a .. .. 231 323 tion 1 .. 4,001 320 190 a „ C No. 14a .. .. 94 119 140. „ No. 28b, Sec j 191. „ C No. 15a .. .. 158 321 tion 1 .. 49 2 9 I 192. „ C No. 16a .. .. 115 226 141. „ No. 29b, Sec 193. „ C No. 17a .. .. 61 2 1 tion 1 .. 84 038 194. „ C No. 18a .. ... 56 023 142. „ No. 29c No. 1 63 036 195. „ C. No. 19a .. .. 136 139 143. „ No. 31f, Sec- 196. „ C No. 20a .. .. 462 238 tion 1 .. 14 3 8 197. „ C No. 21a .. .. 782 235 144. „ No. 31oNo. 2a 79 030 198. Turoto B No. 2a .. .. 64 0 31 145. „ No. 32b, Sec- 199. Waitakaruru 1b No. 2 .. .. 936 0 0 tion 1 .. 396 0 33 200. Waiwhakaata No. 3c, Section 1.. 59 3 0 146. „ No. 33a .. 75 1 27 201. „ No. 3e No. 6, Sec 147. „ No. 34a .. 59 3 7i tion 2 .. .. 149 1 20 148. „ No. 35a, Section 1 .. 1,228 233 Total Auckland .. .. 121,776 1 34£ Taranaki Land District. N M°ap° n B * *■ "• P - Map" »*>*• *■ »■ >• 202. Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 3d No. 1. . 542 1 2 215. Rangitoto-Tuhua No. 61h, Sec--203. „ No. 25, Section tion 1 .. 86 124 1a No. 1 .. 215 235 216. „ No. 61i, Section 1 400 0 0 204. „ No. 25, Section 217. „ No. 61m .. 80 0 0 1b No. 1 .. 377 2 2 218. „ No. 610, Sec--204a. „ No. 37a .. 2,349 122 tion 1 .. 399 132 205. „ No. 57a No. 1.. 4,547 2 0 219. „ No. 61p, Sec 206. „ No. 57b, Sec- tion 2a .. 388 333 tion 1 .. 53 3 24 220. „ No. 62 .. 3,000 0 0 207. „ No. 58 .. 22,000 0 0 221. „ No. 72a .. 11,613 035 208. „ No. 60a, Sec- 222. „ No. 77a No. 2a 14,602 3 9 tion 1 .. 150 1 17 223. „ No. 77c .. 3,676 2 0 209. „ No. 60c, Sec- 224. „ No. 77d No. 3a 1,093 334 tion 1 . .' 752 034 225. „ No. 77d, Sec 210. „ No. 60d, Sec- tion 1 .. 602 011 tion 1 .. 75 0 30 226. Taorua No. 2a, Section 2 .. 1,710 0 0 211. „ No. 60f, Sec- 227. Taumatamahoe No. 2b No. 2a .. 17,402 0 0 tion 1 .. 75 038 228. Whakaihuwaka A .. .. 20,748 0 0 212. „ No. 61b .. 1,500 0 0 229. „ B .. .. 17,000 0 0 213. „ No. 61d, Section 1 .. 2,106 323 Total Taranaki .. 127,821 235 214. „ No. 61a, Section 1 .. 272 0 30

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Completed Purchases— continued. Hawke's Bay Land District. No. on ~. , No on Map. Blo <*- *• "• r. 0 " Block. A. R. p. 230. Aorangi Native Reserve .. 830 0 0 247. Pukekura West A .. .. 1,084 035 231. Manawatu No. 2c .. .. 304 212 248. Waimarama" No. 1a .. .. 580 033 I 232. „ No. 2b North .. 261 3 21 249. ~ No. 2b No. I 37 0 0 233. Okaihau No. 1a No. 1.. .. 400 0 0 250. „ No. 2c. No. 1 .. 68 2 0 I 234. „ No. lc .. .. 151 1 0 251. „ No. 2d No. 1 208 2 0 235. „ No. Id No. 1.. .. 923 2 0 252. „ No. 2e .. 113 026 236. „ No. 2a .. .. 135 0 0 253. „ 2f No. 1 .. .. 4 220 237. No. 2b .. .. 20 0 0 254. „ No. 2g No. 1 4 2 01 238. „ No. 2c .. .. 140 0 0 255. „ No. 3a No. 3a 740 0 0 239. „ No. 3b .. .. 670 0 0 256. „ No. 3a No. 4a .. 1,168 lit 2 240. „ No. 3c No. 1.. .. 1,549 0 0 257. „ No. 3a No. 6a .. 717 018 241. Pukekura East No. 1a .. .. 672 0 0 258. Waipuka No. Ib No. 1 .. 460 0 0 242. „ No. 2 .. .. 224 0 0 259. „ No. 3a No. 5 .. 190 0 0 243. „ No. 4a .. .. 83 316 260. „ No. 3c No. 1.. .. 1,076 2 0 244. „ No. 5 .. .. 252 0 0 . 245. „ No. 6a .. .. 112 0 0 Total Hawke's*Bay .. .. 13,294 223 246. „ No. 8 .. 113 0 0 Wellington Land District. No. on t,, . Map. Block - A. K. p. 261. Taonui No. 2b .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ 109 o o 3 Total Wellington .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. , _ 109 o 0 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263,001 3 12f

APPENDIX. Sir, — Department of Lands, Kihikihi, 30th May, 1908. In compliance with your request I have the honour to report as follows :— Since my last report, sent you about this time last year, and taking all things into consideration, I think the progress made in the purchase of Native lands within the sphere I have been working may be considered satisfactory, and had the Act permitted the -expenditure of further funds much more could have been accomplished, for the purchasing of Native land practically came to a finish at the end of February last. When the Maoris found that I was curtailing purchases there was great anxiety shown by them, as they were wishing to sell in all parts of my district, but they had to be disappointed. Still they hope that purchasing will be again resumed shortly. The general wish amongst the Natives is to sell a large portion of their surplus lands which they do not utilise, and which are of no use to them. This refers to the Maoris within the Robe Potae, who still show a great desire to sell any of the lands they do not require. In my last report I gave you an idea of the quality of lands in the various parts of my district and of the blocks I was negotiating for, so that I do not think it necessary to add anything more now. You will see that the total area acquired and vested in the Crown in the district over which I have control approximately amounts to 164,403 acres. I should, I think, here state that the whole of the above area acquired is not suitable for very close settlement, but that the most of it is; and, without doubt, when brought into the market it will be readily taken up, and will tend to the opening-up of this part of the country, as it will be occupied by Europeans, who will work the land. Re Tokanui G and Rangitoto A Blocks, with their Subdivisions All these blocks are most suitable for small farms, especially in the case of the Tokanui Blocks and those of the Rangitoto A to the north of a line drawn from Pamotumotu Trig. Station to Otoru Trig. Station, but still there will be a large tract of country to the south of above line which will make a number of fine homesteads of fair average sizes suitable for dairy and grazing farms. Re Rangitoto-Tuhua Blocks. All the areas acquired to the north-east of the railway-line from Otorohanga to Mangapeehi Railway-stations are of good quality, and will turn out well for small-settlement purposes, and I greatly regret that the limit placed on purchases has prevented my acquiring more of the said lands. This remark also applies to Tokanui and Rangitoto A Blocks. The Native owners who have not sold are most eager to do so now. I would point out that the vast country above described is practically unoccupied, with the exception of a few isolated spots. The principal settlement (Native) is at Mangaorongo, on Rangitoto A; but this settlement is on a block of 1,000 acres called Rangitoto A No. 15, specially set apart for a papakainga. All the above lands, if acquired, would make a splendid farming district carrying many settlers, as the land is most suitable for farms of a moderate size.

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Re Rangitoto No. 61 and its Subdivisions. I regret to say that I was unable to buy more in these blocks, the owners looking upon 10s. per acre as not the value; but, that being the extreme price I could go to, I could not offer more. As to the other —larger—Rangitoto-Tuhua Blocks in which I have purchased, such as Otamati, Mapara, Tangitu, Whatitokarua, and some others, although somewhat rough, they will in time come in and carry a number of useful settlers. When I started purchasing you instructed me not to purchase any of the Rangitoto-Tuhua Blocks in the vicinity of Potakataka Block, owing to disputes re survey of boundaries. Since then the question in dispute has been referred to the Native Land Court, and, I believe, finally settled. The owners now in all the blocks in that locality are most desirous to sell. The land is somewhat rough, but there is good timber on it, and it is not of bad quality, and will make good grazingfarms. Re Kinohaku East and West Blocks. As per schedule attached, you will see I have purchased in a good many blocks, but there are still a great number in which the Natives have not sold scattered amongst the holdings held by European settlers. The most of the above blocks are unoccupied by the Maoris, and are not being utilised by them. All, lam sure, could be acquired in the course of a short time; at present the owners are holding out for better prices, and do not seem to care about dealing with the land in any other way than by sale. They nearly all say that, the interest of each individual in each block being small (only a few acres), it is therefore useless to lease, for what they would get from the land in the shape of rent would be so small that it would be of no use in the way of maintaining them. Re Taumatatotara Block and its Subdivisions. Of the above I have acquired only 2,362 acres, or thereabouts. This block, as you know, lies in the middle of a large district-settled by Europeans. It is situated, as you know, in the Kawhia South Survey District. As the land is in no way utilised by the Native owners, the acquisition of the same is most necessary, so as to advance the settlement of that part of the district. The owners show little disposition in the way of selling, nor do they seem to care about leasing. Any owners whom I have approached wish to sell, but the price they ask is far above the value put on the land by the Government Valuer. Re Moerangi Block. This large block, comprising 45,000 acres, and situated between Raglan and Kawhia, is still in such a state that it cannot be dealt with in any shape or form. It is now many months since the Natives who are supposed to own it started to try and get the title to the land decided upon, so as to open it up for the benefit of both themselves and Europeans. The only solution of the difficulty that I can see is that the land should be taken into the Native Land Court and dealt with in the usual way. The object has been to bring the land under the provisions of the late legislation affecting Maori lands—that is, a certain portion be set apart for a papakainga, another to be cut up as farms for themselves to work and cultivate, another for leasing purposes, and another to be sold to the Crown for settlement by Europeans. The idea, as set out above, the Natives seem to appreciate and quite agree with. But the trouble is the jealousy amongst different sections of owners as to how each should participate. I have, &c, W. H. Grace, Native Land Purchase Officer. W. C. Kensington, Esq., Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington. Approximate Cost ot Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £4 16s.

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