EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS (REPORT, BALANCE-SHEET, AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS IN RESPECT OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session II, G-08

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS (REPORT, BALANCE-SHEET, AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS IN RESPECT OF).

Pretentei I" b»th Howes of Hie General Assembly in pursuance <>j Section 13 of " The East Coast Native Trust Lands Act, l'.)()2."

Ki.ruiM tn 111 Kast Coast Commission^;.

glß _ Gisbome, N.E., 1 <>tli November. L 909. I bave the honour to submit the following report of the I raiisacl ions of the Trust, together with the balance sheet and statement of accounts to the :tlst Marcli last. Scheme of Adjustment of Intermix. Since the date of my last report there has been laid before Parliament the scheme which, under section 11 of "The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1907 " the Validation Court was directed to prepare for the purpose of adjusting the couitiee as between the beneficial owners of the respective blocks constituting the Trust estate. By its decision the Court formally ascertained the amounts owing by or to the respective blocks as at the 31st March 1907, thus enabling the account of each block to be stated with accuracy as from that date I therefore beg to submit herewith, in addition to the balance-sheet and statement of receipts and expenditure required by statute, statements of the accounts of the respective Mocks, founded on ihe balances ascertained by the Court as at 31st March, 1907, and giving an abstract of the transactions of the respective blocks fro,,, that date to the 31st March. IW». A statement Hie posttton o the blocks as between themselves is also annexed. The accounts of the MangapoJke and 1 ahora .locks have been further divided so as to show the position of each subdivisional block. In there arc seven and in Tahora five blocks, each block having in nearly every instance entirely different groups of owners The accounts of these two blocks are therefore now shown in twelve separate statements. Rents -Out of the sum of £4,334 4s. 3d. received for rents during the year £1,323 13s 9d. has been Mid over to the beneficiaries, as against £540 10s. last year. The balance has been placed to the credit ~f the respective blocks from which the rents were derived. Borne of the leased lands are still in debt to the Trust ..state to such an extent that it is not yet possible to pay over any part of the rent to the beneficiaries. Several of then, are. however, now altogether treed from debt, and I purpose paying m ,,,. ,„,!„. beneficiaries in these blocks the cent* as received, less the proportioa of expenses olmanage- ,„,,,, fairly chargeable against them. Other, of the leased lands, although stffl indebted to the Hut estate, are in such unproved crcumstances that from this out ii will be posstble. after ~v fn, asule such portion of the rents as w>ll provide » sinking fund for the redemption of the block, to pay the balance to the beneficiaries. Farms - -Duriii-' the Ml further areas of bush have, been fallen and sown for the purpose of farming the lands for. and by, the Native owners. In Tahora No. 3o I. Sen,,, 3 (commonly known as the Stock Track) about 1,100 acres have been cleared and sown, and are carrying about 1 800 sheep besides cattle. At the Papuni Farm, in the Tahora No. 2k Block, on the RuaktturK ,300 acres o bush have been clear,,!, and are now SfiM wethers. On Marae.aha No Lo (Te Kopu ) m> ac-tvs have been dear,,!, iv addition to 360 acres felled by the Nattve ( onumttee befce I took over the block, and which I have since paid for, and a further area of about 100 acre. wh,ch was clean, by one of the Native owners. Altogether about 1,200 acres of bush are ,n beside* 400 acres of fern partially grassed. There are now depasturing on the block 8000 sheep and 200 bead ol cattle. In Paremata No. 3 further improvements have been made, chiefly by diaining at the foot of the in sowing the swamp which had been drained the previous year, and in fencing. This year the arm has carried 2,500 ewes, 200 hoggets, and 140 steers. The whole of the live-stock on the farm ».e of good quality, and are doing well. The profits on the, working ot the Pwm*te Farm for the year

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amounted to £542, and have been applied in reduction of the debt on the block. On the other farms the actual sheep-farming operations proper during the year were nominal, the work done on them being almost exclusively confined to effecting permanent improvements, such as clearing, sowing, and fencing. Mortgages to the extent of £8,350 have been raised during the year. The proceeds have been applied in effecting the before-mentioned permanent improvements to the farm lands and in the purchase of live-stock. Advances by merchants on open account of £2,956 10s. 9d. have been applied to the same purposes. A mortgage of £400 on Whaitiri No. 2, effected by the former Trustees, has also been taken over as a liability on that block subject to credits for rents received. The Value of the Freehold of the lands has been increased from £241,338 to £278,310, partly by the permanent improvements effected during the year, partly by the inclusion of two new blocks (Maine inlia No. Id and Wliaitiri No. 2), and partly by increase in the Government valuations. On the other band it lias been found necessary to largely reduce the valuation of one of the blocks held under an oldsystem title (Tc Kuri). as on a resurvev it was found that there was a considerable shortage in the area. The net surplus of assets over liabilities now stands at £250,811. Lists ni Owners. In former years the beneficiaries, thinking their interests in a number of the blocks in the estate to be of little or no value, took no care to have the owners ascertained, and consequently in some of the blocks there are no lists of owners. I have therefore applied to the Native Land Court to finally settle a number of the lists, and the Court has done so in the several Paremata Blocks and tfahgaheia No. 2n. Against the finding of the Court in regard to the Paremata lists an appeal has been lodged by a European claiming to have a beneficial interest in the blocks. The appeal has not yet been heard, and in the meantime, while it is pending, I am precluded from paying over the rents to the beneficiaries. The applications in the Haraetaha No. 2 Blocks, and in Te Kuri and Tangotete Nos. 1 and 2, are now before the Court. The lists in the other blocks will be dealt with in due course. Further Realisation. To give effect to the before-mentioned scheme of adjustment prepared by the Validation Court, it is chiefly necessary that the freehold of some of the blocks now in debit be realised. This applies especially to the Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 Blocks, which comprise some 40,000 acres. 1 accordingly applied to tin , Validation Court for an order empowering me to realise the blocks, and after repeated adjournments, at which a considerable number of the owners in the several blocks in the Trust estate were present, the Court ordered that 1 should have power to sell or lease the land or to exchange it with Natives for the amounts claimed by the owners in the respective blocks to which the Trust estate is indebted. For these purposes it is necessary that a subdivisional survey of the blocks be made. Steps towards this end are now being taken, and the subdivision-will be effected as soon as possible. Litigation. —At the Supreme Court sittings held at Gisbome in March of last year an action was brought against me by Wetini Rikirangi and others, suing for themselves and other cestuis que trust in Maraetaha No. 2a, Sections 2 and 3. claiming that accounts of the block be taken under the direction of the Court as to all moneys received for or on account of the block by the Board or the Commissioner ; and an order or decree that the balance which might be found to be payable in respect of the block, or incidental thereto, be paid into Court, to be distributed as the Court might direct. I defended the action on the grounds that I had already filed in the Validation Court the accounts asked for, and also that the Validation Court, under its several Acts, and under the terms of the decrees of that Court, and under the provisions of the Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Acts of 1906 and 1907, had exclusive jurisdiction to determine all matters of account in respect of the Trust lands ; and, further, that that Court was at the time proceeding in the matter by the preparation of the scheme of adjustment to which I have already referred in this report. By consent, the case was removed into the Court of Appeal for argument, and on its being heard the Court unanimously gave judgment in my favour. At the March sittings of the Supreme Court this year Ahenata te Maire brought ■■> similar-action against mo in regard to the Nukutaurua No. 1 Block. Judgment in this case also was given in my favour. The case had already been before the Validation Court, and had been dismissed. On the conclusion of the action in the Supreme Court I applied to the Validation Court under the provisions of the scheme of adjustment to ascertain the amounts payable to the beneficiaries in the Nukutaurua Block, and also in Moutere No. 1, and for directions as to payment of the amounts, at the same time filing special statements of tin , accounts for the information of the Court. The accounts submitted were accepted by all parties. Unfortunately, conflicting claims to the moneys were advanced by different parties, and it became necessary to apply to the Supreme Court for directions as to the parties to whom payment should lie made. Eventually the parties came to an agreement, and the amount of the claims (£1,480 Is. Id.) was paid over. This, with the sum of £779 10s. 10d. which I had already paid in satisfaction of llerewini Patara's claim in Nukutaurua. extinguishes all claims in respect of the Nukutaurua am) Moutere No. 1 Blocks. It was in the discretion of the Validation Court to have deferred payment of these sums until after realisation of the Mangatu lands above referred to: but. in view of tin' special hardship which the owners in these two blocks had suffered, the Court desired a settlement of these claims. Owing to these unfortunate lawsuits, there is a regrettable increase in the expenditure for law-costs, as it has not been possible to recover from the plaintiffs i \\r greater part of the costs of these actions. I have. &c., T. A. COLEMAN, The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington. East Coast Commissioner.

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Statements ov Rbckipts and I'aymentb for the Year ending 31st March, 1909. Receipts. £ »■ <l Payments. £ s. d. Balance, 31et March, 1008 —CW» in Bank Surveys, reading, and valuation exof NVw Zealand .. .. .. 2,489 6 t penees,—Rente, Mangapoiki No. 2 .. .. .. i>oo 0 0 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 78 0 (. Mangatu Noh. 5 and 6 .. .. Hi lf> (i .Mangahcia No. 2i> .. .. .. 1,124 6 6 Maungawaru Nos. 2 and 8 .. .. 44 9 6 Mangapoiki .. .. • • 1,488 8 1 Pareinata No. 4 .. .. 110 Pakowhai, Section No. 2 .. .. 35 0 C Tahora No. 2 .. .. .. 148 13 1 Paremata .. .. .. .. 203 1 8 Te Kopua .. .. .. .. Hi 8 0 Tahora No. 2 .. .. .. 691 13 8 Permanent improvement! —olearing, fenoTawapata South No. 1 .. .. 600 0 0 ing, and sowing,— Whangawehi lα, Iβ, lo .. .. 208 14 4 Pakowhai .. .. .. .. 33 9 5 Paremata No. 3 Farm,— Paremata No. 3 .. .. .. 552 14 8 Sales of wool and skira .. .. 5 4 2 Tahora 2c I, Section 3 .. .. 2.374 4 0 Advanced against wool .. .. 369 8 i 2f .. .. .. 3.044 11 0 Sales of sheep .. .. .• Bβ 0 0 Maraetaha No. Id (Te-K.opua) .. 2.205 510 Advances against frozen lamb .. 840 6 " Rente paid to Native owner" .. .. 1,323 13 9 Tahora So 1, Seotion 3, farms, — Commission on rents paid .. .. 25 0 0 Sales of wool and skins .. .. 117 S Rates and taxes .. .. .. 532 14 0 Advances against wool .. .. 93 -I 3 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,237 19 8 Sales of sheep .. .. .. 81 12 d Law-costs .. .. .. .. 1.004 7 0 Maraotaha No. Id ('IV Kopua) Farm,— Salaries,— Sales of wool and skim .. .. .. Oommiesioner (1$ months to date) .. 433 6 8 Advances against «"«'! .. .. 211 2 1 Secretary .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Sales of sheep .. .. •• 864 v !i Supervision of farms •• •• 203 11 4 Advances against frocen mutton .. 348 7 3 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 89 12 (> Mortgage advances .. .. .. 8,880 0 0 Audit and omoe expenses .. .. 88 10 2 Whaitiri No. 2 Balance paid over liy the I Accident and indemnity insurance . . 20 12 ii trustees .. .. .. .. 37 0 7 Paremata No. 3 Farm,— Refunds .. .. •• •• 4 8 0 Purchases of sheep .. .. .. 729 11 8 Mercantile adTamei .. .. .. 2,95f>10 0 „ oattle.. .. .. 408 17 0 Reclamation wool . . .. .. 15 3 3 Wages and droving .. .. 79 18 0 Shearing and wool charges .. .. 58 2 7 Freezing charges .. .. .. 115 8 !) Crops 21 1 9 Sheep expenses .. .. .. 212 0 Fence-repairs .. .. .. 15 0 0 Tahora 2c 1, Section :!, fauna, — Purchase of sheep .. .. .. 114 l> ti oattle .. .. .. 10 0 0 Stock security by Native owners paid ofl 80 0 0 Droving .. .. .. .. 11 2 (i Shearing and wool charges . . .. 7 13 4 Tahora 2f Farm,— Purchase of sheep .. .. .. 99 I- , i> cattle .. .. .. 30 0 0 „ horses.. .. .. 26 0 0 Droving .. .. .. .. 1 11 0 Te Kopua,— Purchaso of sheep .. .. .. 977 10 1 cattle .. .. .. 110 4 0 Wages and droving .. .. 151 v 7 Shearing and wool charges .. .. 33 2 8 Freezing charges .. .. .. 9f> 4 li Fence-repairs .. .. •■ 2 0 0 Eradicating noxious weeds .. .. 10 0 0 Farm plant,— Paremata .. .. .. .. 24 3 0 Tahora 2o 1 .. .. .. 36 16 7 2f .. .. .. 40 16 9 Te Kopua .. .. .. .. 17 17 9 Advances to Natives .. .. .. 128 lit 11 , Claims by owners in Nukutaurua No. 1 paid under the decision of the Validation Court under section 11 of " Tho Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act, 1907" .. 779 10 10 Debt owing by Te Kopua Native Committee as at 30th September, 1907 '.. 881 17 3 19,332 10 4 Balance, caeh in bank, 31st March, 1909.. 740 9 11 £20.073 0 3 £20,073 0 3 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct. — J. Sandtmann, F.I.A.N.Z. Napier, 14th December, 1909.

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Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1909. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Mortgagee secured on freeholds .. 29,750 0 0 Freehold lands .. .. .. 278,310 0 0 Acci-iicd interest, on „ .. .. f>llll 16 ■"> l'ii|>aid purchase-money i>n sale of freeSiitiilrv ereditorH on open account .. :i.4i4 17 i> holds .. .. .. .. 196 12 (• Advances against wool and froton meat .. 1.30s 14 3 Advanoea <>n aoeoent of roads, improve-Sii-|Hiisc account .. .. .. 314 3 4 mente, and sundries .. .. 309 7 8 Rents due and accrued .. .. 1,309 6 8 :!.->,:?44 10 6 Cash in bank .. .. .. 740 9 II Surplus .. .. .. .. 250,811 11 3 Live-stock on farms .. .. .. 3,479 15 fi Wool and frozen meat unrealised .. 1,513 0 0 Suspense Account .. .. .. 297 10 0 £286,150 1 9 £286,156 1 9 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct.— J. Sandtmann, F. I.A.N. Z. Napier, 14th December, 1909. Statement showing the Position oj tiik Diitkkent Blocks aa a< the 31st March, l!)<>0. £ b. A. £ s. d. Amounts at debit of the undermentioned \nionnts at credit of the undermentioned blocks on ourrent acoount, — blocks on ourreni account, — Principal security blocks .. .. 25,060 13 9 Mangapoiko A .. .. .. !,9M B s MangaheiaNo. 2d .. .. .. 1.256 KM „ 2e .. .. .. 144 18 7 Mangapoike 2a 3 .. .. .. Wβ HO „ 2f .. .. .. 1,748 10 3 „ B .. .. .. 913 1 Maractaha No. 2a, Sections 2 and 3 .. 3,896 13 4 2b .. .. 726 16 4 „ No. 2, Section 3 .. .. 1,824 6 9 „ 2i> .. .. 122 7 2 „ No. 2, Section 6 .. .. 2,244 8 11 Maungawaru No. 2 .. .. .. 5,649 18 10 „ No. 2, Section 4.. .. 5,967 9 4 No. 3 .. . . .. 1,225 7 9 Moutere No. 1 .. .. .. 269 10 5 I'aremata 73 and 73a .. .. 44 1 7 „ No. 2, Sab. 1 .. .. 119 6 3 No. 3 .. .. 1.065 5 7 Nukatoaraa No. 1.. .. .. 1,200 18 6 No. 3 Live-stock Account .. 2,417 18 6 Paremata .. .. .. .. 7,914 8 4 No. 4 .. .. 13 4 4 „ Section 64 .. .. 886 4 0 Tahora No. 2o 1, Section 3, Tahora No. 2c 3, Section 2 .. .. 177 7 It farm accounts .. 2,888 12 4 Tawapata North Iα .. .. 454 2 8 Tahora No. 2o 1, Section 3, .. 2, Sub. 1 .. ..' 500 4 2 Live-stock Account I.M 0 0 Live-stock on farms as per contra .. 3.479 Iβ (> Amounts at credit of tile undermentioned 3,042 12 4 blocks for value of their freeholds, — Less amount at credit on Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. .. \ (leneral Account 1,439 17 7 Mangaokura .. .. .. 1,602 14 9 Tangotcte No. 1 and 2 .. . . ... ~ r . Tahora No. 2c 2, Section 2.. .. 502 1 8 Pakowhai .. .. .. .. '■■ 14 ' , " " „ No. 2r .. .. .. 3,l!)O15 0 Te Kuri .. „ No. 2f, Farm Account .. 3,493 17 10 Wliataupoko G .. .. ../ „ No. 2f. Live-stock Account .. 105 12 0 l£angaheia No. 8d .. .. .. 35,400 0 0 „ No. 2o .. .. .. 54 6 4 Mangapoike A .. .. . . 24,888 0 0 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 4,036 80 „ B .. .. .. 30000 Whangawchi N.O. Iα .. .. 850 11 4 „ 2a 3 .. .. .. 13,985 0 0 No. Iβ and lc .. .. 2,404 15 1 „ 2b .. .. 5,390 0 0 Maraetaha Id (Tc Kopua) .. .. 3,182 11 2 „ 2d .. .. .. 9,566 0 0 ■ „ Live-stock Account .. 802 5 0 „ 2e .. .. .. 4,470 0 0 Uliaitiii No. 2 .. .. .. :ill> 16 9 Maungawaru No. 2.. .. .. 5,500 0 0 Balance—Surplus aa pw balance-sheet .. 250.811 11 3 „ No. 3.. .. .. 7,000 0 0 Maraetaha No. 2, Section 3 .. .. 5,125 0 0 No. 2, Section 6 .. 6,882 0 0 Paremata, Section 48 .. .. 390 0 0 ~64 .. .. 7,330 0 0 73 and 73a .. 80 0 0 No. 3 .. .. .. 11,155 0 0 No. 4 .. .. .. 2,700 0 0 Tahora No. 2o 3, Section 2 .. .. 14,970 0 0 „ No. 2o 1, Section 3 .. .. 31,001 0 0 No. 2c 2, Section 2 .. .. 3,800 0 0 No. 2* .. .. .. 21,593 0 0 No. 2g .. .. .. 670 0 0 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 12,000 0 0 VVhangawehi No. Iα .. .. 3,560 0 0 No. Iβ and lo .. .. 4,120 0 0 Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua) .. 7,525 0 0 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 1,565 0 0 £310,332 13 0 £310,332 13 0 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct. — J. Sandtmann, F.I.A.NiZ. Napier, 14th December, 1909.

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Statement of Receipts and Payments to 31st March, 1909, on Account of the Principal Security Blocks. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation t: ■. d. Court, 12th. September. 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 21.(11)0 3 7 Payments. £ s . d. Fencing and clearing Pakowhai Block .. .. .. .. 113 5 5 Pioneering and valuation expenses, Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6.. .. 210 5 2 Salaries and management .. .. .. .. .. 196 1 1 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 178 0 3 County and harbour rates .. .. .. .. .. 58 12 1 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,583 19 2 Amount transferred to credit of Nukutaurua and Moutere No. 1 to provide fur claims payable by the Trustees .. .. .. 135 7 0 3,475 10 2 25,165 13 9 Receipts. Rent of Pukowhai Section. 1 year 0 months at £<»O per annum .. .. 105 0 0 Balance at 31st March, 1909 m .. .. .. .. .. .. £25,060 13 9 Arka and Value of Principal Security Blocks. Area. Value. Acres. £ Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. .. .. .. 40,150 80,000 Mangokura No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2,027 2,000 Pakowhai, Section 2 .. .. .. .. 374 1,600. Tangotete No. 1 .. .. .. .. 5 75 No. 2 75 1,125 Te Kuri .. .. .. .. .. .. 216 2,045 Whataupoko (!. Section 32 .. .. .. .. l<) 500 42,857 37,345 T. A. Colkman, Commissioner. Mangahkia No. 2d. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation £ s. d. £ s. d. Court, 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 2,459 10 7 Payments. Rents paid to beneficiaries .. .. .. ■ .. .. 1,703 0 0 Salaries, audit, and travelling-expenses •• •• •• •• 180 8 6 Commission on paying over rents .. .. .. ■• 50 0 0 Lena I expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 17 10 Land-tax 107 0 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 10 10 ■ 2,316 17 8 4,776 8 3 IliveifU. Rents 3,519 19 4 Balance at debit, 31st March. 19(1!) .. .. .. .. .. £1,256 8 11 Area, 5,965 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Value, £35,400. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Maxcapoike A. —Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rent 3,614 12 6 Amount paid by Survey Department for cutting survey-line between Mangapoike A and Mangapoike No. 1 .. .. • • 52 11 6 3,667 4 0

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Payments. Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. 596 18 0 Roading .. .. .. .. .. .. ..50000 Sale expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 3 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 12 4 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. . 198 15 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 14 6 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. 464 3 3 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 3 4 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 4 10 Loan expenses —Trustees .. .. .. .. .. 113 4 6 County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 12 0 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 14 10 Advances to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. 44 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 9 9 2,272 15 4 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £1,394 8 8 Area of block, 16,420 acies. Value, £24,888. T. A. Colkman, Commissioner. Manqapoike 2a 3.—Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 615 12 10 Sale expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 6 Allowance to Glassford for improvements on surrender of lease .. 90 0 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 7 1 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 153 1 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 11 4 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370 13 7 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 12 4 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 10 0 Loan expenses—Trustees .. .. .. .. .. 89 19 2 County and harbour rates .. .. .. .. .. 67 3 10 Land-tax .. 77 9 2 Rents paid to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. 797 11 9 Interest 268 6 5 2,687 3 0 Receipts. Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,900 12 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £786 11 0 Area of block, 9,438 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Value, £13,985. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Mangapoike B. —Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Surveys .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. 33 0 0 Sale expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..189 Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees 1 19 10 Board 477 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 11 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. • • • • ■ • ■. .. 913 3 Board .. .. ■• •• •• •• •• ..268 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. ..126 Loan expenses—Trustees .. .. .. .. .. ..282 Land-tax 119 Interest ' 17 18 8 77 ft 1 Receipts. Rents .. .. 67 Xi (i Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £9 13 1 Area of block, 400 acres. Value, £300. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Mangapoike 2b.—Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Payments. a a. d. £ s. d. Surveys .. . . .. .. .. •• •. .. 215 U 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees 29 17 7 Board 65 13 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. • • 29 7 6 Legal expenses, — Trustees 144 19 10 Board 411 I Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 3 10 0 Loan Expenses —Trustees .. .. .. .. .. 36 3 <> [ntereet 197 13 7 726 16 4 Receipts. Nil .. .. Balance at debit, 81st March, 1909 .. ..• .. .. .. •• £726 16 1 Area of block, 3,024 acres. Value, £5,390. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Ma.wapoikk 2d.—Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ a. d. £ s. d. Surveys .. •■ .. •• •• •• • •• 3 6 Sale expense! .. .. ■• •• •• •• .. 13 2 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses,- • Trustees .. .. .. •• ■• •• .. 26 11 2 Board 58 11 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .- •• •• .. 21 8 J Legal expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. •• •• .. 128 18 2 Board 14 8 8 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .• •• •• 9 17 2 Loan Expenses —Trustees .. .. .. .. . • .. 32 3 Land-tax .- .. 10 19 8 Interest .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. 138 4 0 797 7 2 Receipts. Rents 6 75 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 190!) .. £122 7 2 Area of Block, 5,419 acres. Value, £9,566. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Mangapoike 2e.—Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and Board) to 31st 1909. Receipts. C b. d. £ a. d. Rents 589 15 10 Payments. Surveys 140 18 8 Sale expenses .. •• •• ■• •• •• •• 118 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees .. ■• •• •• •• .. 15 5 5 Board M 10 5 Commissioner .. .. .. ■. • • • • .. 12 16 h Legal expenses, — Trustees .... .. 74 2 0 Board 3 9 I Commissioner .. .. .. .. •■ •• •• 280 Loan expenses —Trustees .. .. .. •• •• ..1898 Land-tax .. .. 810 6 Advances to beneficiaries .. .. • • • • • • .. 70 0 0 Interest .. •• .. •• •• •• •• .. 63 8 9 ; 444 17 3 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. •• •• £144 18 7 Area of block, 2,980 acres. Value, £4,470. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner,

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Mangapoike 2p.—■Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. iJece *P te - £ «. d. £ s. d. Proceeds of sale of freehold of block (3,940 acres), May, 1900 .. .. 1,572 16 3 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 649 16 7 2,222 12 10 Payments. Surveys.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276 7 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 11 7 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 0 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 1100 Legal expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99 17 6 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 6 Loan expenses —Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 16 0 474 2 7 Balance at credit, 31st March, l!)0!i .. ■ ; .. .. .. £1,748 10 3 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Maungawaru No. 2.—-Statement of Account for tlie Two Years ending 31st March, 190!). Balance of debit, .'slst March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ s. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,001 6 0 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 24 5 (i Inspection and valuation of block .. .. .. .. 20 2 0 Legal expenses . . .. . . . . .. .. .. 310 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 14 8 648 12 10 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,649 IK l<) Area of block, 14.802 acres. Value, £5,000. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Maungawaru No. 3. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ s. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,044 10 -\ Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 25 4 0 Inspection and valuation of block .. .. .. .. 24 7 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 413 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 12 4 180 17 l> Balance at debit, 31efc March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,225 7 it Area of block, 18,720 acres. Value, £7,000. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Maraetaha 2a, Sections 2 and 3. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending -'i Ist March, Itto'.i. Balance at credit. SQgt March, I'.io!). as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ s. d. L2fch September. 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,210 16 5 Reoeipte. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. :i'.»7 0 2 4,607 16 7 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 31 3 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 680 0 3 — 711 3 3 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,896 13 4 Block sold. T. A, Coleman, Commissioner,

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Mabaetaha No. 2. Section 3. -Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 51st March, 1909. Balance at credit, 31st .March. 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ *. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,715 8 6 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. IT.'i II 8 1,889 3 2 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 18 i> 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 8 County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 f> it r,i ie, r> Balance at credit, 31et March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1.824 (i '.» Area of block. 2,080 acres. Value. £5,125. T. A. Coi.kman. Commieei it. Maraktaiia No. 2. Section 4. - Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance ai credit, 31st March, I!K>7. as confirmed l>v the Validation Court, t j, a. £ ~. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,450 4 5 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. 557 lo i> 6,007 15 2 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 6 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. I<> ■"> I 10 r, lo Balance at credit, Slst March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,967 9 I Block sold. T. A. Colehan, Commissioner. Maraetaha No. 2. Section 6.—Statement of Account for the Two Years ending Mist March, 1909. Balance at credit, 31st Match. 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, t: s. d. £ ■ ,i 12th September. I i x>B .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,161 10 7 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 4 3 2,379 14 10 Payments. Advances to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 10 O Salaries, audit, office, and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 28 8 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 14 8 County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 13 :i [35 5 11 Balance at credit. 31st March. 1909 .. .. .. • .. .. .. £2.244 811 Area of block, 2,908 acres. Value. £6,882. T. A. Coi.kman, Commissioner. Moi'TERE No. 1. —Statement of Account at 31st March. 1909. Hi ctipts. Share of proceeds of sale of block payable to the Native owners under agree- £ b. d. £ .-. d. ment made by them with the Trustees, 29th March.. 1895 .. .. 280 10 0 Interest on same at 6 per cent, to 24th March. 1909 .. .. .. 11l 13 3 ■ 891 S 3 Payments. Amounts paid to the Native owners on account of the above .. .. .. 122 12 10 Balance at credit. 24th March, 1909, as confirmed by Validation Court order dated 30th March. 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £26!> 10 5 Block sold. T. A. COLEHAN, Commission.>r.

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Moutere No. 2, Sub. 1. —Statement of Account for the Two Yean ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ s. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 8 6 R ceipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1139 120 12 3 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. ..110 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..050 — 1 6 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, I!)<>9 .. .. .. .. .. .. £119 6 3 Block sold. T. A. Co Lkm ax. Commissioner. Nukutaurua No. I.—Statement of Account at 31st March, 1909. Receipts. Share of proceeds of sale of block payable to the Native owners under £ s . d. £ c. d. agreement made by them with the Trustees, 29th March, 1895 .. 1,562 18 6 Sli;ire of same payable to Herewini Patara under separate agreement .. 894 17 6 2,457 16 0 Interest on same payable to — Native owners .. .. .. .. .. .. 497 16 3 Herewini I'atara .. .. .. .. .. 250 13 8 748 9 11 Payments. 3,206 5 11 Amounts paid on account of the above by the Trustees to — Native owners .. .. .. .. .. .. 859 16 3 Herewini Patara .. .. .. .. .. 366 0 4 1,225 16 7 Amount paid by the East Coast Commissioner to Herewini Patara .. 779 10 10 2,005 7 5 Balance at credit, 24th March, 1909, as confirmed by the Validation Court, 80th March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,200 18 6 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Par'emata, Section 64, No. 1 Account. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March 1909. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ c. d. £ c d 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ' ' 7,318 6 4 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. 747 \\ 3 8,065 17 7 Payments. Salaries, audit, office, and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 59 14 7 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91 14 8 151 9 3 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. . . .. .. .. .. £7,914 8 4 Area of block, 2,380 acres. Value, £7,330. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Paremata, Section 64, No. 2 Account. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March 1909. Receipts. £ s. d. £ 3. d. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 733 16 8 Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. 25 12 5 759 9 1

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Payments. i c. d. £ h. d. Sjilar'es, audit, office, and travelling expenses .. .. .. 44 6 1 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 780 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. . 21 11 0 73 5 1 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £686 4 0 T. A. Colemax, Commissioner. Paremata, Section 48. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Receipts. £ s. d. £ s. d. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 5 0 Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. 140 40 9 0 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 236 Legal expenses and Court fees .. ." .. .. * .. 2 0 0" Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 11 3 Rent paid to beneficiaries ... .. .. .. .. . . 35 14 3 40 9 0 Area of block, 12 Hires 3 roods. Value, £390. T. A. Colemax, Commissioner. Paremata, Sections 73 and 73a. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fencing .. .. .. .. .. •. • ■ 35 0 0 ■County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 724 Interest on account .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. ■ 44 1 7 Area of block, 115 acres. Value, £80. T. A. Colemax, Commissioner. Paremata No. 3.—Statement of Account to 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bushfelling and clearing scrub .. . . .. .. .. 520 3 0 Sowing .. 321 9 10 Fencing 287 11 1 Yards .. .. •• ■ ■ •• •• •■ •• 12 14 3 Draining 271 16 4 1,413 14 6 Plant .. .. •• .. •■ •• ■■ •• ■■ 24 3 0 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. • • 2,534 16 2 Cattle purchased. . •• ■■ •• •• •• •• 416 12 0 Wagea .. • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • 53 17 6 Shearing .. .. •■ •• •• ■• •• 54 18 8 Dipping and docking, &c... .. .. .. .. ■• 9 12 0 Woolsacks .. .. ■■ •• •• •• •• 7 18 2 Shipping-charges on wool .. .. .. .. .. 15 16 7 Freezing-charges and droving .. .. .. .. 125 13 9 Crops .. 21 1 9 Fence-repairs .. .. • • • ■ ■ • • • • • 30 5 6 Eradicating noxious weeds .. .. .. .. .. 114 0 Sundry sheep expenses .. .. .. •• .. •• 212 0 3,284 8 1 Salaries, audit, office, and travelling expenses .. .. .. 89 10 3 Payment to secretary of committee .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 86 1 3 Interest .. .. '.. •• •• ■• .. 197 7 3 378 18 9 5,101 4 4

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Beeeipte. a s . d. t ». d. Sales of wool and skins .. .. .. .. .. 122 1 6 Advance against .. .. .. .. .. .. 480 0 0 Sales of sheep .. -j .. .. .. .. .. .. 640 18 9 Advance against frozen lamb .. .. .. .. .. 375 0 0 1,618 0 3 Balance ;it debit. 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £3,483 4 1 Note : Stock depastured, 31st March, 1909,— 2,688 sheop. valued at .. .. .. .. .. 1.899 11 0 143 steers . . .. . . .. .. .. 518 7 6 £2,417 18 6 Area of block, 1,224 acres. Value, £11,155. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. * Paremata No. 4.—Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March. 1909. Payment!. £ s . d. £ s. i Valuation fee .. .. .. .. .. .. ..110 Court fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..320 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..914 Balance at debit, Slst March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 13 4 4 Area of block, 87 acres 4 perches. Value, £2,700. T. A. Coueman, Commissioner.

Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3.—Recapitulation of the Whole of the Accounts of the Block to 31st March, 1909.

Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3. —Statement of General Account, not including the Faun Accounts of the Block (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board), to 31st March. 1909. Receipts. £ s d £ , ( , I'm chase-money for sale of freehold of 6,244 acres .. .. .. 6,517 3 6 Rent 962 9 (i — 7.479; 12 6-

Payments. Reoeipte. Balances, :<lst March, 1909. Dr. Cγ. Waimaha Farm Kahunui-Ponui Farm 11 ilia Farm a s. d. i i. .. 1,870 11 9 156 12 .. j 835 8 ii 14 17 552 2 3 50 0 <1. £ s. d. e I. d. 0 1,719 lit it 8 820 10 4 ii 502 2 3 Kami totals . . General Aocouni .. 3,264 2 0 221 9 .. 6,039 14 11 7,47!) L2 i 8 3,042 12 4 6 .. 1,439 17 7 3,042 12 4 i 1,439 17 7 9,303 16 11 7,701 2 2 1.602 14 •; r cao i< (i it Area of block, 22,065 acres. Value, £31,001. T. A. Colzman, Commissioner.

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Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d, Surveys.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,423 4 4 Roading .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 840 1 8 Bushfelling and sowing by the Trustees .. .. .. .. 350 19 2 Sale expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 15 4 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 13 (i Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 10 10 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 506 9 0 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 19 0 Native Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 11 0 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 927 1 0 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 18 4 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 17 8 County and harbour rates. . .. .. .. .. .. 130 4 3 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 17 6 Bank debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 681 19 0 Interest. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 570 V-\ 5 6,089 14 1] Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £1,439 17 7 T. A. Coi.eman, Commissioner. Tahora No. 2c 1. Section 3. —Statement of Waiinnha Fa'm Account to 31st March, 1909. Payment*. £ ■. & £ s . d. Bnahfelling .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1,010 12 0 Seed and .sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. 51(i Lβ l<l Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. LB6 7 0 Plant . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 18 7 Lien on sheep given by Native owners paid of! .. .. / .. 80 0 0 Share in stock-paddock .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 Carting wool, droving, and sheep-dip .. .. .. .. 7 5 9 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 2 7 1,870 11 9 Receipts. Sale of sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 12 0 Advance against wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 156 12 0 £1,719 19 9 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3.—Statement of Kalmnui Ponui Farm Accounts to 31st March, 1900. Payments. £ ■. d. t *. <i. Bushfelling 349 15 7 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 4 5 Fencing 138 2 0 Plant 800 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. ■. .. 62 11 6 Carting, sheep-dip, and sundries .. .. .. .. .. 219 1 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 15 5 835 8 0 Receipts. Sale of skins .. .. .. .. •■ •• .. I 17 8 Advance against wool .. . . .. .. • • 13 0 0 14 17 8 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £820 10 4 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tahoka Xo. 2c 1, Section 3. Statement of lluia Farm Account to 31st March, L 909. Payments. t b. d. £ b. d. Buehfdling 204 2 10 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 <• 2 Fencing .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 97 7 0 Plant IS 7 6 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 l"> 0 Carting, cheep-dip, and sundries .. .. .. .. .. 218 5 Entered .. .. .. " .. .. .. .. 19 11 4 552 2 3 Receipts. Advance againsi wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Balance at debit, Slst March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £502.2 3 T. A. Cot.kmav Commissioner. Tahoka No. 2c 2, .Section ~1. Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to :51st March. 1909. Payments. £ s. d. £ >. d. Surveys .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 245 13 11 Reading .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 286 0 0 Sale expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 2 2 Board .. .. .. - .. .. .. .. 16 8 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees . . .. .. . . .. . . . . 24 7 '.I Board .. 57 17 8 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 7 0 Legal expenses, — Trustees ... .. .. .. .. ' .. .. 99 2 10 Hoard .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. Hi 5 2 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 2 County and harbour rates .. .. .. .. .. 22 7 8 Land tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 15 6 Bankdebi .. .. .. .. .. .. .'. 76 3 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 4 7 1,043 5 5 Receipts. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 541 3 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. £502 1 8 Area of block, 3,843 acres, \alue. £3,800. T. A. COLEHAK, Commissioner. Tahora No. 2c 3, Section 2. Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Hoard) to .".Is! March. 1909. Receipts. t s. <i. £' a. d. Purchase-money for sale of freehold of 3.320 acres . . . . . . 3.471 10 3 Rente .. .. •• •• •• •• •• .. 086 12 0 4,158 2 3 Payments. Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044 1 7 Reading .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. 1,175 8 6 Sale expenses, — Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 5 Board .. .'. .'. .. .. .'. .. 63 3 6 Salaries, audit, and office expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 7 2 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 272 4 1 Commissioner .. .. . . .. . . .. 14 3 6 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. 481 4 7 Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 13 11 Commissioner .. . . .. .. .. .. 8 510 County and harbour rates .. .. .. .. .. 6 15 6 Bank debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 368 17 0 Interest .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 337 4 11 3 f 980 14 6 Balance at credit, Slst March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £177 7 9 \rea of Mock. 11,980 acres. Value, £14,970. T. A. Coleman, Commissione .

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Tahora No. 2f. Statement of General Account, not including the Farm Accounts of the Block (in which arc included the Transactions of the Trustees and tin . Board), t<> 'list March, 1909. Payments. t s. a. £ a. d. Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . 785 0 5 Sale expenses, — Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 14 4 Board .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. .. 38 12 3 Salaries, audit, and office expenses,— Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 7 !) Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 274 18 2 Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 (i o Native Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 Legal expenses, — Trustees .. .. .. .. .. .. 469 1 9 Beard .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 16 7 (lommissioner .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 4 County and harbour rates .. . . ~ .. .. 106 2 9 Bank debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 359 12 0 Interest .. .. .. .. " .. .. 842 2 8 Advances to beneficiaries . . .. .. .. .. .. 22 10 0 3,190 16 o Receipts. Nil I;.ilance at debit, 31st March 1909 .. .. .. ... .. £3,190 15 0 Area of block, 1*1,870 acres, Value, £21,593. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Taiicika No. 2f. Statement of I'apuni Kami Account to -'ilst March, lOOi). Payments. £ s. d. t H. d. Bushfelling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,317 16 10 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. 756 14 1 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 17 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 7 0 Roads and tracks . . . . .. . . .. . . 100 12 1 Plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 10 5 Sheep and horses .. .. .. .. .. 105 12 0 3,599 9 10 Receipts. Nil £3,599 9 10 T. A. CoLEMAN, Commissioner. Tahora No. 2g.—Statement of Account (in which are included the Transactions of the Trustees and the Board) to 31st March, 1909. Legal expenses, — Payments; £ c. d. £ s. A. Trustees ' 17 8 11 Hoard 3 16 8 Commissioner .. .. .. .. ■ • • ■ .. 0 7 (i Hank debt 13 9 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 4 3 54 6 4 Receipts. Nil Balance at debit, Slst March, 1909 .. .. •• •• ■■ •• £54 6 4 Area. 1,346 acres. Value, £670. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tawapata North No. Iα. — Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance ai credit, Slei March, 1907, aa confirmed by the Validation Court, £ ». d. £ s. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 415 0 8 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 8 7 457 9 3 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 <> Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100 3 7 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £454 2 3 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. ■ Tawapata North No. 2, Sub. I.—Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ 8 . d. £ ». d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 456 16 10 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 14 4 503 11 2 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. ..270 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. •. •• ..100 3 7 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £500 4 2 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Tawapata South No. I.—Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at debit, 31st"March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ b. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 5,190 6 2 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 57 11 0 Legal expenses .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 13 4 0 Land-tax 15 12 6 Interest .. .. •• •■ •• •• •• .. 559 14 4 646 1 10 5,836 8 0 Receipts. Rent 1.200 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. " .. .. .. .. • • £4,636 8 0 Area of block, 4,376 acres 2 roods 5 perches. Value, £12,000. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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\\ iiANGAWEHi No. 1a. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st Match, 1909. Balance at debit. 31st March, 1907, ac confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ a. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .'. .. .. .. .. .. 836 13 7 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 918 '.• Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 19 6 Fire and mortgage indemnity insurance .. .. .. 7 (i 0 Land-tax, 1904 to 1907 .. .. .. .. .. ..1192 1907 to 1909 6 19 2 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95 5 2 133 17 9 970 11 4 Receipts. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. £850 11 4 Area of block, 980 acres 1 rood 8 perches. Value, £3,5(>0. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Whangawehi Iβ and lc. —Statement of Account for the Two Years ending 31st March, 1909. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1907, as confirmed by the Validation Court, £ s. d. £ c. d. 12th September, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,231 7 4 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 8116 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 612 Land-tax, 1904 to 1907 13 15 0 1907 to 1909 3 2 6 Interest 262 1 7 293 11 9 2,524 19 1 Becevptt. Rent .. .. .. .. •• .. .. •• .. 120 4 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. £2,404 15 1 Area of blocks, 1,201 acres 3 roods 11 perches. Value, £4,120. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua).—Statement of Account to 31st March, 1909. Payments. £ •. A £ c. d. Debts contracted by the Native Committee prior to 30th September, 1907 886 6 15 Interest on ditto.. .. .. .. • • • • • • 60 17 0 947 3 3 Bushfalling 1.368 18 0 Seed and sowing .. .. • • • • • • • ■ 797 12 9 Fencing and yards .. .. •• •• ■• •• 309 14 l<) Tracks 28 15 0 Interest on Improvement Account .. .. .. .. 97 9 7 2,602 10 2 Plant 18 2 9 Sheep purchased .. • • • • • • • • .. 977 10 1 Cattle purchased.. .. •• •• ■• •• .. 110 4 0 Wages 75 10 1 Shearing and wool charges .. .. .. 36 17 8 Freezing-charges .. • • • • • • • • • • 95 4 3 Droving .. .. •• •• •■ •• ■• 18 5 6 Fence-repairs .. • • • • • • • ■ • • • • 117 0 Eradicating noxious weeds .. .. .. • • • • 10 0 0 Interest on Farm Working Account • .. .. .. .. 37 15 2 1,372 13 9 Salaries, office and travelling expenses, and Land Transfer survey .. 84 5 5 Legal expenses .. .. • • ■ • • • • • • • 27 18 4 112 3 9 5,052 13 8

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I'nri /ils. Sundry amounts realised on, account of the Native Com- £ ». d. E . d E a. d mil tee, to be set off against their debt of t'.llT 3s. 3d. as above, — Provisions to owners in Maraetaha No. 2, Section <i 32 10 0 Stores to bushfallers .. .. .. .. 103 15 5 Tools and fencing to Natives .. .. .. 2 10 6 Sales of sheep . . .. .. .. 232 10 9 Sales of wool and skins and hides .. .. 40 5 11 411 12 7 On Farm Working Account, — Sales of wool and skins .. . . . . 13 7 5 Advances against wool .. .. .. 230 0 0 Sales of sheep .. .. . . .. 122 17 6 Advances against frozen mutton . . .. 290 0 0 656 4 11 1,067 17 6 lialanee at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £3,984 16 2 Note : Stock depastured, 31st March, 1909, — E a. d. 1,538 sheep, valued at .. .. .. . . . . 672 5 0 53 cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 0 0 £802 5 0 Area of block, 2,314 acres. Value, £7,525. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Whaitiri No. 2.—Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1909. £ ». d. £ Mortgage advance to former Trustees .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Payments. Salaries, audit, and office expenses . . .. .. .. 2 2 0 Legal expenses .. .. ' .. .. . . .. .. 20 0 0 Interest on mortgage, 1 year 3 months at 6 per cent. .. .. .'So 0 0 r>2 2 0 452 2 0 Receipts. Cash from former Trustees, being balance of funds in their hands .. 37 5 7 Rent,— Balance to 28th March, 1907 .. . . .. . . .. 24 0 0 Two years to 28th March, 1909 .. .. .. .. 72 0 0 Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. 1 19 8 135 6 8 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. £316 16 9 Area, li'fi acres. Value, E1,565. T. A. COLEMAN, Commissioner.

Summary of Schedules of Lands held at 31st March, 1909.

Lands available for salt or lease Lands leased . . . . ... Lands fot use and occupation of Natives t Area. Acres. 93,855 61,602 33,446 Value. £ 72,768 127.fr. I 77,891 Present Annual Rental. £ s. d. 1.737 16 1 Total 1 188,905 188,905 278,310 278,310 4,737 16 1 4,737 16 1

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Schedule of Lands held for Sale or Lease at 31st March, 1909.

Schedule of Lands leased at 31st March, 1909.

The rentals of the undermentioned blocks are subjeel to increase every seven years as follows : — ~ ~ „ o ~ Tahora N... 2cl, Tahorn No. 2c2. Tahora No. 80S, 1 Section It. Sections. Section 2. t i. (I. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ r. d. First seven years .. 218 IS 0 239 1 0 136 19 2 17113 0 Second seven years .. 328 7 0 .".75 II O 157 10 10 423 6 3 Third seven years .. 437 Iβ 0 512 7 0 179 2 5 674 19 6 The rents for the further term of twenty-one years are to lie fixed by arbitration. The lessees of Whangawehi No. lα. Whaitiri No. 2. and Pakowhai (Section ty are not entitled to any compensation for improvements. The lessees of Tawapata South No. 1 are entitled to compensation for improvements on the termination of their lease. The lessees of the other Mocks are entitled to compensation for improvements in the event of their not accepting renewals for the further term of twenty-one years. No compensation for renewals will he allowed on expiry of such further term.

Block. iTOlV. 111!'. Remarks. Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. Mangaokura No. 1 Mangapoike No. 2.\.'5 (])art) Mangawaru No. 2 No. 3 Tahora No. 2cl, Section 3 (part) .. No. 2c2. Section 2 „ No. 2c3. Sectii n 2 ,, No. 2k (part) Aoree. 40,150 2,027 5,060 14,802 18,720 3,000 UTS 1,408 7,700 30,000 2,000 7,418 5,500 7,000 1,600 I .51 X I 2,800 11,550 Til improved bush. Arrangements for subdivision;!] surveys arc now being made. Ditto. Partly improved. To be offered for lease. Unimproved bush. >» „ To be offered for lease. Temporarily reserved for Bawmilling purposes. Unimproved bosh. Roads being pioneered preparatory to sections being offered for lease. Suburban section. Unimproved. Whataupoko G, Section 32 10 500 Total Area 93,855 ■ Valued at • 72,768

Block. Area. Value. Present Annual Value. Term. Mangaheia No. 2d A. R P. 5,966 3 16 £ 35,400 e b. d. 1,768 19 8 l , I yean from 25th February, I in i5. Ditto 16th July, 1904. .. 22nd April. 190ft. 1 Ith September, L905. .. I8tfa March, 190ft. ,. 16th July, L904. With right of renewal for furthei term of 21 years. „ 1st November, 1905. .. 27th February, 1904. .. June July, 1905. .. April July, 1905. ,, April June, 1905. .. 11th March, 1905. No right of renewal. 15 years from 1st January, 1897. No right of renewal. 21 years from 1st July, 1897. With right of renewal for further term of 21 years. 21 yean from 28th.March. 1898. No righi of renewal. Let to Natives on quarterly tenancy. Mangapoike A .. B .. N... ■Jα 3 (part) No. 2i> No. 2e 16,420 0 (i KHI II 0 1,378 ii 0 l.Kil 0 23 2,980 0 0 24,888 300 6,567 7,177 4,470 722 18 6 15 i) 0 218 Lβ 0 153 15 !) 117 19 2 Paremata, Section 48 Section 64 Tahora No. 2cl, Section 3.. No. 2c2, Section 2. . No. 2cS, Section 'I. . Tawapata South No. 1 12 3 <) 2,380 (i i) 7,968 0 (i 2,865 (i 0 6,773 0 o 1,376 2 6 390 7,330 7,514 2,300 8,470 12,000 19 12 6 366 18 I 239 1 0 136 19 2 171 13 0 600 0 0 Whangawehi No. Iα 980 1 8 3,561 1 60 n 0 „ Nos. Ik and Lc 1,201 3 11 4,120 60 1 0 Wli.Mtiri No. 2 .. 426 n I) 1,565 36 0 0 I'akowliai. Section 3 .171 2 36 1,600 C)() 0 0 Total area leased 61,602 0 19 Valued at 127,651 As noted hereunder. Total annual rental at date [ncreasing in 1912 to .. 1919 to . . 4,737 16 1 5,267 3 0 5,776 9 10 I 1

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Block. Area. Value. Remarks. £. Acres. Mangapoike No. 2b .. .. 3,024 £ 5,390 Partly improved. Sheep, the property of the Native owners, are depastured on the block. Ditto. Farmed by the Commissioner for the Native owners. L200 acres bush land are in grass, and about 400 acres fern land are partially grassed. Unimproved bush. Partly improved. Sheep, the property of the Native owners, are depastured on the block. Used by the Native owners for grazing purposes. Improved. Farmed by the Commissioner for the Native owners. Native village at Hauiti, Tolago Bay. 1,100 acres have been cleared and are being farmed by the Commissioner for the Native No. 2d (part) .. 1,318 Maraetaha No. Id (Tβ Kopua) .. 2,314 2.389 7,525 No. 2. Section 3 .. 2.050 No. 2, Section 6 .. 2,608 Paremata, Sections 7.'! and 73a .. 115 5,125 6,882 80 No. 3 .. .. 1,224 No. 4 87 Tahora No. 2dl, Section 3 (part) . . 11,097 11,155 2,700 18,987 No. 2c3, Section 2 „ .. 3,799 No. 2k (part) .. .. 4,170 3,700 10,043 owners. Unimproved bush. 1,300 acres have been cleared and are being farmed by the Commissioner for the Native No. 2g .. .. .. ; 1.346 Tangotete No. 1 .. .. 5 No. 2 .. .. J 75 Te Kuri No. 1 .. .. .. 216 670 75 1,125 2,045 owners. Unimproved bush. Native village at Muriwai, near Gisborne. >» » >l M Total area .. .. 33,448 Valued at 77,891