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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1910 Session I, G-08

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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Section 13 of the East < 'oast Native Trust Lands Act, 1902.

Report by the East Coast Commissioner. Sir,— Gisbome, N.Z., 21st September, 1910. I liave the honour to hand you herewith my report on the transactions of the Trust Lands. together with the accounts and statements relating thereto. I have, &c, T. A. Coleman, The Hon. the Minister of Native Affairs, Wellington. Mast Coast Commissioner.

I have the honour to siilmtit the following report of the transactions of the Trust, together with the balance-sheet, statement of receipts and expenditure, and statements of accounts of the several blocks as at the 31st March, 1910 :— Rents. —The amount received for rents during the past year was £5,578 4s. 9d. The amount paid out to the beneficiaries was £2,064 11s. sd. There is, in addition, the sum of £860 11s. Bd. a 1 credit ot the beneficiaries for unclaimed rents which it has not been possible to pay over, chiefly because of successors to a number of deceased owners not having been appointed, those entitled to succeed having neglected to apply for succession orders. I therefore applied to the Native Land Court to have successors appointed in all the rent-paying blocks. The Court has dealt with nearly the whole of the applications, thus bringing the lists of owners in these blocks up to date. Purchase-moneys. —The sum of £312 15s. has been paid to the beneficiaries in the Mangapoike No. 2f Block in part satisfaction of their claims in respect of their land which was sold in 1900 by the Trustees under an order of the Validation Court for the purpose of paying for surveys and other liabilities incurred on behalf of several of the Mangapoike blocks. There is a further sum of £1,217 Bs. Id. standing at the credit of the beneficiaries. I have made arrangements, satisfactory to the beneficiaries, to pay this amount by instalments. Lists of Owners. —Good progress in finally settling the lists of owners in several of the blocks has been made by the Native Land Court during the year. The appeal againsi the finding of that Court in regard to the Paremata lists mentioned in my last report was heard at a sitting of the Appellate Couri held at Gisborne, and the appeal was dismissed. Farms. —In January last, at the nearly unanimous request of the owners in Mangapoike No. 2b, I undertook to farm for them about 2,750 acres in the block, about 260 acres being set aside for their common occupation. At that time part of the block, about 500 acres, was in the occupation of Natives who depastured sheep on it. These sheep were removed by the owners, and I replaced them with a flock of 500 ewes. This season lam having a further area of 480 acres of bush cleared, and am having the block fenced. Everything in connection with the management of the farm is going on well, and, I believe, to the satisfaction of the owners. Work in connection with the improvements on the farms for the past year has consisted chiefly in the erection of fencing and yards, bushfelling and scrub-cutting having been confined to small areas.

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Sales of wool, live-stock, and frozen meat amount to £4,417 10s. l()d. The purchases were —sheep, £6,214 Is. 6d. ; cattle, £1,044 17s. ; and horses, £75 :in all, £7,333 18s. 6d. The farms are now stocked with ewe flocks of good quality, and sufficient cattle to keep the country clean iind in good condition. The stock depastured at the 31st March, 1910, was 11,131 sheep, 575 head of cattle, and 52 horses. of a total value of £8,733 2s. 9d. Appended is a statement showing the distribution of the stock among the several farms. The whole of the stock have done well with the exception of the lambs on the Paremata farm, which were very backward. In normal conditions nearly all of these lambs would have been got off fat at satisfactory prices, but because of the unusually wet season and the failure of the rape crops very few of them came into freezing-condition, and therefore at the annual balance date they had to be taken into account at very low values. By removing them to other blocks I have been able to carry them safely through the winter, and their realization promises to be a satisfactory item in the next accounts. Lands jor Sale or Lease. — I have contracted for the subdivisional survey of the Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 Blocks, comprising 40,000 acres of bush land. The survey will be sufficiently advanced to admit of the sections being offered early next year. Other sections in the Mangapoike and Tahora Blocks, aggregating 16,000 acres, will be offered for lease by the beginning of next year. It will be necessary to sell two other blocks, Mangawaru Nos. 2 and 3, comprising 33,500 acre*, for the purpose of adjusting outstanding claims as between the several blocks in the Trust. Access to these bocks will, however, probably be found to be through Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6, and until the scheme of roading for the Mangatu Blocks is settled it does not seem feasible to arrange for access to Mangawaru. Freehold Lands stand at £280,400, as against £278,310 last year. The increase in value of £2,090 represents the value of the permanent improvements effected on the farms during the year.

Statements of Receipts and Payments for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments, t -. d. Balance, cash in Bank, 31st .March, 1909.. 740 911 Surveys, roadiiig. and valuation expenses.. 457 !l II Rents, — Permanent improvements on farms, — Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 45 0 0 Clearing bush .. .. .. 361 lit 1 Mangaheia No. 2d .. .. .. 2,(i26 2 8 Fencing .. .. .. .. 971 3 1 Mangapoike .. .. .. 1,238 2 5 Sowing . . . . .. . . 738 14 4 Paremata .. .. .. .. 570 0 0 Buildings ami yards. .. .. 180 4 0 Tahora No. 2 .. .. .. 378 17 8 Draining ..' .. .. .. IN 4 0 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 600 0 0 Compensation for improvements AlangaWhangawehi lα, Iβ, lo . . . . 120 2 0 poike 2b .. . . .. . . 165 0 0 Royalty on timber .. .. .. 014 0 Kents paid to Native owners .. .. 2,0(i4 II 6 Sales of farm-produce and advances against Commission on paying rents (two yean) .. r>o o 0 consignments,— Purchase-in -v paid to Native owners on Wool .. .. .. .. 1,830 17 7 account of land sold .. .. :{I2 16 0 Sheep .. .. .. .. 1,350 10 () Rates and taxee .. .. .. 297 910 Cattle .. .. .. .. 51 10 0 Interest .. .. .. .. 1,644 4 S h'ln/.rn meat .. .. .. 1,078 IS 3 Law ooste and mortgage expenses .. r>l2 ii 4 Grazing .. .. .. .. 10 0 Salaries, — Exchange .. .. .. .. 0 0 0 Commissioner .. .. .. 4(1(1 II 0 Cook County Council —Compensation for Secretary . . . . . . . 200 (I (I land in l'aremata No. 4 taken for road.. 120 0 0 Supervision of farms . 233 Ii 8 Mortgage advances .. .. .. 10,000 o 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 46 17 0 Mercantile advances .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Audit and office expenses and advertising.. 180 6 7 Refund Fenoing-olaim .. .. 23 6 6 Farm-working expenditure,— ' Purchases of sheep . . .. . . 0,214 1 (i 27.5K1 II II „ cattle . . . . . 1,044 17 0 Balance- Bank overdraft 81st March. 1910 8,787 o o „ horses.. .. .. 75 «i o Reclamation on frozen mutton . . 58 9 4 Wages and droving .. .. .. 018 12 (i Shearing, dipping, crutching, and wool charges .. .. .. .. 234 14 6 IV esing-oharges .. .. . . 08 10 4 Crops .. . . .. 66 6 3 Tracks . . . . . . . . 14 l> (I Carting and packing . . . . 20li 10 1(1 Provisions and stores . . . 331 hi o Farm plant .. .. .. :>4 15 0 Wages claim paid Eor ECopua Trustees .. 30 0 0 Mortgage advanoes paid off .. .. 14.000 0 0 Mercantile advances paid off .. .. 2,!). Vi in it N'uUutnimia and Moutere No. 1: payn made under an order of the Supreme Court. I laitns, oharging orders, and costs against the Native owners .. .. li:)() 12 0 Balance paid to the solicitors for the Native owners . . . . . . S4!l !i I £36,668 11 Of £36,868 11 0 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct. — J. Sandtmann, K.I.A.N.Z. Napier, 22nd September, 1910.

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Balance-sheet at 31st March, 1910. Liabilities. £ 8. d. Asset*. £ s. d. Mortgages secured on freeholds .. 51,750 0 0 Freehold lands .. .. ..280,400 0 0 Accrued interest .. .. .. 792 13 11 Unpaid purchase-money on sale of freeBank overdraft . .. .. .. 8,787 0 0 holds .. .". .. .. 173 8 6 Sundry creditors on open account .. 520 310 Advances on account of roads, improveAdvances against wool and frozen meat .. 1,032 9 1 ments and sundries .. .. .. 383 10 !) Suspense Account .. .. .. 297 10 0 Sundry debtors on open account .. 87 13 3 Unclaimed rents .. .. .. 8(50 11 8 Rents due and accruec I .. .. 496 8 0 Live-stock on farms .. .. .. 8,733 2 9 44,940 8 (i Wool and frozen meat unrealised .. 3,594 0 0 Surplus .. .. .. .. 249,225 3 3 Suspense Account .. .. .. 297 10 0 £294,105 11 9 £294,165 11 9 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct —J. Sandtmann, F.I.A.N.Z. Napier, 22nd September, 1910.

Statement showing the Position' of the Different Blocks as at the 31st March, 1910. Amounts at debit of the undermentioned Amounts at credit of the undermentioned blocks on current account, — £ s. d. blocks on current account, — £ c. d. Principal security blocks . .. 26,869 10 9 Mangapoike A .. .. .. 849 1(1 :i Mangaheia No. 2d .. .. .. 936 4 11 „ No. 2i; . . .. .. 145 8 9 Mangapoike No. 2a 3 . .. 756 12 4 „ No. 2i . . .. .. 1,217 8 1 B .. . .. 317 4 Maraetaha No. 2a, Sections 2 and 3 .. 4,069 8 10 No. 2b .. .. .. 751 (! 4 „ No. 2, Section 3 .. .. 1.872 9 4 No. 2b Farm Account .. 399 7 3 „ No. 2, Section 4 .. .. 6,233 :i 7 „ No. 2b Live-stock Account 377 16 6 „ No. 2, Section 6 .. .. 2.291 12 11 No. 2d .. .. 22 8 10 Mouterc No. 2, Sub. 1 .. .. [08 :i :t Mangawaru No. 2 .. .. .. 6,013 9 4 Paremata, Section 64, No. 1 Account .. 8,249 12 4 No. 3 .. .. •• 1,314 11 11 „ „ 64, No. 2 Aooount .. 1,064 16 II I'aivmata No. 73, 73a .. .. 49 18 1 „ No. 4 .. .. 103 X! .1 No. 3 .. .. .. 657 14 10 Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 2 .. .. 112 ! 7 „ No. 3 Live-stock Account .. 2,507 4 3 Tawapata North No. Iα .. .. 473 3 3 Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3, „ No. 2, Sub. 1 . . r>o7 5 8 farm accounts ..£3,064 17 2 Live-stock on farms as per contra .. 8,733 2 9 Tahora No. 2c 1, Live-stock Amounts at credit of the undermentioned Account .. .. 1,544 8 0 blocks for value of their freeholds, — Kfangatu Nos. 5 and 0 .. \ 4,599 5 2 Mangaokura .. .. | Less amount at credit on Tangotete Nos. 1 and 2 General Account .. 1,488 15 7 Pakowhai .. .. .. ' 37.3*8 0 •' 3,110 9 7 Te Kuri .. Tahora No. 2c 2, Section 2 .. .. 466 6 2 Whataupoko (J .. .. ' No. 2f .. .. .. 3,450 17 I Mangaheia No. 2d .. .. .. 35,400 0 0 „ No. 2f, Farm Account .. 4,000 19 6 | .Mangapoike A .. .. .. 24,888 0 n No. 2f, Live-stock Account .. 1,948 10! >; B .. .. .. :(()(! o o No. 2c, .. .. .. 58 2 4 j „ No. 2a 3 .. .. 13,986 0 0 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 4,306 16 6 „ No. 2b .. .. .. .-,.525 0 0 Whangawehi No. Iα .. .. 849 18 B „ No. 2d .. .. 9,566 0 0 „ Nos. Iβ and lc.. .. 2,501 L 6 7 „ No. 2b .. .. .. 4,470 0 0 Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua) .. 3,195 7 4 Mangawaru No. 2 .. .. .. 5,500 0 0 No. Id, Live-stock Account 2,355 14 0 „ No. 3 .. .. .. 7.000 0 o Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 301 8 5 Maraetaha No. 2, Section 3 .. .. 5,125 (1 I) j „ No. 2, Section 6 .. .. 6,882 0 0 07,195 16 li Paremata, Section 48 .. .. 390 0 0 Balance—Surplus as per balance-sheet .. 249,225 3 3 „ ~04 .. .. 7,330 0 0 73, 73a .. .. 80 0 0 No. 3 .. .. .. 11.360 0 0 No. 4 .. .. .. 2.700 0 0 Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3 .. .. 31.341 0 0 „ No. 2c 2, Section 2 .. .. 3,800 (I II No. 2c 3, Section 2 .. .. 14,970 0 0 „ No. 2v .. .. .. 22,353 0 0 „ No. 2g .. .. .. (>7O 0 0 Tawapata South No. 1 .. .. 12,0110 (I II Whangawehi No. Iα ... .. 3,660 0 0 „ No. Iβ and No. lc .. 4,120 0 0 Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua) .. 8,175 0 0 Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. .. 1,505 0 0 £316,420 19 9 £316,420 19 9 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Examined and found correct. —J. Sandtmann, F.I.A.N.Z. Napier, 22nd September, 1910.

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Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ending 31st March. 1910, on Account of the Principal Security Blocks. £ Bi ( j Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 25,060 13 9 Payments. t a. d. County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 !'•• I Law costs .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ■: 196 2 2 Surveys . . .. .. .. .. .. .. f|4 4< > Roading .. .. .. .. .. .. .. jjfe L 0 0 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. i|l29 19 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,496 10 2 1,860 1 8 26,920 18 5 Receipts. Rent of Pakowhai Section, 1 year .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Refund fencing Pakowhai . .. .. .. .. 17 8 61 7 8 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. . .. .. £26,859 10 9

Area and Value of Principal Security Blocks. A n,i Value. Acres. £ Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 .. .. .. .. 40,150 30,000 Mangaokura 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 G, Section 32 .. .. .. .. 10 500 42,857 £37,345 T. A. C'oleman, Commissioner.

Mangahela No. 2d. Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. (I. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. J. 256 8 11 Payments. £ s. d. Rent to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 0 0 Commission on paying over rents .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. 84 l(i !i Land-tax .. .. .. .. ■ • .. .. 40 8 7 Law-costs .. .. • ■ • • • • • • •. 10 5 6 Valuation fee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 ! merest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 18 10 1,440 9 8 2,696 18 7 Receipts. Rents .. ■ ■ .. .. • • •• 1,759 19 8 Royally on firewood .. .. .. ■• .. .. 014 0 1,760 13 8 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 . . .«. . . . . . . £936 411 Area of block, 5,965 acres 3 roods 16 perches. Value, £35,400. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Mangapoike A. Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ 9. (1. Balance at credit, 31et March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 1,394 8 8 Receipts. £ c. d. Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 722 18 6 Interest . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 80 5 2 803 3 8 2,197 12 4 Payments. Rent to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,253 18 1 Advances to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. 13 17 0 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. Mi 6 <> Land-tax . . .. .. . . .. . . . . 27 16 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 4 0 Report on survey .. .. .. .. .. . . 110 1,348 2 1 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. £841)10 3 Area of block, 16,420 acres. Value, £24,88*. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Mangapoike 2a 3. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. (I. Balance at debit, 3fst March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 786 11 0 Payments, t .<. d. County rates . . . . .. . . .. .. ..17811 Land-tax . . . . . . .. .. .. .. ..15118 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 6 Report on survey . . .. .. .. . . .. . . ll l ' Salaries, audit, and ollicc expenses .. .. .. .. 21 Hi (I Timber for meeting-house .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 In I Rent paid to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 3 0 Interest on account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 18 II 188 19 I 975 10 4 Receipts. Rent .. _ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 18 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £756 12 1 Area of block, 9,438 acres 3 roods 22 perches. Value, £13,985. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Mangapoike B.- Statement of Accouni for the Year ending 31s1 March, 1910. c s. .I. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 'J 13 1 Payments. t c. d. Land-tax . . . . . . .. .. .. .. ..069 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 Compiling list of owners . . .. .. . . . . .. .. 012 (> 1 14 3 11 7 4 Receipts. Rent, six months .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 710 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £3 17 4 Area of block, 400 acres. Value, E3OO. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Mangapoike 2b.— Statement of Account for the Year ending 31s1 March, 1910. I b. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 726 16 4 PaymenU. £ ». <i. Compensation to Rutene Tuhi for permanent improvements effected by him '2X\ 0 0 Surveying bush .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 11 0 Fencing .. . . . . .. . . .. 5:5 2 l<) 367 13 10 Tools and plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 1] 0 Sheep purchased . . ' . . .. .. . . . . .. 366 11 0 Wages and droving .. .. .. . . .. 27 it fi Salaries, audit, and office expenses . . . . . .. 34 14 7 Legal expenses .. .. . . ... .. .. .".()() County rates . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 18 10 7 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. -16 13 :i 197 7 11 1.603 9 1 Receipts. Kent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 £1,528 9 1 Note. Stock depastured ai :!lst .March. 1910: 51 1> slid']) valued at £377 las. (id. Area of block, 3,024 acres. Value, £5,525. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Mangapoike 2d. Statement of Account lor Fear ending 31st March, 1910. t c. .1. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. I-J: , 7 2 Payments. < t 8 . a. ('ouiit v rates . . . . . . ■ . • • . . ■ • ..871 Land-tax . f . .. ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ..In 14 -i Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 n (i Road survey . . . .. .. .. . . 29 Hi 7 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. ..880 Inieresl .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 12 3 70 18 5 193 5 7 Receipt*. Rents .. .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 170 16 9 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. . E22 8 10 Area of block. 5,419 acres. Value, £9,566. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Mangapoike 2k.- Statement of Account foi the Year ending 31st .March. 1910. £ s. ,1. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 18 7 Receipts. £ s . d. Rents ' 117 19 2 Interest 9 13 10 127 13 0 272 II 7 Payments. Eents paid to beneficiaries .. .. .. • .. 115 0 0 Land tax .. .. •• •• ■• •■ •• • ■ 5 0 4 Law-costs .. • • • ■ • • • • • ■ • 0 3 6 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 619 0 127 2 lo Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .... £145 8 9 Area of bteck, 2,980 acres. Value, £4,470. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Mangapoike 2k. Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ B. <1. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,748 10 3 Receipts. I in.'rest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 I I lv 1 ,834 5 I Payments. t c. d. I'urcliase-money to beneficiaries .. ... .. .. .. 596 0 0 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 20 17 0 616 IT 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910. . .. .. .. .. .. £1,217 8 1 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. MLangawaru No. 2. Statement of Account for the Year ending Slsi March, 1910. £ s. (I. Balance at debit, 81st March, 1909 ~ .. .. .. .. .. 5,649 J 8 10 Payments. g s . d. Law-costs .. .. . . .. .. .. .12 8 6 Valuation expenses . . .. . . .. . . .. 1 0 < i Salaries. audit,|and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 12 12 0 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 337 10 0 363 10 (i Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,013 9 4 Area of block, 14,802 acres Value, £5,500. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Manoawaku No. 3. Statemeni of Account for the Year ending 31st March, L9lO. £ S. c|. Balanoe at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,225 7 l> Payments. t s. <i. Law-costs .. .. .. .. . .. 2 13 o Valuation expenses . . . . . . . . . . 111 , Salaries, audit, and ofiii (c\|»i s(« .. .. .. . 12 12 0 Interest . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 72 15 0 89 4 2 Balanoe at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. £1,314 II II \hm of Mock. 15.720 acres. Value, £7,000. T. A. (loleman, (lonimissioner.

Maraetaha 2a. Sections 2 and '■'>. Statemeni of Account for the Year ending 31s1 March, 1910. £ . I. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 3,896 L 3 I Receipts. rest .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ' .. . . 19-1 17 0 4,091 Hi I Payments. £ s. d. Law costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 0 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. . ..21 10 6 32 I 6 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. . .. E4.059 8 10 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Maraktaha No. 2. Section 3. — Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ 1,824 6 9 Receipts. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !tl 4 0 1,915 10 9 Payments. £ s. d. County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 3 11 Law-costs .. . . .. .. .. ..' . . .. 13 7 6 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. 10 10 0 43 1 5 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,872 9 4 Area of block, 2.050 acres. Value, £5,125. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Maraetaha No. 2, Section 4—Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,967 9 4 Receipts. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 298 7 0 6,265 16 4 Payments. £ s . d. Law-costs . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 12 9 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 32 12 9 Balance at credit, Slat March, 1910, .. .. .. .. .. .. £6,233 3 7 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Maraetaha No. 2, Section 6. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,244 8 11 Receipts. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 4 0 2,356 12 11 Payment*. £ g. d. County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 5 0 Law-costs . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. 17 5 0 Salaries, audit, and office expenses . . . . . . . . 16 10 0 65 0 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,29112 11 Area of block, 2.608 acres. Value. £6,882.

T. A. Colemax, Commissioner. Moutere No. 2, Subsection 1. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. E s. ,1. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 6 3 Receipts. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 14 0 Payments. £ a . d. 125 0 3 Advance to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 Salaries and management .. .. .. .. .. ..110 16 17 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £108 3 3 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissions.

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Nukutaurua and Moutere No. 1. —Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Balances at credit, 31st Mavcli. L 909: — £ s . d. £ s. d. Nukutaurua No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1,200 18 6 Moutere No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 269 10 5 1,470 8 11 Receipts. Interest to 31st May, 1909 :— Nukutaurua No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 16 11 Moutere No. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 15 3 9 12 2 £1,480 1 1 Payments. Amounts paid under an order of the Supreme Courl dated 28th September, 1909 :— Claim by William Douglas Lysnar .. .. .. .. 325 0 0 Costs re same .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 6 0 Charging orders — Re William Douglas Lysnar, re Ahenata te Maire and Toko Rihara 148 14 0 Re Hune Patera and Isabella Menzies .. .. .. 10 3 0 Re Titoki Whanga and others .. .. .. .. 20 6 0 Charging order by the Commissioner against Ahenata te Maire .. 10 i\ 0 Costs allowed to Nolan and Skeet as solicitors for the Commissioner .. (13 () 0 Paid to Keita Greening for her share of the fund .. .. 177 18 8 Paid to Hugh Joseph Finn as solicitor for the Native owners other than Keita Greening, being the balance of the fund after payment of the above-mentioned sums .. .. .. .. 671 10 5 £1,480 I 1 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Parkmata, Section 64, No. 1 Account. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. a. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,914 8 4 Receipts. Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. .. 395 14 0 8,310 2 4 P ailment a. Salaries and management .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 10 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £8,249 12 1 Area of block. 2,380 acres. Value, £7,330. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Paremata, Section 64, No. 2 Account. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 686 4 0 Receipts. £ s. (1. Rent 366 18 4 Interest .. .. .. .. • • • • •• . . 40 10 0 407 8 4 1,093 12 4 Payments. Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..845 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. •■ •• ..260 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. 18 6 0 28 16 5 £1,064 15 11 Area of block, 2,380 acres. Value, £7,330. ' T. A, Coleman, Commissioner,

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Paremata, Section 48. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Receipts. £ s. d. E β-d. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 12 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 014 2 £20 6 8 Payments. Land tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..089 Salaries, audit, and office expenses .. .. .. .. ..100 Transfer to beneficiaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 17 11 £20 6 8 Area of block, 12 acres 3 roods. Value, £390. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Paremata, Sections 73 and 73a. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March. L9lO. £ s. il. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 1 7 Payments. £ s. d. County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. ..336 Interest 2 13 0 — 5 16 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, 19i0 .. .. .. .. .. .. £49 18 1 Area of block, 115 acres. Value, £80. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Paremata No. 3.—Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,483 4 1 Sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 512 o Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 3 6 Yards 10 13 0 Draining .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 14 6 204 3 0 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 336 11 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 0 o Shearing, dipping, docking, &c. .. .. .. . . . . 95 13 9 Shipping charges on wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 19 8 Freezing charges and droving .. . . . . .. 87 10 In Deficiency on wool and frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1909— £ s. d. Valued at .. .. .. .. .. 855 0 0 Proceeds realized .. .. .. .. 839 18 9 15 1 3 Crops .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 7 6 Repairing drains .. .. .. .. .. .. ..580 736 12 0 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. .. 58 15 4 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 13 4 Interest 75 18 3 147 6 11 4,571 6 0 Cr. Sales of wool and skins .. .. . . . . . . .. 22 17 I Wool unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. -. . 840 0 0 Sales of sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 9 10 Frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 365 0 O Grazing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100 1,406 6 11 £3,104 19 I Note.—Stock depastured, 31et March, 1910,— £ & <l. 3.622 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. 1,658 14 3 141 cattle, valued at . . . . . . . . 848 10 0 £2,507 4 3 Area of block, 1,22-1 acres. Value, £11.360. T. A. Colemax. Commissioner.

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Pabemata No. 4. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 4 4 Payments. £ s . d. Law-costs on account of Native owners . . . . . . . . 6 11 10 Survey defining boundary . . .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 ■ 7 6 10 Receipts. 20 11 2 Compensation awarded by Native Land Court for 2 acres 14 perches taken for road through Paremata No. 4 .. .. .. .. . . 120 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..445 124 4 5 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £103 13 3 Area of block, 87 acres 4 perches. Value, £2,700. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3. —Recapitulation of the Whole of the Accounts as at the 31st March, 1910.

Area of block, 22,065 acres. Value, £31,341. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner,

Tahora 2c 1, Section 3.—Statement of General Account (not including the Farm Accounts of the Block) for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,439 17 7 Receipts. £ s. d. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 239 1 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 78 0 0 317 1 0 Payments. 1,756 18 7 Proportion of cost of fencing Williams'e road-line .. .. .. 168 5 3 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 7 3 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 17 17 6 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. 48 13 0 268 3 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,488 15 7 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Balances, 31si March, 190!). Receipts. Balances, 31st March, 1910. Dr. Payments. Dr. Cr. Cr. Waimaha Farm Kahuuui Farm Ponui Huia Farm £ s. .1. 1.719 19 9 186 3 3 634 7 1 502 2 3 £ e. (1. £ s. d. 1,395 17 6 128 4 3 398 8 1 167 3 7 £ s. d. 263 16 5 49 5 3 114 0 11 105 18 0 £ s. (I. £ s. (1. 2,852 0 10 265 2 3 918 14 3 563 7 10 Farm totals .. General Account .. 3,042 12 4 2,089 13 268 3 5 0 533 317 0 1 7 0 4,599 5 2 1,439 17 7 1,488 15 7 4,599 5 1,488 15 ■2 7 3,042 12 4 1,439 17 7 2,357 16 5 850 1 7 3,110 9 7

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Taiiora No. 2c 1, Section 3. — Statement of Waimaha Farm Account for the Year ending 31st MafiSh, 1910. Dr. a b. d. £ g. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,719 19 9 Bushfelling.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 16 6 Seed and sowing .. . . . . . . . . . . 49 11 3 Buildings and yards.. .. .. .. .. .. 10 14 1 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 19 10 204 1 8 Plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CB4 Sheep purchased . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 832 10 0 Morses purchased .. .. .. . . . . . . 20 0 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 35 6 1 Droving .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 34 7 2 Shearing and wool charges .. .. .. . . . . 20 0 9 Provisions and stores . . .. .. .. .. 78 6 1 Repairs to roads .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 7 0 Supervision . . .. . . .. . . .. 35 16 8 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 13 9 1,185 7 6 3,115 17 3 Cr. Surplus on wool unrealised at 31st March, 1909, — £ c. d. Proceeds realised .. .. .. .. 76 4 4 Valued at .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 1 4 4 Wool unrealised at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 18 9 Penalty on bush contract not completed .. .. .. 16 13 4 263 16 5 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,852 010 Note. —Sheep depastured 31st March, 1910, — t b. d. 1,939 sheep .. .. .. . . .. .. '.178 19 6 50 cattle .. .. . . . . .. . . 100 0 0 10 horses .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 £1,098 19 6 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner. Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3. —Statement of Kahunui Farm Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. z s. (i. £ s. ii. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 186 3 3 Harvesting grass-seed .. .. .. .. .. ..4177 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Horses purchased .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Stores purchased .. . . .. v .. .. 28 13 5 Wages, shearing, and sundries . . .. . . . . 15 16 9 Supervision .. .. .. .. . • . . .. 7 10 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 16 6 128 1 3 314 7 6 Cr. Grass-seed sold .. .. .. .. .. 11 5 3 Wool sold 38 (J 0 49 5 3 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. . . . . . . £265 2 3 Note.—Stock depastured, 31st March, 1910.— t c. d. 140 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 12 horses, valued at . . . . .. ..1500 £65 0 0 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3. — Statement of Ponui Farm Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ c. d. £ c. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, l!) 09 .. .. .. .. .. .. 634 7 1 Transfer from Huia and Kahunui Farms .. ~ .. .. .. 14 17 8 Wool unrealised at 31st March, 1909 .. ~ . . , . .. .. 13 0 0 Clearing .. .. .. .. . .. . . 40 0 0 Sowing .. .. .. ~ ~ .. ~ 59 19 1 Fencing .. .. .. .. ~ ~ . . ..1150 11l 4 1 Plant .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 25 15 3 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. ... . . 105 1 (i Horses purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Stores purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 11 6 Wages, shearing, wool charges, and sundries . . . . . . 15 0 3 Supervision .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 710 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 710 233 11 1 1,032 15 2 Cr. Wool and skins sold .. .. .. .. .. 83 7 2 Wool transferred to Huia Farm Account .. . . .. .. 19 19 9 Stores to bushmen .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 14 0 114 0 11 £918 14 3 Note.—Stock depastured, 31st March, 1910, — £ s. d. 430 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. . . 214 0 (I 10 horses, valued at .. .. .. 20 0 0 £234 0 0 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Tahora 2c 1. —Statement of Huia Farm Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ s. J. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 502 2 3 Wool unrealised at 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 17 5 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 Horses purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Shearing, wool charges, and sundries .. .. .. .. .. 5126 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 915 7 Wool, transfer Ponui Farm .. .. .. .. .. 19 19 9 Supervision .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 710 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 3 4 167 3 7 669 5 10 Cr. Wool and skins sold .. .. .. .. .. 51 18 0 Wool unrealised at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. . . 54 0 0 105 18 0 £563 7 10 Note. —Stock depastured, 31st March, 1910, — £ s. d. 400 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. .. 126 8 6 10 horses, valued at .. .. .. 20 0 0 £146 8 6 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tahora 2c 2, Section 2.—Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, l9id; £ b. d. Balance of debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 502 1 8 Payments. £ s. d. Fencing road-line .. . . . . . . . . .. 56 2 4 County rates .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 453 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 010 0 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. . . .. 12 6 0 Interest on account .. .. . . '. . .. .. 25 11 10 100 3 8 602 5 4 Receipts. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 19 2 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £466 6 2 Area of block, 3,843 acres. Value, £3,800. T. A. CoLE.MAx, Commissioner.

Tahora 2c 3, Section 2. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ B. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 . . . . . . . . .. . . 177 7 !) Receipts. £ s. d. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 171 13 0 Interest .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 13 8 0 ■ 185 1 0 362 8 9 Payments. Fencing road-line . . .. .. .. . . . . . . 224 7 8 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1676 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 912 0 250 7 2 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £112 1 7 Area of block, 11,980 acres. Value, £14,970. T. A. Cojleman, Commissioner.

Tahora 2f, Section No. 2.—Statement of General Account (not including the Farm Accounts of the Block) for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ 8. (1. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. ~ 3,190 15 0 Payments. £ s. d. Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 19 0 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. . . .. 52 17 11 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 5 2 260 2 1 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,450 17 1 Area of block, 11,870 acres. Value, £22,353. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tahora No. 2p.—Statement of Papuni Farm Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. cl. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,599 9 10 Bushfelling .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 0 0 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 325 17 2 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276 9 11 Buildings and yards .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 11 11 Tracks .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 8 0 760 7 0 Plant .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 15 3 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,668 3 8 Cattle purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 537 6 0 Wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 19 0 Droving .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222 16 11 Shearing and wool charges .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 15 10 Provisions and stores .. .. .. .. .. 120 1 1 Supervision .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 263 18 4 4,085 0 10 8,452 12 11 Or. Wool and skins sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 2 7 Wool unrealised at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. 744 '.) 0 Sheep sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,642 4 2 Cattle sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 10 0 Stores sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 17 8 Refund wages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 418 1 2,503 12 6 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,949 0 5 Note. —Stock depastured 31st March, 1910, — £ s. d. 1,837 sheep valued at .. .. .. .. .. 1,286 1 0 193 cattle, valued at .. .. .. .. 622 0 0 10 horses, valued at .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 £1,948 1 0 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Tahora No. 2g, Section 2. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d c s. (1. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 6 4 Compiling list of owners .. .. .. .. .. .. 010 o Interest on balance of account .. .. .. .. .. ..360 3 16 0 Balance at debit of block, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. * £58 2 4 Area, 1,346 acres. Value, £670. T. A. Coleman; Commissioner.

Tawapata North No. Iα. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 454 2 3 Receipts, Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 14 0 476 16 3 Payments. £ s. d. Law-costs . . .. .. .. . . .. .. ..0160 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2 17 0 3 13 0 Balance at credit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £473 3 3 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Tawapata North No. 2, Sub. 1. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. ,1. Balance at credit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 4 2 Receipts. Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 525 4 2 Payments. £ s . d. Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 1 6 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. 2 17 0 17 18 6 Balance at credit, Slefc March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £507 5 8 Block sold. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Tawapata South No. 1. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. (I. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.636 8 0 Payments. a s. d. Valuation fee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 9 0 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 14 6 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses . . .. .. .. 32 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 3 0 270 7 6 4,906 15 6 Receipts. Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 600 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. £4,306 15 6 Area of block, 4,376 acres 2 roods 5 perches. Value, £12,000. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Whangawehi No. Iα. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March. 1910. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .... .. .. .. .. 850 11 4 Payments. £ s. ( |. Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 7 Law-costs .. .. .. .. •. • • • • ..2186 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 0 Interest 49 6 0 59 7 1 909 18 5 Receipts. Rents 60 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. . . £849 18 5 Area of block, 980 acres 1 rood 8 perches. Value, £3,560. T, A, Coleman, Commissioner,

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Whangawehi Iβ and lc. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,404 15 I Payments. £ s. d. Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 12 0 Law-coats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 736 Salaries, audit, and office-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 330 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 4 0 157 2 6 2,561 17 7 Receipts. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 2 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,501 15 7 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 for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 3,984 16 2 Wages-claim paid on account of the Native Committee .. .. .. 30 0 0 Clearing .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 2 0 Seed and sowing .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 11 8 Fencing and yards .. .. .. .. .. .. 512 3 1 Cutting boundary-line .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Tracks .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 20 18 0 650 14 9 Plant 3 3 6 Sheep purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,057 9 9 Cattle purchased .. .. .. .. .. .. 507 11 0 Wages .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 152 19 10 Shearing, dipping, and wool charges .. .. .. .. 110 7 7 Droving and freezing charges .. .. .. .. .. 60111 Fence-repairs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 0 3 Eradicating noxious weeds .. .. .. .. .. 19 9 0 Supervision and inspection .. .. .. .. .. 105 5 0 3,041 4 4 Salaries, office, audit, and travelling-expenses .. .. .. 61 16 3 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 14 0 73 10 3 Interest .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 232 0 0 8,015 9 0 Cr. Surplus on wool and frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1909, — r £ s. d. Proceeds realized .. .. .. .. 531 8 5 Valued at .. .. .. .. • • 520 0 0 11 8 5 Wool and skins sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 652 4 4 Wool unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Sheep sold 1,222 12 5 Frozen meat unrealized at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. 350 0 0 Seeds, bags sold .. .. .. .. .. .. 326 2,464 7 8 Balance at 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,551 1 4 Note. —Live-stock depastured, 31st March, 1910, — £ c." d. 2,251 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. .. 1,486 14 0 191 cattle, valued at .. .. .. .. .. .. 869 0 0 £2,355 14 0 Area of block, 2,314 acres. Value, £8,175. v | T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

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Whaitiri No. 2. —Statement of Account for the Year ending 31st March, 1910. £ s. d. Balance at debit, 31st March, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. 316 11> 1* Payments. £ s . <i. Valuation fee .. .. .. .. .. .. ..550 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 8 Salaries, audit, office and travelling expenses .. .. .. 316 6 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 12 6 29 11 8 346 8 5 Receipts. Amount of award in Magistrate's Court for compensation in layiiiii tram-lino.. 9 0 0 Bents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 0 0 45 0 0 Balance at debit, 31st March, 1910 .. .. .. .. .. .. £301 8 5 Area of block, 426 acres. Value, £1,565. T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Statement of Live-stock depastured on Farms at 31st March, 1910.

Summary. £ s . d. 11,131 sheep, valued at .. .. .. .. 6,178 12 9 575 cattle, valued at .. .. .. .. 2,439 10 0 52 horses, valued at .. .. .. .. 115 0 0 £8,733 2 9 T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Summary of Schedules of Lands held at 31st March, 1910.

T. A. Coleman, Commissioner.

Where depastured. Sheep. Cattle. Horses. Total Value. No. Value. ' No. ! Value. No. Value. j I __ Sheep. 'ahora No. 2c 1, Section 3 — Waimaha Farm Kahunui Farm Ponui Farm Huia Farm £ s. <1. £ 8. d. £ £ s. (1. 1,939 978 19 6 50 100 0 0 10 20 1.098 19 6 140 50 0 0 .. 12 15 . 65 0 0 430 214 0 0 .. .. 10 20 234 0 0 400 126 8 6 .. .. 10 20 146 8 6 i • 'ahora No. 2f, Papuni Farm .. 'aremata No. 3, Iwinui Farm.. langapoiki No. 2b, Mahurangi Farm laraetaha No. Id, Te Kopua .. 2,909 '< 1,369 8 0 50 100 0 0 42 75 : 1,544 8 0 1,837 1,286 1 0 193 622 0 0 10 40 1,948 1 0 ' 3,622 ■ 1,658 14 3 141 848 10 0 .. .. 2.507 -J 8 512 377 15 6 .. .. .. .. ::77 15 6 2,251 1,486 14 0 191 869 0 0 .. .. 2,355 14 it 11,131 6,178 12 9 l 575 2,439 10 0 52 j 115 ! 8,733 2 9

Lands available for sale or lease Lands leased Lands for use and occupation of Natives i Area. Value. Acres. £ 93,855 72,768 61,602 127,651 33,448 79,981 188 005 980 400 Present I Annual Rental. £ B. (I. 4,737 16 1 X 7H7 lfi I ioo,yuo zou,wu 188,905 280,400 4,(94 ID 1 4,737 16 I

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Schedule of Lands held for Sale or Lease at 31st March, 1910.

T. A. Colemax, Commissioner.

Schedule of Lands leased at 31st March, 1910.

Block. Area. Value. Remarks. Remarks. Mangatu Nos. 5 and 6 Mangaokura No. 1 Mangapoike No. 2a 3 (part) Mangawaru No. 2 No. 3 Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3 (part) No. 2c 2, Section 2 „ No. 2c 3, Section 2 „ No. 2f (part) Wliataupoko G, Section 32 Acres. .. 40,150 2,027 5,060 .. 14,802 .. 18,720 3,000 978 1,408 7,700 10 £ 30,000 Unimproved bush. Contract for subdivisional land transfer has been let. 'The subdivisional sections will be offered for sale or lease early in 1911. 2,000 Unimproved bush. 7,418 Partly improved. To be offered for lease this year. 5,500 i Unimproved bush. To be offered for sale 7,000 i as soon as road-access can be provided. 4,500 Unimproved bush. For lease. 1,500 Temporarily reserved for sawmilling purposes. 2,800 Ditto. 11,550 Unimproved bush. For lease. 500 Suburban section. Unimproved. Total area .. 93,855 Valued at 72,768

B1 '" k - W Value - Term - Term. . .\. H. ?. £ £ s. d. Mangaheia No. 2d .. 5,965 3 16 35,4(X) 1,759 19 8 21 years from 25th February, 1905. Mangapoike A .. .. 16,420 0 0 24,888 722 18 6 Ditto 16th July, 1904. B .. .. 400 0 0 300 15 0 O „ 22nd April, 1905. No. 2a 3 (part) 4,378 0 0 6,567 ' 218 18 0 ., 14th September, 1905. No. 2d (part) 4,101 0 23 7,177 153 15 9 „ 18th March, 1905. No. 2e .. 2,980 0 0 4,470 117 19 2 „ 16th July, 1904. With right of renewal for further term of 21 years. Paremata, Section 48 .. 12 3 0 390 19 12 6 ! „ 1st November, 1905. Section 64 . . 2,380 0 0 7,330 366 18 4 i „ 27th February, 1904. Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3 7,968 0 0 7,514 239 10 „ June-July, 1905. „ No. 2c 2, Section 2 2,865 0 0 2,300 135 19 2 j „ April-July, 1905. „ No. 2c 3, Section 2 6,773 0 0 8,470 i 171 13 0 I „ April-June, 1905. Tawapata South No. 1 .. 4,375 2 5 12,000 600 0 0 „ 11th March, 1905. No right of renewal. Whangawehi No. Iα .. 980 1 8 3,560 60 0 0 15 years from 1st January, 1897. No right of renewal. Nos. lBandlc 1,201 3 11 [ 4,120 60 1 0 j 21 years from 1st July, 1897. With right of renewal. Whaitiri No. 2 .. .. 426 0 0 1,565 36 0 0 21 years from 28th March, 1898. No right of renewal. Pakowhai, Section 3 .. 374 2 36 1,600 60 0 0 j Let to Natives on quarterly tenancy. Total area leased .. j 61,602 0 19 Valued at .. .. I .. I l'7,651 Total annual rental at date .. .. 4,737 16 1 Increasing in 1912 to .. .. .. 5,257 3 0 As noted hereunder. 1919 to .. .. .. 5.776 9 10 4,737 16 1 5,257 3 0 5.776 9 10

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The rentals of the undermentioned blocks are subject to increase every seven years as follows : — m i wo ■> Tahora No. 2c 2, Tahora No. 2c 2, Tahora No. 2c 3, Mangapoike No. 2a 3. Section 3 . Section 2. Section 2. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. First seven years .. 218 18 0 239 1 0 135 19 2 171 13 0 Second seven years .. 328 7 0 375 14 0 157 10 10 423 6 3 Third seven years .. 437 16 0 512 7 0 179 2 5 674 19 6 The rents for the further term of twenty-one years are to be fixed by arbitration. The lessees of Whangawehi No. lα, Whaitiri No. 2, and Pakowhai (Section 3) 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 blocks 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 be allowed on expiry of such further term. T. A. Colemax, Commissioner.

Schedule of Lands set aside for the Use and Occupation of Natives at 31 st March, 1910.

T. A. Colkmax, Commissioner. Approximate cott of paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £15.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lo.

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Block. Block. Area. Value. Remarks. Mangapoike No. 2b No. 2d (part) Maraetaha No. Id (Te Kopua) No. 2, Section 3 ,, No. 2, Section 6 Paremata, Sections 73 and 73a No. 3 No. 4 Tahora No. 2c 1, Section 3 (part) No. 2c 3, Section 2 ,, No. 2f (part) „ No. 2g Tangotete No. 1 No. 2 Te Kuri No. 1 .. Acres. £ 3,024 5,525 About 260 acres set aside as a reserve for the common occupation of the Native owners ; the remainder of the block is being farmed for them by the Commissioner. About 500 acres have been cleared and partly improved by the Native owners. A further area of 481 acres is now being cleared by the Commissioner. 1,318 2,389 Unimproved bush. 2,314 8,175 Farmed by the Commissioner for the Native owners. 1,200 acres bush land are in grass and about 400 acres fern land are partially grassed. 2,050 5,125 Unimproved bush. 2,608 6.882 Partly improved. Sheep the property of the Native owners are depastured on the block. .. • 115 80 Used by the Native owners for grazing purpurposes. 1,224 11.360 Improved. Farmed by the Commissioner for the Native owners. 87 2,700 Native village at Hauiti, Tolago Bay. 11,097 19,327 1,300 acres have been cleared, and are being farmed by the Commissioner for the Native owners. A further area of 575 acres is now being cleared. 3,799 3,700 | Unimproved bush. 4,170 10,803 1,300 acres have been cleared, and are being farmed for the Native owners by the Commissioner. A further area of 461 acres is now being cleared. 1,346 670 Unimproved bush. 5 76 l 75 1,125 r Native village at Muriwai. near Gisborne. 216 2,045 J Total area .. 33,448 Valued at 79,981