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ABSTRACT or INFORMATION procured by the Commissioners for Native Reserves, as to the extent of these Reserves, and their Population.

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O > Where Eeserve situated. Extent in acres. Busli or open Land. Character as to value. | Population. j Male. 1 Fe ," Total.! I male. Remarks. 1 East Bank of Mataura 287 Bush and open Valuable 2 j Omabui, East Head of entrance to New River... 1686 Half Bush Very valuable 1 Bush and open Situation valuable J TT if x> i ( Situation valuable Half Bush , I r , , [ Land good 18 14 32 S Owe, West Head of entrance to New River i 176 4 Aparinoa, East Head of Jacobs' River 527 40 3C 70 5 Otaka, Hiuetiu, Point Colacks Bay 1132 Chiefly Bush Valuable ] Chiefly Bush Good j Open Land Open Land Open 32 37 G9 6 Waka Putaputa or Waka Patoo Point 977 7 Onetola, a Promontory projecting into the Sea. 90 j This Reserve appears to have been set aside for the { family of a particular Chief named Huru Huru. 10 To Pund Pundamoru or Penomaroo, about 14 ) miles from the mouth of Waitaki j 376 Pakanui Bay, about 15 miles North of Moreaki. 75 This Reserve appears to have been abandoned by the Natives, and Mr. Mantell added 75 acres to the Moreaki Reserve. Query —Was the Native Title extinguished as to the abandoned 75 acres, and was a Title granted for the addition ? 11 ! 12 Moreaki (if the 75 be added there will be 575 acres)... 500 Well wooded Valuable 69 47 116 This is a Reserve of 10 acres of Bush, not of the Land on the Kuri Bush. I 13 Waikowaiti Purakanui Bay (270 acres and 28 acres) 2394 I I Good land, and a Well wooded < considerable part ( cultivated Chiefly Bush Good Well wooded Valuable 64 44 108 14 298 15 Otago Heads (4305 acres and 2075 acres) 6380 46 41 87 16 Taieri Clutha or Molyneux, no record of it. 2300 Partly Bush j Par * va j uable > & | J \ part not so i Will become valuable! 14 17 31 JThis was partly reserved, and about the half re-pur-chased by Mr. Mantell from Europeans, on account of the Natives. Port Chalmers 1 Dunedin.* . i i 1 1 I 17,199 285 240 525 i * This is a stripe on the Shore, which may become valuable from its position. It was reserved by Sir George Grey, but there is considerable doubt if he had the power, as the land was previously given to the New Zealand Company by their contract. These two small pieces at Port Chalmers and Dunedin are the only portions over which the Native Title was extinguished. This stripe at Dunedin was intended as a landing place for the Natives, but is unsuitable foi that purpose. . . (Signed) John Gillies, Commissioner. J. Cargill, mm* Robert. Williams,