TARANAKI DISTRICT— (continued.)

C—No. 1

XV

M o ft ft ftft o DATE. ,NAME OF WRITER. TO WHOM ADDRESSED. SUBJECT. 6 A ft < ft W 31 32 33 34 15 16 »7 Oct. 19, 1849 „ *.V, „ ,, » ,, 31, „ Nov. 23, „ Dec. 1, „ „ 20 „ Jan. 25, 1850 Feb. 6, 1854 Mr. McLean Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Colonial Secretary Resident Magistrate, New Plymouth The Hon. the Colonial Secretary Colonial Secretary Ditto Resident Magistrate, New Plymouth Colonial Secretary Resident Magistrate, New Plymouth His Excellency Governor Grey G. S. Cooper, Esq. Handing over Deeds of Lands purchased in the Taranaki District. Ngamotu oe Grey Block—Has paid the Natives the final instalment of £120 for the Ngamotu Block. The Puketapu Tribe oppose the location of Settlers upon a Block recently purchased. Omata —Reporting on claims of Rawiri Pekerangi to the Omata Block. Respecting annoyance to Major Lloyd by Pita and others. Reporting as to the feeling of the Taranaki Natives on the purchases made by the New Zealand Company. Furnishing translations of seven Deeds of land purchased at Taranaki. Paora Kukutai of Warea has offered to dispose of a Block of land. Appointing him to be a Sub-Commisioner for the purchase of land from the Natives. Has paid £800 for a Block of land, north of the Waiwhakaiho River. The negotiations for land at Taranaki are in a complicated state, and will require much time and care to effect a settlement. Hua—Has succeeded in settling negociations for a Block of land near the Town of New Plymouth. Hua—Approving of arrangements for the purchase of a block of 12,000 acres to 14,000 acres. Hua —Approving of arangements for the purchase of the Hua Block. Waitara- —Relative to offer by Tamati and lhaia of land at Waitara. Hua —Mr. Rogan has been directed to survey Native Sections in the Hua Block. Reporting the affray among the Puketapu. 193 193 193 194 194 195 195 196 196 !8 7 Chief Commissioner Ditto 197 ;9 „ 20, „ Ditto Ditto 197 March 7, „ Ditto Ditto 198 „ 24, „ Colonial Secretary Mr. Cooper' 19 ,, " Ditto Chief Commissioner 199 42 43 j, ,» Chief Commissioner Mr. Cooper 199 44 „ 27, „ Ditto Ditto 200 45 Aug. 7, „ Ditto Memorandum for the Resident Magistrate 200 16 47 48 49 ,, ", i> ,, 1", ,, „ 21, ,, Oct. 27, „ G. S. Cooper Chief Commissioner Ditto Ditto Colonial Secretary Ditto Ditto Report dated 8th August, 1854. Has reference to Native feuds. Further reference to Native feuds. General —Reporting on the affray in which Rawiri Waiaua was killed. Waiwhakaiho —Respecting Reserves for Natives in this Block. Hua —'Relative to survey by Mr. Rogan of Native sections in the Hua Block. Enclosure to No. 51. Relative to precautionary steps in the Taranaki District. 201 203 203 204 50 May 15, 1855 Ditto Mr. Cooper 204 51 June 19, „ Chief Commissioner Colonial Secretary 203 Nov. 1, „ Ditto Ditto 207 52 53 54 Jan. 27, „ „ 11, 1858 Native Secretary Assistant Native Secretary Halse Mr. Rogan Mr. Parris Native Secretary Report. Report, of Katatore's death. 208 209 55 56 July 26. 1857 Aug. 10, „ Chief Commissioner Ditto Ikamoana —Reporting on Te Ikamoana. Mahau and others offer land at Te Ikamoana and Waiongana for sale. Instructions to District Land Purchase Commissioner. Reporting further as to the offer of land at Te Ikamoana and Waiongana. 209 211 57 „ 26, „ Chief Commissioner Mr. Parris 211 58 „ 27, ,, Mr. Parris Chief Commissioner 213