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Distribution of payment for Ruatangata and Mirowhakatiki:— Ruatangata. £ s. d. Manihera, for road to be paid to Hirawani and others 12 10 0 Hori Kingi Tahua 140 0 0 Ngamako 73 15 0 Epiniha Maickai 73 15 0 £300 0 0 Mirowhakatiki. Manihera, for road 12 10 0 TePuia 7117 6 Hirawani 71 17 6 Tipeni 71 17 6 Pohe 71 17 6 £600 0 0

No. 13. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Auckland, 2nd December, 1861. Sir, — I have the honor to enclose herewith two deeds of conveyance of Okaka and Whiritoa, situated in the Kaipara district, containing 1851 and 1558 acres, for which the sums of £138 16s. 6d. and £116 17s. have recently been paid to the native claimants. The boundaries of these purchases are also enclosed, and as there is only one small block of land called Waiherunga situated within these purchases which is not yet paid for, I submit whether it would not be as well to proclaim these purchases together with Mairetahi and Waioneke. Acres. Mairetahi 5,950 Waioneke 20,600 Okaka 1,851 Whiritoa 1,558 Total 29,959 I have, &c., The Chief Commissioner, John Rogan, Native Land Purchase Department, District Commissioner. Auckland. [Note.—For description of boundaries, see Gazette of 27th December, 1861, page 337.]

No. 14. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TO CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Auckland, 29th January, 1862. Sir,— I have the honor to forward herewith, deeds of sale and conveyance of the following blocks of land situated in the district of Whangarei, the native title to which has been extinguished during my recent visit to that place;— Acres. £ Hikurangi block 12,000 600 TeApotu " 947 100 Owhiua " 847 250 Te Tupua " 100 20 The difficulty which has attended the Hikurangi purchase has been obviated by Riwi and Eru, who opposed the sale of a portion of this block, at last accepting £10 each, which amount was set apart for them and deducted from the £600 previous to the deed being executed by the other claimants. It is hardly necessary for me to remark on the importance that these purchases are ikely to be of to the District of Whangarei, not only because the land is situated in a good position, but because these purchases will lead to others in the course of some time, which contain land of the first quality in the Province of Auckland,