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LANDS above referred to. Schedule 1. —Military Settlements. All that land bounded on the north by a straight line running east from the junction of the Waipa and IToratiu rivers, to the eastern boundary of the lands described in the proclamation of December 17, 18G4, and by a prolongation of the same line, running west from the junction of the rivers Horatiu and Waip.i to the summit of the Hakarimata range ; on the west by the summits of the Hakarimata, the Kap&mahunga, and the Pirongia ranges ; on the south by the southern boundary of the aforementioned proclaimed lands ; and on the east by the eastern boundary of the aforementioned proclaimed lands, to a point due east of the junction of the Waipa and Horatiu rivers aforesaid. SCHEDULE 2. PaTUMAHOE. All that land known as the Patamahoe Reserve, containing 70 L acres, bounded on the north by land sold to the Queen, 7,100 links ; on the east by land sold to the Queen, 5,970 links; on the south by land sold to the Queen, 2,450 links, 6,325 links and 3,200 links ; on the west by land sold to the Queen, 1,403 links, 3,551 links, and 3,377 links, and by a road 105 links. Schedule 3.—Pukekohe. All that land known as the Pukekohe Block, containing 5,381 acres, bounded on the north-west by the Karaka Block, 21,040 links ; on the north-east by lots 4, 12, and 16 in the Pukekohe purchase, and by other lands in the same purchase, 29,400 links ; on the south-east by other lands in the same purchase, 13,108 links ; and the south-west by a cut line bearing N. 38 ° W., 33,550 links. Schedule 4. —Pokeno. All that land, estimated to contain 19,000 acres, and known as the Pokeno Block, bounded on the west by land sold to the Queen in the parish of Maungatawhiri, by the Great South Road, and by the Ramarama purchase ;on the north by the Ramarama and Hunua purchases; on the south by the Maungatawhiri Creek and Swamp ; and on the east bearing N. 3G ° W., 53,600 links. Schedule 5. —Tuakau. All that land known as the Tuakau Block, estimated to contain 10,887 acres, bounded on the south by the Waikato river ; on the west by the Waikato river, and by land sold to the Queen, by a cut line 1,775 links, by a creek and a line 850 links, by a cut line 3,100 links, by a cut line 7,550 links, by a cut line 11,100 links; on the north by the Tirikohua Creek, and by land sold to the Queen, 600 links, 1,250 links, 450 links, 45G links, 1,800 links, 2,750 links, 1,700 links, by a road 200 links, by land sold to the Queen 5,400 liuks, 6850 links, 10,450 links, 200 links, and 8,500 links ; on the east by land sold to the Queen 8,100 links, 1,400 links, and by the Waikato river. Schedule 6.- —Waiuku North. All that land known as the Waiuku Block North, bounded on the north by the Ramaroa and Rangariri purchases ; on the west by the sea ; on the south by land formerly sold to Dalziels ; and on the east by the town of Waiuku and the Waiuku Creek. Schedule 7. —Waiuku South. All that land known as the Waiuku Block South, bounded on the north by Dalziel's Claim ; on the east by the town of Waiuku and its suburbs, and by the Awaroa ; on the south by the Waikato river; and on the west by the sea. Schedule B.—Tuimata. All that land known as the Tuimata Block, containing 640 acres, bounded on the north by lot 41, of the parish of Opaheke, 8,250 links ; on the east by lot 47, 800 links, and by lots 47 and 49, 6,100 links, and 2,900 links; on the south by land sold to the Queen, 2000 links; on the west by lot 81, 6,750 links. No. 9. The Superintendent, Auckland, to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Sir, — Superintendent's Office, 16th January, 1865. In accordance with your request that the Provincial Executive should inform you from time to time of their proceedings in reference to the location of immigrants on the Waikato, I have the honor to transmit for your information copy of a report on that subject, made by Mr. Newman to me, together with an illustrative tracing. I have, &c, Hugh Carletox, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (For the Superintendent.) Enclosure to No. 9. REPORT from Mr. Newman as to Location of Immigrants on the Waikato. Sir, — Remuera, 13th January, 1865. I have the honor to report, upon my return from Waiuku, the arrangements I have made to locate.the immigrants per " Steinwaerder" and " Alfred." I reached Waiuku on Monday evening, and on Tuesday started early, accompanied by Mr. Albrigh and Mr. Constable, —the latter, from his local knowledge of the country, rendering great service. Proceeding towards the sandhills along the road generally taken to the Waikato Heads, we followed the upper road, as shown on the plan, towards Waipipi. The land between the two roads is the best; under the sandhills it is generally good; while between the lower road and the Waiuku river, the soil is below the average quality. Reaching the Waipipi, I found the immigrants (about 220) had been landed on Monday, and had erected their tents, under Mr. Zimmerman's directions. The temper of the immigrants was somewhat

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