A.—No. 10c,

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Fentou to the Hon. J. C. BicnMOiTD. (No. 624.) Native Land Court Office, Sib,— • Auckland, 22nd July, 1867. The enclosed Eeturn may serve to assist Mr. Hall in the inquiries he is making into the granting of land to Natives as individuals under "The Native Lands Act, 1865." It is remarkable how the practice seems to vary in different districts. I have, &c, F. D. Fejtton, The Hon. the Native Minister. Chief Judge.

RETURN of the CERTIFICATES ISSUED by the NATIVE LAND COURT from 1st November, 1865, to 30th June, 1867, showing the number of Owners and the Acreage.

RETURN OF THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE NATIVE LAND COURT.

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