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No. 1. Memoeandtjii on Bay of Plenty Lands, for the information of the Agent for tho General Government, Auckland. Civil Commissioner's Office, Auckland, 9th June, 18G7. Acres. 1. Probable error in not establishing confiscated boundary by trigonometrical observation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,000 2. Given to the Arawa Tribe ... ... ... ... ... ... 87,000 3. Act not enforced* in eastern portion of the district, over ... ... 57,000 4. Given back to rebels ... ... ... ... ... ... 96,000 5. Unarranged ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38,000 6. Given to claimants by award by arrangement, and abandoned ... ... 5,442 7. Balance to Government ... ... ... ... ... ... 151,558 Total confiscated ... ... ... ... ... 440,000 Item 3.-—ln reference to Item 3, Colonel Haultain and Mr. Whitaker instructed me to leave the portion of the block east of Opape to the Natives. Item 4. —In Item 4, the giving back is but nominal, for the Natives would not have given it up. But I was required to make the best arrangement I could effect, and now the surveys are advanced, I find that about 58,000 acres were thus obtained. Also some of Item 5 will yet be available, but not required, for purposes of compensation. Items 4 and s.—ln Items 4 and 5 there are about 18,000 acres of agricultural land. There are 54,000 acres of swamp, and 62,000 acres of mountainous country, say half of it very barren. Item 7. —Prom Item 7 land has been provided for all the Military Settlers. There are yet, however, 75,000 acres of saleable land, which, exclusive of township sites, I estimate at the value of £31,750. The amount of cash paid in compensation for land is ... ... ... £200 To be paid to Eulloon ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 £350 Scrip.—Nil. J. A. Wilson, Crown Agent.

No. 2. Schedule of Native Eeseeves in the Bay of Plenty District. 1. Opape Reserve, for Rebels only of the Whahatohea Tribe who have surrendered. Bounded on the North by the sea ; on the East by a line from Point Titoi to Tarakeha, thence to Tawatihitihi, thence by a straight line running through Puketeko to tho southern boundary of the confiscated block ; on the "West by "Waiawa Eiver from its mouth to the point where it passes between Makeo and "Wakahau hills, thence by a line parallel with the eastern boundary from the point of Wakahau Hill to the southern boundary of the confiscated block; on the South by the boundary of the confiscated block. 2. Hiwarau and ILokianga Reserves at Ohiwa, for surrendered Rebels and loyal Natives of the TTpokorohe liapu. Bounded on the North by Ohiwa Harbour from the mouth of Nukuhou Eiver to Punawai; on the East by the surveyed line from Punawai to the first point where the road strikes the Nukuhou Eiver ; on the South and West by the Nukuhou Eiver ; also the Island of Hokianga in Ohiwa Harbour. 3. Whahatane Reserve, for surrendered Rebels and loyal Natives of the Ngatipuheko and Ngatiawa Tribes. Bounded on the North by the sea ; on the East by Whakatane Eiver ; on the South by southern boundary of the confiscated block ; on the West by a line running from the coast South to Orakaureka, thence to Te Wakaeme, thence to Euakinui, thence to Te Karaka, thence to Otupokai, thence to Owhaikawa, thence to Otarere, thence to Haukumukumu, thence to Okahaua, thence to Opotaka, thence to Te Euangarara, thence to Te Takapau, thence by a line running South to the confiscated boundary. Vide Postscript to Memo, appended. * Technically " abandoned."

RETURN OF RESERVES MADE FOR FRIENDLY NATIVES AND RETURNED REBELS.