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Return " C." —continued. Blocks. Area. Cost. A. B. P. £ 8. d WaiTapu .. .. .. .. 783 0 0 .. .. 16 6 3 Te Huia .. .. .. .. 1,470 0 0 .. .. 30 12 6 Opuhiti .. .. .. .. 186 0 0 .. 3 17 6 Omataroa (near Waitoroto) .. .. .. 3,320 0 0 .. .. 27 7 0 Ngapipito and Wharoro .. .. .. 1,734 0 0 .. .. 68 6 0 Ngapukehaua, Okorihi, and Oue No. 2 .. 4,515 0 0 .. .. 146 2 0 Okaka .. .. .. .. 915 0 0 .. .. 64 4 0 Punakitere .. .. .. .. 7,557 0 0 .. .. 95 3 6 Whakarongoua .. .. .. .. 810 0 0~l 1Ar . n n Whataipu .. .. .. .. 3,000 0 0J '" fl ■ "" V U Kahumaku .. .. .. .. 8,517 0 0 .. .. 86 13 0 Mangakino .. . . .. .. 752 0 0 .. .. 38 7 0 Mokau* .. .. .. .. 451 0 0 .. .. *89 16 0 Waoku, No. 3 .. .. .. .. 12,431 0 0 .. .. Ill 3 0 Waimatanui (estimated) .. .. .. 8,000 0 0 .. .. 93 16 0 64,916 0 0 .. £1,238 19 6 Or 4£d. per acre. * Considerably larger area surveyed, but owing to Native opposition was abandoned. Return "D." — By Surveyors on the Staff (Mr. Clayton). -n, i Area. Cost. -r, , Blocks. A E _ p £ s d Remarks. Te Takanga .. ~\ „„ nnn 0 0 1 Very mountainous country, Otangaroa.. .. > ,-&' , • , -,, > 260 0 0 covered with dense forest. Rakauhongi .. J (Estlmated-) J Or 3d. per acre. Return " E."—Cost of Surveys under " Native Lands Act, 1865." Blocks. Area. Cost. Hauarahi .. .. .. .. .. 1,576 6 6 110 0 Te Kauri .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 21, 0 " Tametepo .. .. .. .. .. 37 0 0 10 10 " Maketawa .. .. .... .. 112 0 0 15 15 " Te Komata .. .. .. .. 1,564 0 0 80 0 Wharekawa No. 4 .. .. ..' .. .. 15,950 0 0 350 0 " Tapakanga .. .. .. .. .. 737 0 0 62 0 " Pukewhau .. .. .. .. .. 301 0 0 40 0 " Te Rata .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 0 0 29 0 ° Wainui .. .. .. .. .. .. 490 0 0 37 10 Te Rcureu .. .. .. .. .. 122 0 0 40 0 ° Tahanui .. .. .. .. .. .. 875 0 0 44 0 ° Kaiwaka .. .. .. .. .. .. 410 0 0 32 0 ° Waipu .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,780 0 0 149 4 3 Rakautawa .. .. .. .. .. 3,415 0 0 63 11 4 29,645 0 0 £1,084 10 7 Or 8fd. per acre. In the greater number of these surveys the lines were cut by the Native claimants.

Return showing Number and Gross Area of Maps of Native Land Court Claims, &c, received at the Inspector of Surveys' Office, from 1st July, 1874, to the 30th June, 1875. n • x a 1 7 j No. of Area. Province of Auckland — Maps. a. e. p. Prior to June, 1874 .. .. .. .. 2,152 3,679,735 0 0 In year ending 30th June, 1875 .. .. .. 99 541,427 0 0 2,251 4,221,162 0 0 Province of Hawke Bay — Prior to June, 1874 .. .. .. .. 239 1,239,409 0 0 In year ending 30th June, 1875 .. .. .. 7 125,216 0 0 246 1,364,625 0 C 2-H. 6.