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Enclosure 1 in No. 2. TABLE I.—COMPLETED TRANSACTIONS. RETURN of LANDS Purchased to the North of Auckland, from 1st July, 1876, to 30th June, 1877, the Deeds of Conveyance relating to which have been Fully Executed, certified to by the Trust Commissioner under the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, registered and forwarded to Wellington.

* The area of the "Waimatanui Block is 4,260 acres, but one of Ihe eight grantees refuses to join in the sale, so I have agreed to cut him off 532 acres, which will leave the above area as the size of the block. At the same time the deed of conveyance from the seven disposes of their right, title, and interest over the whole block.

District. Name of Block. Area. Purchase Money paid. Date of Conveyance. Dato when Deed ' WM forwarded to ! Wellington. Nature of Title. Number of Signatures to Deed. General Remarks, Capabilities, &c. Kaipara Taungako ... 2,115 £ s. d. 450 0 0 18 May and 26 Julv, 187G 18 Sept., 1876 13 April, 1877 | Memorial of Ownership ... 25 Good agricultural land, open on Kaipara River. Mangakahia ... Whangarei ... Whangaroa ... Bay of Islands Whangaroa ... Bay of Islands Opuhete Kioreroa Te Tihitihi ... ITnuhia Opuhiiti No. 1 Tukuwhcnua Waihoanga No. 2 Tokakopuru No. 2 Pukewharariki 348 3,891 4,138 3,936 180 2,743 181 90 2,552 35 0 0 507 0 0 517 0 0 295 0 0 23 5 0 300 0 0 65 0 0 13 10 0 185 0 0 21 „ 22 „ 9 Oct., „ 21 „ 23 „ 23 „ 24 „ 3 Feb., „ 3 ,, „ „ 3 i, i, i> 3 „ „ j „ 3 ,, „ „ 13 April, ., 13 „ „ „ 13 „ 13 „ 1 2 4 8 3 i 52 I 2 18 6 Good land, light bush, suitable for settlement if country was more opened by roads. Suitable for grazing purposes, soil second-class, near town of Whangarei. Bush land, partly volcanic, partly kauri, suitable for small settlers. Poor land, only' fit for rough run, adjoining other Government land of similar nature. Good soil but hilly, valuable, being near the township. Poor soil, only fit for rough run, adjoining other Government land of similar nature. Very fair land, suitable for settlement. Kauri forest. Poor land, only fit for rough run, adjoining considerable area of Government land. Good land, all light bush, excepting about 500 acres kauri. Poor land, only fit for rough run, adjoining Pukewharariki. Good land, on one of the Hokianga ti.lal riven. Rich land, fronting Hokianga Harbour. Bush land of fair quality. Bush land of good quality, adjoining Oue. Good rich land, partly light bush, fit for settlement. Good land, fronting Hokiang* Harbour. Fair average laud, situate within a block formerly purchased. Hokianga Bay of Islands Hokianga Waimatanui Rakiiuwahi ... Te Horo ... Oue 'J'aihoa Oue No. 2 ... Arawhatatotara No. 2 Ngatuaka ... Awaawaroa... Manga paruparu Pukakaknka Epakanri Te Tauroa ... Orowhana ... Mapere Mnpere No. 2 Puketapu No. 5 Te Kara Waimahutuluita *3,728 1,422 132 1,318 223 260 2,097 1,762 49 27 1,600 10,510 6,562 4 29 82 417 161 465 0 0 93 0 0 20 0 0 332 10 0 50 0 0 32 10 0 368 0 0 170 0 0 12 5 0 6 15 0 6 10 0 27 0 0 175 0 0 984 0 0 10 15 0 4 0 0 82 10 0 52 0 0 20 0 0 24 „ 24 „ 1 Nov., „ 7 „ io „ 17 „ 17 „ 28 „ 28 „ 28 „ 8 Mar., ,. 8 „ 8 „ 8 „ 10 April, „ 2 May 2 ,. 13 „ 6 „ 13 „ 6 ,, „ Crown Grant 13 „ „ Memorial of Ownership ... 13 .. 13 „ 13 „ „ Crown Grant 0 „ „ „ G „ 6 „ 13 „ „ Memorial of Ownership ... 13 „ „ 13 „ „ „ 13 „ 13 „ 23 May „ Crown Grant 27 June, ,, Memorial of Ownership ... 27 „ 7 8 2 8 7 22 40 15 2 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 11 3 ,, ... ,, ... ,, ... Bay of Islands ,, ... n n » >' Mangonui Poor land, quite unfit for settlement. ,, ... ,, Bay of Islands Good land, bush, adjoining other Government land of similar nature. Courthouse Reserve, good land. School Reserve, good land. Rich soil, adjoining Ohaeawai Township. Rich soil cultivated by Natives. Rich land, light bush. 2G3 50,919 5,302 10 0