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Cascade need only be crossed once. Ido not think much difficulty would be experienced in carrying the road right through to Big Bay and Martin's, as a valley appears to lead down to each place on an easy grade. I failed to notice any novelty in the fauna or flora of the country passed through. Birds abounded in the lower parts, kakapos being especially numerous in the valley of the Jackson, but as we approached the snow game got very scarce. After an absence of thirteen days we returned to the Bay, having had fine weather nearly the whole time we were away. I have, &c, Hon. Jas. A. Bonar, D. Macfablane, Superintendent, Westland. Government Eesident Agent.

Sub-Enclosures in No. 1. A.—RETURN of Expenditure on Special Settlement, Jackson's Bay, from its initiation to date, 31st May, 1877.

B. —Population and STOCK RETURNS, Jackson's Bay Special Settlement, 31st March, 1877.

C. —Land occupied by Settlers, Jackson's Bay.

Hokitika. Wellington. On what Account. Date. Paid direct by PaymasterGeneral. Total. Paid out of Imprest. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. buildings freight of goods and sundries from Hokitika to ( Settlement ... ... ... ( Itationery, medicine chest, printing, &c, and con- ( tingeneies ... ... ... \ 3ost of surveys Boats, horse, &c. ... )ost of management, inclusive of twenty-nine months' C salary of Resident Agent, and all necessary tools i and appurtenances for works ... (. Expenditure on Public Works, being actual amount f paid to settlers for labour done ... Jan. 4, 1875, to May 21, 1877. ] 12 15 4 ] 142 13 0 ] 95 12 4 156 18 6 247 12 0 169 3 10 390 5 0 95 12 4 n 2,749 2 1 41 18 8 96 15 8 33 15 0 2,845 17 9 75 13 8 ti Nov. 1,1874, to Mar. 31, 1875. I 775 5 0 ] 10,312 15 5 494 19 4 1,270 4 4 Jan. 1,1874, to Mar. 31, 1875. 10,312 15 5 Provisions 14,130 1 10 163 17 5 1,030 0 6 2,208 12 11 15,159 12 4 2,372 10 4 Totals 14,293 19 3 3,238 13 5 17,532 2 8

)K. Locality. c c C — 5 a 1 Nationalities. Houses. 6 I 0 w -a I 'ackson'B Bay 11 10 27 English, Scotch, Irish, aud Germans Government store, 20 W.B. cottages, blacksmith's shop, school, and Resident Agent's house. 12 two-roomed W.B. houses 22 W.B. houses from one to four rooms, 22 slab and shingle. 7 W.B. slab houses. Government store, 10 W.B. and 4 slab houses, and 6 tents. One large house containing 8 rooms, stable and dairy. Total of settlers' houses, 81. B Imoothwater Valley Lrawata River Id 59 12 80 rss 93 66 182 12 28 German Poles English, Scotch, Irish, and Germans Scandinavians Mostly Italians 13 l 11 5 2 Vaitoto Eiver )kuro and Turnbull Eiyers. laast River Id 27 1 0 4 17 15 53 1 1) 27 8 "i 2 3 English 11 Totals 125 i 179, 367 61 S3 10 Mi 10

Description. Locality. No. of Sections. Area. Price per Acre. Total Amount. !uburban tural Arawata Arawata Smootkwater Waitoto Okura Haast 70 4 16 20 33 1 A. B. p. 749 2 0 £ s. d. 2 0 0 £ s. d. 1,499 0 0 176 3 21 781 2 6 905 0 12 1,861 0 5 250 0 0 10 0 H )> 3,974 10 6 3,974 2 4 £5,473 10 6