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938. And up to the six miles radius?—£l an acre ; the area is 21,000 acres. 939. Tou will observe that we bave not asked you any question as to the value of the Plains themselves, which were surveyed ; but have you formed any opinion as to the probable saleable value of that land ? —Tes ; I have put it down at £8 an acre ; the area of open land is 31,000 acres. 940. Will you take all these areas together, and, dividing them as we have just done in your evidence, furnish the Commission with a statement, in a tabular form, giving the totals of acreage, bush land, open land, contents, and the values you put upon the land ?—Tes. I lay that return before the Commissioners now.

CONFISCATED LANDS ON THE WEST COAST. I. — From Stoney River to Waingongoro.

II. — From Waingongoro to Waitotara.

III. — Land not included in the two first Statements.

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Locality. Description. Area Approximate. Estimated Value per Acre. Value. Total. from Omata boundary to Hangatahua from Hangatahua to Waiweranui Between Patua Eange Block and 6-mile radius Open Forest to 9-mile radius Forest from 9- to 6-milo radius Acres. 13,000 £ b. cf. 0 7 6 £ 4,875 £ 0,000 7,000 2,000 4 0 0 1 10 0 0 10 0 24,000 10,500 1,000 4,875 from Waiweranui to Moutoti ... Open Forest to 9-mile radius Forest from 9- to 6-mile radius 14,000 28,000 9,000 3 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 42,000 35,000 4,500 32,000 31,500 6,750 36,000 19,500 3,000 35,500 from Moutoti to Taungatara ... Open Forest to 9-mile radius Forest from 9- to 6-mile radius 8,000 21,000 9,000 4 0 0 1 10 0 0 15 0 81,500 'rom Taungatara to Oeo Open Forest to 9-mile radius ForeBt from 9- to 6-mile radius 6,000 13,000 3,000 6 0 0 1 10 0 10 0 70,250 'roni Oeo to Waingongoro 58,500 Open Forest to 9-mile radius Forest from 9- to 6-milc radius 31,000 78,000 21,000 8 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 248,000 156,000 21,000 425,000 Totals £675,625

Locality. Description. Approximate Area. Estimated Value per Acre. Value. Remarlcs. jand Purchase blocks within confiscation line, Otoia, Opaku, and past Pukekino 'onfiscated land between Opaku Block and a line three miles east of the Mountain Eoad Jonfiscated land from Stratford to Ketemarae, between the Waingongoro Eiver on the west and the confiscated line and a line thre. miles from the Mountain Eoad ... Forest ... Acres. 29,000 £ s. d. 0 7 6 £ 10,875 Exceedingly rough country— large portion unfit for settlement. Very rough, and densely wooded. Forest ... 33,000 0 8 0 13,200 Forest ,.. 47,000 1 10 0 70,500 This area includes tlie reserve for the Natives of 10,000 acres near Ketemarae, on the Mountain Eoad. £94,575 Total

Locality. Description. Approximate Area. Estimated Value per Acre. Value. Remarks. ietween Ngatirahiri Block and Onaero Open ... 2,000 £ b. a. 4 0 0 £ 8,000 A considerable amount of fair land in the block, but broken towards the Waitara. Good agricultural land. Generally speaking, very rough and broken, more especially in tha Onaero-Urenui-Taramouku Block, and near the Waitara River. Portions of this tolerably level, but very rough land near Te TJmukiwi and Taramouku. iimutauteka and Otaraoa jand Purchase blocks, east and north of a line three miles east of Mountain Boad Forest ... Forest ... 19,000 106,000 0 15 0 0 7 G 14,250 39,750 Jcmftscated lands a.t Te TJmukiwi, Batapiko, and Taramouku, north of line three miles east of Mountain Boad rand Purchase blocks, between line three miles east of Mountain Boad and Forest Beserve, and confiscated land between WaipukuPatea and Ahuroa Blocks Forest ... 11,000 0 10 0 5,500 Forest ... 62,000 1 10 0 93,0(30 Nearly the whole of this has been seetionally surveyed, sold, and settled upon. £160,500 Total