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No. 5.—SUMMARY.

\As per Returns Nos. 1 and 2 .. .. .. £188,341 13 2 Expended in 1884-85 .. £70,571 13 0 On old negotiations .. .. .. .. 8,150 10 0 1885-86 .. 34,544 10 61 Himatangi back-rents .. .. .. .. 1,005 4 6 1886-87 .. 88,835 18 2 I Fencing Native Reserves at Waihi .. .. 1,201 12 11 1887-88* .. 18,638 11 9 V Various surveys secured by liens .. .. .. 5,755 16 7 Salaries and other contingencies .. .. .. 8,135 16 3 £212,590 13 5 — Total expenditure Ist April, 1884, to 31st £212,590 13 5 / October, 1887 * For eight months only.

Note.—The amounts given in the columns headed " Balance yet to ba paid " in Return No. 2 are the estimated sums, computed generally at the same acreage rate as the payments already made, which would be required to complete the purchase of the blocks supposing the whole of the owners to be willing to sell and tho Government desirous to buy. In cases of payments made before tho passing of the land through the Court the extent of the interest acquired by the Crown cannot be estimated even approximately. For example, in the case of the Waitoa and Piako Block £22,339 has been paid on an estimated area of 200,000 acres, and, although the bulk of the payments were madeover fourteen years ago, it has, so far, been found impracticable to get tho block before the Court to have the interest of the Crown defined. The sums therefore in the columns described, though given as asked for and as estimated above, will, I fear, mislead if they are taken to mean either liabilities on blocks or amounts for which the purchases could be completed. T. W. Lewis, Native Office, "Wellington, 30fch November, 1887. Under-Secretary. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,405 copies), £9 2s.]

Authority : Geokge Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Areas. Freeholds. Leaseholds. Expenditure, 1st April, 1884, to Date. Total Expenditure to Date. Balance yet to be paid. Acres. 556,538 Acres. £ s. d. 109,113 2 5 1,471 19 0 54,140 19 4 75 5 7 £ s. d. 151,519 17 9 1,471 19 0 59,069 12 6 2,732 2 7 £ s. d. 5,301 5 2 Return No. 1, Division A .. 7*500 Division B .. 527^304 1,859*14 6 129' 148 Total completed negotiations 1,083,842 130,648 164,807 6 4 214,793 11 10 7,160 19 8 Return No. 2, Division A, lands passed Native Land Court Return No. 2, Division A, lands not passed Native Land Court 109,217 402,595 6,627 12 1 1,169 10 9 17,361 4 7 30,513 12 9 25,750 0 0 21,271 0 0 Total Return No. 2, Division A, uncompleted negotiations 571,812 7,797 2 10 47,874 17 4 47,021 0 0 Return No. 2, Division B, lands passed Native Land Court Return No. 2, Division B, lands not passed Native LaM Court 273,451 215,928 15,687 4 0 50 0 0 17,457 7 11 11,445 9 10 22,199 0 0 17,000 0 0 Total Return No. 2, Division B, uncompleted negotiations _4_89,379_ 15,737 4 0 28,902 17 9 39,199 0 0 Total uncompleted negotiations 1,001,191 23,534 6 10 76,777 15 1 86,220 0 0 Total Returns Nos. 1 and 2 .. 2,145,033 136,648 188,341 13 2 291,571 6 11 93,380 19 8