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No. 21. —Return of Reserves in the Province of Otago made in pursuance of Awards of the Native Land Court, in May, 1868, in Final Extinguishment of all Claims under the Ngaitahu Deed of 1848.

No. 22.—Copy of a Letter from Mr. A. Mackay, to the Under-Secretary, Native Department, Wellington. Sir,— Dunedin, 29th May, 1868. I have the honour to inform you that the sitting of the Native Land Court here came to a close yesterday. Certificates of title have been ordered by the Court to be issued to the respective claimants to the following reserves on production of proper plans—viz., the Punaomaru, Moeraki, Waikouaiti, and Purakaunui, within the boundaries of Kemp's purchase and Otakou Heads, Taiari, and the reserve near the Molyneux, in Captain Symond's purchase. The claims to the several reserves within the Murihiku purchase, with the exception of Tuturau and Omaui, have been unavoidably adjourned sine die, owing to the absence of the majority of the claimants. This will therefore necessitate another sitting of the Court at some future time at Southland to'hear and determine the claims to these reserves. It will be as well, perhaps, now that another sitting of the Court will be necessary, that the time of sitting should be deferred until the whole of the reserves in Southland, including those also made by Mr. Clarke in Stewart Island, shall have been accurately surveyed, and plans prepared in conformity with the existing regulations under the Native Lands Act, or otherwise a double expense will be incurred in preparing two sets of maps, one for the use of the Court and one after the survey is completed. There is no immediate hurry that the claims to these reserves should be heard at once, as they are not a matter of dispute, and can be very well deferred for a twelvemonth, or even longer; in fact, it would be much better, now that an adjournment has been made, to postpone the hearing of these cases until such time as the survey and other preliminary work in

District. Date of Certificate. Name of Award. Area. Nature of Trust, Limitations, &c. Trustees. Papakaiao Waitaki May 28, 1808 Sections 13 I and 14, Papakaiao A. P.. P. 355 2 33j The estate to be absolutely inalienable, except in the manner provided in " The Native Lands Act, 1805." The estate to be absolutely inalienable, except to Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs and successors Ditto Section 12, Papakaiao 133 3 17 Matiaha Tiramorehu, Hcnare Mauhara, Arama te Whatakaraka, Rawiri te Mamaru, Natanahira Waruwarutu, Teone Reliu, in trust for themselves and others, who have been found by the Court to be entitled to share in the said award. Ditto. Waikouaiti .. Ditto Waikouaiti 2 3 20 10 0 0' Haereroa Teoti, Horomona Pohio, and two others, in trust for themselves, &c. John Millar (half-caste), Tamati Tikou, Tiati Poroki, Kipa Porikaha, Riki Tueti, Haereroa, in trust for themselves and others, &c. STorth Harbour and Blueskin Long Beach 309 1 15 The estate to be absolutely inalienable, except in the manner provided in " The Native Lands Act, 1805" The estate to be absolutely inalienable, except in the manner provided in " The Native Lands Act, 1865." Ditto. 3itto Purakaunui 101 2 30 durihiku Tautuku* .. 31 0 10 50 1 13 1,000 0 0 The estate to be absolutely inalienable Hori Kerei Taiaroa and nine others, for residents in the Province of Otago, and Te Oni Topi Patuki and nine others, for residents in the Province of Southland. Horomona Pohio, Matiaha Tiamorehu, Rawiri te Mamaru, Rawiri te Maire, Kerei Kahutu Haereroa, Tiaki Mira, John Millar (halfcaste), Daniel Ellison (half-caste), Thomas Pratt (half-caste), and their successors, appointed under the provisions of " The Native Lands Act, 1865," in trust for themselves and others. iawea Fishery easement, Lake Haweaf 100 0 0 The estate to be absolutely inalienable, except to Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs and successors * The land comprised in 1 and their descendants who signe boundaries of that purchase; th Taiaroa and nine others in trust other part to he vested in Te On Southland. The land is situate towards the east by a road rese partly by the sea and partly by i t This is a special reserve ] resident south of the Waitaki, a middle arm of Lake Hawea, ilea: this award is in 3d the deed bul le block to be d t for themselves le Topi Patuki i 3d in the Tautn jrve along the I Crown land, so i made for the bi ind extending t r a lagoon lying i satisfaction t who never l livided into 1 i and other c. and nine otb lku District. t>anks of the as to include enefit of all ;o and indue ; at the foot c i of all demands under Kemp's received any share of the land two equal parts of 500 acres ea •]aima.nts under Kemp's deed re tiers on behalf of themselves ai . Bounded towards the north ! i Tautuku River; towards the e 1,000 acres, the members of the Ngaitahu ding Purakaunui. The land is of Isthmus Peal?, to include the deed, and is set apart for those Natives I reserved for Native purposes within the ich, oiK! part to be vested in Hori Kerei esiding in the Province of Otago, and the nd claimants residing in the Province of 9000 links or thereabouts by Crown land ; south by the sea; and towards the west [ Tribe who are now or may be hereafter situated at the western extremity of the 3 site of an old pa.