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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE RESERVES IN CANTERBURY, OTAGO, AND SOUTHLAND DISTRICTS (PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 7th September, 1899. Ordered, "That there be laid before this House a return showing the value, according 10 last land tax valuations, and the area, of all Native reserves in the South and Stewart lelands, giving the areas and numbers of each section respectively."—(Mr. Pabata )*

NATIVE RESERVES IN CANTERBURY, OTAGO, AND SOUTHLAND.

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Values. Valuation No, Description. Area. Unim- Improved, proved. Capital. Cantebbuby Division. 4 lh 230 454 455 462 493c 309 310 346 351 352 682 754 745a A 22 * 2To 505 506 507 508 Part Sections 893, 894, Block 14 Mt. Thomas 893, „ 14 2557, „ 16 Eangiora 896, „ 4 899, „ 8 Teviot 2486, „ 4 Eangiora 895, „ 16 Part „ 897, „ 6 Oxford 897, „ 6 897, „ 6 2038, „ 5 Mairaki Sections 2036, 2037, „ 5 2034, 2035, „ 5 2061, . „ 3 and 7 Oxford Part Section 897, „ 6 897, „ 6 Tewera, Block XI. ... ... Eangiora Lots 134-37 ... ... Block XI. „ 85-87, 147, 132-33, 119-20, „ XI. „ 94 and No. adjoining 120, „ XI. „ „ 115, 238, and No. adjoining 223, Block XI. Lots 4-6, 19, 20, 14, 41, Block XI. and VII. Part Lot 1 and part Block I, Block VII. Lot3 11, 12, 35, 36, 45, 46,163, Block XI. „ 73, 74, Block XI. „ 32-34, 37, 42-44, 24-25, Block VII. „ 79-84, 88-90, 92-93, 95, 165-172, 177-82,157, 30, 57, 224-32, Block XI. „ 126, 130-31, 233-37, Block XL ... Part Lots 100, 102, part 139b, Block XL 385 193 38 10 10 3 35 5 1 81 314 122 32 100 289 73 5 184 104 19 B. P. 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 38 0 30 0 2 1 4 0 0 3 30 0 25 3 20 3 31 £ 560 292 120 20 15 8 35 30 103 394 449 593 143 246 1,029 259 103 3,683 1,912 380 £ 460 252 94 20 15 8 35 10 8 340 392 492 96 175 903 228 103 3,583 1,855 367 & 10 40 26 20 95 54 57 101 47 71 126 31 100 57 13 509 510 511 512 513 514 12 99 41 90 30 125 2 0 1 24 1 11 2 6 0 0 3 14 250 1,988 900 1,576 600 2,750 245 1,931 799 1,502 579 2,473 5 57 101 74 21 277 515 516 i 355 65 18 2 13 0 14 0 27 6,570 1,300 326 6,409 1,285 316 161 15 10 * N. Native r He expli ;iop De[ ATiVE Lands in South and Stewart Islands.—Tho departmen reserves in Nelson and Westland were very numerous, and would ( ained that it was only from Canterbury South that he required.—Ji partment, Wellington, 28th September, 1899, it pointed out entail a great di OHN McGowan. to Mr. Parata ial of trouble in c Valuer-General. ;hat the letailing. Valua-