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THE FIRST SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO. Mineral Prospecting Warrant, dated the 2nd October, 1906, and registered as No. 22/06, for a term of five years from that date over the land following, namely : 900 acres, more or less, at Onakaka, in the Waitapu Survey District, being a block of 60 chains in width, bounded by the Onakaka River and Cadman's lease on the north, with sides of 160 chains each running south and comprising the iron-ore deposits south of Cadman's lease, but excepting out of the hereinbefore-described area the land comprised in licenses numbered 23/03 and 16/04 respectively, held by the Hidden Treasure Gold-mining Company (Limited), which said area has been duly marked out and is shown in the amended sketch-plan deposited in the Warden's Office at Collingwood on the 6th day of October, 1906. Water-race License, dated 7th December, 1906, register No. 29/06, for the term of fortytwo years from that date. THE SECOND SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO. Agreement dated 29th July, 1909, made between Richard Scadden of the one part and Thomas A. Turnbull of the other part, granting an option to purchase right-of-way, 1 chain wide, for tram-line and road through Sections 95 and 16, Block 11, Waitapu; also an option to purchase all land not exceeding 50 acres in area necessary for erection of furnaces and other works, &c, at £5 per acre; also provision as to said Richard Scadden not selling his lands or any part thereof yvithout first offering same to said Thomas A. Turnbull at a price not exceeding £35 per acre. Purchase price of right-of-way, £300. Agreement dated 29th July, 1909, made between William Scadden of the one part and Thomas A.. Turnbull, granting an option to purchase alternative rights-of-way (each 1 chain wide) to foreshore through Sections 98 and 99, therein particularly described; also right to purchase all land to east of No. 2 route upon terms therein mentioned. Purchase price of No. 1 right-of-yvay, £500; purchase price of No. 2 right-of-way, £600. The common seal of the Ethelburga Syndicate (Limited) was! [Seal of the Ethelburga hereunto affixed, in the presence of — 1 Syndicate (Limited).] Albert Pam, ) p.. , W. R. SOUTHEARD,| DlreCtorS - Thos. C. Steuart, Secretary. We, the undersigned, after having compared the foregoing copy agreement yvith copy thereof, do hereby certify that the same is a true and correct copy. X Afktn-- ) Klerks to Messrs. Chapman, Skerrett, T' , . ' [ Wylie, and Tripp, Solicitors, WelL. Alexander,! .. •> ' * r - ' I hngton.

EXHIBIT G. Tables showing Steamer Distances between New Zealand and Great Britain; between New Zealand and South Africa, India, and Argentina; and between Great Britain and same Countries.

EXHIBIT H. Mineral Lease at Parapara. (Consented to by the Hon. the Minister of Mines in terms of section 2 of the Mining Act Amendment Act, 1902.) (Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.) Lease. Pursuant to the Mining Act Amendment Act, 1902, and the Mining Act, 1898, and all other powers me thereunto enabling, I, the undersigned Harry Eyre Kenny, Esq., Warden of the Karamea Mining District, do hereby grant to the Public Trustee, as being the executor and

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Neyv Zealand (Wellington) via Cape Horn to London ,, ,, ,, Liverpool London to New Zealand (Wellington) via Cape of Good Hope Miles. ... 12,216 ... 12,131 ... 13,350 Country. Distance from New Zealand (Wellington). Distance from Great Britain (London). South Africa — Cape Town Durban Miles. 7,030 6,100 Miles. 6,196 7,200 India — Calcutta Bombay 7,100 7,900 7,973 6,570 Argentina (Monte Video) 6,241 6,200