by the South boundary of the Wanganui purchase, containing, as nearly as I can ascertain, Five Hundred Thousand, (500,000) acres of land, are as follows;- . That a sum of One Thousand Pounds, (£1,000) be paid to the natives, as a first instalment. . That a further sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Pounds, (£1,500), the payment of which should extend over a period of three or four years, as may be agreed upon with the claim- -ants, be given to them in full compensation for their claims.