NATIVE POPULATION IN SOUTH AND STEWART ISLAND (RETURN SHOWING THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, G-09

G.—9,

1877. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE POPULATION IN SOUTH AND STEWART ISLAND (RETURN SHOWING THE).

Laid upon the Table by the Hon. Mr. Sheehan, with the leave of the House.

RETURN showing the NATIVE POPULATION in the several Districts in the SOUTH and STEWART ISLAND, together with the AREA of RESERVES set aside for Native Purposes in these several Districts.

SUMMARY.

Provincial District. Description of Reserve. Total Acreage. Total Acreage in each Province. lelson New Zealand Company's Tenths Educational Reserves General Reserves A. R. P. 5.053 ■ 3° 3,490 O O 50,022 2 I A. r. p. larlborough 58-565 3 3i General Reserves 21,414 2 8 festland General Reserves ... 21,414 2 8 5.937 1 16 lanterbury Reserves made in 1848 in terms of Kemp's purchase Reserves made in 1849 m terms of the Port Cooper purchase Reserves made in 1849 in terms of the Port Levy purchase Reserves set apart by the Canterbury Government Reserves set apart by Mr. Hamilton on Banks Peninsula in 1856 Reserves made by General Government to supplement Reserves at Kaiapoi, Taumutu, and Waimatemate Reserves made in pursuance of awards of the Native Land Court in 1868 in final extinguishment of promises made under Kemp's deed of 1848 3.531 1 o 859 o ° 1,361 o o 44 1 o 1,298 o o 5.937 > 16 286 1 o 2,695 ° ° 10,074 3 o itago Reserves made in 1844 in terms of Captain Symonds' purchase Reserves made in 1848 in terms of Kemp's purchase Reserves made in 1853 in terms of the Murihiku purchase ... Reserves made in pursuance of awards of the Native Land Court in 1868 in final extinguishment of promises made under Kemp's deed of 1848 Granted by the Native Land Court in 1868 out of an area of 1 acre 3 roods 24 perches set apart for the Natives at Port Chalmers in 1852 9,615 112 3,672 o 16 242 O 26 2,098 2 24 O I 15.628 3 39 Southland Reserves made in 1853 in terms of Murihiku purchase Reserved by the Provincial Government for Teoni Topi Patuki 4,588 o o 400 o o Stewart Island ... Reserves made in 1864 in terms of the Stewart Island purchase Reserves for Educational purposes made in terms of the Stewart Island purchase ... ... ... ... ... ,., 4,988 o o 935 o o 2,000 o o z.935 ° o Total ... 119,544 2 14

Provincial District. Population in 1874. Total Acreage reserved for Native Purposes in each District. Jelson flarlborough Vestland Canterbury )tago ... louthland itewart Island 440 452 96 558 58,565 21,414 5.937 10,074 15,628 4.988 2.935 n. p. 3 3i 2 8 1 16 3 o 3 39 o o o o I 1,062 { Total 2,608 "9.544 2 14 3d-3 By Authority: Giobgh DiBSBtBT, Government Printer, Wellington.—1877.