NATIVE RESERVES IN THE COLONY (REPORT ON STATE AND CONDITION OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, G-07

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE RESERVES IN THE COLONY (REPORT ON STATE AND CONDITION OF).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Mr. A. Mackay to the Public Teustbb, Wellington. Public Trust Office, Native Eeserves Department, Sib,— Wellington, 18th May, 1883. In compliance with your request, I beg to furnish a brief history of the present state and condition of the Native reserves in the colony that are atrpresent subject to the operation of " The Native Eeserves Act, 1882." I would premise, before entering on the main subject, that there is a large area of land in both Islands that is not affected by the Act, consisting chiefly of reserves for which grants have been issued to the Native owners, subject to a restriction on alienation beyond a lease for twentyone years without the Governor's consent, as well as reserves over which the Native title has not been extinguished. The reserves subject to the Act comprise an aggregate area of 53,762 acres 2 roods 25 perches, 14,327 acres and 18 perches of which are situated in the North, and 39,435 acres 2 roods 7 perches in the South, Island. There are 657 tenancies throughout the colony; of these, eighty-eight are situated in the North Island, and 569 in the South. The gross rental derivable from the whole amounts to £7,090 10s. 2d., of which £1,575 15s. 4d. is derived from the North Island reserves, and £5,514 14s. 9d. from those in the South. The annual income will shortly be augmented on the entry of some of the lessees in the second and third period of their leases; the rental in these cases increasing each period of seven years. A few of the old leases have just expired ; but in most cases, excepting a few instances about Nelson and Motueka, the term granted has yet a long time to run, and at Greymouth a number have only recently been renewed. It is proposed to submit the expired leases to public competition shortly, together with some sections at present vacant in various places. It is not, however, anticipated that the income will be very much increased until the Natives take advantage of the facilities provided by the Act for bringing additional land under its operation. Commencing at Auckland : The reserves there consist of two parcels in the City of Auckland and one at Onehunga, in all about 4 acres 2 roods 29 perches. The proceeds derived from these lands is applicable only for the construction and maintenance of the Native hostelry at Mechanics' Bay. One parcel* containing 6 acres 1 rood, hitherto supposed to be subject to the Native Eeserves Act, is found to be still vested in the Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, and Attorney-General, and their successors, under a Crown grant dated the 9th May, 1851, subject to certain trusts. According to the terms of the grant the grantees may convey the land to any person whom the Governor may direct. It is therefore submitted that it might be desirable to convey the land to the Public Trustee, so as to save divided authority in the matter, as a portion of the Native hostelry maintenance estate is already so vested. A parcel of land at Mangare, formerly treated as a Native reserve, is now proved to be Crown land, in consequence of which the rental hitherto collected, amounting to £240, has been paid over to the Treasury. At Tauranga there are twenty-two sections, containing a total area of 123 acres and 9 perches. These lands were set apart under " The Confiscated Lands Act, 1867," and have been proclaimed as reserves for educational purposes under that Act, but the immediate purpose has not yet been defined.

* Since the above was written it has been ascertained that the property now vests in Her Majesty the Queen.

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There are other parcels of land in the Auckland Land District formerly brought under the operation of the Native Eeserves Act, but these lands were brought under for a specified purpose, and are not otherwise available for occupation. At Taranaki the area under the Act comprises 3,552 acres 1 rood 4 perches. The rents accruing from these lands are payable to the Natives beneficially interested. The reserves at Patea and Whenuakura, amounting altogether to 500 acres, were set apart by direction of the late Sir D. McLean, but apparently for no definite purpose. These lands have all been let to tenants for twenty-one years from October, 1874, and the rents paid to the credit of the Native Eeserve Account. It is essential, for the security of the persons to whom leases have been issued, that the legal status of these lands should be satisfactorily defined. One section of 70 acres (No. 94) has been recommended by Sir W. Fox to be granted to the chief Taurua. This section was formerly let to Ei. F. Blake, who assigned to Messrs. Arundel and Eoss, and they in turn assigned their interest to Taurua, who has been in occupation since February, 1881. The reserves at Palmerston are lands acquired by purchase with the proceeds realized from the sale of some original Native reserves at Wainuiomata, and the revenue accruing thereon is payable to the Waiwhetu Natives, the persons beneficially interested. In the City of Wellington and suburbs the reserves chiefly consist of the New Zealand Company's sections, and other lands awarded by Colonel McCleverty. A number of the sections belonging to the latter class have been granted to the Natives. These lands have always been considered to belong to the persons to whom the land was originally awarded, and no control has been exercised over them by the Native Eeserves Department, the owners being allowed to deal with them as they pleased. In fact, it was decided by the Hon. Mr. Whitaker, when AttorneyGeneral in 1859, that the Commissioners appointed under " The Native Eeserves Act, 1856," had no control or jurisdiction over these lands. A large number of the New Zealand Company's sections appear to have been appropriated to other uses, as well as included in Colonel McCleverty's awards, leaving a very small proportion of the original estate available for the purposes to which these lands were to be devoted under the company's scheme of settlement. The reserves under the operation of the Act in Hawke's Bay, having been brought under for a specified purpose, are not available to be otherwise dealt with. For instance, the reserves at Te Aute were placed under the Act as an endowment for an industrial school, and subsequently granted to the Bishop of New Zealand for this purpose. The Poukawa Eeserve was brought under to secure the land from alienation, and the Waikokopu Eeserve for the late Chief Ihaka Whanga. A reserve called Te Arai Matawai, containing 4,214 acres, in Cook County, has also been brought under the Act, but no steps have been taken to utilize it in consequence of the land being occupied by the Natives. In Nelson the chief portion of the estate from which an income is derived is situate in the Town of Nelson and the Districts of Moutere and Motueka. These lands were set apart under the New Zealand Company's scheme to provide a fund for the benefit of the Natives who ceded the land included in the original Nelson settlement. The quantity finally reserved for that purpose comprised an area of 5,030 acres 1 rood 30 perches ; of this quantity, 1,294 acres have been allotted to the Natives for individual occupation, and 918 acres have been granted to the Bishop of New Zealand as an endowment for an industrial school, leaving only 2,818 acres 1 rood 30 perches available to produce a fund for general purposes. The Natives in the original Nelson settlement, in consequence of the foresight of the New Zealand Company in setting apart these lands for their benefit, have reaped a considerable advantage through being placed in a position of independence in the way of monetary aid for purposes that the Natives in the other parts of the colony have had to depend on the assistance received from the Government. The company look on these permanent reserves as the real worth of the land purchased from the Natives, as this was a price that could not be squandered away at the moment, but of which, as time glided on, the inalienable value would continually and largely increase for the benefit of the persons interested and their descendants. Where these lands have been preserved for the purposes for which they were intended the expectations of the company have been fully realized. Had the same system been observed throughout the colony the Natives in other localities would have been in receipt of a permanent income, and the general revenue relieved of a heavy annual expenditure. As an instance of the advantages derived, the total amount collected from these reserves in the Nelson District since the 1st Jannary, 1857 —the date the estate came fairly under the control of the Commissioner of Native Eeserves under the Act of 1856—to the 31st December, 1882, amounts to £33,187 10s. 8d., and the expenditure during the same period to £32,965 8s. 5d., leaving a balance of £222 2s. 3d. to the credit of the fund to that date. The total revenue in 1857 was £586 6s. 5d., which has now increased to £1,538 5s. 6d. The income accruing from these lands has been expended in various ways for improving the general condition of the Natives interested in the fund, by assisting them in their industrial pursuits, providing them with medical attendance, also education for their children, as well as aiding them in all other matters conducive to their welfare. The income derived from the iew reserves in Golden Bay that are under lease is payable to the Natives beneficially entitled. The aggregate area "of land set apart as Native reserves in the Provincial District of Nelson amounts to 10,494 acres 2 roods 23 perches. A large proportion of these lands is situated on the West Coast. The reserves m this locality consist of lands brought under the operation of the Act in 1860 by the members of the Ngaitahu Tribe when ceding their claims to territory in that quarter, and a few parcels since placed thereunder for administrative purposes, as well as reserves that come

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within the meaning of land described in clause 6 of the Act of 1856. Some of these sections have been allotted to the Natives for individual occupation, and are not available for other purposes. The total area under the Act on the West Coast amounts to 4,226 acres. Of this quantity, there are forty quarter-acre sections in the Town of Westport, and a similar number in the Town of Cobden; the remainder consists of rural land. A few of the town sections at Westport are let, as well as some of the rural, but the bulk of the land is at present lying unproductive, owing to the want of demand. The gold-mining activity that formerly prevailed in the district has disappeared, and the coal-mining industry, that was expected to create a demand for property, has not produced any appreciable improvement in that way. No demand has yet arisen for the town land at Cobden, but possibly when the bridge is constructed across the Eiver Grey it may lead to the sections being taken, as a disposition to settle on that side of the river will be sure to grow up, the climate being milder, owing to the locality being better sheltered from the gorge wind. In Westland the quantity set apart as Native reserves amounts to 5,936 acres 1 rood 16 perches, in blocks varying from 10 to 2,000 acres, situated mostly on the seaboard between the Eiver Grey and Jackson's Bay. The most valuable property in the district is the reserve at Greymouth, and next in importance is the one at Arahura. With the exception of a few other parcels, the remainder of the estate is situated in such out-of-the-way localities as to render the land practically valueless up to the present time. The aggregate rental produced from the whole estate under occupation amounts to £3,543 10s. 2d., of which Greymouth produces £3,146 9s. This reserve comprises an area of 500 acres, but only about one-half of the land can be utilized, the remainder being too rugged and hilly for occupation. The value of the available portion has been largely increased by the improvements made at the expense of the tenants and sub-tenants. It is highly desirable, therefore, in justice to the persons who have enhanced the value of the estate by their capital and labour, that care should be taken to prevent a loss being inflicted on them when the time arrives for granting fresh leases, as it would be inequitable to apply all the results of such outlay to the aggrandizement of the persons beneficially interested. What is needed in the interest of all concerned is that the property should be assessed, and the value of the improvements ascertained; the leaseholds should then be submitted to public competition, subject to the amount fixed for the improvements, in addition to whatever sum might then be determined on as a fair annual rent. To protect the subtenants' interests, the property should be divided into as many lots as there are holdings at the time, and the money paid by the purchaser for the improvements should be paid to the respective parties who incurred the outlay, or who acquired the premises by purchase. The position of the tenants at Greymouth differs materially from that of a speculative builder, who has taken land from a landowner for building purposes for a lengthened term at a nominal rent on the understanding that he erects certain houses thereon according to specification ; such buildings, &c, to become the property of the ground-landlord at the expiration of the lease. Under these circumstances the builder makes his own arrangements to recover the capital expended on improvements in addition to the ground-rent during the subsistence of his lease; but the case of the Greymouth tenants is entirely different: they have paid an adequate rent from the outset, in addition to the outlay incurred for improvements on their respective leaseholds, as well as moneys expended in forming streets and otherwise improving the town, all of which enhances the value of the property, and tends to enlarge the letting value in the future. The reserves in the Marlborough District contain an aggregate area of 21,004 acres 2 roods 8 perches. A few blocks have been let; some are in the occupation of the Natives for cultivation and pastoral purposes, and for fishing-places, but a large proportion consists of hilly and worthless land, not likely to be utilized. In the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Otago the reserves, with one exception, come under the category of private lands, the Natives having received grants either direct from the Crown or through the Native Land Court. These lands, in many instances, have been granted to ten persons without power to alienate beyond a lease for twenty-one years ; and, in other cases, a certificate of title has been issued containing the same restriction. None of these lands are subject to " The Native Eeserves Act, 1882." The exception alluded to is the Hokonui School endowment, containing 2,000 acres, set apart, in terms of the Stewart Island purchase, as an endowment for educational purposes. The reserve produces a rental of £100 per annum, and the proceeds are only applicable to the educational requirements of the Natives residing in the neighbourhood of Foveaux Strait. Touching the question of tenants' improvements, alluded to in my memorandum of the 5th instant, I append a copy of a telegram that appeared in the New Zealand Times of the 18th instant, notifying that a public meeting of the Motueka tenants had been held on the subject, and a resolution passed to present a petition to Parliament through Mr. Hursthouse, the member for the district :— " Nelson, May 17.—A public meeting.of tenants of Native reserves has been held at Motueka. It appears that hitherto tenants of these reserves have had no difficulty in obtaining renewals at a reasonable and fair rent; and, acting under the impression that such privileges would be continued, many have been induced, to make substantial improvements upon their leaseholds, so that the loss of these would, in some cases, be nothing less than ruinous. Under the new Act, however, upon the expiration of existing leases, the land, with all improvements, will be put up to auction. The lessees consider that these clauses shguld be expunged or amended, holding that for purposes of renewal the land should be valued. Mr. Hursthouse, M.H.E., was present at the meeting, and it was resolved to present a petiticfir on the subject to Parliament through that gentleman." With reference to the question at issue the following particulars are furnished:—

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The general principle upon which the Native reserves estate has hitherto been administered was to encourage the occupation of the land, as well as the creation of a permanent and respectable estate. Every facility was therefore granted to the tenant to improve and cultivate his leasehold, as if it was his own freehold, by promoting the system of tenant-right. In renewing a lease the tenant's improvements were always considered his own, and an increase of rent was charged only on the land in respect of its inherent properties of fertility, advantages of situation, and other causes that had tended to raise the value during the interim. No difficulty, either, was ever raised with regard to assignments; the only matter insisted on was that the person to whom it was proposed to assign the lease should be capable of paying the rent. The leases also were free from all restrictive covenants in regard to cropping or the sale of produce. All that was expected was that the tenant would conform with the implied covenant to cultivate the land in a good and husbandlike manner; and it was to his interest to do so, because he felt secure in the renewal of his lease at the end of the subsisting term, or, if he desired to leave the district, he could sell his leasehold to the best advantage in consequence. All these advantages have disappeared under the new Act, consequently the tenants are anxious as to their future, and have decided to evoke the aid of Parliament to afford them security for payment of unexhausted improvements should their efforts .prove unsuccessful in securing a fresh lease in the manner prescribed under the present Act. This is only just and reasonable, considering that the estate is indebted for its improvement entirely to the labour and capital of the present lessees or their predecessors in title. It would be inequitable, therefore, at the expiration of the present leases, a number of which terminate in about three years, to offer these lands for public competition without consideration for those who have enhanced the value. I have, &c, A. Mackat, The Public Trustee, Wellington. Commissioner.

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Retukn showing Number of Acres in both Islands subject to "The Native Reserves Act, 1882." SUMMAEY. A. E. P. North Island 14,327 0 18 South Island ... 39,435 2 7 Total ... ... ... ... 53,762 2 25

Return of Native Reserves subject to the Operation of "The Native Reserves Act, 1882." NORTH ISLAND.

Section No. Provincial District, Name of Boserve, and Locality. Area. Total Area in each District. Eomarks. 19 of Sec. 9 4 „ 12 11 „ 20 3 ,, 2 4 „ 2 193 72 of Sec. 1 140 „ 1 141 „ 1 604 „ 2 605 „ 2 606 „ 2 607 „ 2 608 „ 2 609 ., 2 610 „ 2 611 „ 2 612 „ 2 613 „ 2 702 „ 2 703 „ 2 714 „ 2 715 „ 2 50 „ 2 114 „ 2 14 „ 2 Auckland— Mechanics' Bay Onehunga .. Tauranga Town A. B. P. 2 0 14 0 2 15 2 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 32 0 0 32 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 0 103 0 0 56 2 20 4,214 0 0 A. B. P. I Set apart for construction and maintenance of Native hostelry. Set apart on the plans as Native reserves, and subsequently proclaimed under " The Confiscated Lands Act, 1867," for educational purposes. (See New Zealand Gazette No. 34,1872, page 607.) Suburbs, Parish of Te Papa .. Rural, „ Cook County, Te Arai Matewai 4,398' 2 18 1* 2 8 5 6 N9 18 ana 23* Taranaki— Grey District Omata .. ,. 154 0 0 201 3 0 584 0 0 367 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 56 2 37 70 acres let, 39 acres sold. 116 acres let. Part let. 113 acres let. All sand. Let. Sold as regards 23, and also the major portion of 18, Unlet. Part let; part occupied by Natives. Part unlet; part occupied by Natives. Mangorei Fitzroy K i 7* 12' 14 15 17 17a M Hua and Waiwakaiho Upokotauaki Hoehoe Waiwakaiho Fitzroy Town of New Plymouth 11 ■ • »> * ■ Fitzroy ,, . . . . . . Whatapiopio Waiwakaiho Pukenui Hawe Taone Pukewharangi Waiwakaiho Hua Waiwakaiho.. 50 0 0 52 0 0 53 0 0 50 0 0 76 0 0 12 0 18 1 0 3 0 0 86 0 0 70 0 0 500 0 0 380 0 0 18 1 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 102 0 0 77 0 0 50 0 0 75 0 0 53 1 34 54 0 0 19 1 13 200 0 0 >> )» Sold. Let. it ... All sand. Unlet. n Identical with No. 14. Unlet. B Part of 93 & 15 E Fl* G H I , 20 * O Let. Unlet. Part let. Sold. Let. j, • • • • .. Fitzroy Waiwakaiho Granted to Wi Tako. Let. 3,552" 1 4 *» 488 489 503 647 28 88 94 203 204 205 207 209 Wellington— Patea 29 0 0 43 0 0 66 2 6 67 0 14 95 0 0 130 0 0 70 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 Let. if j, •. . . ■• Whenuakura Palmerston .. Awarded to Taurua by Sir W. Pox. Acquired by moneys realized from sale of original Sections 1 and 4, Lowry Bay District. Kent payable to Waiwetu Natives. ,, • • • . • • 11 • * ♦ • • • * It has b< been sold. Th< ien ascertained since this return wi i area under the Act is consequently ;S compiled that some of thi diminished, sections supposed to be unlet have

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Return of Native Reserves, &c. — continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

SOUTH ISLAND.

Section No. Provincial District, Name of Eeserve, and Locality. Area. Total Area in each District. Keruarks. 210 211 212 213 214 228 238 239 218 219 220 276 Wellington— continued. Palmerston A. E. P. 5 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 149 2 0 60 0 0 135 0 0 136 0 0 17 0 0 280 0 0 400 0 0 150 0 0 2,340 0 0 300 0 0 238 1 3 150 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 147 2 0 105 0 0 86 0 0 175 0 0 104 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 0 1 13 2 0 0 18 0 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 A. B. P. Acquired by moneys realized from - sale of original Sections 1 and 4. Lowry Bay District. Bent payable to Waiwhetu Natives. Eamaroa, Wainui Te Puka Wainui Township Paikakariki ,, Whareroa „ Let. Occupied by Natives. Let. Occupied by Natives. Porirua, 1 .. „ 2 .. „ 3 .. „ 4 .. „ 5 .. Aotea Makara >» (Part granted, part occupied bj Natives, and part let. Let. 22 24 12 13 3 4 7 19 and 21 132 22 23 24 25 543 864 and 893 972 to 989 995 to 1,005 .,081 and 1,082 1,098 1,090 1,100 ,, Pakarutahi .. i) • • Ohiro Mangaroa Wainuiomata Let by Natives. ii »j • • • • »j Wellington City n Let. XJnlet Let. 6,376* 0 36 Total area North Island .. 14,327 0 18

Nelson— City of Nelson Moutere and Motueka Te Rae Pakawau A. E. P. 49 2 36 4,082 0 0 115 3 31 A. E. P. Let. '4, 75, 76, 77, 78,84, and 85 E F G H I K L T V W X y z A B C E W 9 O z t Aorero, Collingwood .. E „ f ,; G „ H „ I „ K „ L „ Tukurua Pariwhakaho, Collingwood 200 0 0 6 3 0 5 1 21 8 3 27 11 1 6 10 3 32 7 2 24 12 0 17 15 2 14 0 1 30 3 0 21 . 5 2 31 0 3 24 59 3 35 35 0 0 Let by Natives. Granted to Natives. Let by Natives, ,, i, Let. Let by Natives. 9) 1) ?» J> A, Ta'kaka Part B „ C „ .. .. E „ .. * .. F , Sec. 9 „ Ligar Bay, Motupipi .. Poharo Waiharakeke 11 2 22 11 3 5 1 3 38 150 0 0 3 2 15 9 0 4 100 0 0 Part let. Burial-ground. Let by Natives.

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Section No. Provincial District, Name of Reserve, and Locality. Area. Total Area in each District. Remarks. B L M N H J O 27 Nelson— continued. Torrent Bay L, Blind Bay M „ N H J 0 Sandy Bay Whangamoa, Wakapuaka Okiwi, Croixelles Whagarae „ Onetea „ Taitapu, West Wanganui Heaphy „ Karamea „ A. B. P. 0 1 27 0 0 22 0 2 10 0 2 24 0 0 35 2 11 5 0 4 80 0 0 100 0 0 400 0 0 600 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 160 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 A. B. P. Comparatively useless, owir-g to position and character of land, as well as small area. Fishing reserve. Let. Let by Natives. Occupied by Natives. 1, 2, 3, and 54 7 47 I) 5) Let. J1 JJ * * Mokihinui .. Whareatea, Buller Orowaite ,, Let. 36 37 38 39, 40, and 41 n j» • • • • Town sections ,, Westport „ South Bank ,, ), 45 46 35 North Bank ,, South Bank „ Watarakau „ Oweka ,, Kararoa, north of Cobden Town oi Cobden Arnold Junction, Grey Valley .. Ahaura 10 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 200 0 0 500 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 0 0 10 0 0 1,000 0 0 700 0 0 Part let. Occupied by Natives. Part taken for relief channel. jj 10,494- 2 23 Part let. 36 14 5 26 19 32 1 20 Marlborough— Otipua, Pelorus Takapawharaunga, ditto Parapara, ditto Orakauhamu, ditto Te Bakauhapara, ditto Te Hora, ditto No. 1, Kaituna, ditto.. Makihipaua, ditto Iwituaroa, Qn. Charlotte Sound Ngakuta „ Whenuanui ,, Waikawa ,, Toreamoua ., Euakaka ,, Hitaua .. Te Pangu ,, To Iro „ Ngaruru ,, Wekenui ,, Mokopeke „ Onamaru ,, Ana Mahanga, Port Gore Otaka, ditto Kumutoto, Qn. Charlotte Sound Tahuahua „ North Bank, Wairau White's Bay.. Tuamarina Kaikoura, Mangamaunu 138 0 0 130 0 0 27 0 0 50 0 0 46 0 0 230 0 0 200 0 0 67 0 0 640 0 0 300 0 0 25 0 0 2,500 0 0 530 0 0 1,640 0 0 1,200 0 0 230 0 0 70 0 0 220 0 0 130 0 0 80 0 0 2,500 0 0 270 0 0 50 0 0 950 0 0 230 0 0 770 0 0 2,169 0 0 46 0 28 4,800 0 0 100 0 0 12 2 0 22 2 0 3 1 20 56 0 0 10 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 74 0 0 10 0 0 450 0 0 Occupied by Natives. Let. j» j> jj Part let, part occupied by Natives. Part sold. Occupied by Natives. Part occupied by Natives. Let by Natives. Occupied by Natives. Occupied by Natives. Let. Used for timber purposes by Native Occupied by Natives. Eiver Waikawau, Kaikoura .. -. Kaikoura, Peninsula Eiver Kahutara, Peninsula J! JJ * * JJ JJ Omihi Oaro „ ,, * . . . » • Mikonui 21,004' 2 8 Let by Natives. Westland— Township, Jackson's Bay Arawata Eiver ,, Waitoto (South Bank) Paringa (North Bank) Heretaniwha 10 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 Allotted to Natives. jj jj

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Section No. Provincial District, Name of Eeserve, and Locality. Area. Total Area in each District. Remarks. Westland— continued. Mahitahi ,, m • • •» • ■ Makawiho .. i) • • • • • ■ Makawiho Point Manakaiau .. Karangarua Wehcnga Omoeroha Waikohai Waihopi Okarito Okarito Lagoon Waitangi Taona Waitangi Eoto Wataroha Poherua Hokitika Kanieri Arahura Taramakau .. A. B. P. 35 0 0 630 0 0 58 0 0 32 0 0 143 0 0 169 0 0 4 3 8 20 0 0 5 3 0 10 0 0 27 0 0 19 0 0 22 0 0 13 0 0 13 0 0 310 0 0 26 3 8 353 0 0 28 0 0 400 0 0 25 0 0 2,000 0 0 28 0 0 10 0 85 0 0 50 0 0 A. B. P. Allotted to Natives. > Let. ii • * • • ■ * Waimea, Taramakau Destroyed by river encroachment. Lands given in lieu thereof at Arahura, and also in exchange for the reserve at Pakihi. Pakihi „ Mawhera „ Ngamoaua Erua Kaiata Kotukuwhakaho 150 0 0 500 0 0 8 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 Part let. Partly let. Let. 5,936 1 16 )t 225 and 13 Otago— Lots 225, Hokonui, and 13, Waimumu 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 Let. Total area South Island .. 39,435 2 7