LANDS PASSED THROUGH NATIVE LAND COURT AND PURCHASED BY EUROPEANS (RETURN OF) SINCE 1873.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1885 Session I, G-06

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LANDS PASSED THROUGH NATIVE LAND COURT AND PURCHASED BY EUROPEANS (RETURN OF) SINCE 1873.

Laid upon the Table by the Hon. Mr. Ballance, with Leave of the House.

Lands which have passed through the Native Land Court and purchased by Europeans from Natives since the coming into Operation of "The Native Land Act, 1873." SYNOPSIS.

Number of blocks purchased by Europeans in each year : 1875, 12 ; 1876, 15; 1877, 45 ; 1878, 52; 1879,41; 1880,54; 1881,62; 1882,75; 1883,68; 1884,11; 1885,10: total number of blocks, 445.

* In the case of some, small blocks, under 2,000 acres, whoro the land could not bo identified by, and therefore not assessed by, the Property-Tax Department, the price paid has been taken as the valuation for the purpose of comparison.

Number of Blocks. Total Number of Acres. Total Amount paid. Property Tax Valuation. (locks of land over 2,000 acres (locks of land under 2,000 acres (locks over 2,000 acres purchased, but not assessed by Property Tax Department 92 340 13 Acres. 730,400 74,302 £ s. a, 206,297 0 0 52,824 0 0 £ s. d. 646,222 0 0 114,427 0 0' 302,965 67,844 0 0 Totals 445 445 1,107,727 326,965 0 0

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Schedule of Blocks of Land purchased by Europeans from Natives since the coming into Operation of "The Native Land Act, 1873."

Locality. Names of Purchasers. Date of Purchase. Name of Block. Area. Price paid for Block. Price per Acre. Property-Tax Valuation. Hokianga Wairoa, Kaipara Awaroa, „ Wairoa, „ Kaipara Otamatea, Kaipara Ngunguru, Whangarei .. Kailiu, Kaipara Wairoa, „ George Holdship J. M. Dargaville J. M. Dargaville Richard Monk J. M. Dargaville Thomas E. Fitzgerald Charles E. Nelson William H. Colbeek Peirce Lanigan Theodore F. S. Tinne Edwin Mitohelson William B. Harding .. Thomas Russell F. A. Whitaker W. H. Kissling G. Walker, W. L. C. Williams, J. Wilson, C. Ring, and J. L. Wilson G. Walker, W. L. G. Williams, J. Wilson, C. Ring, and J. L. Wilson E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard E. B. W Talker and W. and J. Howard E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard E. B. Walker and W. and J. Howard .. W. L. C. Williams E. B. Walker, W. L. C. Williams, and J. Wilson.. E. B. Walker, W. L. C. Williams, and J. Wilson.. E. B. Walker, W. L. C. Williams, and J. Wilson.. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker, Campbell, and Wilson E. B. Walter, Campbell, and Wilson .. E. B. Walker, Campbell, and Wilson .. E. B. Walker, Campbell, and Wilson E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker, Williams, and Wilson .. E. B. Walker, Williams, and Wilson 8 Jan., 26 Feb., 19 April, 18 Sept., 2 March, 10 Aug., 15 „ 21 „ 2 June, 28 Deo., 1 Aug., 23 Sept., 30 June, 1877 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1878 1876 Otangaroa No. 2 .. Waiaruhe Mangarata Te Heke Te Kohuroa Okahukura Nos. 1 and Aotea Okahurewa Kopuatoetoe Kaihu Nos. 1 and 3 Omu Aoroa Hungahunga No. 1 Orongomairoa Mangatiparu Rangitanuku Nos. 1a, 2a, 3a, and 4a A. E. P. 3,439 0 0 2,865 0 0 4,150 0 0 4,105 0 0 6,375 0 0 24,000 0 0 6,131 0 0 9,577 0 0 3,396 1 2 41,949 3 22 3,107 0 0 13,639 0 0 I 8,155 0 24 3,323 0 0 2,600 0 0 3,505 0 0 £ s. d. 816 17 0 805 0 0 325 0 0 366 0 0 550 0 0 3,600 0 0 700 0 0 3,585 15 0 849 0 0 3,865 6 0 450 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,223 5 0 1,210 0 0 1,300 0 0 2,074 7 0 £ s. d. 0 4 9 0 5 7* 0 1 6| 0 1 9J 0 1 8| 0 3 0 0 2 3* 0 7 5| 0 5 0 0 1 10 0 2 lOf 0 4 4| 0 3 0 0 7 3J 0 10 0 0 11 1 £ s. d. 600 0 0 716 0 0 1,040 0 0 2,000 0 0 1,580 0 0 5,900 0 0 2,500 0 0 3,640 0 0 1,698 0 0 20,500 0 0 1,165 0 0 4,500 0 0 7,747 10 0 11,000 0 0 3,900 0 0 4,381 5 0 Te Aroha, Thames Piak'o Waihou 23 July, 1 Feb., 1877 1883 30 May, Paikamangaoatua No. 1 2,400 0 0 1,284 1 6 0 10 8 3,007 10 0 Patetere, Waikato 21 Feb., 29 March, 21 Feb., Whaiti-Kuranui No. 2a Whaiti-Kuranui No. 2e, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 3b, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 4b, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 4c, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 4d, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 5c, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6c, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. Id Mangawhero Tokoroa No. 1 Opouaru .. Mangarautawhiri Whaiti-Kuranui No. 1a Whaiti-Kuranui No. 2a, No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 3a Whaiti-Kuranui No. 4a Whaiti-Kuranui No. 2c Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6b Pakuranga No. 1 .. Te Whetu No. 1 .. Mangapouri No. 1.. Mangakaretu No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. 5b Kokako Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6a, No. 4 1,153 2 0 8,100 0 0 3,196 0 0 664 0 0 654 2 0 892 2 0 2,052 0 0 1,079 2 0 I 47G 0 0 6,188 0 0 34,682 0 0 3,558 0 0 6,302 0 0 18,904 0 0 5,034 0 0 12,784 0 0 7,205 2 0 13,977 0 0 7,884 0 0 10,896 0 0 3,699 0 0 4,780 0 0 11,313 0 0 5,880 0 0 7.38S 0 0 1,889 0 0 372 0 0 . 2,682 0 0 1,002 0 0 193 0 0 213 0 0 \ 306 0 0 849 10 0 330 0 0 165 0 0/ 2,230 0 0 10,102 10 0 840 0 0 1,625 0 0 2,860 0 0 1,015 0 0 2,642 0 0 1,270 0 0 2,800 0 0 1,565 0 0 2,532 7 0 713 16 0 1,849 0 0 3,854 6 0 1,638 0 0 1,695 0 0 880 0 0 Total area, 18,268 acres. (Total price paid, £6,112 10s. 0 7 2J 0 5 10 0 5 If 0 3 0J 0 4 0J 0 4 li 0 3 6| 0 4 0 0 3 Hi 0 4 7} 0 3 10J 0 7 S§ 0 6 9J 0 5 8f 0 4 7J 0 9 3| 29 March, 21 Feb., « 23,430 0 0 Waihou Patetere, Waikato 20 June, 8 „ 1 Oct., IV 22 Nov., 1 Oct., 1878 1881 13,613 12 0 43,352 10 0 4,447 10 0 7,877 10 0 23,630 0 0 6,292 0 0 15,980 0 0 9,007 0 0 17,472 0 0 9,855 0 0 13,623 0 0 4,624 0 0 8,126 0 0 14,146 0 0 7,350 0 0 9,235 0 0 2,361 0 0 24 Nov., 1 Oct., 4 Sept., 9 July, 18'82

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Patetere, Waikato Waihou Bay of Plenty Piako, Thames * m • • East Coast E. B. Walker, Williams, and Wilson E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. B. B. Walker and J. Howard .. E. B. Walker and J. Howard .. F. A. Whitaker, J. G. Firth, G. Walker, and W. C. L. Williams F. S. Waterhouse and W. A. Fitzgerald Charles Ring Charles Ring Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker Frederick Whitaker The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) J. Cattell and P. A. Buckley .. R. Noble R. Cooper The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) T. W. Porter R. Greenfield, Stewart, Lockie, Findlay, and Muir J. Cattell and P. A. Buckley .. W. L. Rees .. .... W. Cooper James Cooper James Cooper James Cooper James Gear and Isabella Ling Donald Fraser James Walker D. Fraser, Bull, and C. J. Johnston Thomas Bayley Willoughby Brassey Charles Brown 1 Oct., 1881 1 Dec, 1882 1 Feb., 23 Nov., 1881 1 Dec, 1882 23 Nov., 1881 1 Dec, 1882 23 Nov., 1881 15 July, 1879 14 Feb., 1882 5 March, 1883 10 June, 1877 16 June, 1882 Whakaratamaiti No. 1 Whaiti-Kuranui No. lc Paengaroa No. 2 .. Paengaroa No. 4 .. Taumata No. 2 Paengaroa No. 3 .. Whaiti-Kuranui No. 5a Whaiti-Kuranui No. 2b Whaiti-Kuranui No. 4e Okauia No. 1 Kohurau No. 1 Takararoa Paritu Whirikiriki Te Puninga No. 2 .. Te Puninga No. 3 .. Waokauri No. 2 .. Whakakapua Te Puninga No. 4 .. Waokauri No. 3 Mangatu No. 5 Mangatu No. 6 Pouawa No. 1 3,394 0 0 2,040 0 0 1,250 0 0 886 0 0 1,199 0 0 700 0 0 520 0 0 739 0 0 50 0 0 23,008 0 0 10,400 0 0 1,474 0 0 9,916 0 0 163 0 0 175 0 0 1,960 0 0 629 0 0 588 1 0 1,640 0 0 1,350 0 0 20,075 0 0 20,075 0 0 6,205 0 0 1 949 0 0 710 0 0 251 10 0 183 0 0 336 0 0 141 15 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 14 0 0 7,287 15 0 8,000 0 0 5,695 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 495 0 0 138 0 0 147 0 0 410 0 0 331 15 0 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 5 7 0 6 11J 0 4 0* 0 4 2| 0 4 0J 0 3 10J 0 4 Of 0 5 7 0 6 4 0 15 ii 0 10 0 0 3 Of 0 3 5 0 5 0i 0 4 4§ 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 0 1 11J 0 1 llf 0 9 8 4,243 0 0 2,550 0 0 6,680 0 0 44,865 12 0 19,000 0 0 5,695 0 0 13,661 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 12,410 0 0 3 May, Mangahuia No. 1 .. 16,400 0 0 12,000 0 0 0 14 7J 24,600 0 0 Waiapu, East Coast Uaau, „ Waingaromia, „ Waimata, „ 22 „ 1877 30 Dec, 1875 9 Jan., 1877 3 May, 1882 Puhetiti .. Takapau Waingaromia No. 2 Waimata East 7,386 0 0 7,334 0 0 27,682 0 0 5,320 0 0 1,585 6 0 1,436 0 0 2,875 0 0 1,380 0 0 0 3 10J 0 2 1 0 5 0 5,039 0 0 7,182 0 0 24,222 0 0 4,966 0 0 Waimata South 9,547 2 0 2,620 0 0 0 5 6 9,555 0 0 Waiapu, „ Waipaoa, Ruangarehu, Pouawa, „ Mangataikapua, „ Wairarapa, Wellington .. 19 April, 29 „ 1881 25 Feb., 1882 24 March, 10 Oct., 1876 16 Dec, 1882 29 Nov., 20 Dec, Aorangi Maunga .. Waipaoa No. 2 Ruangarehu No. 1 Pouawa Mangataikapua Mangaraki A Mangaraki No. 1a Mangaraki No. 2a Ngaharoro No. 2p. . Otaire No. 3 Taupo No. 1 Rangatira Huakama Mangapapa No. 2 .. Te Toko 3,010 0 0 32,550 0 0 6,878 2 0 12,171 0 0 4,000 0 0 2,048 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 2,075 0 0 3,772 0 0 2,561 3 19 7,500 0 0 8,540 0 0 14,281 0 0 16,106 0 0 517 0 0 3,500 0 0 1,790 10 0 12,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 2,265 9 8 100 0 0 300 0 0 2,075 0 0 1,773 0 0 3,200 0 0 5,362 0 0 800 0 0 2,920 0 0 1,900 12 0 0 3 5 0 2 2 0 5 21 0 19 8| 0 5 0 1 2 0J 1 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 9 4| 1 4 llf 0 14 3J 0 1 10* 0 4 1" 0 2 4J 2,512 0 0 9,675 0 0 4,987 0 0 24,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 } 3,672 0 0 Otaki Manawatu, Wellington .. Porirua, „ Rangitikei Ngatimara Waitotara Patea River 8 July, 1880 3 March, 1882 4 Sept., 1883 23 July, 1881 18 Oct., 23 July, 1880 4,150 0 0 2,829 0 0 3,459 0 0 5,625 0 0 - 4,270 0 0 4,284 0 0 8,053 0 0

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Schedule of Blocks over 2,000 Acres, showing Price paid and Rate per Acre. Land has not been assessed by Property-Tax Department.

Schedule of Blocks of Land purchased by Europeans from Natives since the coming into Operation of "The Native Land Act, 1873"— continued.

Authority: Geoegb Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

Locality. ' Area. Price paid for Block. Price per Acre. Property-Tax Valuation. Names of Purchasers. Date of Purchase. Name of Block. A. E. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Wanganui Kai Iwi Maungaporau .. Patea Upper Eangitikei Dick, Hammond, and Becket .. J. B. Whyte William Craig Matemateaoonga Native Land Company John Duncan T. T. Watt and H. Churton John Duncan 2 Aug., 24 Jan., 16 Feb., 19 May, 31 May, 14 Nov., 5 Dec, 1882 1878 1881 1882 1881 Hapopo Manganui o Tahu Maungaporou Matemateaoonga Otaire No. 1b Otaire No. 1e Otaire No. 2b 12,000 0 0 9,562 0 0 16,062 0 0 20,962 0 0 12,560 0 0 9,175 0 0 3,938 0 0 8,850 0 0 2,151 9 0 4,818 12 0 2,253 10 0 4,012 0 0 3,300 0 0 1,361 10 0 0 14 9 0 4 6 0 6 0 0 2 If 0 6 4J 0 7 0 9,000 0 0 4,302 0 0 5,621 12 0 5.280 0 0 9,332 0 0 3,421 0 0 2,954 0 0 Manawatu Wellington and Manawatu Eailway Company Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company Manawatu-Kukutauaki Manawatu-Kukutauaki 190,875 14 2 , 632,482 11 0 19,930 1 14 4,919 0 0 12,387 6 0 3,034 0 0 11,541 0 0 2,199 0 0 Totals .. 206,297 0 2 646,222 11 0 730,462 2 1

Patetere, Waikato E. B. Walker, W. L. C. Williams, J. Wilson, J. E. Pounds, and J. Smith E. B. Walker, Williams, and Wilson E. B. Walker and J. Howard E. B. Walker, Williams, and Wilson Robert Graham Te Aorere Wilson Charles Grey James S. Platt J. Grice and W. Moor .. .. .. J. Grice and W. Moor Hutton Troutbeck J. G. Chaytor Charles Brown 1 Sept., 1883 Whakamaru, Maungaite .. 69,865 0 0 32,305 6 0 0 9 3J Patetere South, Waikato Tatua, Bay of Plenty .. Taupo 1 Oct., 1881 19 March, „ 2 „ 1883 4 June, 1881 21 Oct., 1882 10 March, 1883 12 Sept., 1882 3 July, 1883 29 Dec, 1883 Maraetai Peingaroa No. 1 .. Matanuku No. 3 .. Wairakei.. Kaingaroa No. 2 West, No. 1 Kaingaroa No. 2 West, No. 2 Pukahanui No. 2 .. Whangamata No. 1 Tatua West Kuhawaka No. 1 .. Tahunaroa No. 2 .. Tutaiariari No. 1 .. 26,000 0 0 17,500 0 0 15,848 0 0 4,203 0 0 46,954 0 0 5,217 0 0 41,240 0 0 6,830 0 0 38,620 0 0 21,694 0 0 3,000 0 0 5,894 0 0 4,500 0 0 3,530 0 0 4,754 8 0 750 0 0 2,250 0 0 1,100 0 0 3,500 0 0 1,707 0 0 5,550 0 0 7,000 0 0 230 0 0 668 2 6 0 3 5J 0 4 0J 0 6 0 0 3 6| 0 0 11J 0 4 2J 0 1 8J 0 5 0 0 2 10J 0 1 3| 0 2 3| ,,41 Tatua, 43 ,,44 Bay of Plenty .. 2 March, 1883 20 Aug., 1881 Patea Totals .. 67,844 16 6 302,965 0 0