LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session II, G-03

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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892."

Return (in continuation of G.-3 of 1905) of Native Lands purchased and leased, or under Negotiation, in the North Island, showing Area, Expenditure, &c, to Slst March, 1906.

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PART I.-LANDS FINALLY ACQUIRED. [Expenditure, 1st April to 30th June, 1906, included, to make this Part as complete as possible, as the blocks will not appear in any future return.]

I Area f] acqui TNAIJjY :red. Name of Officer or Agent through whom Negotiations were conducted, and Amount of Commission or Remuneration paid or to be paid to him. Expenditure, including Incidental Expenses. District and Block. Bate per Acre. To During 31st March, i Period of this 1906. Return. Date, Number, and Series of Deed. Date and Number of the Gazette in which proclaimed Crown Lands. S3 a Total. During Period of this Return. From 1st April to 30th Juue, 1906. Total. 1 2 3 Thames and Te Aeoha. Opitomoko and Kuranui Parareka No. 2 .. Block IX, Section 17, Te Aroha Survey District; portions of Tβ Aroha Township included therein: — No. 17d, No. 2, Blocks 5. 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, and 24 No. 17d, No. 3, Blocks 12, 13, 14, and 19 No. 17d, No. 6 A. R. P. 343 0 0 802 3 25 13 0 2 A. R. P. 286 0 0 202 0 0 13 0 2 £, s. d. 6 6 3 5 15 3 154 0 0 P. Sheridan i ' £ s. d. i 402 3 0 501 1 O| £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,763 19 6 1,245 16 6 £ s. a. 2,166 2 6 1,746 17 6 28 May, 1906 1 Dec, 1905 3575 3576 Auckland .. 11 Oct., 1906 81 7 0 18 7 0 18 350 0 0 978 11 8 13,794 18 7 .4,773 10 3J 9 ,, 3577 3577 26 2 37 26 2 37 10 0 0 1 . 3578 Taupo. Rangatira No. 3 .. 783 0 0 783 0 0 0 7 6 * 293 12 6 293 12 6 4 Aug., 1906 3579 4 5 Waikato. Taorua No. 2a, Section 2 .. 1,710 0 0 1,710 0 0 0 10 0 854 19 8 854 19 8 30 May, 387 Taranaki .. 6 Hawke's Bat. Waimarama No. 3a 670 0 0 670 0 0 7 7 0 14,926 16 0 4,926 16 0 25 May, . 284 Hawke's Bay 7 Disputed Boundaries — Kiihinu No. 2 (Tamaki v. Baker) ]>an to Ohotu District Maori Land Board 103 0 0 4,512 13 4 32 10 0 4,648 3 4 8 11,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 Totals 3,855 3 2 3,697 3 17 1,984 15 8 19,307 11 11 9,117 14 2 10,410 1 9

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PART II.-LANDS PARTIALLY ACQUIRED.

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Area. Expenditure, including Incidental Expenses. I -District and Block Total. PI I ffll f 1 '-JUjfiJ Price per Acre. Name of the Officer or Agent through whom Negotiations were conducted. To 31st March, _ During J905 Period ot this Eeturn, To North of Auckland— Oturu Horotiua A No. 2 .. A. 394 100 A. £ s. a. 0 2 0 0 4 0 & s. d. 0 8 10 0 3 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 8 10 0 3 2 1 2 4 1 P. Sheridan .. 3 4 COROMANDEL, THAMES, ETC. — Pukemokemoke No. 1 Pukemokemoke No. 2 610 423 45 92 0 5 0 0 5 0 15 6 3 26 17 9 15 6 3 26 17 9 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Taupo, Bay of Plenty, etc.— Te Tauri Tatiorakuri No. 2 .. Kaimanawa No. 2b .. Wailn-Kaliakaharoa.. Te Matai Te Koutu .. Pukeroa-Ornawhata No. 1 Opakau te Pukahu Wharetataa Tuhua Karewa .. 2,000 600 27,181 5,778 254 5,000 3,020 2,650 2,200 3,154 9 17 0 3 0 0 3 0 195 7 11 21 0 6 225 0 0 25 0 0 225 8 0 291 18 10 10,065 3 8 109 0 9 145 16 6 32 0 0 10 15 8 195 7 11 21 0 6 225 0 0 25 0 0 225 8 0 291 18 10 10,242 13 8 109 0 9 145 16 6 32 0 0 10 15 8 2,997 446 0 3 6 177 io 0 192 4 0 2 6 3 0 0 16 1-7 18 Waikato, Rohe-Potae, etc. — Rangitoto Tnhua No. 51 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 53 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 62 3,000 2,000 3,000 I 19 20 East Coast and Poverty Bay— Taliora No. 2a, Sections 2 and 4 Tahora No. 2b, Section 2 9,932 4,843 668 1,614 0 2 0 0 2 0 65 11 1 161 8 9 65 11 1 161 8 9 21 22 23 U 25 '26 27 28 29 30 31 32 83 34 35 36 37 38 39 West Coast, Wanganui, etc. — Whitiangi No. 2 Mangapapa No. lc, No. 2a Murimotu No. 1 Rangiwaea No. 4f, No. 16 Rangiwaea No. 4f, No. 17 Rangiwaea-Otarara No. 2 Parikawau Otanpari Taraketi No. 1 Hapukorari Reserve Horowhenua No. 3c, No. 3b .. Horowhenua No. 7 .. Horowhenua No. 11.. Kapui No. 2b Kapiti No. 4b Kapiti No. 5, Section Iβ Kapiti No. 5, Section 2b Kapiti No. 5a Kapiti No. 5c 11,593 56 500 3,160 3,083 100 559 540 967 1,000 107 311 727 40 180 150 2,778 28 277 0 18 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 I 109 12 2 20 15 0 26 19 7 37 11 3 694 11 1 9 5 8 838 19 10 455 9 9 450 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 26 0 0 274 8 6 109 12 -2 20 15 0 26 19 7 37 11 3 694 11 I 9 5 8 838 19 10 4.55 9 9 450 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 26 0 0 . :i74 8 6 104 495 10 1,040 70 4 2 6 31 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 11 6 8 38 3 7 11 6 8 38 3 7 50 0 5 0 0 Compensation under " The Ngaeee and other Blocks Native Claims Adjustment Act, 1894 "— Te Ngaere 1,820 3 8 24 7 0 1,844 10 8 40 41 Undistributed 29 4 0 29 4 0 Totals 99,745 10,397 16,455 14 5 231 1 0 16,686 15 5

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PART 111.-SUMMARY OF AREAS. Area finally acquired to 31st March, 1905 (vide G.-3, 1905) .. .. .. .. .. ..7,972,309 Area finally acquired during 1905-1906 .. .. .. .. .. 3,856 Total area finally acquired to 31st March, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,976,165 Portion of 3,856 acres, as above, finally acquired during 1905-1906, representing the work of that period *3,698 Uncompleted purchases on 31st March, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99,745

♦In blocks which do not appear in Part II of this return, in consequence of negotiations for their acquirement having been Initio ted subsequent to 31st March, 1906, interests equal to 80,000 acres have been acquired to date.

PART IV.-EXPENDITURE

Native Land Purchase Office, P. Sheridan, Wellington, 31st July, 1906. Officer in Charge. t An error of £1,000 overcast which crept in the Return for 1901 (G-.-3,1901) is now adjusted.

Statement of Moneys received and paid for the Purchase of Native Lands during the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1906.

Moneys received. jg s. d. Moneys paid. £ s _ a Amount of moneys reoeived .. .. 13,776 12 7 For purchase of Native lands .. .. LS,776 12 7 £13,776 12 7 £13,776 12 7

Certified as correct, in terms of section 20 of " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892," subject to the following remarks : The amount of £13,776 12s. 7d. includes £2,013 Is. Bd. expended on roading Ohotu Block, and £1,000 loan to the Aotea District Maori Land Board, as charges to the Unauthorised Expenditure Account. J. K. Warburton, Wellington, 11th September, 1906. Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate CoH of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,450 copies), £4 12s 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay. Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o6

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General Loans. North Island Main Trunk Bailway Loan. ] Total Sxpenditure from 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906— On lands finally acquired : Part I On lands partially acquired : Part II On old purchases On working-expenses On Native Land Court surveys On roads to open up Ohotu and other blocks & s. d. 9,307 11 11 231 1 0 908 8 11 868 16 0 770 18 9 2,158 0 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,307 11 U 231 1 0 908 8 11 868 16 0 770 18 9 2,158 0 4 'redits 14,244 16 11 468 4 4 14,244 16 11 468 4 4 'otal net expenditure, 1st April, 1905, to 31st March, 1906 Sxpenditure to 31st March, 1905, as per G.-3, 1905 13,776 12 7 fl,790,883 14 8 219,762 2 7 13,776 12 7 12,010,645 17 3 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1906 1,804,660 7 3 219,762 2 7 2,024,422 9 II