NATIVE LAND PURCHASES.

Bay of Islands District — continued.

RECAPITULATION. 1856-1860.

£ s. d. Auckland .. ... ... ... ... 3,875 0 0 Whaingaroa ... ... ... ... ... 1,305 0 0 Thames and Piako ... ... ... ... ... 3,276 0 0 Coromandel and Mercury Island ... ... ... ... ... 2,804 10 0 Whangarei and Kaipara ... ... ... ... ... 11,460 12 0 Bay of Islands District ... ... ... ... ... 5,823 0 0 Instalments laid in— Coromandel and Mercury Island by Mr. Preece, particulars not yet received ... 941 10 0 , Advances and Instalments on account of the blocks enumerated wiihin, and on account of purchases for which fresh Negotiations have been entered into... ... 2,159 11 O Balances of Advances (unexpended) ... ... ... ... 1,115 0 0 £ 32,769 3 0 Departmental Expenses and Share of "General Charges," from Ist July, 1856, to Ist July, 1860 14.211 5 9 Compensation to Pukekohe Claimants ... ... ... ... 992 0 0 £ 47,963 8 9 Deduct Credit on Arrear Account under Eesolution of the House of Eeprcsentatives of 16th August, 1858 ... ... ... ... ... I 18,855 0 0 Total ... £ ! 28,108 8 9

Donald McLean. August 10th, 1860. Note. —The price per acre from these Returns, as very many of the payments are on account of Blocks of land purchased prior to 30th Juno7TBs6, H and many payments are instalments on account of Blocks the survey of which in some instances has not been completed, or the purchase money fixed; in each of these cases tho sums paid »re not correctly represented by the acreage standing them. For thVCliici Land Purchase Commissioner, Joun Roqan, D. C,

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Date of Payment. Name of Block. Commissioner Negotiating. Number of Acres. Sums Paid. January, 1859 : l'atnmii ,', Te Kauri „ Hikawai „ I Wharaa December, 1858 ! Wi Hau's Block June, 1859 Mate Wherohia „ Kawakawa August, 1859 Kohumaru ... ... „ Waiake, or Upper Aorere... ,, : Ohinn ... I Ditto September, 1859 Kaiawe „ I 1'ukeke » 188 289 875 81 3,000 3,746 15,00U 11,000 6,950 2,703 £ s. d. 20 0 0 25 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 250 0 0 1,000 0 0 40D 0 0 220 0 0 33 0 0 67 0 0 58 0 0 300 0 0 1,375 6,000 I i. Tot, -Bat of Islands £ ft.823 0 0