BAY OF ISLANDS DISTRICT—(continued.)

C—No. 1.

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H K o fft DATE. NAME OF WRITER. TO WHOM ADDRESSED. SUBJECT. o o" s c < !7 Dec. 11, 1856 Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp Oruru —Certain Hokianga Chiefs prefer Claims to Oruru. Taraire and Whakapaku —Forwarding Deeds and Plan of Taraire and Whakapaku. Mawhe—Reporting upon offer of Mawhe Block. Scrip Lands —Giving estimated area of scrip lands in his district. Enclosure to No. 30. Mawhe —The price recommended for Mawhe Block is too high. 1 18 June 8, 1857 H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 1 !9 Feb. 3, „ Ditto Ditto 1 10 JJ **) ?5 Ditto Ditto I 31 March 10,1857 Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 17 32 19 „ ■* a i ,, H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner Oruru— Enclosure to No. 32, by Mr. White. Oeueu—To report on claims of Tipene to Oruru Valley. Mawhe—Nothing further has been done with reference to Mawhe. Mueiwhenua, &c—Reporting on Blocks near the North Cape. Scrip Lands—Mi. Commissioner Bell will investigate Titles to Scrip Land. Oeueu —Recommending purchase of Noble's Reserve. Whakapaku—Te Ahu Ahu prefers a claim to the Whakapaku Block. fill in an outline map with lands which have been purchased. Muriwhenua, &c. —To carry on negotiations for Blocks near the North Cape. Muriwhenua —Respecting the prices fixed for Blocks near the North Cape. Muriwhenua —To conclude purchase of Blocks near the North Cape. Muriwhenua, Kawakawa—Relative to various Blocks of land. Muriwhenua, &c —Reporting completion of purchase of Blocks near the North Cape. General—Estimate of sum required for purchases in his District. Muriwhenua, &c —Forwarding Deeds of Blocks near the North Cape. Kawakawa —Respecting offer by Maihi Kawiti of land to the Government. Mawhe —Respecting completion of the survey of Mawhe. Otengi—Relative to Tipene's Reserve in the Otengi Block. Pekbkohe —Reporting negociations of a Block of £2000 acres. General —Reporting on several Blocks in his District. Kawakawa —Reporting on offer of land at Kawakawa. Various Blocks —Reporting on Blocks which have been recently offered for sale. Pukekohe—To carry on negotiations for Pukekohe Block. General—Relative to surveys of external boundaries. Mokau Block—The survey of Mokau Block has been completed. 18 33 „ 25, „ Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 19 34 i, 26, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 19 35 June 10, „ Ditto Ditto 20 36 „ 12, „ Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 20 37 „ 12, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 21 39 Aug. 10, „ T. H. Smith (for the Chief Commissioner) Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 21 40 » 25, „ Ditto 22 41 Sept. 26, „ Ditto Ditto 22 42 Dec. 7, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 22 43 ,, 21, „ Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 23 44 „ 26, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 23 45 Feb. 9, 1858 Ditto Ditto 24 46 ,, 16, „ Ditto Ditto 24 47 March 2, „ Ditto Ditto 24 48 „ 15, „ T. H. Smith (for the Chief Commissioner) H. T. Kemp H. T. Kemp 25 49 „ 17, „ Chief Commissioner 25 50 April 21, „ John Rogan H. T. Kemp 26 ,51 May 7, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 26 52 ,, 29, » Ditto Ditto 26 53 June 8, „ Ditto Ditto 27 i4 „ 28, „ Ditto Ditto 27 io n 28, „ Chief Commissioner H. T. Kemp 27 i6 „ 28, „ Ditto Ditto 28 17 July 1, „ H. T. Kemp Chief Commissioner 28