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OCCUPYING NATIVE LANDS.

OF ALL PERSONS ING OX, OE IN ANY WAY OCCUPYING MAORI LANDS OVEB WHICH THE NATIVE TITI,E HAS SOT BEEX liXTiXUUlSlLKI), WITH Til. FULLEST PARTICULARS THAT CAX BE OBTAINED AS TO THE CHAHACTEIt OF THE TENANCY, ETC. HAWKE'S BAY— continued. OCCUPANT. LOCALITY. NATURE 01' OCCUPATION. BENTAL BELIEVED TO BE PAID. AIIEA. (Approximate. Thomas Tanner Rev. S. Williams Cant. Russell J. D. Ormond... T. P. Russell .T. B. Brathwaite .F. G. Gordon ... J. Gordon W. Rich l r Ileretaunga Plains Sheep-run ■j £750 per annum. A recent lease, which excited considerable discussion at the time. Previously the land was used very commonly by settlers, and the natives complain that they were very irregularly paid for the pasturage of their stock. Since sheep have been placed on the land, cattle arc driven away, and this accounts for much of the excitement produced by the lease. It is difficult to see the distinction between the pasturing of sheep and cattle, as far as the culpability of the proprietor goes; but it makes a great difference to the natives in point of income, anditis argued that if leased to sheepowners they are not likely to sell the land. 20,000 acres. Alexander McLean ... A. and S. Birch — Hargreaves — Morrison ... — Boy Ngatarawa Plains ... Waimarama ... Sheep-run I ii ... ... ... j> j) I am informed that this gentleman does not hold under a lease. The natives, however, insist that his sheep trespass, and frequently claim grass money. It is an old quarrel. 30,000 10,000 S,000 0,000 10,000 J) n ,, ... ... ... Takapau 3J | — Mason Rauhawa I 8,000 )» M. 8. Bell J. Gordon W. Cooper Chapman and Synot ... — Mackenzie... W. Rich ... ... Douglas and Davis ... Rev. S. Williams C. M, S. School Tautane Native Reserve, Kidnappers Kohinurakau Pauhawa Native Reserve, Tamumu ... Kaokaoroa ... Ngawhakatatara Patangata TeAute ;> j) j> 3» 10,000 300 5,000 10,000 824 8,000 8,000 It )» 5> )> This is not, 1 think, an illegal occupation. J) 5,000 i) IJ