A.—No. 4.

RETURN of the ABORIGIANAL, MAORI, and HALF-CASTE POPULATION of the CHATHAM ISLANDS, on the 1st April, 1867.

RETURN of HOUSES inhabited by EUROPEANS in the CHATHAM ISLANDS, 4th April, 1867.

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EEPORT ON THE CHATHAM ISLANDS.

Adokh ie Moi JINES, 1IOEIS. Mai IEIS. Halj-i liSTEi Kax. lEA3. Tir •AT.. Geiteeai Total Ad ills. Chili Ircn. Adi Its. Chil< ■en. Adi [to. Chili [ren. AUi II... Adi Us. Chili •en. If. F. 1£ r. M. F. M. P. K. F. M. F. It K. M. F. M. F. GO •17 4 2 130 129 k; 84 ■1 4 !) 3 4 198 180 59 39 476 Hau Lhau ] 'riso ters. 184 67 T 302 N. '. —Since 'ctober, 1 161, 11 N; itives hav< returned to NeZeal [and.

PlACE. Stone. Wood. Cob. Lime and Fern. Fern and Thatch. TOTAIS. AVaitangi ... Kaingaroa... "VVharckauri Tupuangi ... Owenga ... Pitt's Island 1 7 7 2 1 2 i 1 6 1 2 14 9 1 4 1 4 2 1!) 83 N~.B. —Of the abovementioned houses, 18 are owned by Europeans; the rest are held on terms of lease from Natives. The following is an approximation of the amount of Stock owned by Natives, namely — Sheep ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,567 Horses (about) ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 Cattle (say) ... ... ... ... ... 2,000