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1875. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURN OF NAMES OF EUROPEANS FROM WHOM LANDS, &c., HAVE BEEN PURCHASED.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of Sis Excellency.

RETURN giving the Names of all Europeans from whom Lands or Claims to Lands have been purchased, or to whom Compensation has been paid, in respect of Claims to Land out of the £700,000 set apart for the purchase of Native Lands; also showing the Amounts paid to each of such Persons respectively, and the Position and Area of Blocks in respect of which such Payments have been made.

Names. Amounts. Particulars of Claim; Position and Area of Blocks in respect of which Payments have been made. Fohn Charles MacCormick £ s. d. 718 8 0 Purchase of Pungaere Block, Bay of Islands District, Auckland, 7,184 acres. On account of judgment debt against Hori te More, to be deducted from the purchase money of the Pakiri Block, Kaipara District, Auckland, 32,000 acres. In consideration of his final surrender of his rights over the timber on Pakiri Block, Kaipara District, Auckland, 32,000 acres. Purchase money and legal expenses in connection with transfer to the Crown of part of Waipapa Block, Kaipara District, Auckland, 1,306 acres. Purchase money, Pukeatua Block, Coromandel District, Auckland, 239 acres 1 rood 20 perches. For all their interest in Cabbage Bay Block, Coromandel District, Auckland. For all their interest in Papa Aroha Block, Coromandel District, Auckland. Claims in Ohinemuri Block, Coromandel District, Auckland. (This amount has since been refunded to Government by the Native owners.) For losses sustained by stoppage of survey of the Paeroa Block, at Ohinemuri, Auckland. Transfer to Government of liens (amounting to £2,105) over Wharekawa West, 15,000 acres ; Wharekawa East, 10,754 acres ; Omahu, 7,056 acres ; Otama East, 1,217 acres ; Otama West, 1,298 acres ; Whitipirorua, 1,245 acres ; Coromandel District, Auckland. Unsatisfied claims in Wharekawa East Block, 10,754 acres, Coromandel District, Auckland. Balance of survey lien registered against Runanga No. 2 Block, 45,000 acres, Taupo District, Auckland. Relinquishing claims to leases: Horohoro, 50,000 acres; Te Tatua, 25,000 acres ; Paeroa, 100,000 acres ; Kaimanawa, acres ; Ratoreka, 35,000 ; Taupo District, Auckland. Purchase of 10,000 acres of Oruanui Block, Taupo District, Auckland, and refund of expenses connected therewith. Transfer to Government of lease of 20,142 acres of Oruanui Block, Taupo District, Auckland. For all interest in Taharua Block, 13,900 acres, Taupo District, Auckland. For all interest in Tauhara Middle Block, 11,594 acres, Taupo District, Auckland. Ditto, ditto, ditto. (£10 of this amount has been refunded to Government by Native owners.) For all interest in Tologa Township Blocks Nos. 1 and 2, 253 and 164 acres respectively, Poverty Bay District, Auckland. On account of the purchase of Mangawaru Block, acres, at Waiapu, Poverty Bay District, Auckland. Part payment for his interest in Te Marunga Block, 7,660 acres, at Tologa Bay, Auckland. For all his interest in about 267,120 acres of land at Wairoa and Turanga, Auckland. Fohn McLeod 100 0 0 ■ 150 0 0 Stannus Jones Ulan K. Taylor 189 16 2 iVhitaker and Russell C 126 0 0 -j 130 0 0 L 52 10 0 "ames Foley 10 0 0 Edward Wood 15 0 0 Daniel Joseph O'Keefe Sdwin Torrens Brissenden Chomas Logan Michael Hannaford... Daniel Joseph O'Keefo | 1,500 0 o) | 200 0 OS 20 0 0 Walter Hallett 98 0 0 H. R. Miller 300 0 0 (Villiam Thorne Buckland r 2,070 o o \ 55 0 0 L 500 0 0 Javin Mclntyre Park 400 0 0 'anies Macmurray ... 50 0 0 3-eorge Edward Read C 697 2 0 (. 400 0 0 Charles William Ferris 200 0 0 Jichard David Maney 3,000 0 0 Percival Barker -Cable ... — McDonald — Drummond lenry Charles Young > 1,500 0 of For all their interest in Tukurangi and Waiau Blocks, 75,000 acres, Upper Wairoa District, Auckland. iVhitaker and Russell 124 3 6 858 16 8 For all his interest in Lot 12, Parish of Matata, 4,200 acres, Bay of Plenty District, Auckland. Refund of payments to Natives, and survey expenses, &c. Matakana Island, Tauranga District, Auckland. For all their interest in Te Tapatai, , Tauranga District, Auckland. 'recce and Graham 150 0 0 Jdwin Torrens Brissenden Charles Tothill Phomas Morrin fames E. Dalton Uexander Kennedy,.. 0 Oj For all their interest in Ngatiraukawa lands, Patatere, estimated 249,000 acres, Waikato District, Auckland. 175 10 0 536 12 0 Survey lien on part of ditto, ditto, ditto. For all his interest in Rotokakaranga Block, estimated 50,000 acres, Hawke's Bay. For all his interest in Hikurangi Block, about 9,555 acres, Poverty Bay District, Auckland. Chomas Fox 343 0 0 £18,269 18 4 Bj inthority: Gbokce D; iSBtrBT, Government Printer, Wellington.—1876. 'rice 3d.]