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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A. Cbown Geants foe Lands between the Piako and Waitoa Eivees.

There are no applications for grants now pending. J. Giles. The Chairman of the Waitoa Lands Committee. Ist October, 1877.

APPENDIX B. Sib,— Native Office, Wellington, 11th October, 1877. Eeferring to your letter of the Bth instant, calling for papers relating to Waitoa land transactions, I have the honor to inform you that the Native Office file of papers was forwarded to the Crown Lands Office on the 25th September, and, upon inquiring for them, it appears they were transmitted to the Surveyor-General, with Crown. Lands Office records on the subject, and by him forwarded, a few days ago, to the Chief Surveyor, Auckland. I have, &c, W. A. Murray, Esq., M.H.E., H. T. Claeke, Chairman, Waitoa Land Transactions. Under Secretary.

APPENDIX C. Sib,— Wellington, 19tli November, 1877. My attention having been drawn to a statement in Mr. William H. Grace's evidence before the Waitoa Land Transactions Committee that I had sold land on the opposite side of the Waitoa Eiver to that exchanged with Mr. Whitaker for £7 per acre, I have the honor to inform you that such statement is incorrect. My land is dry fern land, requiring no draining. Out of 4,000 acres I can plough 2,800 at once, and Mr. Whitaker could not plough 1,000 without draining. I sold the half of 4,000 acres, that is, an undivided moiety, for £7,000. This land was in a very different state to Mr. Whitaker's block. It was worth twice as much as his land. The whole 4,000 acres were securely fenced. Three hundred and fifty acres were in grass. Three paddocks fenced. There was also included in the sale for £7,000, 100 head of cattle, and a number of farming implements —threshing machine, mowing machine, drays, two teams of horses and one team bullocks, &c, with grass seed, hay, and corn. I consider that the stock, implements, and other articles on the place were worth at least £1,000. Consequently the 2,000 acres I sold brought exactly £3 per acre, and not £7 as stated by Mr. Grace. As far as I am concerned, I simply say that I would not exchange the 4,000 acres within my fence for the whole of Mr. Whitaker's claim, mine being land available for immediate cultivation, and acknowledged to be the most eligible in the whole district; and that Mr. Whitaker owns requiring a large outlay before it can be put into grass or any other crops, and then the worst piece in my block is as good as the best piece in his. I have taken the liberty of writing this to you, with the view of contradicting a very gross misstatement calculated to mislead the Committee. I have, <fee, The Chairman, Waitoa Land Transactions Committee. James Mackay.

Block. Ho. of Section. Area. Granted, &o. Vaiharakiki Te Awaiti [gakuriaruru V^aihongi laungatapu Miutoponoa f atakirae V^aikaukau 'akarau 'akarau Pa [irihone 'e Awapikopiko 'e Whakahongi 3010 2.742 639n 471n 279n 1105 470n 767 593n 1509 1534 592k 2976 2239 Acres. 895 1,292 1,234 10,16G 1,079 1,256 317 644 1,846 1,811 101 1,530 1,176 240 2,039 Grant, dated 23rd October, 1874. No information. Grant, dated 10th September, 1874. Grant, dated 9th May, 1870. Grant, dated 3rd May, 1869. Grant, dated 2nd April, 1867. Grant, dated 23rd November, 1871. Grant, dated 3rd May, 1869. Grant, dated 9th May, 1870. Grant, dated 21st January, 1870. Grant, dated 9th May, 1870. Grant, dated 9th May, 1870. Grant, dated 29th June, 1870. Memorial of ownership, dated 13th May, 1876, Grant, dated 2nd October, 1871. 'ourewa 'e Karamu 'e Kahia