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ENDOWMENT RESERVES applied for under section 350 of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876."

Application. Name of Corporation. Provincial District. Area asked for. Area proposed to be proclaimed. Remarks. Dec. 21, 1877 Auckland City ... Acres. 2,000 The land applied for is part of the Patutahi Block, Poverty Bay. The Cook County Council, on the 11th February, 1878, addressed the Auckland Waste Lands Board, trusting that the Northern Boards and Southern Boards of Auckland Province would be confined, in their selection of endowments, to their respective districts. The Waste Lands Board passed a resolution confirmatory to this. A selection has been made accordingly of 1,500 acres, Section 1, Block V., Punikatere District, near Hokianga. This is recommended by Chief Commissioner and Chief Surveyor, Auckland. Adduces as a reason why endowment should be granted, that ratepayers have to maintain main street through borough, which is an outlet from Auckland to the country, towards which expense no grants in aid are received, nor does the borough possess any land endowment whatever. A selection by Chief Commissioner and Chief Surveyor has been made of Section 2, Block V, Punikatere District, area 1,000 acres. Has 7 acres 2 roods 4 perches of endowment within township and 4 acres 28 perches as water reserves, 5 acres 1 rood 31 perches for public gardens, and 2 acres 3 roods 30 perches as a site for a market. A selection by Chief Commissioner and Chief Surveyor has been made of 1,000 acres, Section 3, Block V., Punikatere District. Has no endowments. Very heavy traffic on streets in the conveyance of quartz to batteries stated as a reason why endowment should be made. Ask for Waihou West Block No. 1. The purchase from Natives does not seem to be completed yet. Sir George Grey, on 27th March, 1878, requested Hon. Mr. Sheehan to instruct Mr. Puckey to endeavour to purchase the land desired within the borough, the Municipality undertaking to refund to Government a part of purchasemoney if it should exceed sum sanctioned by Government. The first application was for Puketoi Block No. 1, which was refused, not being Crown lands. On invitation of Minister of Lands a second selection was made of a portion of Pukerangi Block, on main road, six miles from Woodville. To this selection the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Napier, says there is no objection ; land broken and rather inferior ; has large frontage to main road. This land, Section 163, Totara District, has been open for selection since 1868. It is on the Kohutahi River, about thirteen miles from Hokitika ; recommended by Waste Lands Board. Apparently not much value. The Waste Lands Board, Canterbury, on 28th January, 1878, in answer to application from Mayor of Sydenham, asked Crown Lands Office to reserve Section 30493 = 1,655 acres, and Section 30494=345 acres, of Ashburton County. It does not appear from papers that land was reserved. Applies for land order to select 2,000 acres. Auckland 1,500 acres, Punikatere District NTov. 23, 1877 Parnell Auckland ... 1,000 acres, Punikatere District 2,000 Nov. 16, 1877 Onehunga Auckland 1,998 1,000 acres, Punikatere District May 21,1877 Thames Auckland ... 2,000 June 26,1877 Thames Auckland ... 100 July 21,1877 Napier Hawke's Bay 2,000 2,000 acres, Pukerangi Block July 31,1877 Hokitika Westland 1,800 1,800 acres, Totara District 855 acres, Ashburton County Nov. 30, 1877 Sydenham ... Canterbury ... 2,000 June 24, 1878 Rangiora Canterbury ... 2,000 800 acres, Ashburton County 1,150 acres, Shotover District Aug. 2,1877 Arrowtown Otago 2,000 1,150 acres in Block XVIL, Shotover, a piece of mountain spur; and 970 acres, including Beetham Mountain and part of Crown Terrace. The latter piece of 970 acres cannot be granted, as it is partly surveyed into sections for settlement. 2,000 acres in Centre Hill District, on Run No. 188. On Run No. 96, pastoral country ; lease expires in 1880. Endowment could be given in Run 48. June 25, 1878 Dee. 10,1877 Avenal Balclutha Otago Otago 2,000 1,955 300 acres, Seaward ... 1,001 acres 1 rood 17 perches, Dalhousie Hundred Suburban ... ~\ Town ... V As asked for j 768 acres, Waipori District 1,000 acres, Commonage around town 488 acres, Waipori District Sept. 24,1877 Balclutha Otago 19-3-19 31-35 Within Township of Balclutha. Applied for by Municipality as compensation for land taken and destroyed by railway embankments. Aug. 7, 1877 Caversham Otago 2,000 Selected ; part of Run 88, Wyndham District. This is part of Educational Endowment, and cannot be granted; present lease expires 1880. Could be given endowment on Run 48. Selected ; part on Run 236, immediately to North-west of Block 1, Tarras District; pastoral lease expires 1883. Could be given endowment out of the Commonage Reserve. Papers incomplete. Letter of 29th August, 1877, asks what steps necessary to take to have endowment made for Municipality. Could be given endowment on Run No. 48. Nov. 7,1877 Cromwell Otago 2,000 Aug, 29, 1877 GreenIsland Otago