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Block, at the price fixed by its valuer—the conditions of " The Land Act, 1879," being strictly complied with. I explained the whole matter to Mr. Firth, as member of the Board, when he was here lately Three thousand acres will be set aside on deferred payments, as recommended by the Board. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland. W Rolleston

No. 46. The Hon. the Minister for Immigration to Mr. George Vesey Stewart. Sir,— Wellington, 19th January, 1880. I have the honor to enclose herewith for your information a rectified copy of the terms and conditions which have been mutually agreed upon for the formation of a special settlement on the Te Puke Block, in the Bay of Plenty District. These conditions will hereafter be embodied in an Order in Council, as provided by "The Land Act Amendment Act, 1879," copies of which will be duly forwarded to you after it has been executed. I transmit to you the enclosed draft conditions* in their present shape, as I understand you are anxious to leave Wellington to-day, in order to make the necessary arrangements for your proceeding to the United Kingdom by the next mail-steamer, so as to immediately proceed with the formation of the special settlement. I have, &c, W Rolleston, G V Stewart, Esq., Wellington. Minister for Immigration.

No. 47. The Hon. H. A. Atkinson to the Agent-General. Sir, — General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 29th January, 1880. I herewith transmit for your information copies of a draft agreement which has been entered into by the Hon. the Minister of Lands and Mr. George Vescy Stewart for the formation of a special settlement in the Te Puke Block, in pursuance of " The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1879." Copies of the Order in Council, embodying the terms of the agreement, are also forwarded. You will observe that under the agreement Mr. Stewart is to pay you the sum of £3,000 on or before the 15th July next; and by the Ist January, 1882, the sum of £16,700, or other balance of purchase-money You are required to countersign each land order issued by Mr. Stewart as an acknowledgment of receipt of the money for the area of land disposed of under the Land Act. It is not intended that you should take any responsibility as to the persons to whom Mr. Stewart may issue the orders. Copies of the form of laud order are also forwarded for your information. You will be good enough to take care that you only countersign such orders as are strictly in accordance with this form. I have, &c, H A. Atkinson, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. (for the Minister of Lands.)

Enclosure 1 in No. 47 Te Puke Block set apart for Special Settlement. Hercules Robinson, Governor. A PROCLAMATION In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the twenty-fourth section of "The Land Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1879," I, Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the block of land described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby set apart and declared open for a special settlement, to be formed by George Vesey Stewart, of Katikati, in the Colony of New Zealand, Esquire, upon such terms and conditions as are fixed by the Order in Council of even date herewith, and made under the twenty-fifth section of the said Act.

SCHEDULE. Te Puke Block, Maketu District, Bay of Plenty, Provincial District op Auckland. All that block or parcel of land in the Maketu District, Bay of Plenty, known as "Te Puke/ containing by admeasurement 25,972 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the North by the Bay of Plenty ; towards the East by a line and by the Kaituna and Waiari Rivers; towards the South by the Oturuturu and Mangatoi Creeks, and thence by a line to Otanewainuku Mountain; and towards the West by the Tauranga confiscation line from Otauewainuku to the sea at

* Subsequently embodied in Order in Council of the 27tli January, 1880.