B—l9.

Return showing the Endowments in Land or Grants in Money made to the various Harbour Boards — continued.

William Seed, Secretary of the Marine Department.

By Authority : G_obg_ Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington. —1882.

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Endowment; in Land by Estimatf id Value Grants in Money by Harbour Board. Provincial Government. Remarks. General Government. When made. At present time. Provincial Government. General Government.' A. B. P. 50,000 0 0 A. E. T. £ s. a. £ a. A. £ a. d. £ s. 'a. Port Molyneux... Buns 129, 258, ana part of 90, Otago District, set apart by the Proyincial Council, and vested under "The Clutha Eiver Trust Beserves Act, 1874." Value not known. Bent received for year 1876-77 wag £591 4s. 9a., ana for 1880-81 £380 9s., the amount varying annually according to the number of stock depastured. 1,219 acres, worth £2 per acre, are under lease at an annual rental of £94 14s.; the remaining 1,781 acres are of no value, being hills of sand ana lagoons. This enaowment has been almost destroyed by rabbits. Granted for Pilot and Harbourmaster's salary since July, 1880. The foreshore between high- and low-water mark in Thames Harbour. Granted under " The Thames Harbour Board Act, 1876." Value unknown. Site on which lighthouse is erected. The foreshore from Patiti Point to stream from Waimataitai Lagoon. Value nominal. Voted by Provincial Government out of sales of land, but paid over by General Government. Beceived from Timaru and Gladstone Boara of Works. The only endowments of this Boara are the foreshores of the Waimakariri within the Borough of Kaiapoi. Value not statea. Biverton 3,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 2,438 0 0 Thames Foreshore £120 per annum Timaru 0 10 Foreshore 600 0 0 600 0 0 100,000 0 0 Waimakariri Foreshores 6,339 3 6 Wairoa Waitara 115 1 0 24 3 31 27 3 14 3,457 10 0 3,700 0 0 1,140 0 0 4,681 0 0 5,710 0 0 2,310 0 0 Wanganui Wellington Total 168 0 5 25,000 0 0 960 0 0 309 2 1 1 0 21 0 3 37 8,297 10 0 62,500 0 0 2,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 8,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 12,701 0 0 37,500 0 0 2,000 0 0 37,157 0 0 8,000 0 0 Manawatu grant. Block J, left bank Wanganui Biver. Lots A, B, H, K, L, C, D, E, right bank Wanganui Eiver. 129 acres 2 roods 1 perch require reclaiming, 1 acre 1 rooa 11 perches reclaimed at a cost of £2,600. Section on Thornaon Beclamation. ~j These sections are more fully described f in Schedule II. to " The Wellington Section fronting Customhouse Quay f Harbour and Corporation Land Act, not yet reclaimed. ) 1880." Pilot and signal-station reserves. j The Board has no power to sell, mort-Eailway-wharf and approach there- ( «^£SS££2ESlSdSS w i '. ' n i / with, or in anv way affected by or sags,- o, ,™j gz% e»-» - ;-f *~ ton Harbour.* / ' 2,000 0 0 9 3 11 4 3 4 Wharf, &c. ] 1,500 0 0 20,000 0 0 Quay Foreshore Tiani :rei * The area or value of these endowmei its cannot be even iroximatelivei at the ires lent time.