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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

WEST COAST SETTLEMENT RESERVES AND OTHER NATIVE RESERVES VESTED IN THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE (RETURN OF), WITH FULL PARTICULARS THEREOF; TOGETHER WITH LISTS OF BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR INTERESTS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 18ft October, 1905. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing—(l) The total area of the land held and administered by the Public Trustee on behalf of Natives under ' The West Coast Settlement Resorves Act, 1892': (2) the number of blocks this area was partitioned into in tho first instance ; the number of the grant of each block and tho area of each ; the name or names of the ownors of each grant for each block ; tho term of tho leases operating over each block or parts of oach block ; the rental per year ; the share or shares of each ownor in each block ; and the amount of rent per year each owner is entitled to : (3) tho names of ownors who have not drawn ronts by reason of ' Parihakr. teachings ' : (4) the balance of land not yet leased : (5) the names of Maoris holding lands leased to thorn by the Public Trustee under the annual-oecupation-ticenso system ; the area oach license contains ; and the rental each Maori pay 3 to tho Public Trustee for such license : (6) tho latest rating-value and land-tax value, and tho Government valuation of all the lands now under lease to Europeans and Maoris: (7) a schedule giving the number of the grants and tho number of grants each owner has an interest in, the total number of acres each person owns, and the total rental payable to oach per annum : (8) a similar return of all other reserves held and administered by tho Public Trustee in other parts of the Dominion as well as the ' tenths ' of Wellington and tho Middle Island ; and that copies of such returns bj supplied to each Registrar of tho Native Land Court, and also to Presidents and members of Maori Land Councils, to guide them in regard to inquiries to be made under sections 21 and 25 of ' The Mao.'i Land Administration Act, 1900,' as woll as sections 46 and 53 of ' The Native Land Court Act, 1894,' and other statutory provisions enacted for the purpose of protecting and preventing Maoris from becoming landless, or being made landless by devise by wills or removal of restrictions for the purpose of the sale of Native lands."—(Mr. Hf.ke.)

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