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" Form A exhibits the lands excepted and reserved to the Town of Wellington and Town Belt, arranged in columns under the heads and purposes to which the lands are to be applied and reserved. Form B exhibits the lands excepted and reserved within the block of Port Nicholson District exclusive of those enumerated in Form A, but similarly arranged ; the boundaries of those on unsurveyed lands are stated on the reverse side of it. Form C shows the total quantity, where and how situated, of lands under cultivation belonging to the Natives of Port Nicholson previous to the arrangement under which the various portions as shown in Form D are disposed of. Form D shows the quantity of land on settlers' sections in fifty-four distinct patches. These are relinquished with the exception of 109J acres on Sections 7, 8, and 9, Harbour District, as shown by the note. By the deeds in the Government Survey Office, the Natives relinquish all cultivations on settlers' sections, with the above 109| acres, as shown in Form B, column 2. Certain pas are reserved. I would remark that the 576 acres cultivated by the Natives of the Harbour of Port Nicholson and of Ohariu, on settlers' sections alone, are scattered over fifty-four separate cultivations, of most irregular form and various sizes, as shown in Form D. " The Natives of Ngauranga positively refused to give up on any account the cultivations and gardens around the port, amounting to 109J acres, on Sections 7, 8, and 9. " The four large blocks at Orongorongo, Parangarau, Te Korokoro, and Ohariu are all on unsurveyed land, and may appear large in extent, but in reality they possess little land available for cultivation, particularly those at Orongorongo and Parangarau. Nearly onehalf of the former is not within the area of the block of the Port Nicholson Grant, being east of the Turakirai Range. On the block at Parangarau and Wainuiomata the Pitone Natives have eel-ponds, extensive cultivations, and other vegetable productions ; both this and the block at Orongorongo are used as fishing-stations. The block at Te Korokoro is near the Pitone Pa, the Natives of which have one or more" cultivations in the centre of it, and of irregular shape. The block at Ohariu comprises 121 acres on nineteen different scattered irregular-shaped gardens, already in use. The boundaries of that block are defined. " More than 1,300 acres of the Town Belt still remain for public purposes. The Natives originally had 62 acres under cultivation at the time of the arrangement in January, 1844, and with Governor Grey's sanction now increased to 219 acres, it has much assisted in the removal of other difficulties. " There are several small settlements on the coast between Cape Terawhiti and Ohariu and from thence up to Te Arataua, such as Waiariki, Otuongo, Ohau, Te Kaniru, Opau, and Pipinui. With the exception of Ohariu, none of these pas, small in population, have cultivations on settlers' sections ; they are wholly on unsurveyed land, and I would suggest, as the large block unsurveyed, which comprises these lands, has not been allotted to settlers as stated in the heading of Form B, that the New Zealand Company should appoint a surveyor in co-operation with one on the part of the Government to survey and define the present cultivations, as well as the convenient blocks of lands for the purpose of future cultivations in such localities as the Natives may select themselves.'^ 1 ) In 1847 Lieut.-Colonel McCleverty made his awards, which were given effect to by deeds executed by'the Native chiefs residing in the districts concerned. By these deeds the chiefs agreed to give up to Her Majesty's Government all the cultivations which they had hitherto had on sections belonging to European settlers on receiving from the Lieut.-Governor certain other lands in exchange. By deed No. 4, dated the 22nd March, 1847, the Te Aro Natives received 526 acres 1 rood 31 perches, made up of the following town and country sections : — A. b. p. Town Sections—Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49 : Total 31 0 0 Country sections — Part Section 7, Kinapora District .. .. .. .. 41 216 Section 8, Kinapora District .. . . .. .. .. 108 324 Section 91, Ohariu District .. . . . . .. . . 139 226 Section 15, Ohiro District .. .. .. ~ .. 114 0 0 Town Belt .. .. .. .. .. 91 1 5 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 526 1 31 Also two horses, two carts with harness complete, and two steel mills. Their pa was also guaranteed to them, containing 2 acres 1 rood'll perches. By deed No. 5, dated the 30th August, 1847, the Waiwetu Natives received— Section 19, Lower Hutt, formerly belonging to Messrs. Betliune and a. e. p. Hunter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 0 0 Part 57, Lower Hutt .. .. . . . . .. .. 125 0 0 Part 58, Lower Hutt .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. 246 0 0 The Natives of Waiwetu were also guaranteed in their pa, containing 3 acres 2 roods 39 perches. In addition, E Puni relinquished any claim to a portion of Native Reserve No. 20, Lower Hutt. By deed No. 6, dated the 4th October, 1847, the Ngahauranga Natives received Section No. 6, Harbour District, 112 acres, and retained parts of Sections Nos. 7, 8, and 9, containing 100 acres. By deed No. 7, dated the 7th October, 1847, the Natives of Te Aro received one-half of Section No. 26, Ohiro, containing 50 acres, for the purpose of making kumera-plantations.

(!) W. A. McCleverty to Lieut.-Governor Byre, 20/11/47 : Great Britain—Papers relating to New Zealand, 1848.