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In explanation it may be stited that the sums disbursed in the purchase of Lands from the Natives during the period included between the Ist of January 1853, and the present date amounted to £92,662. The Territorial Revenue collected duiing the same period was as follows : In the Province of Auckland .. .. .. .. £155,558 " New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 8 ; 034 « Wellington .. .„ .. .. 55,529 " Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 63i49 " Canterbury ~ .. .. .. 60,691 " Otago .. .. .. .. 9,904 352,965 The proportions, therefore, contributed by each Province towards Land Purchases, were as follows :— Province of Auckland.. .. .. .. .. £40,839 " New Plymouth .. .. .. 2,109 " Wellington .. .. ~ 14,579 " Nelson .. .. : .. .. 16,604 " Canterbury •• .. .. .. 15,932 " Otago .. ~ ~ .. <. 2,599 £92,662 CHARLES KNIGHT, Auditor-General.

NATIVE LAND PURCHASE DEPARTMENT. Return of Sums to be paid for Native Land Purchases on outstaading Contracts. Auckland Pbovjnce— £ s. d. £ s. d. To complete purchases on which payments have been made on account .. .. .. " .. 7215 0 0 To effect purchases, the negociations for which have been opened .. .. .. ..11,640 0 0 18,855 0 0 Wellington Province— To complete purchases on which payments have been made on account ~ .. .. .. .. 5735 0 0 To effect purchasas, the negociations for which have been opened .. .. .. .. .. 7000 0 0 12,7,35 0 0 31,590 0 0

RETURN OF THE AREAS OF PROVINCES IN THE NORTHERN ISLAND. The Area over which the Native Title is extinguished. The Area remaining in the hands of the Natives.

W. C. LIGAR, Surveyor Geneeral.

a i . i ,■ Area remaining over A xr r ? a °; e :, \ hlch , the Which the Native Title Area. Native Title has been n(jt bem extin . extinguished. gujshed> 1 Auckland Province 16,226,880 acres 1,416,080 acres 14,810,800 acres New Plymouth 1,994,240 " 60,000 " 1,934,240 " Wellington 9,2/9,360 " 3.784,930 " 5,484,430 "