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It is not possible, until an actual survey is made, to give any more correct estimate of the extent of land which will within the next ten years be sold out of the Blocks bearing 5 per cent., but in the absence of such surveys, the above statement is as near an approximation to it as I can furnish. (Signed) Donald M'Lean, Chief Commissioner. I consider from what I know of the various districts that the above estimate is a very fair one (Signed) F. D. Bell, Commissioner of Crown Lands. ENCLOSURE NO 2. Extract from translation of Native Deed of Sale of Land in the District of Wairarapa ; dated Ist September, 1853. It is further agreed to by the Queen of England on her part to pay us at certain periods within certain years, to be decided on by the Governor of New Zealand and ourselves, that is, that we are to have a certain additional consideration for tbe lands we have sold, to be paid to us for the forming of schools to teach our children, for the construction of flour mills for us, for the construction of hospitals, and for medical attendance for us, and also for certain annuities to be paid to us for certain of our chiefs; but it is hereby agreed that we ourselves, and certain officers who shall be appointed by the Queen, or the Governor of New Zealand, shall carefully discuss in Committee to which, and at what times, and in what proportions, the said money shall be applied to each of the purposes above specified. The payments to be made annually to our chiefs are to be decided upon by the Governor of New Zealand only, or by an officer appointed by him, who shall have the power of deciding as to which chiefs shall receive the said annual payments. These payments for all the above purposes are to be as follows, —that is when the surveys are complete, and the land is resold which we have transferred to the Queen of England, or to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her, a certain portion of the money to be received by the Queen or Government of New Zealand as pa)ment for the said land, is to be deducted for the purposes which have been above specified ; the amount of the money to be returned to us is five per ■cent, or equal to five pounds out of every hundred pounds, after deducting the surveys and other expenses connected with laying oft' the said lands. (Signed) Donald M'Lean, Chief Commissioner.