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No. 5. TUB CHIEF L.YXD PUECHASE COMMISSIOITEIi TO MB. S. DEIGHTOW. Xatire Land Purchase Department, Auckland, November 14th, 1860. Sir,— In reply to your letter of the 28th April last, em-losing a statement of the quantity and description of land at Waitotara by Mr. Stewart, 1 have the honor, by direction of his Excellency the Governor, to inform yon that it is not intended to take any steps in reference to the pending negociations at Waitotara-, during the present unsettled state of the district. I have, <fcc, Doxald McLean, Chief Commissioner. 8. Deighton, Esq., AVhanganui.
No. 6. tiik suvssasTKSsssr, wthusemat, to the iioko.ua.ble the colonial tbeasubeb. Superintendent's Office, Wellington, 4th September, 1883. Sin, — I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to authorise an advance to me out of the Land Purchase Loan of the sum of two thousand pounds, to complete the purchase of the Waitotara block, and of the further sum of one thousand pounds, to complete the purchase of the various blocks in the Wairarapa, and to defray the expenses of the necessary surveys. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, Superintendent, Land Purchase Commissioner. The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Auckland. Mb. Cabkekk.— Will you njake the necessary advance to Dr. Feathenton out of the balance of the Land Purchase Loan still to the credit of the Province of Wellington. Reader Wood. September 14th, 1862.
No. 7. EXTRACT PR )M .'. LETTER—THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WELLINGTON TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, DATED JULY 7TH, 18G;>. "You are aware that negociations have been pending for some years for the purchase of the Waitotara Block. lam happy to inform you that the purchase was completed on the 4th instant, when T paid the final instalment of £2,000. There are of course some who not only deem it impolitic to pay such a large sum at present to the natives, but openly declare that they will expend the whole of it on the munitions of war. i Previous to my handing it over, Piripi and llio, the two chiefs authorized by the sellers to receive and distribute it. intimated to the meeting (at which some 50 were present), that they did not intend to touch it for some considerable time, until they knew what had become of their friends who had gone to Taranaki. This announcement met with a most hearty response from all the datives, with the exception of two or three, who would not be entitled to more than a few pounds. 1 then look Piripi and Rio over to the Bank and gave them the £2000. They immediately paid me back £100 for 200 acres which I had agreed they should be allowed to purchase; and then after considerable higgling with the Manager about the rate of interest, they took a deposit receipt for £1900 (made out in their own names), for three months certain, intimating that in all probability they would not want the money for six months-. 1 think you will agree with me, that this fact speaks volumes, and is worth any number of official reports, as to the state of native feeling in this district. The Settlers cordially acknowledge that ilio acquisition of this Block adds very materially to the security of the Settlement."
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