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APPENDIX A. LETTER FROM THOMAS BECKHAM, ESQ., RESIDENT MAGISTRATE, AUCKLAND. Resident Alagistrate's Court, Auckland, 22nd August, 1862. Sir,— I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a letter (No. 598) from Air. H. Halse, "Acting Native Secretary," forwarding copy of an Extract from the journals of the House of Representatives, by direction of the Native Alinister, calling for " Return of all Europeans" in occupation of native land in the •" Northern Island of NeAv Zealand," and in reply beg to state that I haA'e no means of ascertaining the particulars required by the first part of the Order, and to suggest for your consideration the expediency of applying to tbe Commissioner of Crown Lauds and tho Registrar-General, who compiles the Census Returns, and arc, I believe, the proper source from whence the information sought can bo obtained. As to the latter part, there have not been any prosecutions instituted by Government under the provisions of the " Native Land Purchase Ordinance" in this Court. T have, &c, Thomas Beckham, Resident Magistrate. The Hon. the Attorney-General.

APPENDIX B. EXTRACT FROM I.ETTEIi OF I). H, MACGREGOR, ESQ., RESIDENT MAGISTRATE, RAGLAN. Air. George Charlton, of Kawhia, who holds, I believe, under a native title, declines to fill up a Return, because, he says, if the land does not belong to him it belongs to Government.

APPENDIX C. LETTER FliOM v. s. COOEEB, ESQ., RESIDENT MAGISTRATE, WAII'UKI HAL. Waipukurau, December 31st, 1862. Sir,— In obedience to the instructions of His Excellency's Government, conveyed to me in your circular letter of the 7th of August last, I have the honor to enclose a return compiled from tinreplies of such occupants as answered my queries—of Europeans in occupation of native lands in the Hundred of Waipukurau. This return is not .so complete as I could wish, though more so than I was at first induced to hope for j fewer persons haying refused the information, and those who gave it having given it much more fully than I had anticipated. I believe the correctness of the return, as far as it goes, may be relied upon. I also enclose a return of the names of persons who, haA'ing been written to, have refused t<» reply. I have, &c, G. S. Cooper, Resident Alagistrate. The Native Secretary, <fee, Auckland.

Return of names of individuals in the Hundred of AVaipukurau who, being believed to be in occupation of native land, Avere Avritten to for information and haA"e not replied to the circulars :— Canning, John Davis, Porangahau. Hargrove, William Frederic, Waimarama. Knight, John, Porangahau. Ormond, John Davies, Porangahau. St. Hill, Henry, Porangahau. G. S. Cooper, R.M December 31st, 1862.

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