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Ilocks o: iAND on w! net Advances ave ieen mai .0 — continue< C3 No. District. Name of Block. Area, Payment to date. Title. General Remarks. Horowhenua Acres. 52,000 £ s. d. 64 16 0 Interlocutory Order, N. L. O £20 of this money was advanced by mc to R-mgirurupuni, the principal claimant, with consent of Meiha Keepa and other*. Majority of claimants now wish to retain the property in their own hands. I propose obtaining refund through Mr. II. McDonald, lessee of a portion of b!ock. There will bj considerable delay before this block can be further dealt with. I propose, therefore, to accept refund. Isolated from rest of Government-purchased land ; propose to accept refund. Tlie advance was made at request of late Superintendent of Wellington, Sir W. Fitzherbert; it was then the intention of Provincial Government to bridge Manawatu River at that point; the scheme has now been abandoned. I propose to accept a refund. Block is now leased by Natives as a sheep run ; propose to accept refund through lessee. A considerable block of land north of the Otaki River; was formerly known byname of Ringawhati, and advances made thereon. This land, on pissing through Native Land Court, was awarded under other names, and in some instances to other Natives of the same hapu than those to whom the advances had been made. Some of the Natives to whom the advances were so made have promised to refund. This money was advanced by order of late Sir D. McLean, and by bis order placed against Tararua. If any money is paid to Ngatiraukawa ou account of their claims ou this block already purchased by Government, this amount must be stopped. One grantee is dead, and delay has been caused by non-sitting of Native Land Court wherein to obtain Succession Order ; propose to accept a refund ; ground, although good, is isolated from other purchases ; price, £2 a • • • 9 n Kutikutirau 50 15 0 0 Not surveyed. Application sent in. Interlocutory Order Certificate a o or. o M a CD O a 8 8 i D c a <x 10 11 Parikawau Ngavvhakaraua 79 50 33 0 0 10 0 0 12 13 Otaki )1 Hurilini ... Ringawhati 1,077 400 doubtful 6 0 0 125 0 0 Certificate 17th sec. It a ■ ■ • Tararua No. 2 35 0 0 15 )) ■■' Rotowhakahokiriri 16 7 5 6 Crown Grant 16 Muhunoa No. 1 1,110 31 9 2 Interlocutory Order, N. L. C. Not passed Court Not surveyed an acre. Committee of House of Representatives on Native affairs last session promised a rehearing in this case ; propose to accept refund. I propose to accept refund. Stoppage of Murimotu survey will hang this block up for some time. I propose if possible to get refund of money advanced. This block is also connected with Murimotu, and, it will be so long before it can be dealt with, I propose to accept refund of advances. The above remarks have equal reference to this block. This block is in the Tuhua country. Natives are now anxious to occupy the country themselves, and stock it with sheep. 1 think Topia Turoa might be induced to refund this amount, which was advanced to his uncle, the late Tahana Turoa. Have already received instructions from Government not to proceed with this purchase, application to that effect having been made to Government by Native owners through Major Cooper. This block is now tied up by action of Meiha Keepa and other Wanganui Natives re Murimotu lands ; propose therefore a refund of money advanced. This block is part of Murimotu, and subject to same difficulties as Maketu. 17 IS Wanganui... Pikopiko No. 3 Okaka ... 2,700 15,000 101 0 0 175 0 0 a 19 Otairi 50 0 0 91 0 0 50 0 0 Not. surveyed ; app'hat ion made Not surveyed 20 21 a ••• Arspikiaka Te Kopauga 10,000 50,000 j) • • • 22 Hauhungatahi 30,000 50 0 0 ii ... 23 }> Maketu Murimotu 5,000 25 0 0 ,, ... 21 25 ») *•* Parae-a-pina No acreage 5,000 25 0 0 25 0 0 „ ... j, ... Ohinoiti ... ii ••• Owing to opposition on part of some of claimants to this block, it has not been possible to have it surveyed. I propose a refund. This block is North of Waitotara River, and was represented as being inland of confiscated boundary line; it is doubtful, however, if a portion thereof is not within tho line ; under these circumstances, I propose a refund. I propose to accept refund in this case. 20 )j >. • Oteka 7,000 20 0 0 ,, 27 Otaki Ngakaroro No. 6 ... 142 5 0 0 Interlocutory Order Wani ;anui, 27th June, 1877. James Booth. Land Purchase Officer.