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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS PURCHASED AND LEASED FROM NATIVES IN NORTH ISLAND.

.Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to the Provisions of " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892."

Keturn (in continuation of G.-3 of 1902) of Native Lands purchased and leased, or under Negotiation, in the North Island, showing Area, Expenditure, &c, to 31st March, 1903.

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. : : : ' < i i \__ * Lease for twenty-one years, from Ist January, 1902, only. t Numbers 27 to 35 are subject to certain duly registered leases

PART I.-LANDS FINALLY ACQUIRED.

s S3 ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 District and Block. Whangabei — Omiru East No. 1 Omiru West No. 1 COBOMANDEL, THAMES, ETC. — Kuaotunu No. lo Kuaotunu No. 2a, No. 3 Mangatotara No. lc South Te Awaiti No. Iβ, No. I Te Awaiti No. Id, No. 1 Te Awaiti No. If Tβ Awaiti No. Iβ Te Awaiti No. 1h, No. 1 Te Awaiti No. lj, No. 1 Te Awaiti No. 2a Puhangateuru No. Iα .. Puhangateuru No. 2a .. Puhangateuru No. 3a .. Puhangateuru No. 4 .. Puhangateuru No. 4a .. Puhangateuru No. 5 Otakawe No. Iα Otakawe No. 2a Otakawe No. 3a Hoeotainui North No. 3a Abea finally \-.,,™»ffw,». Expenditure, including Incidental AOQUIHED. O1 , A turougl! whom EXPENSES. . • - Negotiations were Date and Number « g ! Bate : conducted, and Amount „ , v , .„ . ... ot the Gazette. °f°3 per Acre, ; ol Commission ,„ „ Date, Is umber, and Series oi Deed. m which : or Rpinnnpvflfinn iiftid lo During proclaimed Total. g. S | o"t?beiVaid :>Jst March, Period o( this Total. Crown Lands. P 5 H Ol IU Ut) JJ&1U IOnO Patnvn t Q©S to him. 1903, Keturn. A. B. *. j A. ■ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | 49 0 0 10 G 10 0 R.J.Gill .... 29 9 11 .. 29 9 11 15 May, 1903,3517 Auckland.. 23 July, 1903 59 25 0 0 12 0 10 0 „ .... 15 2 7 .. 15 2 7 15 May, , 3517 j ! 210 0 0 210 .. R. S. Bush .. .. .. 512 0 5 512 0 5 19 Sept., 1902 < 3518 Auckland .. 23 July, 1903 59 340 2 23 340 .. , .. .. .. 1,368 17 6 j 1,368 17 6 2 Oct., „ 3519 .. ! 1,855 3 0: .. 030 G. Mair .. .. 241 0 10 37 0 0 278 0 10 10 Sept., „ 3520 216 0 0 24 0 5 0 „ .... i 48 0 0 600 54 0 0 8 Sept., „ , 3521 „ •• 3,139 0 0 .- 0 5 0 „ .... 772 0 0 12 0 0 ' 784 0 0 8 Sept., „ 13522 . .. 400 0 0 400 0 5 0 „ .... 100 0 0 .. 100 0 0 29 Aug., „ 3523 . .. I 411 0 0 411 0 5 0 „ .... 102 17 0 .. 102 17 0 29 Aug., „ 3524 * ..: 71 2 12 71 I 0 5 0 „ .. .". 17 17 9 .. 17 17 9 8 Sept., „ 3525 •■ : 190 0 0 J 190 0 5 0 „ .... 47 14 8 .. 47 14 8 8 Sept., „ 3526 .. i 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 5 0 „ .... 300 0 0 .. 300 0 0 8 Sept., „ ; 3527 . ..15,065 0 0: 16 0 7 6 „ .. .. 1,863 10 6 52 14 6 1,916 5 0 8 Sept., „ 3528 .. 2,661 1 24 j 74 : 0 7 0 ., .... 966 18 10 ! 34 7 2 j 1,001 6 0 8 Sept 3528 .. : 1,221 2 0! 66 I 0 7 6 „ .. \ . . 432 19 8 16 12 0 ! 449 11 8 8 Sept., „ 3528 „ .. • -i 252 0 0 5 ; 0 7 6 „ .... 92 8 0 1186 94 6 6 8 Sept., „ i 3528 , • • 180 0 0 .. 0 7 6 ,. .... 67 9 4 .. 67 9 4 j 8 Sept., , ' 3528 „ .. •• 52 0 0 .. 0 7 6 „ .... 19 10 0 .. 19 10 0 i 8 Sept., „ 3528 ..(1,217 3 0 38 0 5 0 „ .... I 288 8 9 j 21 16 5 305 1 2 8 Sept., „ 3529 „ .. 1,003 0 0 23 0 5 0 „ .... 245 5 7 5 7 10 350 18 5 8 Sept., . 3529 „ ■■ ■ ■ 949 0 0 45 0 5 0 „ .... 217 16 5 19 2 7 236 19 0 8 Sept., „ 3529 : .. I 1,126 0 0 333 0 4 0 „ .... 152 8 5 72 1 3 224 9 8 8 Sept., „ 3530 >er 5t 5t 23 24 25 26 27f 28f 29f 30f 31f 32f 33t 34f 35f ROTOBUA— Utanga No. Iα (part of Lake house-sit ) Wanganui — Parapara No. 2a, No. 1 Parapara No. 2b, No. 1 Waikanae — Kapiti No. 4, Section 4 Seventy-mile Bush — Tamaki No. 2 (Hawke's B*5) Tamaki No. 2 (Wellington) Tamaki No. 3 (Hawke's Bay) Tamaki No. 3 (Wellington)' Tamaki No. 4 (Hawke's Bay) Tamaki No. 4 (Wellington)' Tamaki No. 5 (Hawke's Bay) Tamaki No. 5 (Wellington) Mangatoro No. Iα, No. 1 Waikabemoana — Waipaoa No. 3 Waipaoa No. 4 Totals .. 0 0 6 6 perches .. R.J.Gill .... 15 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 6 Nov., 1902 3531 i Auckland .. „ I „ ■■I 601 2 0 .. 0 5 0 W. E. Goffe .... 152 18 4 .. 152 18 4 13 Feb., 1903 894 ! Wellington 186 2 0 .. 0 5 0! „ .... 44 2 6 .. 44 2 6 13 Feb., » j 895: 370 0 0* 370 ; 1 5 0 P.Sheridan .. .. 6 18 0 17 15 8 24 13 8 24 Sept., 1902 896 Wellington " o'ew 2^! 2,S94 0 10 0 W.J.Walsh.. .. 868 15 3 744 3 0 1612 18 3 IJ 30 Oct., 1902 j 270 | Hawke's Bay 23 July, 1903 59 •• , *>°ol 0 U ,) (30 Oct., „ 899 Wellington , I ,, I: 1'W6 0 2 0 i T •■ 01 ° ° - ■■!•■ 3,818 8 7 6 5 0 8,834 18 7 Oct., „ 271 | Hawke's Bay .. J o u I (30 Oct., „ 900 Wellington ;; »;S - g } .. o u> o .. .. 2,57419 0 31717 8 2,39217 5 |j»W: « {^SS 9 l "■■ ■■ S no' *» 01 ° ° - ■ *'*» ' « 3,24716 9 \ ™\*&£? ] ■■ 5 ' 141 2 0.. .. .. .. .. 5,15 5 0 5,151 5 0 29 Oct., „ 274 j Hawke's Bay II \ ■ ! ! '.'. 0 0/ 49 I ° 3 ° J- Brooking .. .. 2,09017 5 14 8 10 2,105 6 3 7 Feb., 1903 275 Hawke's Bay. j • ! .. J65.486 1 39 7,424 .. .. .. 18,391 19 3 8,870 4 11 27,262 4 2 I 36 37

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PART II.-LANDS PARTIALLY ACQUIRED.

j Aeba. EXPKNDITU] be, including incidental Expenses. 3 District and Block. Total. if. If s> a Isil flSj Price per Acre. Name of the Officer or Agent through whom Negotiations were conducted. To 31st March,! 1902. During i i Period of this | Total. Return. I ! I I 1 2 3 4 5 6 Noeth op Auckland— a. Oturu .. . . .. 394 Horotiua A No. 2 .. 100 Otarihau No. 2 .. .. 682 Whirinaki No. 2c .. 502 Manukau .. .. .. 263 Kaurinui No. 3 .. .. 3,226 A. i 1 195 71 175 2,180 A. £ s. d. 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 6 R. J. Gill I £ s. d. 0 8 10 0 3 2 49 16 0! 12 6 0 24 0 0 258 0 2i ] i J - £ s. a. £ s. d. 0 8 10 .. 0 3 2 49 16 0 12 6 0 24 0 0 10 11 10 268 12 0 13 7 8 9 l0 .1 OoEOMANDEL, THAMES, ETC. — Opitomoko and Kuranui .. 343 Parareka No. 2 .. .. 302 Lipseytown .. ■ ■ 400 Pukemokemoke No. 1 .. 610 Pukemokemoke No. 2 .. I 423 57 100 B. J. Gill .. ! i 402 3 0 501 1 0 750 0 0 1 10 0 402 3 0 501 1 0 584 10 4 1,334 10 4 13 16 3 15 6 3 26 17 9 26 17 9 0 5 0 0 5 0 „ 45 92 .3 .4 .6 l6 .7 .8 .9 !0 !) !2 Taupo, Bay of Plenty, etc.--Te Tauri .. .. 2,000 Tahorakuri No. 2 . . .. 600 Kaimanawa No. 2b .. .. 27,181 Waihi-Kahakaharoa.. .. 5,778 TeMatai .. .. .. 254 Te Koutu .. .. .. 5,000 Pukeroa-Oruawhata No. 1 .. 3,020 Opakau fee Pukahu .. .. 2,650 Wharetataa . . .. 2,200 Tuhua .. •• .. 3,154 Karewa .. .. .. 9 17 0 3 0 0 3 0 R. J. Gill 195 7 11 21 0 6 225 0 0 25 0 0 225 8 0 ; 291 18 10 9,729 7 0 109 0 U 145 16 6 32 0 0 10 15 8 195 7 11 21 0 6 225 0 0 25 0 0 225 8 0 291 18 10 9,729 7 0 109 0 9 145 16 6 32 0 0 10 15 8 2,972 446 3 0 0 0 3 6 192 4 0 2 6 3 0 0 18 !4 I WAIKATO, KOHE-POTAil, ETC.- - Whangaingatakupu Nc. 2b .. 200 Rangitoto Tuhua No. 36 1 129 G-. T. Wilkinson 0 2 3 1 10 0 1 24 2 6 24 4 9 1 10 0 15 !6 East Coast and Poverty Bay— j Tahora No. 2a, Sections 2 and 4 ' 9,932 Tahora No. 2b, Section 2 .. 4,843 668 1,614 0 2 0 0 3 0 R. J. Gill 65 11 1 161 8 9 65 11 1 161 8 9 27 ■ii ■19 30 31 82 88 34 35 86 87 88 89 10 41 42 13 4-1 45 •it; 47 .18 41) West Coast, Wanganui, etc. — Whitiangi No. 2 .. .. 11,593 Mangapapa No. lc, No. 2a .. 56 Murimotu No. 1 .. .. 500 Rangiwaea No. 4f, No. 16 .. 3,160 Rangiwaea No. 4f, No. 17 .. j 3,083 Rangiwaea-Tarere No. 2 .. 285 Rangiwaea-Otarara No. 2 .. 100 Parikawau .. .. .. 559 Otaupari .. .. .. 540 Awarua No. Idb .. .. 12,094 Awarua No. 4c, No. 15 .. 2,043 Taraketi No. 1 .. .. 967 Hapukorari Reserve.. .. 1,000 Horowhenua No. 3c, No. 3b .. 107 Horowhenua No. 7 .. .. 311 Horowhenua No. 11 .. Horowhenua costs Kapiti No. 2b .. .. 495 Kapiti No. 4b .. .. 10 Kapiti No. 5, Section Iβ .. 1,040 Kapiti No. 5, Section 2b .. 70 Kapiti No. 5a .. .. 4 Kapiti No. 5c .. .. 2 727 40 132 150 2,670 8 28 277 392 223 108 0 18 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 12 6 W. E. Goffe .. 109 12 2 20 15 0 19 14 4 37 11 3 655 19 10 2 19 ll 9 5 8 838 19 10 455 9 9 90 13 4 139 7 6 450 0 0 15 0 O! 6 0 01 10 0 0 271 8 6 : 2,214 7 9 i 109 12 2 20 15 0 19 14 4 37 11 3 38 11 3 694 11 1 2 19 1 9 5 8 838 19 10 455 9 9 90 13 4 139 7 6 450 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 273 8 6 2,214 7 9 2 o o 6 31 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 P. Sheridan .. 8 6 8 5 0 0 3 0 0 38 3 7 3 0 0 11 6 8 38 3 7 38 3 7 5 0 0 Waibaeapa— Mapunatea 350 0 0 350 0 0 il >2 Hawke's Bay— Ngapaeruru No. 7f, No. 2 .. 2,445 Boundary disputes 617 0 7 6 L. M. Grace .. 300 0 0 58 0 0[ 300 0 0 38 0 0 ] 96 0 0 38 0 0 f Compensation iotdeb " The Ngaeee and othee Blocks Native Claims Adjustment Act, 1894 "— Te Ngaere 1,797 13 3 I 22 10 5 I 22 10 5 i 1,820 3 8 13 A Undistributed 346 4 11 346 4 11 346 4 11 Totals .. .. j 114,530 21,104 19 4 1,148 8 10 '22,253 8 2 i 1,148 8 10 114,530 13,967 418

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PART 111.-SUMMARY OF AREAS.

Acres. Area finally acquired to 31st March, 1901 (vide G.-3, 1902) .. .. .. .. .. ..7,874,541 Area finally acquired during 1902-1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,486 Total area finally acquired to 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,940,027 Portion of 65,486 acres, as above, finally acquired during 1902-1903, representing the work of that period 7,424 Progress on uncompleted purchases during 1902-1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. 418 Total results for year ending 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. . 7,842 Uncompleted purchases on 31st March, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,530

PART IV.-EXPENDITURE.

Statement of Moneys, keceivbd and paid for the Purchase of Native Lands during the Financial Year ending 31st March, 1903. Moneys received. £ s. d. I Moneys paid. £ s. d. Amount of moneys reoeived .. .. 15,782 13 5 For purchase of Native lands .. .. 15,782 IS 5 £15,782 13 5 £15,782 13 5 Certified as correct, in terms of section 20 of " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892.' J. K. Waebueton, Wellington, 20th July, 1903. Controller and Auditor-General.

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General Loans. North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan. Total. Expenditure from 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903— £ s. d. On lands finally acquired : Part I. .. .. 8,870 4 11 On lands partially acquired: Part II. .. .. 1,148 8 10 On old purchases '■ .. .. .. .. 2,018-16 8 On working-expenaen .. .. .. .. 1,890 0 0 On Native Land Court surveys .. .. .. 2,010 15 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. 8,870 4 11 1,148 8 10 2,018 16 8 1,890 0 0 2,010 15 7 15,948 6 0 Credits .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 12 7 ■• 15,948 6 0 165 12 7 J Total net expenditure, 1st April, 1902, to 31st March, 1903 ! 15,782 13 5 Expenditure to 31st March, 1902, as per G.-3, 1902 .. 1,764,468 16 3 219,762 2 7 15,782 13 5 1,984,230 18 10 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1903 ..I 1,780,251 9 8' 1,780,251 I 9 8 219,762 2 7 219,762 2 7 2,000,013 12 2,000,013 12 3 c Native Land Purchase Office, Wellington, 31st July, 1903. P. Sheridan, Officer P. Sheridan, Officer in Charge. in Charge.