BLoors under negotiation, but price not finally arranged.
Name of Block.
Area.
Advances charged to
Government,
as per Vouchers
furnished.
Advanced by
Slimes Mackay, jun.
from private funds,
repayable.
Remarks.
Manaia
/lanais, No. 2
Kerita
Kennedy's Bay ...
Ipuwhakat ere ... Awhataroa...
hitipirorua
Matamata . Ohinemuri
Puriri
Pukerangiora
Mangakirikiri, No. 1
IP No. 2 .
„ No 3
Moewai, No. 2, Mercury Bay.
Whenuatite, No. 2 „ .
Kaimarama, „ . Omahu West
Bunanga (Taupo District) .
Waiau (Coromandel)
Te Aroha •••
Puketui „
Mangarehu .„ Mangarehu East ... Mataora
Totals
Acres. 5,055 1,724 1;098 8,891
1,015 707 1,245
8.000 150,000
3,252 700 1,683 386 1,673 3,600
6,700 8,300 8,000
5,000
400 100,000
6,000
1,825 468 6,000
£ a. d.
770 0 74 0 0 121 0 0
175 0 0
175 0 0
6 0 0
15 0 0 811 0 0
45 0 0 70 0 0
20 0 0
30 0 0
'••
100 10 0
80 0 0
20 0 0
"•
•••
£ s. d.
30 0 0 21 0 0 28 0 0 100 0 0
5 0 0
654 0 0
48 0 0 45 0 0 10 0 0
16 0 0 35 0 0
5 0 Os 66 0 0 63 0 0
65 0 0
285 0 0
85 0 0
31 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 0
Surveyed. Title investigated. Known to be auriferous.
I Surveyed. Title will be investigated by Native Land Court in April next, Land of good quality.
Surveyed. Title to the largest portion settled by Native Land Count. Authorized to bo purchased at any price not exceeding five thousand pounds.
1 Surveyed. Ipuwhakatori Title settled by Native Land Court. Owhataros not investigated. Valuable 5 from proximity. to Shortland.
Surveyed. Title investigated. Hold survey lien for £65. Probable cost, 2s. 6d. per acre. Fronts
Vi hangamata Harbour. Reported to be auriferous ; from personal inspection think this is correct.
Will shortly be surveyed. Price not to exceed three shillings per acre. Land of excellent quality.
The only method of completing this purchase is to buy from hapus and individuals as opportunity occurs. The purchase of the Waikawau and Cape Colville Blocks is intimately connected with this distnet, and has materially assisted in breaking up the anti land-selling unity of the tribe, Ngotitanrotera. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Much land of good quality in this block, irrespective of auriferous and hilly country. Know some part to be auriferous.
Surveyed. Some land of excellent quality on this block ; gold being at present worked on it. Surveyed. Near Shortland.
Surveyed. Title settled by Native Land Court. Laud valuable on account of its proximity to Shortland. Probable cost, three shillings per acre. Gold in the blocks,
Under Survey. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Position good. Gold • found in immediate neighbourhood.
Surveyed. Title investigated by Court. Adjoins Kapovrai, Tairua, Te Pula, and Karo Blocks. Purchased by Government.
Surveyed. Title investigated by Court. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Adjoins Te Weiti and Matokirau Blocks. Purchased by Crown.
Surveyed. Part, near main road from Shortland to Hikutala, of ezeellent quality. Remainder hilly and auriferous. Joins the Omahau East Block, purchased by the Crown ; extending to the coast. The purchase of this will add to the Ilikutaia Block, and give the Crown an unbroken piece of country from the Thames to the East Coast. -
This can now probably be snore easily arranged from Napier with Tohau and his party. The reason this payment was made was to detach Tohau and his party from Te Hire ; their taking payment for land effected that object, and was the principal reason they left Ohinemuri for Taupo. As long as they remained at the Thames they, assisted the anti-land•selling party to hold back Te Aroha and Ohinemuri.
Not surveyed. A small claim which will give a coast frontage and access to the A.wakaurie Block, previously purchased by the Crown.
Survey arranged for. This block can only be purchased in the same manner as Ohinemuri, from hapus and individuals. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Some excellent laud on this block. Am personally acquainted with the fact of some portion being auriferous.
Survey in progress. Adjoins Tairua; Hihi, and Piraunui, already purchased by Government. Probable cost, two shillings per acre.
} Surveyed. Title investigated. Valuable from proximity to Shortland.
Not surveyed. Some of Ngntiporou anxious to sell in consequence of a quarrel with Ngatitamatera.
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