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An Epitome of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand

Enclosure 1 in No. 2. — Mr. Kemp, C.C., to the Hon. Dr. Pollen

Enclosure 1 in No. 2.
Mr. Kemp, C.C., to the Hon. Dr. Pollen.

18th March, 1876.

Sir,—

I have referred these papers to Mr. J. W. Preece, the Land Purchase Agent, who states that the Waipoua and Maunganui Blocks were purchased by Messrs. Brissenden and Nelson, for the Government, from Tiopira and other Natives, for 1s. 1d. per acre, and paid them sums of money (at a very early stage), in the shape of advances, to the amount of £620. Mr. Preece further states, that these Agents utterly ignored, and refused to acknowledge the interest of Parore te Awha, the principal chief of the district, who afterwards proved his claim in Court. Parore then refused to sell, and Tiopira was requested to complete the sale to the Government of his interest on the terms agreed on, which he, in the presence of Paul Tuhaere did; the Government Agent conceding his only request, which was to make up his share to £2,000,—which was about £50 more than his share of the amount originally agreed on, viz., 1s. 1d. per acre, together with a valuable reserve at Waipoua of 6,000 acres, which afterwards turned out to be 12,000 acres, and which more than compensated for the extra price given to Parore. Parore afterwards sold his interest for £2,500 in the two blocks; all these arrangements having come under my personal notice.

H. T. Kemp.