Native Land Purchases.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 7th August, 1860, "for a Statement of the various Sums expended out of the £180,000, being the portion of the Loan of £500,000 allocated for the Purchase of Native Lands in the Northern Island. Such Return to specify the number of acres purchased in each District the date of purchase; by what Commissioner effected; and the price per acre. Such Return also to state the amount of the said ?180,000 unexpended; the balance due on each provincial account; and how such balances are now invested."

Province of Auckland.

Date of Payment.	Name of Block.	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
				£	s.	d.
Sept., 1856	Opopo and Omaru, last instalment	Donald McLean		200	0	0
Oct., 1856	Land at the Karaka	McLean and Rogan		115	0	0
Dec., 1856	Right of Road, Papakura District	"		30	0	0
"	Hikurangi, old claim			60	0	0
"	One-whero-whero		300	25	0	0
Sept., 1857	Rama-rama	W. N. Searancke	1,200	210	0	0
"	Manukau Block	"	22,000	1,200	0	0
"	Puketapu	"	3,500	400	0	0
May, 1858	Land at Waiheke	Donald McLean	10,900	100	0	0
"	"	"	10,900	800	0	0
Aug., 1858	Pukekohe Reserve	John Rogan	500	100	0	0
Sept., 1857	Opoia Block	W N Searancke	3,800	205	0	0
Nov., 1856	Great Barrier	Donald McLean	15,000	200	0	0
Balance of Opoia purchase	W.N. Searancke		145	0	0
Land at East Cape		56	85	0	0
		Total—Auckland District		3,875	0	0
Whaingaroa District.
Nov., 1857	Karoromanu, last instalment	John Rogan	2,088	100	0	0
Aug., 1857	Hare-hare	"	4,000	200	0	0
"	Rauroa	"	12,000	400	0	0
"	Mata	"	450	20	0	0
"	Mata	"	180	5	0	0
"	Wahatane	"	500	40	0	0
Dec., 1857	Wharauroa	"	5,000	200	0	0
June, 1858	Mata Reserve	"	1,500	100	0	0
	Payment at Wellington to Ngatitoa chiefs on account of claims to land purchased at Mokau			240	0	0
		Total—Whaingaroa District		1,305	0	0
Thames and Piako Districts.
Dec., 1857	Piako Block, last instalment	G. W. D. Hay	18,000	1,000	0	0
"	Te Nge	"	1,200	110	0	0
"	Aotungaio	"	412	20	0	0
"	Taurikomoru	"	900	70	0	0
"	Te Aratohua	"	2,000	100	0	0
Nov., 1857	Te Matai	"	2,500	100	0	0
"	Mangakahika	"	5,000	50	0	0
"	Kopatutai	"	2,000	50	0	0
"	Te Waikokoai	"	450	20	0	0
"	Koatu-a-Noa	"	450	15	0	0
"	Te Whanake	"	450	20	0	0
"	Land at the Thames unsurveyed			300	0	0
"	""			25	0	0
June, 1859	Land at the Thames, Rangiora's claims to			50	0	0
Oct., 1858	Instalments on account of various blocks, Thames and Piako			180	0	0
May, 1859	Waihou (West)	G. W. D. Hay	7,000	200	0	0
"	Waihou (Lower)	"	3,500	240	0	0
"	Te Kokako cession	"	2,300	35	0	0
Dec., 1859	Opuruteke	"	800	65	0	0
Feb., 1860	Mohonui	"	2,000	115	0	0
	Instalments on other blocks, and balance unexpended			511	0	0
		Total—Thames and Piako			3,276	0	0

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Coromandel and Mercury Island.

Date of Payment.	Name of Block	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
				£	s.	d.
July, 1858	Ahuahu	J. Preece	1,786	224	0	0
Aug., 1858	Atiu	"	325	52	0	0
July, 1858	Waipao	"	15	5	0	0
Aug., 1858	Raparoa	"	418	25	0	0
"	Paeroa (Ahuahu)	"	380	30	0	0
"	Wainuiototo	"	1,568	255	0	0
Nov., 1858	Pukeatua	"	380	70	0	0
"	Kapui	"	131	43	0	0
March, 1859	Kauri	"	1,246	170	0	0
June, 1859	Ototoro	"	486	55	0	0
April, 1859	Rama-rama	"	719	110	0	0
"	Papkarahi	"	89	23	10	0
"	Paoneone	"	250	60	0	0
Aug., 1859	Whenuakite	"	4,166	250	0	0
July, 1859	Waitotaramoa	"	Particulars of survey not yet received.	300	0	0
June, 1858	Patapata	"		121	0	0
July, 1858	Land East side of Coromandel	"		300	0	0
June, 1858	""	"		130	0	0
Aug., 1858	Motu Rehu	"			40	0	0
Sept., 1858	Mata Kitahi	"			80	0	0
Nov., 1858	Waitapu	"		53	0	0
Oct., 1858	Awakanae	"		63	0	0
"	Tawhitirahi	"		340	0	0
April, 1859	Tuhanui	"		5	0	0
		Total—Coromandel and M. I.		2,804	10	0
Whangarei and Kaipara Districts.
Oct., 1856	Waikiekie	Donald McLean	12,000	400	0	0
March, 1857	Pakiri	"	38,000	1,070	0	0
April, 1857	Tatarariki	John Rogan	12,000	350	0	0
"	Ngaere	Donald McLean	Unsurveyed	30	0	0
June, 1857	Kaurihohore	J. G. Johnson	4,790	550	0	0
"	Parahaki	"	4,481	200	0	0
"	Wharehora	"	4,939	250	0	0
Sept., 1857	Waiparaheka	John Rogan	88	25	0	0
June, 1857	Kaiwa	J. G. Johnson	1,372	200	0	0
"	Tamaterau	"	3,828	200	0	0
Dec., 1857	Ika-a-ranganui	John Rogan	8,000	500	0	0
"	Okahu	"	18,000	500	0	0
"	" additional payment			100	0	0
Feb., 1858	Mata	J. G. Johnson	11,108	600	0	0
"	Mahe	"	1,646	100	0	0
"	Whauwhau	"	1,351	100	0	0
"	Kamo	"	296	50	0	0
March, 1858	Matakohe	John Rogan	68,000	2,000	0	0
Dec., 1858	Kaukopakopa East	"	7,200	500	0	0
Jan., 1859	Paparoa	"	15,021	500	14	0
"	Arapohue	"	9,500	350	0	0
"	Kaukopakopa West	"	5,223	300	0	0
Aug., 1859	Pukekaroro	"	8,458	422	18	0
"	Waikeriawera	"	12,758	500	0	0
Sept., 1859	Toka-toka			5	0	0
Jan., 1860	Oruawharo Block	"	30,000	1,200	0	0
"	Whakatiwhai Reserve	"	100	27	0	0
"	Reserves at Kaukopakopa	"	100	15	0	0
	Instalments on account of various blocks			415	0	0
		Total—Whangarei and Kaipara		11,460	120	0

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Bay of Islands District.

Date of Payment.	Name of Block.	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
				£	s.	d.
Sept., 1856	Oruru Block	H. T. Kemp	15,000	350	0	0
Dec., 1856	Taraire	"	7,000	300	0	0
"	Whakapaku	"	3,000	200	0	0
Jan., 1857	Okokako	"	240	35	0	0
Feb., 1858	Muriwhenua South	"	86,885	1,100	0	0
"	Wharemaru	"	13,555	400	0	0
"	Otengi	"	2,722	230	0	0
Jan., 1859	Mawhe	"	5,000	450	0	0
"	Mokau	"	7,224	240	0	0
"	Patunui	"	188	20	0	0
"	Te Kauri	"	289	25	0	0
"	Hikuwai	"	875	35	0	0
"	Wharau	"	81	10	0	0
Dec., 1858	Wi Hau's Block	"	3,000	100	0	0
June, 1859	Mate Wherohia	"	3,746	250	0	0
"	Kawakawa	"	15,000	1,000	0	0
Aug., 1859	Kohumaru	"	11,000	400	0	0
"	Waiake, or Upper Aorere	"	6,950	220	0	0
"	Ohinu	"	2,703	33	0	0
"	Ditto	"		67	0	0
Sept., 1859	Kaiawe	"	1,375	58	0	0
"	Puheke	"	6,000	300	0	0
		Total—Bay of Islands		5,823	0	0

Recapitulation.

1856-1860.	£	s.	d.
Auckland	3,875	0	0
Whangaroa	1,305	0	0
Thames and Piako	3,276	0	0
Coromandel and Mercury Island	2,804	10	0
Whangarei and Kaipara	11,460	12	0
Bay of Islands District	5,823	0	0
Instalments paid in— Coromandel and Mercury by Mr. Preece, particulars not yet received	941	10	0
Advances and instalments on account of the blocks enumerated within, and on account of purchases for which fresh negotiations have been entered into	2,159	11	0
Balances of Advances (unexpended)	1,115	0	0
	£32,760	3	0
Departmental expenses and share of "General Charges" from 1st July, 1856, to 1st July, 1860	14,211	5	9
Compensation to Pukekohe claimants	992	0	0
	£47,963	8	9
Deduct credit on Arrear Account under resolution of the House of Representatives of 16th, 1858	18,855	0	0
	£28,108	8	9

Note.—The price per acre cannot be deducted from these returns, as very many of the payments are on on account of blocks of land purchased prior to 30th June, 1856, and many payments are instalments on account of blocks, the survey of which in some instances has not been completed, or the purchase money fixed; in each of these cases the sums paid are not correctly represented by the acreage standing against them.

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Province Of Hawke's Bay.

Date.	Name of Block.	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
Payments made on Account of Purchases prior to 1st July, 1856.
1856.				£	s.	d.
Nov. 13	Scinde Island	Donald McLean		25	0	0
"	Tutae Kuri	"		100	0	0
Nov. 20	Ta Mata	"		500	0	0
July, 1857	Cape Kidnapper	"		1,000	0	0
Jan., 1857	" Hapuku's claims	G. S. Cooper		300	0	0
June, 1857	Aorangi	"		1,000	0	0
"	Rua Taniwha, South	"		100	0	0
Mar., 1858	" claims	"		100	0	0
Payments made on account of Purchase since 1st July, 1856.
Nov., 1856	Maraekakaho	McLean and Copper	30,000	1,000	0	0
Dec., 1856	" Hapuku's claims	"		100	0	0
April 15, 1857	Otaranga	"	50,000	1,000	0	0
June 29, 1857	Manga a Rangipeke	"	10,000	500	0	0
Aug. 3, 1857	Porangahau	"	130,000	3,000	0	0
"	Puahanui	"	12,000	900	0	0
Mar. 10, 1858	"	"		100	0	0
May 25, 1859	"	"		200	0	0
June 28, 1859	"	"		100	0	0
July 13, 1857	Ruahine Bush Block	"	100,000	3,000	0	0
April, 1857	Ngatiteupokoiri claims on Aorangi, Otaranga, and Maraekakaho	"		1,300	0	0
Aug. 3, 1857	Tautane (additional)	"	50,000	1,000	0	0
Mar. 5, 1858	Karanema's Reserve		4,000	800	0	0
Mar., 1858	Payments and instalments on account of Makuri, Tamaki, and other purchases			650	0	0
	Payments in connection with above purchases, being presents on account of individual claims, supplies to Natives, and other expenses attending negotiations			600	0	0
1859.
May, 25	Eparaima Bush	Donald McLean	500	150	0	0
"	Okawa, old purchase	"		50	0	0
April 19	Arapowonui	G. S. Cooper	12,000	400	0	0
June 27	Ruahine, North Rua Taniwha	Donald McLean	130,560	9,740	0	0
July 29	Porangahau	G. S. Cooper	60,000	300	0	0
" 5	Mohaka Reserve	"	100	100	0	0
" 6	Land at the Kaweka's	Donald McLean	50,000	130	0	0
" 7	Moe angi angi	"	12,000	310	0	0
Aug. 17	Takapau	"	4,000	450	0	0
June 28	Ranga a Tawhao	G. S. Cooper	6,000	350	0	0
"	Purerere	"		25	0	0
Aug. 13	Oero Reserve	"	2,000	50	0	0
"15	Tukuwaru	Donald McLean	71	40	0	0
" 20	Ahuriri Block, claims on	"		100	0	0
" 15	Kereru Block	"	5,000	600	0	0
" 24	Mohaka claims	G. S. Cooper		40	0	0
" 24	Ruahine Bush Block, claims on old purchase	Donald McLean		150	0	0
Nov. 22	Waikari Block	G. S. Cooper	10,000	100	0	0
" 11	Tamaki, claims on			100	0	0
	Payments in connection with above purchases, being presents on account of individual claims, supplies to Natives, and other expenses attending negotiations			1,146	15	0
	Total—Province of Hawke's Bay		698,231	31,706	15	0

Note.— The acreage of the blocks purchased prior to the 30th June, 1856, is not shown in this return; the total number of acres shown are those for which the negotiations have been entered into since the 30th June, 1856.

The total payments shown in the return, after deducting the credit on Arrear Account (£12,735) allowed by the House of Representatives, do not exhibit the whole cost of the acres shown, as in many instances the payments are but instalments upon large blocks, the final price of which is not yet fixed.

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Province Of Wellington.

Date.	Name of Block.	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
Payments on account of Purchases made prior to 1st July 1856.
1858.				£	s.	d.
March 24	Taratahi and Hikawera	Donald McLean		200	0	0
May 27	Kuhanga-wari-wari	"		200	0	0
June 7	Ahikauru	"		30	0	0
June 23	Tuhitarata	"		200	0	0
June 26	Kaiaho and Donald's homestead	"		150	0	0
March 24	Ngatiraukawa, claims of	"		20	0	0
January 7	Te Kope (Maungaraki)	"		100	0	0
February 4	Korakonui (Nini's sale)	"		50	0	0
"	Maungaraki	"		200	0	0
Payments on account of Purchases made since 1st July, 1856.
March 24	Wangaehu	W. N. Searancke	430	100	0	0
April 6	Mata-onga-onga	"	1	5	0	0
June 23	Waikakariki	"	200	20	0	0
"	Tikiwakairo	"	550	50	0	0
June 28	Manaia	"	5,500	550	0	0
"	Tirohanga	"	1,950	160	0	0
November 26	Whareroa	"W	34,000	800	0	0
December 14	Pihautea	"	518	100	0	0
April 15	Manawatu, claims on	"		30	0	0
April 20	Waikanae	"	32,000	140	0	0
October 8	"	"		50	0	0
April 22	Ngawapurua	"	220,000	100	0	0
May 11	"	"		50	0	0
July 24	"	"		25	0	0
June 28	Matapihi	"	8,000	100	0	0
October 8	Maungaraki, land at	"	3,000	50	0	0
November 12	Awahou Block	"	30,000	400	0	0
December 3	"	"		50	0	0
May 14, 1859	"	"		1,885	0	0
Dec. 9, 1858	Waikaraka	"	14,000	15	0	0
Nov. 2, 1859	"	"		600	0	0
May 26, 1858	Makoura 5-per-cents	"		7	0	0
	Papawai Mill 5-per-cents	"		296	13	4
Dec. 24, 1858	""	"		150	0	0
1859.
January 31	Korakonui, Moore's Run	W.N. Searancke	3,500	100	0	0
January 28	Te Purapura	"	25,000	1,890	0	0
January 31	Te Whaiao	"	5,000	280	0	0
"	Tupapokia	"	2,000	30	0	0
February 11	Hinepuhiawe	"	2,000	50	0	0
May	Wainui	"	30,000	800	0	0
"	Waitotara	Donald McLean	about 40000	500	0	0
October 17	Te Makuri Puketoi	"	12,000	240	0	0
October 12	Ihuraua	"	25,000	650	0	0
October 14	Mataikona Reserve, part of	"	7,000	400	0	0
November 1	Hikurangi and Awatoetoe Reserves	"	500	100	0	0
November 4	Wainuioru, claims on	"	16,000	50	0	0
November 22	""	"		100	0	0
November 12	Mataikona	"		40	0	0
December 17	Ngawakangutu	"	5,000	20	0	0
"	Ohan	"	8,000	50	0	0
	Payments on account of above purchases, being presents on account of individual claims, supplies to Natives, and other expenses attending negotiations			1,139	0	0
	Payments by District Commissioner, in Wellington, during six months ending 30th June, 1860, on account of Raparimu, Tupapakenua, Otahuao, and other blocks, the acreage of which is not yet ascertained			1,385	0	0
	Total—Province of Wellington		531,149	14,707	13	4

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Recapitulation.

Date.	Name of Block.	Commissioner Negotiating.	Number of Acres.	Sums Paid.
				£	s.	d.
July 1, 1856, to	Province of Hawke's Bay	McLean and Cooper	698,231	31,706	15	0
July 1, 1860	Province of Wellington	McLean & Searancke	531,149	14,707	13	4
Expended in addition, but retained in Suspense Account until the items can be apportioned between the two provinces				1,656	8	8
Departmental expenses and share of "General Charges" from 1st July, 1856, to 1st July, 1860				8,594	9	7
				56,665	6	7
Deduct credit on Arrear Account, under resolution of the House of Representatives of 16th August, 1858				12,735	0	0
Total—Wellington and Hawke's Bay			1,229,380	43,930	6	7

Province Of New Plymouth.

	Sums Paid.
	£	s.	d.
Departmental expenses and share of "General Charges" from 1st July, 1856, to 1st July, 1860	1,011	16	8
Land purchases	1,500	0	0
Total—New Plymouth	2,511	16	8

Summary.

Issues from Colonial Treasury, chargeable on the £180,000 provided for Land Purchases.	Auckland.			Wellington and Hawke's Bay.			Taranaki.			Totals.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
During the period ending 30th September, 1858, as shown in printed accounts	11,258	5	10	10,830	8	5	313	1	4	22,401	15	7
Ditto, ditto, 30th September, 1859, ditto	12,056	4	6	27,832	18	10	1,881	5	4	41,770	8	8
Ditto, ditto, 30th June, 1860, ditto	5,793	18	5	7,719	15	8	317	10	0	13,831	4	1
	29,108	8	9	46,383	2	11	2,511	16	8	78,003	8	4
Apportionment of the sum of £180,000 by "Public Debt Apportionment Act, 1858"	90,000	0	0	54,000	0	0	36,000	0	0	180,000	0	0
Balances unexpended	60,891	11	8	7,616	17	1	33,488	3	4	101,996	11	8

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Apportionment of Expenditure for Land Purchases between the Provinces of Wellington and Hawee's Bay.

	Wellington.			Hawke's Bay.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Payments for land from 1st July, 1856, to 30th June, 1860, per Chief Land Purchase Commissioner's Return herewith	14,707	13	4	31,706	15	0
Departmental expenses, surveys, &c.	3,673	14	7	1,895	1	1
Proportion of general charges	960	0	0	2,065	13	11
	19,341	7	11	35,667	10	0
Sundry payments to Natives amounting to £1,656 8s. 8d., apportioned approximately	828	4	4	828	4	4
Advances to District Commissioners for land purchases not yet accounted for	535	0	0	1,917	16	4
	20,704	12	8	38,413	10	8
Apportionment of the sum of £12,735 allowed for old purchase under resolution of the House of Representatives, 16th August, 1858	4,510	0	0	8,225	0	0
Total chargeable on share of £180,000	16,194	12	3	30,188	10	8
Particulars of the Investment.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Balance of loan not taken up				70,000	0	0
Balance of advance to Messrs. Pearson and Co. (steam loan) on 30th June, 1860	14,500	0	0
Advanced to officers of the Government on account of land purchases and expenses connected therewith	3,000	0	0
Held by Colonial Government available for land purchases	14,496	11	8	31,996	11	8
					101,996	11	8