Return of Reserves made for Friendly Natives and Returned Rebels.

(No. 1.)

	Acres.
1. Probable error in not establishing confiscated boundary by trigonometrical observation	5,000
2. Given to the Arawa Tribe	87,000
3. Act not enforced* in eastern portion of the district, over	57,000
4. Given back to rebels	96,000
5. Unarranged	38,000.
6. Given to claimants by award by arrangement, and abandoned	5,442
7. Balance to Government	151,558
Total confiscated	440,000

Item 3.—In reference to Item 3, Colonel Haultain and Mr. Whitaker instructed me to leave the portion of the block east of Opape to the Natives.

Item 4.—In Item 4 the giving-back is but nominal, for the Natives would not have given it up. But I was required to make the best arrangement I could effect, and now the surveys are advanced I find that about 58,000 acres were thus obtained. Also some of Item 5 will yet be available, but not required, for purposes of compensation.

Items 4 and 5.—In Items 4 and 5 there are about 18,000 acres of agricultural land. There are 54,000 acres of swamp, and 62,000 acres of mountainous country, say half of it very barren.

Item 7.—From Item 7 land has been provided for all the military settlers. There are yet, however, 75,000 acres of saleable land, which, exclusive of township sites, I estimate at the value of £31,750.

The amount of cash paid in compensation for land is £200; to be paid to Fulloon, £150: total, £350. Scrip: Nil.