The blocks of land upon which 5 per cent is payable in the Wellington Province are,—(1) Block No. 1, west side of Wairarapa Lake, estimated in all at 200,000 acres; but out of this there can be considered as immediately available for sale not more than 20,000 acres; (2) Block No. 2, east side of lake, 27,000 acres; (3) Block No. 3, McMaster's Run, containing of saleable land, say, 20,000 acres; page 2(4) Block No. 4, Tauherenikau, 8,000 acres; (5) Wilson's Run, on the coast, 7,000 acres; (6) Manawatu Block, 16,000 acres; (7) Part of Block No. 1, 7,000 acres; (8) Waiorongo, 6,000 acres; (9) Tautane, 8,000 acres; (10) Wharekaka, 11,000 acres; (11) Part of Whareama Block, 4,000 acres; (12) At Ahuriri, 6,000 acres: total, 140,000 acres. It is not possible, until an actual survey is made, to give any more correct estimate of the extent of land which will, within the next ten years, be sold out of the blocks bearing 5 per cent.; but, in the absence of such surveys, the above statement is as near an approximation as I can furnish.