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I have the honor to furnish herewith a continuation of my report of the 1st October, 1873, on the subject of land purchased from the Natives in the northern portion of the
As my previous report dealt only with the land acquired to the north of the boundaries of
The Ngaitahu or
The aggregate area of the block included within the above-named boundaries exceeds 20,000,000 acres. The price paid was £2,000, and land to the extent of 6,359 acres was set apart for the Natives shortly after the sale.
In satisfaction of the conditions of the deed, "that the Governor should set apart other reserves when the land was surveyed," the
Besides the reserves originally made, and those made by the
In addition to the reserves to be made for the Natives,
The only written record of these promises is to be found in the correspondence between
A glance at the map accompanying this report will show that the territory included in
As a large portion of
This purchase was effected in September, 1849, for the sum of £300, and the reservation of 1,361 acres for the resident Natives. The country included in the sale comprised all the tract of land to the eastward of the Port Cooper Block, and a line following the main range of the Peninsula, from Waikakahi at
This purchase included all the unsettled claims on
The total amount paid to the Natives for their claims to
On the 31st July, 1844, the
According to the agreement entered into between the
The tract of country comprised within this block included all the southern part of the
Reserves for the Natives were made at the following places within the boundaries of the purchase. viz.
This island was acquired from the Natives on the 29th June, 1864, for the sum of £6,000 paid as follows:— ?2,000 down; ?2,000 to be held by the Government at 8 per cent, the interest to be paid annually to certain Natives; and the remaining £2,000 to be expended in the purchase of lands in the
A block of excellent land in the
In fulfilment of the conditions of sale, reserves, containing an aggregate area of 935 acres, were made for the Natives, supplemented by a number of the adjacent islands for bird-catching purposes.
As far back as the year 1848, the members of the Ngaitahu Tribe, residing in the northern portion of the
In addition to the sum of £500 paid to the
Reference to the plan will show that the country dealt with in this negotiation included land formerly ceded within the boundaries of
North of the River Wai-au-ua, and extending as far north as the
The block claimed extended from the
The Natives at first demanded £5,000 for their claims, but ultimately consented to accept £300 and sufficient reserves for their use and occupation.
The question was finally settled in March, 1859, for the last-named sum and reserves to the extent of 5,565 acres.
In 1856, when the claims of the northern tribes were finally settled to land in the
These people had not participated either in the distribution of the money paid to the Ngaitahu Tribe for the country included in
The claims of these people were investigated in 1859-60, and a final settlement effected in May of latter year by a payment of £300 and a reserve of land of 10,024 acres, of which 6,724 were set apart for individual occupation, and 3,500 acres to produce a fund for education and eleemosynary purposes, for the benefit of the resident Natives.
The settlement of this question and the subsequent purchase of
The only lands to the south of
The total quantity of land reserved for
Trusting that the brief sketch of the several purchases dealt with in the foregoing report with its accompanying map, may prove useful for future reference,
Ka tukua atu e au te nuinga atu o taku whakaatu o te tahi o Oketopa, 1873, mo runga i nga whenua kua hokona i nga Maori o te Takiwa ki raro o te Waipounamu, me te mapi hei whakaatu i nga whenua kua hokona, me te Rarangi Tapiri, hei whakaatu i nga whenua kua hokona, i te ingoa o te iwi nana i hoko, i te ra i hokona ai, me te nui o nga wahi kua rahuitia ma nga Maori i roto o nga pihi.
Ko taku whakaatu i whaki anake i nga whenua kua hokona i te taha ki raro o te Rohe o te whenua i hokoa e te Keepa, na ka timata atu i reira tenei whakaatu.
Ko te pukapuka hoko a Ngaitahu me Te Keepa, te take mai o tenei hokonga, i tuhia i te 12 o Hune 1848, nga whenua katoa e uru ana ki roto o taua pukapuka hoko, nga rohe, te taha ki te Tuaraki he raina timata atu i
Ko te nui o te whenua i roto o nga rohe kua korerotia i runga ake nei nui atu i te 20,000,000 eka, te utu i utua ai e £2,000. Ko te whenua i wehea mo nga Maori i muri tata o taua hokonga e 6,359 eka.
Hei whakamana i nga tikanga o taua
Haunga nga wahi kua oti te Rahui hui atu ki nga wahi i Rahuitia e te
Hei apiti atu ki nga whenua i Rahuitia mo nga Maori i meatia atu e
Heoti ano te mea i tuhituhia o enei kupu whakaari kei nga pukapuka i tuhituhia e
Ki te tirohia te mapi e apitiria ana ki tenei pukapuka ka Kitea ko te whenua i roto o te hoko a te Keepa e rite ana ki te rua-toru o te whenua katoa i hokona i nga Maori i te taha ki raro i Rakiura
Notemea he wahi nui o Hakaroa haunga ia te wahi i te Wiwi i mau ki nga ringa o nga Maori i te tau 1849 a kia riro ai a Te Whakaraupo hei wahi wahapu mo nga pakeha e noho ana ki Katapere, i tika kia whakaritea kia hokona te whenua i nga Maori mo taua mea. A tonoa ana e te Kawanatanga a
I hokona tenei whenua i Hepetema 1849 mo nga moni e £300 i whakatapua hoki 1,361 eka mo nga tangata Maori i noho ki reira. Ko te takiwa i roto o tenei hoko, ko tera whenua katoa e takoto ana ki te Rawhiti o te hokonga o Te Whakaraupo, ki te Rawhiti hoki o tetehi Raina e haere ana i runga i nga maunga o
I whakapaua ki roto o tenei hokonga nga tikanga katoa i takoto tarewa ki
Ko te utu katoa i hoatu ki nga Maori mo o ratou take ki
I te 31 o Hurae, 1844, ka hokona e te Whakaminenga o Niu
I runga i te whakariteritenga a te Whakaminenga o
Ko te wahi whenua i uru ki roto o tenei Poraka, ko te taha katoa ki te tonga o tenei motu o te
Ko tenei motu i hokona i nga Maori i te 29
Tetahi pihi whenua pai kei te Takiwa o Hokonui, te nui e 2,000 eka kua hokona hei whakamana i nga tikanga kua korerotia nei. Ko tenei whenua kua retia ki te tangata mo nga tau e rua te kau ma
I runga i te whakamana i nga tikanga o te Hoko kua whakatapua mo nga Maori etahi wahi te nui 935 eka kua huia mai etahi motu maha hei patunga manu.
I te tau 1848 ra ano, ko te iwi ko Ngaitahu e noho ana ki te taha ki raro o te Porowini o Katapere i tono utu mo nga whenua ki te taha ki raro o
Ki te tirohia te mapi ka kitea ko tenei whenua kei roto o nga rohe o te whenua i hokona e te Keepa, e hara tenei i te mea i mea nga Maori kia rua utunga ki a ratou mo a ratou whenua engari he kore kaore i ata mohiotia nga rohe o te whenua i tukua i mua.
I te taha ki raro o Wai-au-ua tae noa ki te tumu o
Ko te pihi i tonoa i timata atu i
I te tuatahi i mea nga Maori kia £5,000 te utu mo a ratou tono a no muri whakaae ana kia £300 me etehi wahi whenua whakatapu hei kainga mo ratou.
I oti tenei mea i te marama o Maehe 1859 mo nga moni i whakahuatia i runga tata ake nei me nga whenua i whakatapua, te nui e 5,565 eka.
I te tau 1856, i te otinga o nga tono a nga iwi i te taha ki te Rato mo nga whenua i te motu
Ko enei iwi kaore i whiwhi i etehi o nga moni i utua ki a Ngaitahu mo nga whenua i uru ki roto o te hoko a te Keepa.
Ko nga tono a enei iwi i whakahaerea i nga tau 1859 me 1860, oti ana i te marama o Mei i te tau i muri iho i runga i te utu e £300, me te whenua i whakatapua 10,024 eka, e 6,724 i wehea hei nohoanga, e 3,500 eka hei whakatupu moni mo te mahi whakaako, hei hoatu, mo te oranga o nga Maori o reira.
I te otinga o tenei mea me te Hokonga o Rakiura i muri iho nei, ka mutu nga tikanga whenua o te
Heoi ano nga whenua i te tonga o
Hui katoa te nui o nga whenua kua whakatapua mo nga Maori i te
I runga i te tumanakotanga o te ngakau tera e pai hei tirohanga a muri ake nei nga korero mo nga hoko i runga ake nei me te mapi,