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

Enclosure

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Enclosure

District. Date of Purchase Extent in Acres. Description of Land. Date of Payment. Sums Paid. Date of Payment to be made. Sums payable. Total of each Purchase. Tribe from whom purchased. Commissioner negotiating
Whangarei £. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Pakiri Block. 1857. March 12 Surveyed area 38,000 Agricultural and timber land, contains two small harbours, and two navigable rivers; fine Kauri timber. March 12 270 0 0 800 0 0 1070 0 0 Kawerau and Uri o Hau Messers. McLean and Johnson
Kaurihohore Block. June 8 4,790 Excellent agricultural land, immediately adjoining the Settlement at Whangarei; accessible by good roads; partly forest, level, and well watered land of volcanic nature. June 8 550 0 0 550 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Parahaki Block. June 8 4,481 General character poor and hilly, situation good, adjoining the Settlement at Whangarei, and frontage to navigable river; possesses good Kauri timber. June 8 200 0 0 200 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Whareora Block. June 23 4,939 Land of very fair quality and suitable for agricultural or pastoral purposes; most accessible from Ngunguru river. June 23 250 0 0 250 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Tamaterau Block. October 2 3,820 Agricultural land of very excellent quality, having frontage to Whangarei harbour; back range covered with valuable timber; land well watered. October 2 200 0 0 200 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
*Awaroa Block Kaiwa Block. October 2 1,053 Agricultural and timber land. Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
A Peninsula, surrounded with deep water, running out into the harbour of Whangaref; excellent soil, and valuable timber. November 6 200 0 0 200 0 0 Ngapuhi Messrs. Mclean and Johnson
Mata Block. 1858. February 2 11,108 Agricultural and pastoral; the greater portion of this block is hilly; has water frontage to a navigable branch of Whangarei harbour; is well timbered and watered; limestone formation. 1858 February 2 600 0 0 600 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
estimated estimated estimated
Parua Block. 10,000 Poor and hilly on side next Whangarei; fine timber and good land on the pataua river. not yet determined probably March 1858 500 0 0 500 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnsonpage 84
Whangarei £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Mahe Surveyed area 1,646 Agricultural land; frontage to Whangarei harbour; limestone formation. 1858. February 23 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Whauwhau 1,351 Agricultural and timber land;. adjoining Sir Osborne Gibbes' property. February 23 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Kamo 296 Agricultural; richest volcanio soil adjoining Settlement. February 23 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Estimated
Whananaki Block 2,560 Agricultural and timber land, situated on the North bank of the Whahanaki river; navigable for small craft and boats. Probably April, 1858 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
estimated
Wairua Block. 20,000 Poor, hilly, and swampy; may be available at a future period when the great Wairua swamp is drained; suitable for rough cattle runs. Probably May, 1858 500 0 0 at 6d. per acre 500 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
estimated
estimated
Nga Mako Block. 15,000 Average quality, partly swamp; suitable for cattle runs. Probably June, 1858 375 0 0 at 6d. per acre 375 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
estimated
Huanui Block. 4,000 Excellent agricultural land, well timbered and watered; accessible by good roads from the Settlement at Whangarei; on volcanic plain. uncertain; negotitations suspended during native disputes. 400 0 0 400 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
Tutu Kaka 10,000, Heavily timbered and hilly; possesses harbour of Tutukaka for ships, and Matapouri for boats. probably April, 1858 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ngapuhi District Commissioner Johnson
District Land Purchase Commissioner. 11th February, 1858.

* The Awaroa purchase, originally made from the Natives by Messrs. Gorrie and Greenhill, was exchanged for Scrip with the Crown; it was surveyed, and re-assumed by the Government without further payment.

The Whananaki Block was originally purchased by the late Captain Salmon, of the Bay of Islands, from the Chief Waikato; but, as its sale was always opposed by the Kawakawa natives, so that possession could not be obtained of it, the Crown granted other land to the representatives of the late Captain Salmon, in exchange for the said claim, on Captain Salmon's representatives undertaking to satisfy the rest of the claimants. They have consented to give up their claim for £100, which was to be made after a survey of the land is made.

The Tutukaka case has been referred to Mr. Commissioner Bell. It is also an Old Land Claim exchanged for Scrip, the £50 to be paid contingent on Mr Bell's approval, at the approaching investigationon the spot, to satisfy claimants—Vide Messrs. Godfrey and Richmond's Original Report on the case. John grant johnson,