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

Author: H. Hanson Turton

Publication details: George Didsbury, 1883, Wellington

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

No. 47. — Auckland District

No. 47.
Auckland District.

Abstract of Lands Purchased from the Natives between 1st March, 1854, and 31st March, 1856.
District where situated.	Date of Purchase.	Extent in Acres.	Description of Land.	Dates of Payments made.	Sums Paid.	Total of each Purchase.	Tribe from whom Purchased.	Commissioner Negotiating.
					£	£
Waiuku	April 29, 1854	40,000	Good agricultural land, with timber and swamp	April 29, 1854	500		Ngatitamaoho and Ngatitipa	McLean.
				June 29, 1854	500
				June 30, 1854	100
				Aug. 30, 1854	50
				Nov. 11, 1854	1,500
				Dec. 11, 1854	50
				Dec. 23, 1855	400
				Dec. 23, 1855	150	3,250
Orakei	June 21, 1854	450	Rich valuable land laid out as suburban allotments, situated between St. John's College and Auckland
				June 21, 1854	100		Ngatiwhatya	McLean,
				July 4, 1854	100
			July 7, 1854	50
				July 8, 1854	50
				July 8, 1854	50
				July 11, 1854	100	450
Armitage's Homestead	June 22, 1854	196	Level, fern, and some swamp	June 22, 1854	30	30	Waikato	McLean.
Kaihau	June 22, 1854	300	Open fern land	June 22, 1854	30		Ngatiteata	McLean.
				June 22, 1854	15
				June 29, 1854	15	60
Takapautotara	July 10, 1854	9,000	Forest, fern, good	July 10, 1854	400	400	Te Akitai	McLean.
Mangatawhiri	July 19, 1854	6,000	Undulating, fern, and forest; some available for agriculture	July 19, 1854	100	100	Waikato	McLean.
Rangitoea	July 19, 1854	2,000	Wood, swamp, plain	July. 19, 1854	50	50	Waikato	McLean.
Tuhionorangi	July 21, 1854	4,000	Kauri forest, fern, sandhills	July 21, 1854	50	50	Ngatiteata	McLean.
Tututawa	July 25, 1854	1,500		July 25, 1854	50	50	Waikato	McLean.
Wairere	July 25, 1854	1,980	Undulating fern land	July 25, 1854	30	30	Ngatitipa	McLean.
Parekakariki	July 26, 1854	1,200		July 26, 1854	50	50	Waikato	McLean.
Kaiotemanu	July 26, 1854	600	Tolerable land	July 26, 1854	50	50	Waikato	McLean.
Katikako	July 27, 1854	800		July 27,1854	50	50	Waikato	McLean.
Kawakawa	Aug. 5, 1854	500	Open, sandy, with some good land for agriculture	Aug. 5, 1854	50	50	Ngatiteata	McLean.
Opoia	Aug. 9, 1854	450	Ditto	Aug. 9, 1854	35	35	Waikato	McLean.
Rangitawhir	Aug. 26, 1854	1,500	Hilly, wooded, and fern	Aug. 26, 1854	120
				Aug. 21, 1855	100	220	Te Matewaru	Davis.
Matakawa	Oct. 2, 1854	5,000	Wooded, fern, hilly; some good	Oct. 2, 1854	30	30	Ngatiteata	McLean.
Rangitoto	Feb. 3, 1855	470	Rich valuable land, laid out as suburban allotments	Feb. 3, 1855	2,000	2,000	Ngatiwhatua	McLean.
Titi	Aug. 23, 1855	250	Hilly, dry land	Aug. 23, 1855	20
				Mar. 17, 1856	130	150	Ngatiteata	McLean.
Totals		76,196			7,105	7,105