Enclosure 1.
Mr. E. W. Puckey to the Civil Commissioner, Auckland.

I have the honor to enclose herewith schedule of proposed payments to complete outstanding purchases—Piako and Waitoa Blocks—a balance of £713, according to Mr. Mackay's arrangements (excepting recent advances to Ema Te Aouru of £50, and to H. Tipa of £20). W. H. Taipari and myself have gone fully into the claims not considered by Mr. Mackay, and we think a payment of £40 to Wata Hangata Hiri Haua, Matini Potara, and Rakena Raukuru, fair and reasonable to extinguish' their interests. The Ngatimaru have a claim, and we propose to extinguish it by a payment of £150 also to give the Ngatipaoa an additional payment of £97, thus bringing the entire amount to be paid, inclusive of advances above referred to, £1,000.

The schedule will explain these amounts more fully.