Oue.

This block is the old land claim purchased by the Government from the Rev. Charles Baker, and on which Mr. Brissenden has paid a sum of £125, in satisfaction of all Native claims on the surveyed portion of the same; it contains 3,968 acres. The title was passed by the Court without opposition, and a deed signed without any further payment.

There is yet a sum of £35 outstanding on Mr. Baker's claim, which was paid by Mr. Brissenden, but the land which is to represent that sum has not yet been surveyed; it is situated on the south of the Oue, and named Opuhete.

You will observe in the vouchers a contingency voucher for a sum of £200, paid to Te Wharepapa for services as agreed on by Colonel McDonnell, which I was instructed by you to pay in the manner I have. The whole of these blocks being completed, I have done so.

The purchases completed by me at Kaihu on this occasion are as follows:—

	Acres.	£	s.	d.
Waipoua	35,300	price 2,200	0	0
Maunganui	37,592	"	2,300	0	0
Kairara	26,806	"	2,079	0	0
Opouteke (about)	43,622	"	3,389	0	0
Waerekahakaha	2,520	"	315	0	0
Pekapekarau	5,592	"	699	0	0
Oue (Mangakahia)	3,968	"	125	0	0
Total area	155,400	Total price	11,107	0	0

Which, together with the purchase of Waimamaku last month, make a total of 182,600 acres since the 1st of January.

The vouchers connected with these payments I have furnished to Major Green, from whom I have obtained the money.