Return of Reserves made for Friendly Natives and Returned Rebels.
(No. 1.)
Acres. | |
1. Probable error in not establishing confiscated boundary by trigonometrical observation | 5,000 |
2. Given to the Arawa Tribe | 87,000 |
3. Act not enforced* in eastern portion of the district, over | 57,000 |
4. Given back to rebels | 96,000 |
5. Unarranged | 38,000. |
6. Given to claimants by award by arrangement, and abandoned | 5,442 |
7. Balance to Government | 151,558 |
Total confiscated | 440,000 |
Item 3.—In reference to Item 3, Colonel Haultain and Mr. Whitaker instructed me to leave the portion of the block east of Opape to the Natives.
Item 4.—In Item 4 the giving-back is but nominal, for the Natives would not have given it up. But I was required to make the best arrangement I could effect, and now the surveys are advanced I find that about 58,000 acres were thus obtained. Also some of Item 5 will yet be available, but not required, for purposes of compensation.
Items 4 and 5.—In Items 4 and 5 there are about 18,000 acres of agricultural land. There are 54,000 acres of swamp, and 62,000 acres of mountainous country, say half of it very barren.
Item 7.—From Item 7 land has been provided for all the military settlers. There are yet, however, 75,000 acres of saleable land, which, exclusive of township sites, I estimate at the value of £31,750.
The amount of cash paid in compensation for land is £200; to be paid to Fulloon, £150: total, £350. Scrip: Nil.
J. A. Wilson,
Crown Agent.
* Technically "abandoned."