¥ATIYE LAND PURCHASE DEPARTMENT,

SUMMARY OP PURCHASES EFFECTED FROM Ist MARCH, 1856, TO 30th JUNE, 1856. ■■ 1 I— ■ —< ; ___ , , if Number of Acres purchased ... „ JJil. Note.—At this period the General Assembly were sitting, and no sums were paid on account of Land Purchase! during the three months specified above.

SUMMARY OF PURCHASES EFFECTED FROM 1st JULY, 1856, TO 31st MARCH, 1858.

PROVINCE. Extent in Acres.i Sums Paid. Sums Payable. TOTAL. £ *. d. £ s. d. £ 5. d. Province of Auckland— 2,615 0 0 Bay of Islands District "115,362 2,615 0 0 Wangarei District 72,856 3,320 0 O 3,320 0 0 Auckland ditto 20,005 980 0 0 70 0 0 1,050 0 0 Thames and Piako District 15,362 555 0 0 355 0 0 910 0 0 Kaipara District 146,088 3,775 0 0 1,000 0 0 4,775 0 0 Total 369,673 11,245 0 0 1,425 0 0 12,670 0 0 Province of Wellington ... 402,000 11,900 0 0 300 0 0 12,200 0 0 771,673 23,145 0 0 1,725 0 0 24,870 0 0 Note.—Payments amounting to six hundred pounds (one hundred pounds being period of the following returns by Mr. Hamilton on account of the claims of the res portion of the Akaroa District which Mr. Mantell endeavoured to settle,; the Nati\ accept of the terms proposed. These payments are not included in the following returns, as they were consi arrangements entered into prior to the date, 5th July, 1850, from which the return were called for by the House of Representatives. still due) have bee sident Natives to K ces, however, wouh idered to be merclj is of the Land Pun sn made during the iaiapoi; and to a Id not at that time y in completion of ■chase Department Di ONALD McLI Chief C EAN, Commissioner.