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It is of great importance that lie should at once know what the approximate quantities are ; he is very unwell and much occupied, he would therefore be very much obliged to them if they would have a calculation made for him as speedily as possible, showing — Ist. The number of acres of land that will be required for military settlers. 2nd. The number of acres that will be required for the emigrants authorised to be brought from England. 3rd. The probable number of acres that would be required for sale. • a. Gbit. Government House, 30th Sept, 1864. No. 13. MEMORANDUM by Ministers. In reply to His Excellency's Memorandum of the 30th of September, Ministers beg to state for His Excellency's information that according to their calculation the following quantities of land will be required:— For the Province of Auckland. 1. For Military Settlers 360,000 acres. 2. For Emigrants from England 240,000 „ 3. For Sale 400,000 „ 1,000,000 ,', For the Province of Taranahi and near Wanganui. 1. For Military Settlers 180,000 „ . 2. For Emigrants from England 120,000 „ 3. For Sale 300,000 „ 600,000 „ Total, 1,000,000 acres. His Excellency will observe that this total falls very far short of the quantity proposed in the General Assembly," but Ministers have made the modification for the purpose of avoiding any imputation even of prolonging the war for the acquisition of territory. 30th September, 1861. No. 14. MEMORANDUM by the Governor. The Governor thanks his Responsible Advisers for the information with which they have just supplied him regarding the quantities of land which they think would require to be confiscated from the natives to carry out their views. In order that this matter may be placed in such a shape that he may have a clear idea of what is expected from him, the Governor will feel very much obliged to his Responsible Advisers if they would respectively show approximately the boundaries of the territory it will be necessary for him to confiscate in the Waikato country and in the Province of Tai-anaki and near Whanganui. G. Gbet. Oct. 3rd, 1864. No. 15. MEMORANDUM by Ministers. Ministers very much regret that they are unable to supply His Excellency with the tracings for which he asks in his Memorandum of yesterday's date, showing even approximately the boundaries of the territory that they would have proposed to confiscate. It was not intended to take the land required in one block, but in several, of which some would have been small, and as to others there is not sufficient information to determine even the precise localities. The claims of Friendly Natives and others, the position and character of the land, and other t'ircumstanees would have had. to be considered. Ministers beg to refer His Excellency to their Memorandum of the 25th of June last on the subject of confiscation, to which they can only add that the extent of laud to be taken within the limits therein mentioned would have been limited to 1,000,000 acres in the Province of Auckland, and 600,000 n the Province of Taranaki and near Wanganui. » Fredk. Whitake3. Auckland, 4th October, 1864.

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