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Enclosure No. 3 in No. 10. RETURN No. 3. BLOCKS under negotiation, but price not finally arranged.

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Area. Advances charged to Government, as per Vouchers furnished. Advanced by James Mackay, jun., from private funds, repayable. Remarks. Name of Block. Manaia Manaia, No. 2 Kerita Kennedy's Bay Acres. 5,055 1,724 1,098 8,891 £ s. d. 77 0 0 74 0 0 121 0 0 £ s. d. 30 0 0 21 0 0 28 0 0 100 0 0 Surveyed. Title investigated. Known to be auriferous. j Surveyed. Title will be investigated by Native Land Court in April next, Land of good quality. Surveyed. Title to the largest portion settled by Native Land Couit. Authorized to be purchased at any price not exceeding five thousand pounds. 7 Surveyed. Ipuwhakatori Title settled by Native Land Court. Owhataroa not investigated. Valuable j from proximity to Shortland. Surveyed. Title investigated. Hold survey lien for £65. Probable cost, 2s. 6d. per acre. Fronts W hangamata Harbour. Reported to bo auriferous ; from personal inspection think this is correct. Will shortly be surveyed. Price not to exceed three shillings per acre. Land of excellent quality. The only method of completing this purchase is to buy from hapus and individuals as opportunity occurs. The purchase of the Waikawau and Cape Colville Blocks is intimately connected with this district, and has materially assisted in breaking up the anti land-selling unity of the tribe, Ngotitaurotera. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Much land of good quality in this block, irrespective of auriferous and hilly country. Know some part to be auriferous. Surveyed. Some land of excellent quality on this block ; gold being at present worked on it. Surveyed. Near Shortland. / Surveyed. Title settled by Native Land Court. Land valuable on account of its proximity to Shortland. I Probable cost, three shillings per acre. Gold in tho blocks. Under Survey. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Position good. Gold found in immediate neighbourhood. Surveyed. Title investigated by Court. Adjoins Kapowai, Tairua, Te Puia, and Karo Blocks. Purchased by Government. Surveyed. Title investigated by Court. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Adjoins Te Weiti and Matokirau Blocks. Purchased by Crown. Surveyed. Part, near main road from Shortland to Hikutaia, of oxcellent qua'ity. Remainder hilly and auriferous. Joins the Omahau East Block, purchased by the Crown ; extending to the coast. The purchase of this will add to the Hikutaia Block, and give the Crown an unbroken piece of country from the Thames to the East Coast. This can now probably be more easily arranged from Napier with Tohau and his party. The reason this payment was made was to detach Tohau and his party from Te Hira ; their taking payment for land effected that object, and was the principal reason they left Ohinemuri for Taupo. As long as they remained at the Thames they assisted the anti-land-selling party to hold back Te Aroha and Ohinemuri. Not surveyed. A email claim which will give a coast frontage and access to the Awakauae Block, previously purchased by tho Crown. Survey arranged for. This block can only bo purchased in the same manner as Ohinemuri, from hapus and individuals. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Some excellent land on tliis block. Am personally acquainted with the fact of some portion being auriferous. Survey in progress. Adjoins Tairua, Hihi, and Piraunui, already purehased by Government. Probable cost, two shillings per acre. Ipuwhakatere Awhataroa... Whitipirorua 1,015 707 1,245 175 0 0 175 0 0 5 0 0 5"'o 0 Matamata ... Ohinemuri 8,000 150,000 15 0 0 811 0 0 654' 0 0 Puriri ... "... Pukerangiora ... ... Mangakiiikiri, No. 1 No. 2 No 3 Moewai, No. 2, Mercury Bay... 3,252 700 1,683 386 1,673 3,500 45 0 0 70 0 0 48 0 0 45 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 Whenuakite, No. 2 „ 6,700 5 0 0 Kaimarama, ,, 8,300 56 0 0 Onialra West 8,000 i 100 10 0 i 53 0 0 Runanga (Taupo District) 5,000 80 0 0 65 0 0 Waiau (Coromandel) 400 20 0 0 To Aroha ... 100,000 285 0 0 Pukctui ... 5,000 85 0 0 Mangarehu Mangarehu East Mataora 1,825 463 6,000 31 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 > Surveyed. Title investigated. Valuable from proximity to Shortland. Not surveyed. Some of Ngatiporou anxious to sell in consequence of a quarrel with Ngatitamatera. ... Totals 330,622 1,818 10 0 1,606 0 0 24th March, 1873. James Mackat, jun.