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15. In my district timber is most required in the Waipahu, Waikaka, Otaria, and the Beaumont. 16. Area of my district, 2,400,000 acres. I have, <fee, Thomas Htjghan, J. T. Thomson, Esq., Chief Commissioner^ Dunedin. Ranger.

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Eeports, 1874 Otago.

Mr. Valpy to Mr. Thomson. Sir, — Dunedin, 23rd January, 1874. In accordance with your instructions, I have the honor to report on the questions to which the General Government has invited answers, as correctly as I have been able to gain information. I have, &c, W. H. Valpy, The Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin. Ranger.

LIST of BUSHES in the NORTHERN DISTRICTS of the PROVINCE of OTAGO. (Acreages of Public and Private Bushes given approximately.) Nos. 1 and 2.

Districts. Public. Private. Total. Otepopo. Otepopo Bush Block VIII „ IX ;, x „ XIII., XIV Kuri Bush 10 100 175 45 490 900 625 255 500 1,000 800 300 1,500 900 390 510 Moeraki. Port MoeraM ... ... ... \ Township 150 Eeserve 160 Native E. 120 430 Blocks I., XL, XII, XIV Block XIII. ... Gorge of Waihemo Puketapu 600 100 500 1,500 600 190 90 Hawksbury. Mount Eoyal ... Kennard's Goodwood Matainaca and Tumai ... Hawksbury Mount Watkins 286 205 264 245 150 250 652 550 450 150 250 1,200 300 548 300 Waikouaiti. Along the Coast 1,050 ( NativeE. 500 Freeholdl,600 } 3,150 Outside the Hundreds, 8. Waikouaiti E. ... 1,600 1,600 North Harbour and Blueskin 1,000 22,000 23,000 ("Saddle Hill ... Dunedin and * Taieri Plain ... East Taieri. 1 Silver Stream (.Above Lee Stream 150 400 350 300 300 300 400 350 West Taieri. Maungatua Bush, Woodside Traquair „ Maungatua Gullies Waipori Bush Eanges South of Waipori 300 180 100 2,900 50 300 320 200 200 200 600 500 300 3,100 250 East Taieri. Maitapapa, Maori Village Moeraki Bush Kuri Bushes, B. V., including Maori Eeserve Block I Block II 180 56 340 150 60 1,020 194 200 150 60 1,200 250 600