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BLOCKS of LAND on which Advances have been made, but difficulties exist in the way of completing the Purchases.

lEscniPTioN o; iANDS uni .er e goti ation — contin uet lj^No. District. Name of Block. Area, Payments to "Date. Probible amount required to complete. Total. Title. Capability. r*ai Acres. Waitotara Kai Iwi-Waitotara ... ... 8,500 £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. 60 15 0 2,061 5 0 2,G25 0 0 Surveyed but not passed N. Ii. C ; down for hearing July 18, 1877 Survey not pissed N. L. C. ; down for hearing July 18, 1877 Hilly bush country; soil good. 22 Wanganui Maungaporau ... ... 16,000 300 0 0 1,700 0 0 2,000 0 0 Hilly light bush ; fit for graziug purposes when cleared. 23 „ Kauautahi ... ... Survey not compltd.! 127 14 2 This land is in the Tuhna country ; it adjoins the Retaruke and Kirikau Blocks; it is mostly open country, with light soil. ... Murimotu Lease : Estimated area, 300,000 acres ; i An application for survey of about 100,000 acres was si survey has, however, been stopped by a feiv Natives, rej other Wanganui Natives. Topia intends to be at Wangf lot surveyed. Meetings re survey of a portion of snt to the Survey Department by Topia luroa ant ire-enting three bap%a, Nuatirangi, Ngatiwhiti, a mui for the Native Land Court, on the 18th July I I this block have been 1 other residents on the ml Nf;atitama. Ngatin next, and then possibly held during the year at Turangarere and other places in the Murimotu District. i block, with the object of obla'ning a title through the Native Land Court. The angi »ere instigated to their course of action by Meiha Keepn, Mete Kingi, and some arrangement may be come to.

0. District, Name of Block. Area. Payment to date. Title. General Remarks. 1 Manawatu... Manawatu-Kukutauaki No. 7p Acres. 63 £ s. d. 19 0 0 Interlocutory Order, N. L. C. A smnll isolated block on left bank Manawatu Eiver; ten claimants; majority absent at Tauranga and Waikato. Claimants to'this block are half-castes by name of Ransfield ; they are anxious to refund the amount oi advance, us they are lea-ing an adjoining block for sheep run. This is not a very good block ; includes sandhills mar mouth of Manawatu River ; at present under lease by Natives to Mr. J. Davis. I do not think theic will be any difficulty in obtaining a refund through the lessee. I propose to accept refund in this case. B'ock being under cultivation and a kainga, a higher price is expected than Government would be inclined to give. This was a totara bush, but Native owners have been cutting the timber extensively, and the supply now is nlirost exhausted. I propose therefore to accept a refund of advances made. Some of claimants are anxious to retain Ibis block; if, therefore, Ihey will promi-o to make a refund of money advanced within a reasonable time, I would propose to accept, but at same time stipulate for right of road through it, I propose to accept a refund from the present lessee, Mr. John Davis. 2 No. 4p 260 37 2 0 3 Whirokino 5,410 97 4 0 ii 4 Otaki Paruauku No. 1 200 20 0 0 5 ,, Waha o te Marangai 1,113 143 2 0 i> 6 „ Pukehou No. 5l ... 4,356 55 0 0 it Manawatu... Ohinekakeao or Porokaiaea ... 3,830 138 10 0 Crown Grant, subject to old N.Z. land claims.