H.—36b

1892. NEW ZEALAND.

NAVAL AND MILITARY LAND CLAIMS (RETURN OF) LODGED SINCE 25th SEPTEMBER, 1891, AND NOT SUBSTANTIATED.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 21st September, 1892. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the names and regiments or commissions of all claimants under the Naval and Military Settlers' and "Volunteers' Land Act whose claims have been lodged since the 25th September, 1891, and have not been substantiated; also, briefly, the reasons for their rejection."—(Mr. Buick.)

SUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS. Schedule A. See schedule to "The Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892."

UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS. Synopsis. Number of Claims. Schedule B.—Claimants who have already received £15 scrip, now recommended for another £15 ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 „ C.—Corps not entitled to land-grants ... ... ... ... 136 „ D. —Already received land or scrip ... ... ... ... ... 136 „ E.—Did not retire from Her Majesty's service before the 31st December, 1868 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 „ P. —Volunteers who did not have five years' consecutive service... ... 163 „ G. —Volunteers who served in provinces which did not accept " The Volunteers' Land Act, 1865 " ... ... ... ... ... 85 „ H.—Applicants who have failed to prove their claims ... ... ... 43 „ I.—Have not fully complied with subsection (2), section 2, of the Act of 1889 26 „ J.---Applicants who did not retire for the special purpose of settling in New Zealand... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 „ X. —Died before completing service ... ... ... ... .... 1 „ L.—Eesided in districts where no land was given to military settlers ... 26 „ M.—Not residing in New Zealand ... ... .... ... ... 12 Eeported on by Commissioners ... ... ... ... 767 „ N.—Claims received by the Commissioners after the 30th June, 1892 ... 45 Note. —There are many other claims still with the several Commissioners that yet have to come in. Schedule B. Claimants who have already received Scrip, and are now recommended for Further Scrip to bring them up to the Amount allowed by the Naval and Military Settlers, &c, Acts, 1889 and 1891. Southland. Scrip reoeived. Recommended for £ _ Dunlop, Alexander ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Dunlop, Eobert ... ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Ferguson, Neil (deceased) ... ... ... 15 ... 15 McNalty, James ... ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Miller, Thomas ... ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Mitchell, William Henry ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Scandrett, Williamß. ... ... ... ... 15 ... 15 Note.—ln 1873 the Provincial Government of Otago issued £15 scrip to Volunteers, and in the schedule to the Naval and Military Settlers', &c, Act, 1891, three claims of £15 each were admitted, to bring those men up to the level with other claimants —namely, £30. On the strength of these three cases the foregoing claims are now recommended by the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Southland District. I—H. 36b.