a.—4

8

PART 111.-SUMMARY OF AREAS. Acres. Area finally acquired to 31sfc March, 1892 (vide G.-d, 1892) .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,355,457 Area finally acquired during 1892-93* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132,357 Total area finally acquired to 31st March, 1893.. .. .. .. .. .. 5,487,814 Portion of lands finally acquired during 1892-93, representing the work of that period* .. .. 66,190 Progress on uncompleted purchases during 1892-93 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141,518 Total results for year ending 31st March, 1893 .. .. .. .. .. .. 207,708 Uncompleted purchases on 31st March, 1893, — Lands passed through Native Land Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,290,510 Lands not passed through Native Land Court .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 153,796 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,444,306

PART IV.-EXPENDITURE.

Ebpoet on the Condition and Settlement of all Lands acquired under " The Native Land Purchases Act, 1892." The lands acquired under the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, situated within the Coromandel and Thames Peninsula, as shown in Part 1., are already more or less settled upon under gold-fields regulations, and active mining operations are being carried on upon most of them. Nearly all the other lands, including those shown to have been acquired under the provisions of "The North Island Main Trunk Eailway Loan Application Act, 1886," and amendments, are likely to be absorbed, with several other blocks since acquired, in settlement within the ensuing twelve months. S. Percy' Smith, Surveyor-General. Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 15th June, 1893.

Under " Tho Native Land Purchases Act 1892." Out of General Loans. Out of North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan. By Dobentures. Out of Funds Provided under Section 3. Expenditure from 1st April, 1892, to 31st March, 1893 :— On lands finally acquired : Part I. .. On lands partially acquired : Part II. On old purchases On working-expenses £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,327 7 9 38,587 9 0 442 3 9 1,392 7 7 & s. a. 7,70o"o 0 £ s. d. 2,326 18 7 7,722 9 8 1,830 0 7 £ s. d. 8,654 6 4 54,009 IS 8 2,272 4 4 1,392 7 7 Credits to past expenditure 46,749 8 1 7,700 0 0 11,879 8 10 4 6 0 66,328 16 11 4 6 0 Transfers to adjust past expenditure* 46,749 8 1 10,437 15 4 7,700 0 0 11,875 2 10 66,324 10 11 10,437 15 4 Total net expenditure, 1st April, 1892, to ■ 31st March, 1893 Expenditure to 31st March, 1892, as per Gk-4, 1892 57,187 3 5 7,700 0 0 11,875 2 10 76,762 6 3 1,083,634 19 11 165,240 16 3 1,248,875 16 2 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1893 .. 1,083,634 19 11 222,427 19 8 7,700 0 0 11,875 2 10 1,325,638 2 5 Uncompleted Purchases— Total expenditure on 31st March, 1893, on lands passed Native Land Court Total expenditure to 31st March, 1893, on lands not passed Native Land Court.. 26,257 19 6 71,471 14 10 7,700 0 0 7,763 12 5 1113,193 G 9 1,427 7 1 7,774 19 10 t9,202 6 11 Totals 7,700 0 0 7,763 12 5 122,395 13 8 27,685 6 7 79,246 14 8 * Refunded to Public Works Fund to: t These amounts are included in the " reappropriatio: foregoing total >f £1,325,638 2s, sa. Native Land Purchase Office, Wellington, 15th June, 1893. P. 3HEEIDAN, Officer-in-Charge.