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Table showing Lands along the Central Route of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, &c. — continued.

An extract from Mr. G-. T. Murray's report on the milling timber in the Waimarino, Raetihi, Bangitaua, Otiranui, and adjacent blocks, as shown by green line on tracing No. 2, is added to these schedules. In addition to this there are totara forests in the north end of the Waimarino probably covering some 5,000 acres, but not yet properly vested. 91,800 acres at 7,000 ft. per acre, and an expenditure in working-expenses of 3s. 6d. per 100 ft., would alone represent the circulation of £1,123,550. H. J. Lowe, J. W. A. Marchant, Esq., Chief Surveyor, Wellington. District Surveyor.

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Name of Block. Area within Ten-mile Limit. Tenu: re. Value - tS: Value - General Remarks. I Crown. Value. \ Native. Brought forward Rangipo - Waiau Nos. 1 and 2 195,633 23,000 Acres. 59,517 17,000 £ 46,195 8,500 Acres. 93,248 6,000 £ 147,615 3,000 Acres. 42,848 £ 54,150 High, open tussook country ; pumice-sand on limestone, papa, and sandstone; partly spoilt by volcanic deposit. Mostly bought by Grown, but leased to Europeans until 1903. Open tussock country ; pumice-sand on papa and sandstone. Leased. High, oold country, on slopes of Ruapehu. Leased till 1902. Flat and undulating open tussock country ; pumice soil on papa, limestone, and sandstone. Mostly bought by Crown ; leased to Europeans until 1902 ; could cut into small runs over 2,000 acres. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Flat, undulating, and hilly forest land; cut into areas of under 640 acres. Some flat and undulating mixed-forest land ; some hilly and mountainous, covered with birch forest. Some flat and undulating mixed-forest land, some open grass country, and some hilly birch country. Oruamatua 15,700 15,700 7,950 Muremutu 1 .. 500 112 56 388 194 Muremutu 2 8,822 7,462 4,664 1,360 850 Muremutu 3 Muremutu 4 Muremutu 5 Rangiwaia 2 .. 13,000 11,000 13,081 11,315 5,602 6,286 8,562 4,223 3,501 2,368 5,351 4,000 7,398 4,714 4,519 4,624 2,946 2,824 7,092 7,500 Rangiwaia 4 .. 1 32,188 17,844 7,500 Rangiwaia 4 .. 14,344 10,000 Parikauau Tarere Otaroro Okehu Whataroa Paungataua Otiranui and Ohutu 559 285 100 1,370 492 500 31,000 559 285 100 1,370 492 559 285 100 1,370 492 500 Some small Native blocks of good bush land. 500 Good bush land. Sold many years ago. Hilly and undulating forest country; oould be cat into areas of less than 640 acres (£1 2s. 6d ) ; parts fit for milling. Undulating bush country. Hilly, undulating, and flat mixed - bush country ; suitable for small farms under 640 acres; contains good milling timber. Lower part good heavy rimu forest; upper part poor birch country, on the slopes of Ruapehu. Flat and undulating heavy forest oountry ; suitable for milling. Southern portion flat and undulating, heavily timbered (mixed) forest country; suitable for areas under 640 acres ; contains some very good milling timber. Northern portion, on slopes of Ruapehu, mostly poor birch forest. Mostly heavily timbered flat and undulating forest oountry ; cut into areas of about 200 acres; partly felled and grassed, settlers having cows and a creamery; many thousands of feet of milling timber close to railway route. Heavily timbered flat and undulating forest country ; suitable for small farms under 640 acres ; contains quantities of good milling timber. Partly high limestone table-land, with mixed forest, rest slopes of Ruapehu, birch forest and scrub, &c. Flat, undulating, and hilly bush country, also flat, open plains; hills papa and sandstone, with sprinkling of pumice. Flats north of Manganui-o-te-ao mostly spoilt by deposits of pumice. Hills good sheep country; some good milling timber also. The totara forest, 5,000 acres at north end, not yet properly tested. Parts could be sold under 640 acres, parts under 2,000 acres, parts in larger areas; while a large area could best be kept as a permanent forest reserve. Flat and undulating heavy bush country ; cat into small farms under 640 acres ; contains thousands of feet of good milling timber. Open tussock plains of pumice-sand; good merinosheep country. High bush country ; unsuitable for small farms ; flat, hilly, mountainous. High bush country ; flat, hilly, mountainous. Ditto. Partly poor birch country, and partly open tussock plain. Mostly poor birch forest. 31,000 34,500 Tupapanui Marekura 1,280 3,000 1,280 3,000 1,600 3,750 Waiakaka 4,514 4,514 2,250 Ngapakihi 2,480 2,480 3,720 Rangitaua 22,965 13,324 10,000 Rangitaua 341 170 Rangitaua 9,300 10,462 Raetihi .. j 9,915 17,310 5,895 7,370 12,400 1,500 2,000 Uriwera 12,429 12,429 3,750 Waimarino 278,035 236,000 200,000 • Waimarino 22,780 12,000 Okahukura 33,000 33,000 j 8,250 Taurewa 1 17,600 17,600 ! 8,800 Taurewa 4 Taurewa 2 Tawhai 21,000 . 1,160 5,000 I 21,000 660 11,500 330 500 250 2^000 500 Tawhai 3,000 750 Total 778,318 434,427 317,055 89,112 235,582 255,279 89,034