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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

"THE MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT, 1905" (RETURN OF LANDS PROPOSED TO BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8 OF) AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly in pursuance of Subsection (h) of Section 8 of "The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905."

Return of Lands proposed to be dealt with under the Provisions of Section 8 of "The Maori Land Settlement Act, 1905," and its Amendments.

Thos. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary. Native Department, Wellington, 29th June, 1907.

Name of La.nd. Area. Survey District. Remarks. Kopua A Kopua B Kopua C Kopua D Morikau No. 1.. A. R. p. 74 0 0 68 0 0 309 0 0 40 0 0 7,200 0 0 Clyde -Valued, March, 1902, at 10s. per acre. Mostly bush; good grazing-land. Vested in Board for purposes of Maori settlement under section 4 of " The Maori Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1906." Open country, pastoral, quarter sand. Value, from 5s. to £5 per acre. Plat undulating to broken country ; large area poor gum land. Valued, March, 1906, at 5s. per acre. Valued, March, 1906, at £1 per acre. „ at £2 per acre. „ at £3 per acre. Rarete and Tauakira Otakanini 6,800 0 0 Waioneke and Kaipara Kawakawa and Motatau Matakaoa .. Mangaoporo Motatau No. 2.. Ahirau No. 2 .. Whakaangiangi 3b Whakaangiangi 6a2 Whakaangiangi 1a2 Whakaangiangi 1b2 Ohinepoutea 35,500 0 0 (approx.) 600 0 0 466 0 0 230 2 0 114 1 26 159 0 0 5,089 0 0 Raukumara and Mangao300 acres flat, 2,500 acres slopes, balance rough bush hills. Valued at £1 7s. 6d. per acre. Ahiaparua Waipaoa No. 5 550 0 0 19,190 0 0 poro Raukumara.. Tuahu Valued, March, 1906, at 5s. per aore. High forest; rough country ; only suitable in large areas. Value, 5s. per aore. Valued, March. 1902, at £3 per acre. Capital value, £1,176 (including improvements, £260). Valued, March, 1902, at £2 10s. per acre, unimproved. Hinewhaki Bast or No. I Hinewhaki West or No. 2 Ohuia No. 3 .. Ohuia No. 4 .. Maungawaru No. 4 88 0 0 110 0 0 571 0 0 1,252 0 0 3,900 0 0 (approx.) 5,424 0 0 980 0 0 Clyde Maungawaru Unimproved value, 4s. per acre : valued March, 1904. Tangihanga Tangoio South Mangaoporo Puketapu .. All bush-covered hills. Value, 15s. per acre. Valuation £5,850, inoluding £1,130 improvements. Undulating country in English and native grasses; noxious weeds becoming troublesome; land accordingly vested in Board under section 3 of " Maori Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1906." Mostly bush land. Valued at £1 10s. per acre. Vested in Board for purposes of Maori settlement under section 4 of " Maori Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1906." Mostly bush land. Valued at £1 p*r acre. Noxious weeds becoming troublesome ; land accordingly vested in Board under section 3 of " Maori Land Settlement Amendment Act, 1906." All bush ; nearly all broken ; medium to good quality of soil; well watered. No kauri; bush contains rimu and kahikatea fit for milling, but not in large quantities. Land suitable for settlement. Valued at 10s. per acre, or, including timber, 15s. Ranana 3,100 0 0 Tauakira Ngarakauwhakarara 4,995 0 0 Te Karae 19,536 0 0 Maungataniwha and Mangamuka Total area 116,265 3 26