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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE LANDS AND NATIVE-LAND TENURE: INTERIM REPORT OF NATIVE LAND COMMISSION, ON NATIVE LANDS IN MANUKAU, WAIKATO, THAMES, AND OHINEMURI COUNTIES.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. Native Land Commission, Auckland, 16th December, 1908. To His Excellency the Governor. May it please Tour Excellency,— We have the honour to submit for your consideration a report on Native lands in the following counties: Manukau, Waikato, Thames, and Ohinemuri. The specific recommendations are set out in the accompanying schedules: the following is a summary of the information contained therein :— Manukau. Waikato. Thames. Ohinemuri. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. A. K. P. Lands leased ... ... 8,514 0 1 4,929 320 12,262 133 2,837 0 6 Lands for.Maori occupation ... 22,538 0 0 2,521 3 34 1,828 2 38 4,435 110 Lands for general settlement — (A.) For lease ... ... 6,408 0 0 3,886 226 4,688 0 0 11,722 0 3 (B.) For sale ... ... 2,021 0 0 508 110 1,240 0 0 1,421 2 9 (C.) Formana ... ... 487 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 125 0 0 39,968 0 1 11,946 3 10 19,069 0 31 20,540 3 28 Recapitulation. a. b. p. Lands leased ... ... ... ... ... ... 28,543 120 Lands for Maori occupation ... .-.••• •• ■ ... 31,324 0 2 Lands for general settlement— By lease ... ... ... ... ... ... 26,704 229 By sale ... ... *" ... ... ... ... 5,952 319 Total ... ... ... ... 92,524 3 20 We have the honour to submit for your consideration a further report on Native lands in the following counties : Kawhia, Waitomo, and West Taupo. Our previous report on lands in these counties is printed as Parliamentary Paper G.-l, 1908. • Our recommendations are set out in the accompanying schedules: the following is a summary of the information contained therein : — Kawhia. Waitomo. West Taupo. Lands leased 3,326 0 33 619 2 0 3,073*2 26 Lands for Maori occupation ... ... 1,716 0 0 9,106 321 13,336 339 Lands for general settlement — By lease ... ... ... 2,647 0 0 1,544 3 0 50,606 3 3 By sale... ... ... ... 100 0 0 1,655 3 24 9,586 0 20 By mana (sale) ... .<. ... 878 2 29 7,765 0 7 49,332 0 0 Totals ... ... 8,667 3 22 20,692 0 12 125,935 2 8

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