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APPENDIX B. PARTICULARS OF LEASES OF THE KAIAPOI RESERVE. Kaiapoi, New Zealand, 24th May, 1911. Dear Sir -^ c Kaiapoi Native Reserve. Since writing you this morning we have seen the lessee of Sections 31, 32, 40, 41, and 42. Ec Section 31.—Hohepa Te Rangi has received the rent for the whole of this section up to Ist June. 1910; Mrs. Ruika Korako received the rent on behalf of the members of her family from Ist June. 1910, to Ist June, 1911. There are no improvements on this section. Re Section 32.—The rent of this section has been paid to H. W. Uru. Native land agent, Christchurch, to Ist May, 1912, who pays the rent to a Mrs. George. West Coast. There are no improvements on this section. Re Section 40. —Hohepa Teihoka has been paid up to Ist July, 1912 ; Hineawhea Teihoka (Mrs. Charles Barrett) has been paid up to Ist July, 1011 ; and £2 has been paid on account of rent for year 1912. There are no improvements. Re Section 41. —The rent of this section has been paid to Mere Martene to Ist May, 1912. No improvements have been made. Re Section 42.- —Ihaia Pohata has received the rent of this section up to Ist August, 1912. There are no improvements. Faithfully yours, Judge Rawson, Native Land Court, Wellington. Papprill and Conlan.

Kaiapoi, New Zealand, 24th May, 1911. Dear Sir — c Kaiapoi Native Reserve. Herewith we enclose the particulars as required by you of the leases of Sections 10, 11, 16, 31, 32, 35, 40, 41, 42, 47, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 75, 71, 81, 89, 95, 97, 100, 106, 110, 113, 116, 120, 121, 124, 130, 139b, 141, 142, 135e, 136p, 137 d, and 2b. We have seen Mr. H. W. Uru with reference to particulars of Sections 85, 86a, 87, and. 147, which are leased to Mr. G. B. Rowe, of Rangiora, farmer. We shall supply particulars in a few days. We have been informed that Section 7 is leased to a man named Herridge, Sections 13 and 44 to a half-caste Maori named Crane, and Section 26 to a man named Fleming. With reference to the lease of Section 64, the rents of which formed the subject-matter of the Matin v. Morris action, we have not given particulars, as Messrs. Bishop and Gresson are preparing a fresh lease, and we assume that they will give particulars. We have been informed that Sections 93, 104, and 138 c are occupied by Eruera te Aika, the Korako family, and J. H. W. Uru respectively, while Village Lot 15, the only remaining section, is not leased. In some instances we have not been able to supply the information " as to whom the rents paid and when paid up to " owing to the absence of the lessees interested. We shall, however, supply such information, and any further information if you require it. We wish to draw your special attention to Sections 51 and 54, on which the lessees have built houses to the value of £200 and £300 respectively. The lessees of these sections have held the land under prior leases for a very long time. Mr. Michael Rowe, the lessee of Section 54, has leased the property for about thirty-seven years. He made no arrangements with the Natives as to compensation for improvements. He mentioned to us that when he took the land first it was a bare section, and, as he was given to understand from time to time by the holders under the will that he could have the land as long as he desired to lease it, he felt safe in building on the land, and by successive leases holding the land during the life of the dwellinghouse thereon. If he. is dispossessed of his lease without compensation he will be placed in a very awkward position. The lessee of Section 51 is in a similar position. Faithfully yours, Papprill and Conlan. Judge Rawson, Native Land Court, Wellington. Kaiapoi, New Zealand, 9th June, 1911. Dear Sir c Kaiapoi Native Reserve. Herewith we enclose amended particulars of dealings in Sections 11 and 32 herein ; also particulars of Sections 86a, 86b, 86, 87, 85, and 147. The above particulars were supplied to us by Mr. H. W. Uru, Native agent, Christchurch. Faithfully yours, Judge Rawson, Native Land Court, Wellington. Papprill and Conlan.