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EXHIBITS.

EXHIBIT A. Names of Lessees by whom Mr. Welsh is instructed to appear before the Commission under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1881. R. Morris. P. Fleming. Mrs. R. Watts. James McKenzie. R. McLean. J. Young. , T. C. Hughson. J. M. Kickey. R. Warner. D. T. Leahy. S. Andrews. T. Graham. E. A. Mitchell. W. Kelly. " Robert Affleck. Charles Humphries. M. Fennell. William Pentelow. F. J. V. R. Affleck. Mrs. C. Humphries Thomas Tait. P. Cook. S. T. Cox. Mr. Grant. H. E. Candy. H. P. Best George Petoh. Mr. Stephenson. C. G. King. S. Wells. Johanna Joyce. John Clarke. T. McKenzie. George A. Mehrtens. Arthur Newell. F. W. Matthews. H. O'Rorke. Alfred Clothier. R. Palmer. W. D. Foreman. D. A. Poole. W. C. Dudley. C. Malcolm. Edward Hurley.

EXHIBIT B. [Statement showing that Tamaka Awarua received from the Tawhiti Dairy Factory for milk supplied during eight months the sum of £513 9s.]

EXHIBIT C. [Statement showing that Rangitaura Kahui received from the Waitara Dairy Factory for milk supplied during nine months £243 17s. 6d.]

EXHIBIT D. [Receipts produced for £3 10s. 9d., being rates paid by Rangitaura Kahui to the Taranaki County Council.]

EXHIBIT E. [Statement produced showing that Palmnga Tumahua received from the Kaupokonui Dairy Factory for milk supplied during nine months £235 3s. Id.]

EXHIBITS F AND G. [Statement produced showing that Eriwata received from the Normanby and Ararata Dairy Factories the sum of £483 9s. 3d. for milk supplied during eighteen months.]

EXHIBIT H. To whom it may concern. Ararata, 24th May, 1912. This is to certify that Eriwata has delivered good and clean milk to this factory since I have been in charge, since 27th September, 1910. Yours faithfully, P. A. LIJNDBERG, Manager, Ararata Dairy Company, Ararata.

EXHIBIT J. The West Coast Settlement Reserves Acts Amendment Act, 1910 Whereas under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1881, and the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1887, leases have from time to time been granted by the Public Trustee of lands within the area described in the Schedule to the said first-mentioned Act : And whereas many of the lessees or assignees of such leases did not avail themselves of the various statutory provisions from time to time enacted enabling perpetually renewable leases to be granted to them

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