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SALES AND EXCHANGES AFFECTING NELSON TOWN AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS. 11th June, 1864 : Sections 139, 140, and 141, Motueka, were exchanged for Section 9, Takaka, containing 150 acres. 15th May and 15th July, 1864 : Part Section 344, Nelson, containing 2 roods 34 perches, was sold. 20th November, 1865 : Part Section 161, Motueka, containing 1 acre, was sold. 7th July, 1870 : Sections 266 and 269, Nelson, were exchanged for Section 946. 14th December, 1870 : Part Section 146, Motueka, containing 13 acres 3 roods 20 perches, was sold. Section 203 was exchanged for Section 733 to enable the Nelson School Committee to enlarge their premises. Section 203 was afterwards formally granted to the Superintendent of Nelson by deed dated sth December, lS?!^ 1 ) Note.—Section 9, Takaka, 150 acres, although shown in Schedule to 1873 Act, was, according to Major Heaphy (report, Appendix to Journal, House of Representatives, D.-l 6, 1870) to be subdivided amongst the resident Natives in accordance with the original intention for which the exchange was effected. RETURN OF THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY'S RESERVED " TENTHS " FROM 1873 TO 1929. Wellington City Reserves. a. e. p. A. r. p. Balance as per Schedule D, Native Reserves Act, 1873 . . . . .. .. 38 1 13 Sold to the Crown for a site for the barracks at Buckle Street: Sections 89 and 90. Deed of purchase dated 24/3/74 (see Deeds of Purchase, North Island) .. . . .. .. .. .. ..200 Balance remaining in March, 1929 . . .. 36 1 13 38 1 13 38 1 13 Wellington Country Reserves. a. r. p. a. r. p. Balance as per Schedule D, Native Reserves Act, 1873 .. .. .. 976 2 0 Vested in beneficial owners, &c. : Sections 22 and 24, Makara (Native Trust Records 41/61) .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Sections 19 and 21, Ohiro, vested in Native Trustee but beneficially owned by a separate group of Natives (Native Trust Records 6/60) . . 175 0 0 Sections 132, Mangaroa, transferred to the Native owners in terms of section 42 of the Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1907 .. 100 0 0 Sections 12 and 13, Ohariu : Section 13 granted to individual beneficiaries, and Section 12 vested in Native Trustee but owned beneficially by a separate group of Natives .. .. .. .. .. 201 2 0 Section 3, Pakuratahi, vested in Native Trustee but beneficially owned by a separate group of Natives (Native Trust Records 6/57) .. 100 0 0 Balance remaining in March, 1929 .. .. .. 200 0 0 976 2 0 976 2 0 The actual area remaining in 1929 is 191 acres, which comprises Pakuratahi Sections 4 and 7. The difference in area is apparently due to loss on subsequent survey. The country sections reserved were nominally of 100 acres each, but were found to vary considerably when a more accurate survey was made. Nelson City Reserves. a. r. p. a. r. p. Balance as per Schedule D, Native Reserves Act, 1873 .. .. .. 50 2 36 Sold to Provincial Government in 1874 (Appendix, House of Representatives, G.-sb, 1874) .. .. .. .. .. . ■ ■ 10 0 Taken under Public Works Act, 1908, in 1924 for purpose of a school-site : Part Sections 62, 63, 64, and 65 (Gazette, 4/9/24, p. 2096) .. .. 1 2 29 Balance remaining in March, 1929 . . . 48 0 7 50 2 36 50 2 36 The actual area remaining in March, 1929, is 48 acres 2 roods 6-2 perches. The Nelson reserves were resurveyed in 1925 for the purpose of bringing the lands under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, and the area of practically every -section was varied to a slight extent. The difference of 1 rood 39-2 perches is therefore made up of variations on subsequent survey.

( x ) Taken from copies of deeds, Mackay's Compendium, Vol. 2, pp. 393-401.