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Title: A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.

Author: Alexander Mackay

Publication details: Luckie and Collins, 1872, Nelson

Part of: He reo nō ngā whakaritenga me ngā pukapuka here / Language of agreement and obligation

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A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.

Return showing the total acreage set apart for Native purposes in the Provinces in the South Island

Return showing the total acreage set apart for Native purposes in the Provinces in the South Island.

Locality.	Total Acreage.			Total acreage in each Province.
Province of Nelson—	A.	R.	P.	A.	R.	P.
New Zealand Company's tenths	5053	1	30
Educational reserves	3490	0	0
General reserves	50,022	2	1	58,565	3	31
Province of Marlborough—
General reserves	21,414	2	8	21,414	2	8
County of Westland—
General reserves	5937	1	16	5937	1	16
Province of Canterbury—
Reserves made in 1848 in terms of Kemp's purchase	3531	1	0
Reserves made in 1849 in terms of the Port Cooper purchase	859	0	0
Reserves made in 1849 in terms of the Port Levy purchase	1361	0	0
Reserves set apart by the Canterbury Government	44	1	0
Reserves set apart by Mr. Hamilton on Bank's Peninsula in 1856	1298	0	0
Reserves made by General Government to supplement reserves at Kaiapoi, Taumutu, and Waimatemate	286	1	0
Reserves made in pursuance of awards of the Native Land Court in 1868, in final extinguishment of promises made under Kemp's Deed of 1848	2695	0	0	10,074	3	0
Province of Otago—
Reserves made in 1844 in terms of Captain Symond's purchase	9615	1	12.
Reserves made in 1848 in terms of Kemp's purchase	3672	0	16
Reserves made in 1853 in terms of the Murihiku purchase	242	0	26
Reserves made in pursuance of awards of the Native Land Court in 1868, in final extinguishment of promises made under Kemp's Deed of 1848	2098	2	24
Granted by the Native Land Court in 1868, out of an area of 1 acre 3 roods 24 perches, set apart for the Natives at Port Chalmers in 1852	0	3	1	15,628	3	39
Province of Southland—
Reserves made in 1853 in terms of Murihiku purchase	4588	0	0
Reserved by the Provincial Government for Teone Topi Patuki	400	0	0	4988	0	0
Stewart's Island—
Reserves made in 1864 in terms of the Stewart's Island purchase	935	0	0
Reserves for educational purposes made in terms of the Stewart's Island purchase	2000	0	0	2935	0	0

Summary.
	A.	R.	P.	A	R.	P.
Province of Nelson	58,565	3	31
" Marlborough	21,414	2	8
County of Westland	5937	1	16
Province of Canterbury	10,074	3	0
" Otago	15,628	3	39
" Southland	4988	0	0
Stewart's Island	2935	0	0
				119,544	2	14

Note.—Besides the quantity included in this return the Natives own territory at Wakapuaka and D'Urville's Island, in the Province of Nelson, comprising about 51,170 acres; and the Island of Ruapuke, comprising 4093 acres, in Foveaux Straits.—Alexander Mackay, Commissioner Native Reserves.