Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

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Wiremu Hopihona Wiremu Hopihona
And 153 others. And 153 others.

James Mackay, Jun., James Mackay, Jun.,
On behalf of the Governor.

Witnesses to Signatures:
Daniel Pollen
Donald McLean
E. W. Puckey
George H. Davis
George T. Wilkinson
W. Robinson.

True Copy,
Gerald O’Halloran,
For James Mackay,
Land Purchase Agent.

True Copy,
Gerald O’Halloran,
For James Mackay,
Land Purchase Agent.

Schedule.

Schedule referred to upon the other side of this deed.

ALL THAT block of land in the Province of Auckland in the Colony of New Zealand containing by estimation one hundred and thirty-two thousand one hundred and seventy-five acres or thereabouts known by the name of Ohinemuri and bounded towards the north from Kurere by lines known as Tole’s line forming the southern boundary of part of the Hikutaia No. 3 block the southern boundary of part of the land granted to Mr. McCaskill the southern boundary of other part of the Hikutaia No. 3 block the southern boundary of the Whangamata No. 3 block and the southern boundary of the Whangamata No. 4 block to Te Tapiri on the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand as the same are more particularly described in the plans lodged in the Inspector of Surveys office at Auckland thence towards the east by the sea coast from Te Papiri to Nga-kuri-a-whare thence towards the south by a line forming the northern boundary of the Tauranga District (86,489) eighty-six thousand four hundred and eighty-nine links to the Waitawheta stream thence by that stream to the north-east angle of the Aroaha block thence by lines forming part of the northern boundary of the Aroaha block seven thousand one hundred and forty-seven links and twenty-seven thousand five hundred and thirteen links respectively to Mangaiti thence towards the west by a line to Tikirahi twenty thousand two hundred and thirty-one links thence by a line ten thousand six hundred and sixty links to Kauwharangi thence by a line fourteen thousand and eighty links to Te Karaka thence by a line seven thousand nine hundred and forty-five links to Oamatao on the bank of the river Ohinemuri thence by that river to Taikaitu thence by a line six thousand two hundred and sixty-eight links to Wharerata thence by a line three thousand and seven links to Te Paeroa thence by a line twenty-six thousand five hundred and ninety links to Te Komata and thence by a line twenty-two thousand eight hundred and ten links to Kurere to point of commencement.

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Memorandum for Warden, Grahamstown.

“5. Goldmining and agricultural leases of lands situated within the Ohinemuri Block shall be granted on such terms and conditions as shall from time to time be prescribed by Regulations to be made in accordance with the Goldfields Act then being in force within the Province or Colony.”

The Warden is hereby empowered to grant agricultural leases at Ohinemuri in accordance with the above clause (5) of the Deed of Cession of the Ohinemuri Block of the 18th of February, 1875. If new regulations for agricultural leases are necessary, he must at once draw up and recommend such for my approval.

G. Grey.

June 25th, 1875. 12.8 p.m.

Auckland, 25th June, 1875.

To Sir George Grey, K.C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.,
Grahamstown.

I have directed Mr. O’Halloran to furnish you with a copy of the Agreement with the Natives about the Ohinemuri Goldfield. I am instructed by the General Government that your Honour will carry out the duties devolving on you under the Governor’s powers delegated to you in accordance with the Goldfields Act. The other conditions of the Agreement will be carried out by the General Government.

I hope your Honour will do me the justice to say that you never asked me for a copy of the Agreement before I left Auckland for the South. I would also suggest that if your Honour had telegraphed to me or to the Government asking whether the Governor had received the right to grant agricultural leases within the Goldfield, a reply could have been given to you in the affirmative. I received some applications for agricultural leases which I will forward to your Honour by the first opportunity.

I am not, however, sufficiently conversant with the Goldfields Act to say whether the applications made to me or others previous to the issue of regulations by your Honour are valid or not. Those made to me bear date of application endorsed thereon.

James Mackay.