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the said Commissioners also give notice, that they
have entered upon the Duties of their Office, and

• intend to investigate the under-mentioned Claims
  to Grants of Land in New Zealand, at Auckland,
  on Wednesday, the 21st day of July, 1841, at 10
  o'clock in the Forenoon.
  The Cases will be heard in the Order in which
  they are inserted in the Government Gazette, and
  all Parties interested, are hereby summoned to be
  in attendance, with their Documents and Wit-
  nesses.

By Command of His Excellency the Governor,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

*Case No. 65, (e)-GEORGE THOMAS CLAYTON, of
Kororarika, Bay of Islands, master Mariner,
claimant.
100, One hundred acres, more or less, called
Konata situated at Waitemata, River Thames.
Alleged to have been purchased from the Na-
tive Chiefs Tama Ki, and Hanta Kare Ta-
mahie Kie, on the 23rd of May, 1839.
Consideration-Merchandise to the amount of
£106 sterling.

Case No. 65. (f)-GEORGE THOMAS CLAYTON, of
Kororarika, Bay of Islands, master Mariner,
claimant.
1200, One thousand two hundred acres, more
or less, called Matti Harre Harre, situated on the
River Thickey, River Thames.
Alleged to have been purchased from the Na-
tive Chiefs Tamaki and Kotatohuate Rua-
mitu, on the 6th day of August, 1839.
Consideration - merchandise to the amount of
£150 sterling.

Case No. 109-THOMAS HELLYAR, of the Waite-
maita River, claimant.
320, Three hundred and twenty acres, more or
less, being all that piece of land called Tepuka-
puku, situated on the Waitemata River.
Alleged to have been purchased from the Na-
tive Chiefs Nanihi and Taine, in April, 1839.
Consideration-cash and merchandise to the
amount of £160 sterling.

Case No. 165-THOMAS MAXWELL, of Waiheke,
claimant.
3,000, Three thousand acres, more or less,
called Wyheke, situated on the River Thames.
Alleged to have been purchased from the Na-
tive Chiefs Eateruema, Tumatahou, and
Tohe, in June, 1837.
Consideration-cash and merchandise, value
not stated.

Case No. 165. (a)-THOMAS MAXWELL, of
Waiheke, claimant.
2,560, Two thousand five hundred and sixty

acres, more or less, being a piece of land called
Mutzutopie, situated on the River Thames.
Alleged to have been purchased from the Native
Chief E Tana, and others, on the 11th of
January, 1840.
Consideration-merchandise, value not stated.

Case No. 169. -THOMAS MILLON and JOHN
SKELTON, of Matakana, claimants.
15,000, Fifteen thousand acres, more or less,
being all that piece of land called Matakana, or
Manakana, situated on the Frith of the River
Thames,
Alleged to have been purchased from the Native
Chiefs Ruinga, Nakate, Tekawekati, and
Ewarre, in 1839.
Consideration-merchandise to the amount of
£300 sterling.

Case No. 173. (b)-WILLIAM B. MOORES, of
Coromandel Harbour, claimant.
All that point of land called the Toro, in the
Harbour of Manukou. (Contents not stated.)
Alleged to have been purchased from the
Native Chiefs Wiremu Wata, Kuamatoe,
Te Haowhi, and Tommy-talk-English.-
(Date not stated.)
Consideration-merchandise to the amount of
£26 sterling.

Case No. 77. ALEXANDER DALZIEL, of Auck-
land, claimant.
1,500, One thousand five hundred acres, more
or less, situated about half-way between Manu-
kau and Waikato.
Alleged to have been purchased from certain
Native Chiefs (names not stated), on the
21st November, 1839.
Consideration-merchandise to the amount of
£160 sterling.

Case No. 77. (a)-ALEXANDER DALZIEL, of
Auckland, claimant.
200, Two hundred acres, more or less, situated
on a fresh water Creek, called the Aweroa.
Alleged to have been purchased from certain
Native Chiefs (names not stated), on the
21st November, 1839.
Consideration as above, being included in that
purchase.

Case No 77 (b)-ALEXANDER DALZIEL, of Auck-
land, claimant.
1,000, One thousand acres, more or less, situ-
ated on a point of land lying between the Rivers
Waitemata and Tamake.
Alleged to have been purchased from certain
Native Chiefs, (not named,) on the 23rd Decem-
ber, 1839.
Consideration-Merchandise to the amount of
£80 sterling.

Case No. 221. HENRY TAYLER, of the River
Thames, claimant in part.
20,000, Twenty thousand acres, more or less,
being a tract of Land called Te Wiete, about
twelve miles north west of the Waitemata River.
Alleged to have been purchased by the claimant,
jointly with Mr. A. B. SPARK, from certain
Chiefs, (not named,) on the 7th October,
1839.