Land Claims Schedule




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Consideration—£25 in Cash and Merchandise,
value not stated.

Case No. 221. (a)—HENRY TAYLER, of the River
Thames, claimant in part.

1000, One thousand acres, more or less, being
a tract of Land called Takapuna, situated at the
extreme north head of the Waitemata River.

Alleged to have been purchased jointly with
Mr. A. B. SPARK, from certain Native Chiefs,
(not named,) on the 18th of November, 1839.

Consideration—£16 in Cash and Merchandise,
value not stated.

Case No. 221. (b)—HENRY TAYLER, of the
River Thames, claimant in part.

300, Three hundred acres, more or less, being
a piece of Land situated in the Island of Waiheke,
in the Frith of the Thames, called Te Matuku.

Alleged to have been purchased from certain
Native Chiefs, (not named,) jointly with Mr.
A. B. SPARK, in December, 1839.

Consideration—£2 in Cash, and Merchandise,
value not stated.

Case No. 221. (c)—HENRY TAYLER, of the River
Thames, claimant in part.

20,000, Twenty thousand acres, more or less,
being a tract of Land called Te Aroha, situated
between fifty and sixty miles of the River Thames.

Alleged to have been purchased jointly with
Mr. A. B. SPARK, from certain Native Chiefs,
(not named,) on the 11th of January, 1840.

Consideration—£10 8s. in Cash and Mer-
chandise, value not stated.

Case No. 221. (d)—HENRY TAYLER, of the
River Thames, claimant.

400, Four hundred acres, more or less, being a
piece of Land situated in the Frith of the Thames,
called Motu The.

Alleged to have been purchased from certain
Native Chiefs (not named), on the 5th of
November, 1839.

Consideration—merchandise, value not stated.

Case No. 66.—JAMES REDDY CLENDON, of the
Bay of Islands, Esq., claimant.

220, Two hundred and twenty acres, more or
less, situated at Okiato, Bay of Islands.

Alleged to have been purchased from the Native
Chiefs Pomare, Kiwi Kiwi, Hauware, Hihi,
and Wareamu, in December, 1830.

Consideration—merchandise to the amount of
£151 14s. sterling.

Case No. 66 (a)—JAMES REDDY CLENDON, of the
Bay of Islands, Esq., claimant.

80, Eighty acres, more or less, situated at Kai-
taitia, Bay of Islands.

Alleged to have been purchased from the Na-
tive Chiefs, Pomare, Ahou, and Arau, in No-
vember, 1837.

Consideration—merchandise to the amount of
£28 15s. sterling.

Case No. 136.—WILLIAM JAMES LEWINGTON,
of the Bay of Islands, claimant.

2,000 Two thousand acres, more or less situ-
ated on the River Thames, about 12° south-east
from the town of Auckland, called Toapoa.

Alleged to have been purchased from the tribe
Ngatipawa, (names not stated), in February,
1839.

Consideration—cash and merchandise to the
amount of £100 sterling.

Case No. 269. (a)—WILLIAM THOMAS FAIRBURN,
of the River Thames, claimant.

40,000, Forty thousand acres, more or less,
being a portion of land lying in the Frith of the
Thames, within five or six miles of Waitemata,
known by the name of Tamaki, situated between
the rivers Tamaki and Wairon.

Alleged to have been purchased from certain
native Chiefs, (names not stated), in January,
1836.

Consideration—merchandise to the amount of
£400 sterling.

Case No. 207. (c.)—GORDON SANDEMAN of
Sydney, merchant, claimant.

2,500, Two thousand five hundred acres, more
or less, situated on the east bank of the river
Piako, Frith of the Thames, commencing at Kene-
pehi, at the mouth of a rivulet called Waite, about
fifteen miles by water from the sea.

Alleged to have been purchased from Matapihi,
and about thirty other Chiefs, not named, on
the 31st December, 1839.

Consideration—merchandise, value not stated.

Case No. 212.—ALEXANDER BRODIE SPARK, of
Sydney, merchant, claimant.

2,500, Two thousand five hundred acres, more
or less, being the whole of the North-head at the
entrance of the river Waitemata, in the Frith of
the Thames, called Takapuna.

Alleged to have been purchased from the native
Chiefs Pehata and Te Awa, on the eighteenth
November, 1839.

Consideration—Cash and merchandise to the
amount of £100 sterling.

Case No. 212. (a.)—ALEXANDER BRODIE SPARK,
of Sydney, merchant, claimant.

60,000, Sixty thousand acres, more or less,
situated on both sides of the river Weiti, in the
Frith of the Thames.

Alleged to have been purchased from the native
Chiefs Te Horo, Tuaca, Te Ruamuta, Te Ani-
aninga, Te Tumahiki, Puhata, Hearinge, Tau-



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🗺️ Schedule of Land Claims Investigations to be Heard in Auckland (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
3 July 1841
Land Claims, Investigation Schedule, Auckland, Hearing Dates, Native Chiefs, Land Grants
33 names identified
  • HENRY TAYLER, Claimant for Takapuna land
  • A. B. SPARK (Mr.), Joint purchaser with Tayler
  • HENRY TAYLER, Claimant for Te Matuku land
  • A. B. SPARK (Mr.), Joint purchaser with Tayler
  • HENRY TAYLER, Claimant for Te Aroha land
  • A. B. SPARK (Mr.), Joint purchaser with Tayler
  • HENRY TAYLER, Claimant for Motu The land
  • JAMES REDDY CLENDON (Esquire), Claimant for Okiato land
  • Pomare (Chief), Sold land at Okiato
  • Kiwi Kiwi (Chief), Sold land at Okiato
  • Hauware (Chief), Sold land at Okiato
  • Hihi (Chief), Sold land at Okiato
  • Wareamu (Chief), Sold land at Okiato
  • JAMES REDDY CLENDON (Esquire), Claimant for Kaitaitia land
  • Pomare (Chief), Sold land at Kaitaitia
  • Ahou (Chief), Sold land at Kaitaitia
  • Arau (Chief), Sold land at Kaitaitia
  • WILLIAM JAMES LEWINGTON, Claimant for Toapoa land
  • WILLIAM THOMAS FAIRBURN, Claimant for Tamaki land
  • GORDON SANDEMAN, Claimant for Piako river land
  • Matapihi (Chief), Sold land on Piako river
  • ALEXANDER BRODIE SPARK, Claimant for Takapuna land
  • Pehata (Chief), Sold land at Takapuna
  • Te Awa (Chief), Sold land at Takapuna
  • ALEXANDER BRODIE SPARK, Claimant for Weiti river land
  • Te Horo (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Tuaca (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Te Ruamuta (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Te Anianinga (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Te Tumahiki (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Puhata (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Hearinge (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river
  • Tau (Chief), Sold land on Weiti river