(86)
8. Section No. 67, containing 12a. Or. Op.,
twelve acres, more or less.
9. Section No. 68, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
10. Section No. 69, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
11. Section No. 70, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
12. Section No. 71, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
13. Section No. 72, containing 19a. 1r. 6p.,
nineteen acres, one rood, six perches, more or
less..
14. Section No. 73, containing 19a. 1r. 6p.,
nineteen acres, one rood, six perches, more or
less.
15. Section No. 74, containing 19a. 1r. 6p.,
nineteen acres, one rood, six perches, more or
less.
16. Section No. 75, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
17. Section No. 76, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
18. Section No. 77, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
19. Section No. 78, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
20. Section No. 79, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
21. Section No. 80, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
22. Section No. 81, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
23. Section No. 82, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
24. Section No. 83, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
25. Section No. 84, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.
26. Section No. 85, containing 20a. Or. Op.,
twenty acres, more or less.

By His Excellency's command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, March 28th, 1842.

H IS Excellency the GOVERNOR directs it to
be notified, that the following Claims of
Land in this Colony, have been referred to the
Commissioners appointed under the Ordinance of
the Governor and Council of New Zealand,
4, Victoria, No. 2; being in addition to the claims
notified in the Government Gazette, of New South
Wales, as referred to the commissioners appointed
under the Act of the Governor and Council of that
Colony, on the 9th, November, 1840, and on the
9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th March, and 6th, 13th,
20th, and 27th April, (and in the Government
Gazette of this Colony, of the 18th August, and
13th, 20th, and 27th October, 20th November,
and 1st, 15th, and 22nd December, 1841, and
5th January, 1842,

Parties are reminded, that before such claims
can be investigated, they must pay to the Com-
missioners a fee of Five pounds, as prescribed by
the Ordinance.

By His Excellency's Command,
WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

Case No. 374.-WILLIAM WAKEFIELD, on behalf
of the New Zealand Company, claimant,
The whole of the Bay, Harbour and District of
Wanga Nui Atera, commonly called Port Nichol-
son, situate on the northeastern side of Cooks
straits. The summit of the range of mountains
known by the name of Turakirai, from the point
where the said range strikes the sea, in Cook's
Straits, outside of the eastern headland of the
said Bay and Harbour of Wanga Nui Atera, or
Port Nicholson, along the summit of the said
range, called Turakirai, at the distance of about
twelve English miles, more or less, from the low
water mark on the eastern shore of the said Bay
or Harbour of Wanga Nui Atera, or Port Nichol-
son, until the foot of the high range of moun-
tains called Tararua, situate about forty English
miles, more or less, from the sandy beach at the
north-eastern extremity of the said Bay or Har-
bour of Wanga Nui Atera, or Port Nicholson, is
the Eastern boundaries of the said lands, tene-
ments, woods, bays, harbours, rivers, streams and
creeks. From the point where the said eastern
boundary strikes the foot of the aforesaid Tararua
range of mountains, along the foot of the said
Tararua range, until the point where the range of
mountains, called Rimarup, strikes the foot of the
said Tararua range, is the North-eastern boundary
of the said lands, tenements, woods, bays, harbours
and creeks. From the point where the said
Rimarup range of mountains strikes the foot of
the Tararua range, along the summit of the said
Rimarup range of mountains at a distance of
about twelve English miles, more or less, from
the low water mark on the western shore of the
said Bay or Harbour of Wanga Nui Atera, or
Port Nicholson, until the point where the said
Rimarup range strikes the sea in Cook's Straits,
outside the western headland of the said Bay or
Harbour of Wanga Nui Atera, or Port Nichol-
son, is the western boundary of the said lands,
tenements, woods, bays, harbours, rivers, streams
and creeks. From the said point where the
Rimarup range of mountains strikes the sea in
Cooks Straits, in a direct line to the aforesaid
point, where the Turakirai range strikes the sea
in the said Cook's Straits, is the Southern boun-
dary of the said lands, tenements, woods, bays,
harbours, rivers, streams and creeks. Also the
said bay, harbour and district of Wanga Nui
Atera, or Port Nicholson, including the island of
Makaroa and the island of Matui, which islands
are both situate in the said harbour of Wanga
Nui Atera, or Port Nicholson, as well as all other
lands, tenements, woods, bays, harbours, rivers,
streams and creeks situate within the aforesaid
boundaries.

Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
from the Native Chiefs Matangi Epuri, Bona-
cawa, Rongatua, Kariwa, Kaihaia, Kawia,
Tuarga, Etioko, Tuigatoro, Tuati, Wakanidi,

• Ernan, Atnawera, Ewaieh, Warepori.

Consideration given to the Natives, a quantity
of merchandize, value not stated.

Nature of conveyance-a Deed dated twenty-
seventh day of September, 1839.