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Case No. 213—JAMES SPENCER, of the Bluff,
Middle Island, claimant.
A tract of land called the Bluff, or Bluff Har-
bour, containing a frontage to the sea of three
hundred and twenty yards, and extending back
to the Bluff hills about four miles.
Alleged to have been purchased in January,
1824.
Consideration—Goods to the amount of £60
sterling.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 213 a—JAMES SPENCER, of the Bluff,
Middle Island, claimant.
A trict ot land near the old man's Bluff, har-
bour, in depth four miles, containing in front
towards the water one hundred and sixty
fathoms; bounded on the back by Foveaux
Straits, the side lines being in a west-south-west
direction across the high land of the Bluff to
Foveaux Straits; W. Stirling's land being on
the south-east, and J. M'Gibbons on the north-
west.
Alleged to have been purchased about ten
years ago.
Consideration—Goods to the amount of
£15 sterling.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 213 b—JAMES SPENCER, of the Bluff,
Middle Island, claimant.
All that island in the vicinity of the Bluff
harbour, about one and a half miles in circum-
ference, and now called Spencer's Island.
Alleged to have been purchased about five
years ago.
Consideration—Goods to the amount of £30
sterling.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 224—WILLIAM GEORGE THOMAS, of
Middle Island, claimant.
A parcel of land at Totowes river, commen-
cing from the land of Thomas Jones twelve
miles on the north side of the river; bounded
by the land of M. J. Duncan, and extending
twenty miles in a northerly direction.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief John Towack, in December,
1838.
Consideration—Cash and goods to the
amount of £90 sterling.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 226—SAMUEL M'DOWELL THOMPSON,
of Sydney, claimant.
12,800, Twelve thousand eight hundred acres,
at Totoves river, 27 miles from its entrance,
extending one mile along the north side of the
said river; bounded on the east by H. Fishers's
land; on the north by J. Jones's land; on the
west by D. F. Nash's land; measuring in depth
from north to south twenty miles, and in breadth
from east to west one mile.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief John Towack, in December,
1838, by M. J. Duncan, who sold to
claimant.
Consideration—Cash £25, and goods.
Nature of conveyance—Deed dated 8th of
December, 1838.

Case No. 227.—WILLIAM THURLOW and WM.
MANNERS CLARKE, of Sydney, claimants.
12,800, Twelve thousand eight hundred acres.
on the Totowe's river, commencing two miles
from the entrance of that river, and having one
mile frontage thereto on the north bank, and
extending back north twenty miles.
Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chief John Towack, in 1838 or 1839,
(being part of a larger tract), by Thomas
Jones, who sold to Frederick Wright Unwin,
who sold the above to claimants.
Consideration—cash £50, and goods.
Nature of conveyance—Deed, dated the 8th
December, 1838 or 1839.

Case No. 235.—FREDERICK WRIGHT UNWIN,
of Sydney, claimant in part.
All that land commencing from the entrance
of Totowe's river, and extending twelve miles
on the north side of the river, and twenty miles
inland northerly.
Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chief John Towack, in December, 1838,
by Thomas Jones, who sold to claimant.
Consideration—cash £50, and goods.
Nature of conveyance—Deed, dated the 8th
December, 1838.

Case No. 235 a.—FREDERICK WRIGHT UNWIN,
of Sydney, claimant in part.
Two-fifths of all that land commencing at
Bogenor's point, and extending to a point called
Tugatta, the north point of Molyneux bay, and
extending inland fifty miles westerly.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief John Towack, in 1838, by John
Jones, who sold to claimant.
Consideration—not stated.
Nature of conveyance—Deed, dated the 18th
October, 1838.

Case No. 238.—JOSEPH WEBB, of London,
claimant in part.
One-third of the land described in No. 189.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief John Towack, in 1838, by
W. J. Small, who sold to J. R. Hatfield,
who sold to R. and S. Peek and Joseph
Webb.
Consideration—cash and goods to the amount
of £87 sterling.
Nature of conveyance—Deed, dated the 20th
October, 1838.

Case No. 238 a.—JOSEPH WEBB, of London,
claimant in part.
One-fourth of the land described in No. 189 a.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chief John Towack, in 1840, by R.
and S. Peek, Joseph Dyer, and claimant.
Consideration—cash and goods to the amount
of £40 sterling.
Nature of conveyance: Deed, dated the 9th
January, 1840.

Case No. 239.—EDWARD WELLER, of Sydney,
claimant in part.
One-half of (2,000,000) two millions of acres,
from the middle of Okahai beach, next Why-
coweke, to the north point of Molyneux harbor,