(101)
acres, more or less, being all that portion of
land situate, lying, and being on the east side of
the Northern Island of New Zealand, beginning
from a river called and known by the name of
Mattacunna, in the Frith of the Thames, and
ending at a river called and known by the name
of Wai Roa, also in the Frith of the Thames, one
side of which last named river is the boundary
line of the lands of the New Zealand Com-
pany, from the source of which rivers, viz.:
Mattacunna and Wai Roa, a line running east
and west to the centre of the island, and from
those extreme inland points a direct line bearing..
south-east by south is to be considered the inland
boundary. Also, all those islands opposite the
above land called and known by the names of
Te Cowwan Wangaparroa, Wanga Toto, Moutou
Taboo, Moutou Te, Moutou Je, Moutou Corea,
Moutou Hourakini, Moutou Kotota, Moutou
Howpapa, Moutou Katuapuke, Moutou Kitta
Kitta, Moutou Karaki, and and all other islands
opposite, not herein named, except Wai-heke.
Alleged to have been puachased in January,
1832, from Cohi Rangitara, Chief of the
river Thames, by Mr. Joseph Brooks Wel-
ler, deceased, the brother of the present
applicant, who claims as heır at law.
Consideration-merchandise, value not stated.
Nature of conveyance-Instrument in wri-
ting, dated 27th January, 1832.

Case No. 266.-J. C. CONWAY, of Coromandel
Harbour, New Zealand, claimant.
300, Three hundred acres, more or less, being
two bays situated within two miles of Coroman-
del Harbour, named Ritahi and Parapar-ke-keno,
bounded on the south by Tutu-to-to; north by
Kikowa-kareri; east by Taupiri; and west by
the sea.
Alleged to have been purchased by claimant,
on the 13th October, 1839, from Pirangi
and other native chiefs, not named.
Consideration-cash or merchandise, to the
amount of £143 9s. sterling, for this and the
land included in Case No. 266 (α).
Nature of conveyance-not stated.

Case No. 266 (a).-J. C. CONWAY, of Coro-
mandel Harbour, New Zealand, claimant.
1, One acre, more or less, being a piece or
parcel of land situated at Coromandel Harbour,
and known by the name of Auhwa. (Boun-
daries not stated.)
Alleged to have been purchased by claimant,
on the 13th October, 1839, from Pirangi
and other native chiefs, not named.
Consideration-cash or merchandise, to the
amount of £143 9s. sterling, for this and the
land included in Case No. 266.
Nature of conveyance-not stated.

Case No. 267-HENRY DOWNING, Coroman-
del Harbour, New Zealand claimant.
1,280, One thousand two hundred and eighty
acres, more or less, commencing on the left or
west bank of the river Piake, at the north point
of Mr. Felton Matthew's land; then running
north following the windings of the river so as
to include a frontage of one quarter of a mile
due north and south; then west by two parallel
lines one quarter of a mile apart; along the
south boundary of the land of the said Felton
Matthew, and through or along land of Mr.
William Webster, eight miles or thereabouts to
the west boundary of land belonging to the said
William Webster.
This forms a portion of a larger tract of land,
Alleged to have been purchased on the 31st
December, 1839, from Te-hoi-hoi Queinaki
and several other native Chiefs, by Mr.
William Webster, who sold the portion
above described to the claimant.
Consideration to the natives-value not stated
Nature of conveyancc-not stated.

Case No. 276. JAMES PREECE, of the River
Thames, New Zealand, claimant.
A piece or parcel of land called the Tiki, si-
tuated at Coromandel Harbour; commencing at
the Tiki, and extending in a direct line nearly
east to Mr. C. Prout's house, called Tematuoto-
torea; thence in a north-east direction to the
Waiau creek to a place called the Paiaka;
thence along the creek in nearly a north-west
direction to a place called Tekauwaiomakuika;
thence in a south direction following the creek
to the Tiki. (Contents not stated.)
Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
in August, 1838, from certain native chiefs,
not named.
Consideration-cash and merchandise, value
not stated.
Nature of conveyance-Deed dated the 26th
June, 1839.

Case No. 276 (a.) -JAMES PREECE, of the River
Thames, New Zealand, claimant.
A piece or parcel of land called the Kouri,
situated at Coromandel Harbour; commencing
at a point in Coromandel Harbour, called the
Kouri, and running nearly north-east to the top
of a bare hill called Matakitaki, following the
windings of the top side in nearly a south-east
direction to a place called Rangihoua; thence
in nearly a south-west direction to a place called
Temairi, and proceeding in a straight line to the
creek, from which place following the course of
the creek in nearly a north and then in a south-
west direction to the harbour to a place called
Temapoa; thence along the edge of the harbour
nearly north to a place called Mahinapua;
thence nearly west to the Kauri. (Contents
not stated.)
Alleged to have been purchased by claimant,
in Angust, 1838, from certain native chiefs.
not named.
Consideration-cash and merchandise, value
not stated.
Nature of conveyance-Deed dated 12th of
December, 1839.

Case No. 283-FELTON MATHEW and GEORGE
COOPER, of Auckland, claimants.
10,000, Ten thousand acres more or less, si-
tuated on the river Piako, having a frontage on
the river of one mile on either side of the mouth
of a creek called Tahuna Tapu. Bounded on
the east by the river Piako two miles, on the