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Alleged to have been purchased on or about
the 8th December, 1836, from the native
chiefs Te Arakuri, Te Tawaroa, Te Aome-
rere, and Tau Rua, by Mr. William Web-
ster, who sold a moiety to the present
claimant.

Consideration—various articles of merchan-
dise, value not stated.

Nature of conveyance—Deed in favor of Mr.
Webster, of the above date.

Case No. 29 (a)—PETER ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant.
All that piece or tract of land situate on the
north-east part of Coromandel Harbour, on the
Waian Creek, commencing on the west side of
the creek by a small creek or rivulet called Ho-
koewaka, and running one mile and a half in a
westerly direction, and then following the wind-
ings of the creek to the south-west six miles,
and commencing opposite on the Waian creek,
and running one mile in an easterly direction,
and then following the windings of the creek one
mile back, and in a northerly direction down to
another small creek called Matawai, following
the said creek down to the Waian creek.

Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chiefs Pokaia, Korio, Ritahi. Horeto,
Tacorea, and Etua, by William Webster,
who sold to claimant.

Consideration—goods to the amount of £400,
Nature of conveyance—Deed to Webster,
dated 18th January, 1837.

Case No. 29 (b)—PETER ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant.
300, Three hundred acres, more or less, viz:
all that piece or tract of land situate on the
south-east side of Coromandel Harbour, known
by the name of Waitataramo, commencing at
the centre of the inner head, and running back
in a south-easterly direction to the summit of the
hill, and along the top of the hill to the west-
ward abreast the centre of the outer head of the
beach, and thence running down in a westerly
direction to the low water mark, forming about
three quarters of a mile, more or less.

Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chiefs Horeta, Kitahi, Korio, and Hau-
wenua, by Mr. William Webster, who sold
to claimant.

Consideration—goods to the amount of £142
Nature of conveyance—Deed in favor of
Webster, dated 18th January, 1837.

Case No. 29 (c)—PETER ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant.
All that piece or portion of land called Kopu
Poznan and Huimapuka, bounded on the north
by a creek called Taritari, on the west by the
River Wahiou, and on the south and east by
the Kopu Creek, extending to the aforesaid
creek called Taritari; together with all ways,
waters, water-courses, hedges, ditches, trees,
and appurtenances whatsoever, to the same be-
longing, or in anywise appertaining.

Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chiefs Te Horeto, Po Kaja, Pua
Kango and Te Honewaka, by Mr. John
Hearna Webster, who sold to claimant.

Consideration—goods to the amount of £67
sterling.

Nature of conveyance—Deed in favor of the
original purchaser, dated 9th December, 1839.

Case No. 29 (d.)—PETER ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant.
All that land or island called Motutau-pere,
situated on the left-hand side of the entrance of
Coromandel Harbour, together with all ways,
water, water-courses, &c.

Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chiefs Pe-ra-Kuri, Tea-umo, Here, and
Tauawa, by Mr. William Webster, who sold
to claimant.

Consideration—goods to the amount of £41
sterling.

Nature of conveyance—Deed to the original
purchaser, dated 10th November, 1838.

Case No. 30.—ROBERT ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant in part.
80,000, Eighty thousand acres, more or less,
viz., a tract of land situated and bounded in
manner following, (that is to say), commencing
at the mouth of a creek called Orua, on the left
bank of the River Piako, which empties itself
into the Frith of the Thames, to run from the
mouth of the said creek due west by compass to
the summit of a hill Mangakawa, then south by
west to the summit of a hill called Tukenui, then
south by west to another hill called Pukemoko,
and then south by west along the division line
of the Piako and Wakato land, to a point due
west from the western extremity of a low ridge
of hills called Panawhau; then due east from
the said point, from the west extremity of the
said range of low hills, and along the said range
to the eastern extremity; and due east to the
River Piako; and then to follow the River Piako
downwards northwardly to the mouth of the
said creek Orua to the commencement.

Alleged to have been purchased on the 31st
December, 1839, from the native chiefs
Koinaki, Hanauri, Tehoe-hoe, Tetware-
ponga, Hwareteatoa, Negatireuhea, Nga-
tihwata, Tunalere, I Tumabo and Tekerako,
by Mr. William Webster, who sold a moiety
to Mr. Peter Abercrombie, who sold a tenth
part of his interest to Mr. Robert Aber-
crombie, who thus claims a twentieth part
of the land above described.

Consideration—various articles of merchan-
dise, value not stated.

Nature of conveyance—Deed in favor of Mr.
Webster, dated 31st December, 1833.

Case No. 31.—WILLIAM ABERCROMBIE, of
Sydney, claimant in part.
50,000 Eighty thousand acres, more or less,
viz., a tract of land situated and bounded in
manner following; (that is to say), commencing
at the mouth of a creek called Orua, on the
left bank of the River Piako, which empties it-
self in the Frith of the Thames, to run from the
mouth of the said creek due west by compass,
to the summit of a hill Mangakawa; then south
by west to the summit of a hill called Tukenui;
then south by west to another hill called Puke-
moko; and then south by west along the divi