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on Friday, the 28th day of June, 1844, the Land Claims to the respective claimants without
Colonial Treasurer will put up to Auction causing such extreme delay as would be ruinous
at the Treasury, the under-mentioned Lots, to the parties interested, and most detrimental
on the terms and conditions and under the to the welfare of the Colony.
provisions of an Act of Parliament, passed Deeds of Grant—according to the following
in the fifth and sixth years of the reign form will be filled up by such descriptions of
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, chap. 36, en- the lands and their boundaries as are furnished
tituled "An Act for regulating the Sale of Waste by the Commissioners in their Reports—and
'Lands belonging to the Crown in the Australian the Governor urges strenuously on the Claimants
Colonies." the absolute necessity of their having a survey
Deposit on the purchase-money. Ten pounds made of the lands so granted to them—in con-
per centum. formity with the descriptions in such grants—
as soon as possible—in order to avoid future
Town Land, 40 acres—upset price, £100 per doubts and litigation.
acre.
By Command,
Suburban Land, 1,000 acres—upset price,
£2 per acre. ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Country Land, 28,000 acres—upset price, £1 Colonial Secretary.
per acre.
The Country Lands are at Wao and Papa-
kura; and the Town and Suburban Lands on
the West side of Auckland.

Given under my Hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Colony, at Government House,
Auckland, this seventh day of
June, in the year of Our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and
forty-four.
(L. S.)
ROBERT FITZROY.

By Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

On application at the Surveyor-General's
Office, further information will be given to in-
tending purchasers.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 8th May, 1844.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to
be notified for general information, that
as one Memorial has been held to cover all
Claims for Land on account of one party or part-
ership, one final report will be held to cover all.
The original or principal claimant shall pay
Five Pounds for the final report on the issue of
a Crown Grant for his claims, and Ten Shillings
for every additional hundred acres above the
first five hundred, according to the Ordinance.
Secondary or derivative claimants will pay Ten
Shillings per hundred acres, on the issue of
Crown Grants.

By Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 9th May, 1844.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it
to be notified that, under the existing
circumstances of the Colony—it is impossible
for the Government to survey the boundaries
of all lands awarded by the Commissioners of

Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen,
Defender of the Faith, and so forth:

To all to whom these Presents shall come,
greeting:

Whereas, one of Our Commissioners appoin-
ted to hear, examine, and report upon Claims
to Land obtained by Purchase from the Abori-
ginal Inhabitants of the Colony of New Zea-
land, has reported that (A. B.) is entitled to
receive a Grant of (one thousand acres) of Land,
particularly mentioned and described in Claim
No. (490, z.)

Now Know Ye, That We, of Our Special
Grace, for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, do
hereby Grant unto the said (A. B.) his Heirs
and Assigns, all that Allotment, or Parcel of
Land, in our said Territory, said to contain
(one thousand) acres, more or less, situated (on
the Wairoa river,) and of which the Bounda-
ries are (reported to be as follows:—namely—
From the north side of the mouth of a creek
called Otaru—along the north-bank of that ereek.
to its head. Thence due north by compass to
the summit of a ridge called Ota—thence along
the said ridge eastward to a peaked hill called
Tara—and thence in a straight line to the nearest
bank of the river Wairoa,) with all the Rights
and Appurtenances whatsoever thereto belong-
ing; To Hold unto the said (A. B.) his Heirs
and Assigns for ever.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused this
Our Grant to be sealed with the Seal of Our
said Territory.

Witness, Our Trusty and Well-beloved
(Robert Fitzroy,) Esquire, Go-
vernor and Commander-in-Chief
of Our said Territory and its
Dependencies, at Government
House, Auckland, in New Zea-
land, aforesaid, this day
of
in the year of Our
Reign; and in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and
ROBERT FITZROY.

By Command of His Excellency.
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.