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tuated on the Wai Roa River, and bounded by
a line stretching from a point Calha Miki Raw
on the Wai River, to another point named
Painza on the same river.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
chiefs Paroro, Piakea, Wainga, and Tamra.
Consideration—money and goods to the
amount of £4294 10s. 9d.
Date of purchase 22nd October, 1839.
Claimant states that he has a deed from the
above chiefs, duly witnessed, but the date is not
mentioned.

running south 130 feet; and on the south by a
line running east to low water mark 200 feet.
(Contents not stated).
Alleged to have been purchased from Ewran-
gee, Heroe, and other chiefs of Wiarrau.
Consideration—merchandize, value not stated.
Nature of conveyance—deed in favor of claim-
ant, dated 5th September, 1831.

Case No. 60 (b)—CHARLES HENRY CHAMBERS,
of Sydney, Esquire, claimant.

720; Seven hundred and twenty acres, more or
less, situate at Kaipara, on the River Manga-
Fahai. (Boundaries not stated).
This land forms a portion of a larger tract
alleged to have been purchased on 26th
December, 1839, from the native chief
Waitta, by Edward Powell, who it is stated,
bought for, and made a deed of partition
between himself, David Fitzpatrick, Peter
Moody, and Jeremiah M'Crohon. M'Crohon
bought for and conveyed to Mr. Chambers,
who thus claims a fourth part of the origi-
nal purchase.

Case No. 25. [Illegible Name], of Kaipara,
claimant.

12,000; Twelve thousand acres, more or less,
viz., all that piece or parcel of land situate,
lying, and being on the river Oruawarra, bounded
on one side by the creek Warrahins, and on the
other by the creek Wai Tangata, the course of
the Oruawarta between these points being river
frontage, then following the course of the creek
Warrahino to the creek Weisin to its source or
termination, from which point in a direct line to
the dividing boundary of the two districts Orua-
warra and [Illegible name] the name
Kökicki: then in a direct line forming the said
boundary of the district of Kaipara to a point
called Kanohiwia, and from Kanohiwia in a di-
rect line to the source or termination of the
creek Wai Tangata, and following the course of
the Wai Tru To the Oruker

Alleged to have been purchased from Paroro,
Taupahi, Maun, and Pai.
The consideration agreed upon was money
and goods to the amount of £1700, of which
£125 6s. 8d. stated to have been paid.
Deed from [Illegible] parties to claimant
ber, 1839.

Consideration to the natives—£100 in cash
for the whole extent of land.
Nature of original conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 60 (d)—CHARLES HENRY CHAMBERS,
of Sydney, Esquire, claimant.

6250, Six thousand two hundred and fifty
acres, more or less, situated at Kaipara, on the
River Wiarowa. (Boundaries not stated).
This land forms part of a larger tract, alleged
to have been purchased on the 12th Janu-
ary, 1840, from the native chief Puku, by
Daniel Fitzpatrick, who bought for, and
made a deed of partition between himself,
Edward Powell, Peter Moody, and Jere-
miah M'Crohon, who, it is stated, bought
for, and conveyed to Mr. Chambers, who
thus claims a fourth part of the original
purchase.

Case No. 26. -WILLIAM CHRISTMAS, of Sydney,
claimant.

1,000, One thousand acres, more or less, viz.,
from the mouth of the creek Ko Kiri Kopuni
along the Waeroa river to the creek Kowetiia,
as river frontage; then along the said creek Ko
Kiri Kopuni, following its course three English
miles, from which point in a straight line to the
termination or source of the creek Kowatiia, and
thence following the course of the said creek
Kowatiia to the Wairou river.

Alleged to have been purchased from Piekea,
chief of Kaipara.
Consideration—cash and goods to the amount
of £160 16s. 4d. sterling.

Conveyance from Piekea to claimant dated
20th January, 1840.

Consideration to the natives—merchandise to
the amount of £120 for the whole of the land
included in the original purchase.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 70 (a)—PATRICK DONOVAN, of Koro-
rarika, New Zealand, claimant.

1500, One thousand five hundred acres, more
or less, situated on the River Wairoa; and
bounded on the front by a part of the said river,
called Mangakahia; on the one side by land be-
longing to the Wesleyan Mission; on the other
side by land the property of James Johnson;
and on the back by land belonging to the Na-
tives.

Alleged to have been purchased from Waiate,
by the claimant and Edmund Powell.
Consideration—cash to the amount of £10
sterling.
Nature of conveyance—instrument in writing
dated 2nd January, 1840.

Case No. 37. -SAMUEL ASHMORE, of Sydney,
claimant.

A certain piece or parcel of land, situate in
the Village of Wiarrau, being bounded on the
east by a beach as frontage, by a line running
nearly north and south, then measuring 130 feet;
on the north by a line running west 200 feet
from low water mark; on the west by a line

Case No. 87. -THOMAS ELMSLEY, of New Zea-
land, and HENRY WALTON, and CHARLES
WALTON, of Sydney, claimants.