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Case No. 360.—JOHN ALEXANDER WILSON, of
Tauranga, JAMES STACK, and Rev. ALFRED
N. Brown, claimants.
3,840, Three thousand, eight hundred, and
forty acres, more or less situate at Opitiki, on
the east coast, boundaries: not stated.
Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chiefs Titoko, Rangihaerepi, Te Ake,
and nineteen others, on the 27th January,
1840, by claimants.
Consideration given to the natives—a quan-
tity of merchandise, valued at £400:
Nature of conveyance—deed in favor of
claimants, dated 27th January, 1840.

Case No.380.—RICHARD PALMER, of M'Donald
River, claimant:
5,000, Five thousand acres, more or less, si-
tuate on the south-west side of Tauranga, or
Poverty Bay, boundaries not stated.
Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chiefs Barbibooks, Walkaghi, and At-
tookai, by present claimant, in the year
1832.
Consideration given to the natives—cash and
merchandise to the amount of £52.
Nature of Conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 381 (c).—THOMAS BLACK, of the Bay
of Islands, claimant.
300, Three hundred acres, more or less, si-
tuate in the harbour of Oweha, in the Bay of
Plenty, known by the name of Nicholas Island.
Alleged to have been purchased from certain
native chiefs, not named by Alfred Nicholas
on behalf of Black, Green and Co., in the
year 1839.
Consideration given to the natives—goods to
the value of £50.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 398.—WILLIAM STEWART, of Mercury
Bay, claimant.
500, Five hundred acres, more or less, known
by the name of Warika, Hika, situate at the
East Cape; boundaries not stated.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chiefs, Takajpki, To Toerangi, and
Purahaki, by claimant, in the year 1825....
Consideration given to the natives—a quan-
tity of merchandize, value not stated.
Nature of conveyance—a native ornament
given to claimant in proof of the sale.

Case No. 409,—R. ESPIE, of East Cape,
claimant....
100, One hundred acres, more or less, situate
at St. Patrick's Cove, East Cape, bounded on
the east by the sea, on the west by native land
marks, on the south and north by the sea.
Alleged to have been purchased from the na-
tive chief Poti, by claimant, in May, 1838.
Consideration given to the natives—goods to
the value of £16.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 409 (a).—R. ESPIE, of East Cape, on
behalf of Margaret Espie, his daughter, claimant.
300, Three hundred acres, more or less,
known by the name of Warepanga, situate at
the East Cape; boundaries not stated!
Alleged to have been given to claimant by a
native chieftainess named Tucki, in June,
1839.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 408 (a).—RANDOLPH DAVKE, Sydney,
on behalf of Gordon Davis Brown, claimant.
A piece of land situate in Mercury Bay, lying
between the small creek called Okuto, falling
into the river near the mouth of the branch river
Ngangaratini; and Purangi of oyster river, in
Cook's Bayt
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chiefs Rahui, Hare, Miparata, and
others, by claimant, on the 22nd October,
1837!
Consideration given to the natives—£152 10s.
in Spanish dollars, and £400 in merchandize.
Nature of conveyance—deed in favor of
claimant.

Case No. 408 (b).—RANDOLPH DAVIS, of Syd-
ney, on behalf of Gordon Davis Browne,
claimant.
20,000 acres (more or less) situate at the mouth
of the river Anomoto, extending to the source
with all branch creeks, from the ridge of the
mountains.
Alleged to have been purchased from the
native chiefs Te-Paerata, Tairi, Parena, and
Takainui, by claimant, on the 10th Octo-
ber, 1836.
Consideration given to the natives—goods to
the amount of £87.
Nature of conveyance—not stated.

Case No. 412.—ROBERT BROWN, of Poverty
Bay, claimant.
500, Five hundred acres, more or less, situate
in Poverty Bay, on the north-east of Table Cape,
bounded on the south by a stream of water, on
the north-east by the sea, and on the two other
sides by flags placed on the top of poles.
Alleged to have been purchased by claimant
from the native chiefs Waremu, Pretahoo,
and their tribe, on the 3rd March, 1839.
Consideration given to the natives—not
stated.
Nature of conveyance—an instrument in
writing bearing date as above.

Case No. 436.—WILLIAM BROWN, of Poverty
Bay, claimant.
A piece of land, contents not stated, situate
about eight miles from the mouth of the Turangi-
qui river, commencing from a point called Mou
Karaka, and running from thence by the bank
of a creek, called Matawere, west-south-west
about four hundred and forty-two yards, and