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Given under my Hand, and issued under
the Public Seal of the Colony, at Go-
vernment House, Auckland, this four-
teenth day of May, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six.

GEORGE GREY,
Lieut-Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Colonial Secretary's Office,
15th June, 1846.

ALL Persons claiming to have made
purchases from the Natives, under
Certificates waiving the Crown's Right of
Pre-emption, issued under the terms of His
Excellency Captain Fitz-Roy's Proclamation,
dated 26th March, 1844, fixing the amount
of Fees at Ten Shillings per acre, are required
to send in, on or before the 15th day of Sep-
tember next, (after which time no claim will
be received or entertained), all the papers
connected with their alleged claims, whether
deeds or surveys, for examination before such
Commissioners as may be appointed.

Parties desirous to have their confirmatory
Grants from the Crown, for their purchases,
issued at an early date after the approval of
the deeds and surveys, should make applica-
tion for this purpose in writing, to the Sur-
veyor-General.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary

Colonial Secretary's Office,
15th June, 1846.

ALL Persons claiming to have made pur-
chases from the Natives under Certifi-
cates waiving the Crown's right of Pre-emp-
tion, issued under the terms of His Excellency
Captain Fitz-Roy's proclamation, of the 10th
day of October, 1844, and the Government
regulations of the 7th December, 1844, fixing
the amount of Fees at the rate of One Penny
per acre, are required to send in, on or before
the 15th day of September next, (after which
time no claim will be received or entertained)
all the papers connected with their alleged
claims, whether deeds or surveys, for exa-
mination before such Commissioners as may
be appointed.

It is further notified that as it appears that
the regulations and terms under which these
certificates waiving the Crown's right of pre-
emption were issued, have, in many cases,
been evaded, no further steps, than the ex-
amination of these claims, will be taken until
the views of Her Majesty's Government upon
the subject have been ascertained.

By His Excellency's Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
15th June, 1846.

THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR directs atten-
tion to be called to the fact, that the
Proclamation issued by His Excellency's pre-
decessor, upon the 10th day of October, 1844,
regarding the terms upon which Governor
Fitz-Roy intended to waive the Crown's right
of pre-emption in favor of certain individuals,
has been in no way acted upon by the Lieu-
tenant-Governor.

His Excellency further directs it to be noti-
fied, that he will not entertain or grant any
application for waiving the Crown's right of
pre-emption in favor of any individual, under
the terms of the aforesaid proclamation, issued
by his predecessor. He will, however, not
fail to endeavour to devise and introduce
some system by which Lands the property
of the Natives may be brought into the mar-
ket, under such restrictions as are required by
the interests of both races.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

CROWN GRANTS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 11th June, 1846.

THE undermentioned Deed of Grant is
now lying at this Office ready for delivery,
and His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
directs it to be notified, that if this deed is
not taken up within three months after the
date of this Gazette, a fee of five shillings
will be charged for each month it may re-
main beyond that period, according to the
"Crown Grants' Ordinance," Session 5, No. 3.

In cases where it is impossible for the
Grantee to attend in person to receive his
Deed, it will be delivered to the bearer of an
authority according to the subjoined form, cer-
tified by a Magistrate, or by a Solicitor of the
Supreme Court.

Form of Authority for a Deed of Grant.

I hereby authorize A, B. of
the Deed of Grant in my favor, for
WITNESS,
to receive
(Signature of Grantee.)

Signature of a Magistrate, or of a
Solicitor of the Supreme Court. }

[Original Land Claim.
The New Zealand Manukau and Waitemata
Company, said to contain one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-seven acres, more or less,
Claim No. 282.