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noon, from the first day of April, to the thir-
tieth day of September.

Given under my Hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the Colony,
(L.S.) at Government House, Auckland,
this fourteenth day of December, 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!

NOTICE.
"LAND CLAIMS ORDINANCE,"
Session 7, No. 22.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 15th December, 1846.

ALL Claimants to Land under the provi-
sions of the Proclamation of the 10th
of October, 1844, who may be desirous of
relinquishing their Claims on receiving Com-
pensation, according to the terms of the "Land
Claims Ordinance," No. 22, of Session 7,
must give Notice, in writing, of their inten-
tion to do so to the Colonial Secretary, within
twelve calendar months from the 18th day of
November, 1846.

Every such Notice must contain a state-
ment of the outlay incurred by the Claimant
in respect of the purchase of the Land, and
(if any) in the improvement thereof.

No particular Form of Notice is prescribed
by the Ordinance, but for the sake of con-
venience, Claimants are requested to observe
the following Form:---

Date.

SIR, I hereby give Notice, that I am
desirous of relinquishing my Claims to Land
claimed to have been purchased under the
provisions of the Proclamation of the 10th
of October, 1844, on receiving Compensa-
tion for the same, according to the terms of
the "Land Claims Ordinance," Session 7,
No. 22. The outlay incurred by me in re-
spect of the Land amounts to the sum of
£ , under the following heads of ex-
penditure, viz.-

Price paid to the Natives....£ :
Paid for Deeds, and other ex-
penses attending the Pur-
chase.................. :
For Maps, Plans, and Surveys :
For Improvements......... :
£ : :

Signed ( )
To the Colonial Secretary.

Claimants who may have taken actual pos-
session of the Land before the passing of the
Ordinance, and who may be desirous of pur-
chasing the whole, or any part thereof, must
give notice of their desire so to do to the Co-
lonial Secretary, within three calendar months
after the 18th of November, 1846.

Claimants under the said Proclamation, and
Claimants under the Proclamation of the 26th
March, 1844, who may be desirous of pur-
chasing the reserved Tenth, must make ap-
plication for that purpose, in writing, to the
Colonial Secretary, within three calendar
months from the 18th of November, 1846.

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

NOTICE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 15th December, 1846.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the 11th
clause of the Land Claims Ordinance,
Session 7, No. 22, intituled "An Ordinance
to authorise compensation in Colonial Deben-
tures to be made to certain Claimants to Land
in the Colony of New Zealand;" which clause
makes provision for the satisfaction of the
Claims of such persons as may have entered
into occupation, or have taken actual possession
of such Land, either by cultivating, fencing,
or erecting some buildings on the same, before
the passing of the above-named Ordinance,
has only reference to Lands which may have
been so cultivated, &c., on or previously to
the eighteenth day of November, 1846; and
that the Government will, consequently, in
no way recognise any Claims which may
arise from Claimants entering into occupa-
tion, or taking actual possession, of Land,
either by cultivating, fencing, or erecting
buildings on the same, subsequently to the
eighteenth day of November, 1846. Notice
is also further given to all Claimants to Land
under the Proclamation of the tenth day of
October, 1844, that any persons who may
hereafter attempt to enter into occupation or
take actual possession of Land so claimed,
either by cultivating, fencing, or erecting
buildings thereon, will be proceeded against
in due course of Law.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 14th December, 1846.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
has been pleased to appoint
Major HENRY MATSON,
Of H. M. 58th Regt.,
a Commissioner for examining and reporting
upon all Claims to Compensation to be pre-
ferred pursuant to the provisions of "Land
Claims' Ordinance," Session 7, No. 22.

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