Maori Land Trustee Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1695

seventy-six, under the hand of John Rogan, Esquire,
Judge of the Native Land Court, under the seal of
the said Court, it was ordered that a memorial of
the ownership of Hapata Maitai, Hirini Maitai, and
others to the land and hereditaments described in the
Schedule hereto be inscribed on the Court rolls:

And whereas the said Hapata Maitai and Hirini
Maitai are infants under the age of twenty-one
years, and it is expedient that Hepeta Maitai be
appointed trustee under the said Act, on behalf of
the said Hapata Maitai and Hirini Maitai:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the colony, in exercise and
pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in
him by the said Act, doth hereby order that the
interests and shares of the said Hapata Maitai and
Hirini Maitai in the land described in the Schedule
hereto shall be and remain vested in

ΗΕΡΕΤΑ ΜΑΙΤΑΙ
as Trustee, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Hapata Maitai and
Hirini Maitai during their minority.

SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Auckland, containing by admeasurement 2,890 acres,
more or less, situate at Uawa, Tolago Bay, in the
District of Hawke's Bay, being called or known by
the name of Puremungahua. Bounded on the North
by the Matatuotonga Block; on the East by the
Marunga and Takapau Blocks; on the South by the
Arakihi Block; and on the West by the Parariki
Block.

FRED. LE PATOUREL,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Arapeta Rangiuia Trustee under "The
Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867."

NORMANBY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of November, 1878.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867" (hereinafter called "the said
Act"), it is enacted that, if any title to or interest in
any hereditaments shall accrue to any Maoris, who
or any of whom shall be infants, lunatics, or under
legal disability, it shall be lawful for the Governor
in Council, if he think fit, to order that such here-
ditaments, or any part thereof or interest therein as
shall to the Governor in Council be shown to belong
to such infant, or lunatic, or other person under legal
disability, shall be vested in trustees, as the Governor
in Council shall think fit:

And whereas by an order bearing date the twenty-
first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six, under the hand of John Rogan, Esquire,
Judge of the Native Land Court, under the seal of
the said Court, it was ordered that a memorial of the
ownership of Nopera Rangiuia, Mere Rangiuia, and
others, to the land and hereditaments described in
the Schedule hereto be inscribed on the Court rolls:

And whereas the said Nopera Rangiuia and Mere
Rangiuia are infants under the age of twenty-one
years, and it is expedient that Arapeta Ranginia be
appointed trustee under the said Act, on behalf of
the said Nopera Rangiuia and Mere Rangiuia :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the colony, in exercise and
pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in
him by the said Act, doth hereby order that the
interests and shares of the said Nopera Rangiuia
and Mere Rangiuia in the land described in the
Schedule hereto shall be and remain vested in

ARAPETA RANGIUIA
as Trustee, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Nopera Rangiuia and
Mere Rangiuia during their minority.

SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Auckland, containing by admeasurement six hundred
and forty (640) acres, more or less, situate at Uawa,
Tolago Bay, in the District of Hawke's Bay, being
called or known by the name of Wharekaka.
Bounded towards the North by a survey line from
Tuara to Ngapuke; towards the North-west by a
line from Ngapuke to the Uawa River; towards
the South-west and South by the said Uawa River;
and on the East by the Mangapeka Stream.

FRED. LE PATOUREL,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Mokena Huatau Trustee under "The
Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867."

NORMANBY, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-sixth day of November, 1878.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867" (hereinafter called "the
said Act"), it is enacted that, if any title to or
interest in any hereditaments shall accrue to any
Maoris, who or any of whom shall be infants, lunatics,
or under legal disability, it shall be lawful for the
Governor in Council, if he think fit, to order that
such hereditaments, or any part thereof or interest
therein as shall to the Governor in Council be shown
to belong to such infant, or lunatic, or other person
under legal disability, shall be vested in trustees, as
the Governor in Council shall think fit:

And whereas by an order bearing date the twenty-
first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six, under the hand of John Rogan, Esquire,
Judge of the Native Land Court, under the seal of
the said Court, it was ordered that a memorial of the
ownership of Ropihana Huatau, Moana Tautau,
Tamati Hautapu, and others to the land and
hereditaments described in the Schedule hereto be
inscribed on the Court rolls:

And whereas the said Ropihana Huatau, Moana
Tautau, and Tamati Hautapu are infants under the age
of twenty-one years, and it is expedient that Mokena
Huatau be appointed trustee under the said Act,
on behalf of the said Ropihana Huatau, Moana
Tautau, and Tamati Hautapu:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the Colony, in exercise and
pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in
him by the said Act, doth hereby order that the
interests and shares of the said Ropihana Huatau,
Moana Tautau, and Tamati Hautapu in the land
described in the Schedule hereto shall be and remain
vested in

MOKENA HUATAU,
as Trustee, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Ropihana Huatau, Moana
Tautau, and Tamati Hautapu during their minority.



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🪶 Appointing Hepeta Maitai Trustee under "The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867." (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 November 1878
Trustee appointment, Infant, Land vesting, Puremungahua, Auckland, Hawke's Bay
  • Hapata Maitai, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Hirini Maitai, Infant beneficiary of land trust

  • John Rogan, Esquire, Judge of the Native Land Court
  • FRED. LE PATOUREL, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🪶 Appointment of Arapeta Rangiuia as Trustee for Maori land interests.

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 November 1878
Trustee appointment, Infant, Land vesting, Wharekaka, Auckland, Hawke's Bay
  • Nopera Rangiuia, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Mere Rangiuia, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Arapeta Rangiuia, Appointed Trustee for minors

  • NORMANBY, Governor
  • John Rogan, Esquire, Judge of the Native Land Court
  • FRED. LE PATOUREL, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🪶 Appointment of Mokena Huatau as Trustee for Maori land interests.

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 November 1878
Trustee appointment, Infant, Land vesting, Ropihana Huatau, Moana Tautau, Tamati Hautapu, Hawke's Bay
  • Ropihana Huatau, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Moana Tautau, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Tamati Hautapu, Infant beneficiary of land trust
  • Mokena Huatau, Appointed Trustee for minors

  • NORMANBY, Governor
  • John Rogan, Esquire, Judge of the Native Land Court
  • FRED. LE PATOUREL, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council