Maori Land Trustee Appointments




1700

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

And whereas by virtue of Crown grant bearing
date the eleventh day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, the parcel of land and
hereditaments described in the Schedule hereto
became vested in Reupena Tauria and Nikorima Ta-
maihurihuri, of the District of Wanganui, in the
Province of Wellington, aboriginal natives of New
Zealand:

And whereas the said Reupena Tauria died intes-
tate:

And whereas at a sitting of the Native Land Court
held at Wanganui, in the Provincial District of
Wellington, on the twenty-second day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, Karo
Reupena claimed to succeed to the said Reupena
Tauria in the parcel of land described in the said
Schedule, and it was ordered by the said Court that
Ruihia Topia, Pairore Reupena, Harata Reupena, and
Tuatini Reupena should succeed to the interest and
share of the said Reupena Tauria in the heredita-
ments aforesaid:

And whereas the said Pairore Reupena, Harata
Reupena, and Tuatini Reupena are infants under the
age of twenty-one years, and it is expedient that
Richard Watson Woon and Te Kerei te Ahuru be
appointed trustees under the said Act, on behalf of
the said Pairore Reupena, Harata Reupena, and
Tuatini Reupena:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the colony, in exercise and in
pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in
him by the said Act, doth hereby order that the in-
terests and shares of the said Pairore Reupena,
Harata Reupena, and Tuatini Reupena in the land
described in the Schedule hereto shall be and remain
vested in

RICHARD WATSON WOON and
TE KEREI TE AHURU,

as Trustees, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Pairore Reupena, Harata
Reupena, and Tuatini Reupena during their minority.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, contain-
ing by admeasurement three (3) acres one (1) rood
and thirteen (13) perches, more or less, situate at
Putikiwharanui, in the District of Wanganui, being
called or known by the name of Ngongohau No. 4.
Bounded towards the North-east by the Ngongohau
No. 3 Block, eight hundred and twenty-three (823)
links, and the Ngongohau No. 2 Block, seven hun-
dred and twelve (712) links; towards the South-east
by the Paranuiamata No. 3 Block and the Paranui-
amata No. 2 Block, one hundred and seventy-seven
(177) links; towards the South-west by Ngongo-
hau No. 5 Block, one thousand five hundred and
forty-four (1544) links; and towards the North-west
by the Wanganui River: subject, however, to a
road one (1) chain wide over the said land, as shown
on the plan and coloured brown.

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

Appointing James Booth and Neville Nicholson
Trustees under "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867."

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 virtue of a certificate of title
bearing date the sixth day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, the parcel of land and
hereditaments described in the Schedule hereto
became vested in Kararaina Whawha, of the Dis-
trict of Manawatu, in the Province of Wellington,
aboriginal native of New Zealand:

And whereas the said Kararaina Whawha died
intestate:

And whereas at a sitting of the Native Land Court
held at Otaki, in the Provincial District of Welling-
ton, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight, Neville Nicholson
claimed to succeed to the said Kararaina Whawha in
the parcel of land described in the said Schedule,
and it was ordered by the said Court that Neville
Nicholson, Kararaina Peru, Ema Winiata, Howard
Nicholson and Edward Nicholson should succeed to
the interest and share of the said Kararaina Whawha
in the hereditaments aforesaid:

And whereas the said Howard Nicholson and
Edward Nicholson are infants under the age of
twenty-one years, and it is expedient that James
Booth and Neville Nicholson be appointed trustees
under the said Act, on behalf of the said Howard
Nicholson and Edward Nicholson:

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

JAMES BOOTH and
NEVILLE NICHOLSON,

as Trustees, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Howard Nicholson and
Edward Nicholson during their minority.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, contain-
ing by admeasurement seventeen hundred and fifty-
four (1754) acres, more or less, situate at Manawatu,
in the District of Wellington, being called or known
by the name of Aratangata. Bounded towards the
North by the Manawatu River; towards the North-
east by the Parikauau Block, two thousand seven
hundred and eighty (2780) links; towards the East
by the Whatanui Block, nine thousand nine hundred
and twenty-five (9925) links; towards the South by
lines, three thousand nine hundred and sixty-three
(3963) links, one thousand three hundred and thirty-
six (1336) links, and thirteen thousand two hundred
and thirty-nine (13239) links; towards the West by
a road, eleven hundred and thirty-seven (1137) links,
one thousand two hundred and fifty-nine (1259)
links, and four thousand five hundred and seventy-
four (4574) links; and towards the North-west by
a line seven thousand and sixty-six (7066) links.

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

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, 1876" (hereinafter called "the said



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🪶 Appointment of Trustees for Succession to Reupena Tauria's Land (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
Trustee appointment, Native Land Court, Wanganui, land vesting, succession
7 names identified
  • Reupena Tauria, Original land owner, deceased
  • Nikorima Tamaihurihuri, Original land owner
  • Karo Reupena, Claimed succession to deceased owner
  • Ruihia Topia, Ordered to succeed to interest
  • Pairore Reupena, Ordered to succeed to interest, infant
  • Harata Reupena, Ordered to succeed to interest, infant
  • Tuatini Reupena, Ordered to succeed to interest, infant

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

🪶 Appointment of James Booth and Neville Nicholson as Trustees under "The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867."

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 November 1878
Trustee appointment, Native Land Court, Otaki, land vesting, Aratangata
6 names identified
  • Kararaina Whawha, Original land owner, deceased
  • Neville Nicholson, Claimed succession to deceased owner
  • Kararaina Peru, Ordered to succeed to interest
  • Ema Winiata, Ordered to succeed to interest
  • Howard Nicholson, Ordered to succeed to interest, infant
  • Edward Nicholson, Ordered to succeed to interest, infant

  • NORMANBY, Governor
  • FRED. LE PATOUREL, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council