Maori Land Trustee Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1701

Appointing Pineaha Mahauariki 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 heredita-
ments, 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 ninth day of September, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy, the parcel of land
and hereditaments described in the Schedule hereto
became vested in Kiharoa Mahauariki and others,
of the District of Otaki, in the Province of Welling-
ton, aboriginal natives of New Zealand:

And whereas the said Kiharoa Mahauariki died
intestate:

And whereas at a sitting of the Native Land Court
held at Otaki, in the Provincial District of Welling-
ton, on the fourteenth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight, Ema Ihakara
claimed to succeed to the said Kiharoa Mahauariki
in the parcel of land described in the said Schedule,
and it was ordered by the said Court that Pineaha
Mahauariki, Ema Ihakara, Tukumaru, Hiria, Hoani
Taipua, Hakopa Mahauariki, and Ngahuia should
succeed to the interest and share of the said Kiharoa
Mahauariki in the hereditaments aforesaid:

And whereas the said Ngahuia is an infant under
the age of twenty-one years, and it is expedient that
Peneaha Mahauariki be appointed trustee under the
said Act, on behalf of the said Ngahuia:

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 interest
and share of the said Ngahuia in the land described
in the Schedule hereto shall be and remain vested in

PENEAHА MAHAUARIKI,
as Trustee, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Ngahuia during her
minority.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, con-
taining by admeasurement one thousand and seventy-
seven (1,077) acres, more or less, situate at Waikawa,
in the District of Otaki, being called or known by
the name of Huritini. Bounded towards the North-
east by lines two thousand three hundred (2300)
links, six thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine
(6899) links, and eight thousand and thirty-five
(8035) links; towards the East by a line, three thou-
sand and thirty-two (3032) links; towards the South
by a line four thousand four hundred and twenty
(4420) links, three thousand four hundred and
seventy (3470) links, and eight thousand and eighty-
six (8086) links; and towards the West by the sea.

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."

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 heredita-
ments, 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 bear-
ing date the third day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, the parcel of land and
hereditaments described in the Schedule hereto be-
came vested in Kararaina Whawha and others, of the
District of Manawatu, in the Province of Wellington,
aboriginal natives of New Zealand:

And whereas the said Kararaina Whawha died in-
testate:

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, Te Aohau (Neville
Nicholson) and others 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 1,014 acres, more or less,
situate at Manawatu, in the District of Manawatu,
being called or known by the name of Porokaiaia or
Oturoa. Bounded towards the North-east by the
Manawatu River; towards the South-east and East
by the Aratangata Block 7066 links, 4574 links, and
1259 links; towards the South by lines 6321 links,
and 2713 links; and towards the West and North-



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🪶 Appointment of Pineaha Mahauariki as Trustee under "The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867."

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 November 1878
Trustee appointment, Maori land, Otaki, Native Land Court, Infant beneficiary
9 names identified
  • Kiharoa Mahauariki, Land vested in him and others
  • Ema Ihakara, Claimed succession to Kiharoa
  • Pineaha Mahauariki, Appointed trustee for Ngahuia
  • Ema Ihakara, Succeeded Kiharoa Mahauariki
  • Tukumaru, Succeeded Kiharoa Mahauariki
  • Hiria, Succeeded Kiharoa Mahauariki
  • Hoani Taipua, Succeeded Kiharoa Mahauariki
  • Hakopa Mahauariki, Succeeded Kiharoa Mahauariki
  • Ngahuia, Infant beneficiary of land interest

  • NORMANBY, Governor
  • 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, Maori land, Manawatu, Native Land Court, Infant beneficiaries
9 names identified
  • Kararaina Whawha, Land vested in her and others
  • Te Aohau, Claimed succession to Kararaina
  • Neville Nicholson, Succeeded Kararaina Whawha
  • Kararaina Peru, Succeeded Kararaina Whawha
  • Ema Winiata, Succeeded Kararaina Whawha
  • Howard Nicholson, Infant beneficiary of land interest
  • Edward Nicholson, Infant beneficiary of land interest
  • James Booth, Appointed trustee for infants
  • Neville Nicholson, Appointed trustee for infants

  • NORMANBY, Governor