THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 295

direction passing through part of Section 22392 to
the north-west corner of said section, thence in a
straight line in a north-westerly direction to the
south-east corner of Section 21754, thence along the
south-western boundary of said section to the west
corner of said section, thence in a straight line in a
westerly direction to the north-eastern corner of
Section 32808, thence along the northern boundary
line of said section to the north-east corner of Section
32807, thence along the northern boundary line in a
westerly direction of Section 32807 to the north-west
corner of said section, thence in a straight line due
west till it touches the eastern boundary line of Run
487, thence in a straight line northwards along
boundary line between Runs 487 and 488 to the
north-east corner of Run 487, thence in a straight
line in a northerly direction passing through Run 69
to the south-west corner of Run 161, thence along
the boundary line between Runs 161 and 69 in an
easterly direction to the River Waihao, thence follow-
ing the River Waihao in a southerly direction to the
north-east corner of Section 18409, thence along the
eastern boundary of said section in a southerly
direction to the north-west corner of Section 23942,
thence in a straight line in a north-easterly direction
along the north boundary lines of Sections 23942 and
24559 to the north-east corner of Section 24559, thence
in a southerly direction along the eastern boundary
line of Section 24559 to the south-east corner of said
section, thence in a southerly direction along the
north-east boundary line of Section 28211 to the
south-west corner of Section 19384, thence in a
northerly direction through part of Section 19384 to
the north-west corner of Section 18263, thence along
the north boundary line of said section in an easterly
direction to the north-east corner of said section,
thence in a northerly direction along a district road
to the north-western corner of Section 19385, thence
in an easterly direction along the north boundary
line of Section 19385 to the north-east corner of
said section, thence in a straight line going easterly
to Trig. Station 38, being the point of commence-
ment.

known by the name of Harataunga. Bounded towards
the North-east by a line, 2150 links; towards the
East by the Harataunga River; towards the North
by the Harataunga No. 2 Block 492 links, 1139 links,
5170 links, and 5975 links, and by Harataunga or
Kennedy's Bay; towards the South-east by the Wai-
nuitoto Block, 1200 links, 2315 links, 2250 links,
3450 links, 1106 links, 5090 links, 1315 links, 1240
links, and 2600 links; again towards the East by lines,
980 links, 1100 links, 399 links, 689 links, 510 links,
175 links, 375 links, 356 links, 139 links, 217 links,
353 links, 246 links, 233 links, 173 links, 399 links,
545 links, 420 links, 800 links, 375 links, 532 links,
340 links, 205 links, 387 links, 350 links, 247 links,
366 links, 315 links, 307 links, 276 links, 185 links,
845 links, 251 links, 657 links, 251 links, 947 links,
413 links, 265 links, 508 links, 230 links, 308 links,
272 links, 283 links, 132 links, 281 links, 247 links,
209 links, 252 links, 325 links, and 178 links; again
towards the South-east by the Hikutawatawa Block
505 links, 451 links, and 71 links, by lines 341 links,
350 links, 178 links, 333 links, 550 links, 253 links,
268 links, 438 links, 267 links, 377 links, 180 links,
462 links, 232 links, and 237 links, by the Waitekuri
Block 399 links, 335 links, 437 links, 258 links, 100
links, 299 links, 171 links, 160 links, 208 links, 482
links, 179 links, 219 links, 171 links, 173 links, 237
links, 625 links, 836 links, 192 links, 179 links, 554
links, 235 links, 394 links, 402 links, 231 links, 306
links, 210 links, 397 links, 241 links, 122 links, 130
links, 345 links, 188 links, 187 links, 211 links, 331
links, 252 links, 546 links, and 566 links, and by
Te Ranga Block 144 links, 587 links, and 1600 links;
towards the South-west and West by the Koromiko
Creek, by Crown land 5036 links, 301 links, and
2398 links, by lines 565 links, 395 links, 357 links,
185 links, 140 links, 169 links, 163 links, 221 links,
1063 links, 158 links, 55 links, 330 links, 206 links,
109 links, 583 links, 180 links, 181 links, 254 links,
351 links, 381 links, 672 links, 220 links, 325 links,
479 links, 804 links, 254 links, 443 links, 406 links,
751 links, 292 links, 46 links, 783 links, 675 links,
516 links, 678 links, 272 links, 615 links, 425 links,
502 links, 366 links, 775 links, 809 links, 281 links,
245 links, 192 links, 497 links, 168 links, 33 links,
200 links, 285 links, 995 links, 1080 links, 310 links,
197 links, 290 links, 344 links, 508 links, 365 links,
304 links, 394 links, 142 links, 269 links, 234 links,
406 links, 203 links, 330 links, 225 links, 162 links,
62 links, 696 links, 401 links, and 29 links, and by
the Huruburu Block 42 links, 171 links, 81 links,
780 links, 957 links, 326 links, 544 links, 242 links,
358 links, 1085 links, 745 links, 339 links, 186 links,
378 links, 336 links, 624 links, 192 links, 462 links,
528 links, 374 links, 90 links, and 633 links; and
towards the North-west by lines 236 links, 268 links,
596 links, 440 links, 78 links, 431 links, 87 links, 179
links, 241 links, 129 links, 165 links, 428 links, 142
links, 259 links, 364 links, 468 links, 395 links, 184
links, 240 links, 222 links, 112 links, 406 links, 450
links, 322 links, 94 links, 9090 links, 516 links, and
4000 links: excepting the Harataunga No. 3 Block,
containing 50 acres, more orless; bounded towards the
North and East by the Kapukaitohi Creek; towards
the South by the Harataunga Block, 1384 links and
1258 links; and towards the West by the said block
251 links, and by the Harataunga River; and except-
ing also Te Tanihu Block, situate near the confluence
of the Harataunga and Waikoromiko Creeks.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
twenty-fourth day of February, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
twenty-sixth day of February, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. MACANDREW.

Notification of the Relinquishment by Her Majesty
of Negotiations for the Purchase of certain Native
Lands in the North Island.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance of the provisions of "The Govern-
ment Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," and
"The Government Native Land Purchases Act
Amendment Act, 1878," it is hereby notified that
Her Majesty the Queen, from this day forth, relin-
quishes the negotiations that have been entered into
by or on behalf of Her said Majesty for the pur-
chase or acquisition of the block of Native land in the
North Island which is more particularly described
and mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
HARATAUNGA.

ALL that block or parcel of land in the District of
Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, con-
taining by admeasurement 8,891 acres, or thereabouts,