Maori Land Trustee Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 561

west by a line, 46516 links; towards the North by the
Putere Block, 18417 links; towards the North-east
by the said Putere Block 30504 links, the Rotokaka-
rangu No. 1 Block 2370 links, 6404 links, 930 links,
by a stream, again by the Rotokakarangu No. 1
Block 1130 links and 270 links, by the Wharerau-
rakau Block 1180 links, and by the Tukitukipapa
Creek; towards the South by the Mohaka River;
and towards the West by the river aforesaid and by
Te Hoe River.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Toha Rahurahu and Heremia Whakaatoko
Trustees under "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867."

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
seventeenth day of April, 1879.

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 seven-
teenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven, 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 Nutana te Kawe, Atareta te
Kawe, Katerina te Ngaehi, Aperahama te Kahika, and
others to the land and hereditaments described in the
Schedule hereto be inscribed on the Court rolls:

And whereas the said Nutana te Kawe, Atareta te
Kawe, Katerina te Ngaehi, and Aperahama te Kahika
are infants under the age of twenty-one years, and it
is expedient that Toha Rahurahu and Heremia Wha-
kaatoko be appointed trustees under the said Act,
on behalf of the said Nutana te Kawe, Atareta te
Kawe, Katerina te Ngaehi, and Aperahama te
Kahika:

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 Nutana te Kawe, Atareta te
Kawe, Katerina te Ngaehi, and Aperahama te Ka-
hika in the land described in the Schedule hereto
shall be and remain vested in

TOHA RAHURAHU and
HEREMIA WHAKAATOKO,

as Trustees, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Nutana te Kawe, Atareta
te Kawe, Katerina te Ngachi, and Aperahama te
Kahika during their minority.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Hawke's Bay, containing by admeasurement one
thousand seven hundred and sixty-five (1,765) acres,
more or less, situate at Wairoa, in the District of
Hawke's Bay, being called or known by the name of
Te Putere. Bounded towards the North by the
Waiau River; towards the East by the Pihanui
Block No. 1, 8900 links; towards the South and
South-east by the Whareraurakau Block, 6433 links
and 18167 links respectively; again towards the
South by the Rotokakarangu Block, 30504 links
and 18417 links; towards the West by the Pikoko
Stream; and towards the North-west by the Manga-
hopai Stream.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointing Penekahi a Trustee under "The Maori
Real Estate Management Act, 1867."

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
seventeenth day of April, 1879.

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 virtue of a certificate of title
bearing date the ninth day of February, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-one, the parcel of
land and hereditaments described in the Schedule
hereto became vested in Ngarama and others of the
District of Hokianga, in the Province of Auckland,
aboriginal natives of New Zealand:

And whereas the said Ngarama died intestate:

And whereas at a sitting of the Native Land Court
held at Rawene (Herd's Point), Hokianga, in the Pro-
vincial District of Auckland, on the eighteenth day of
January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
nine, Ngamako Penekahi claimed to succeed to the
said Ngarama in the parcel of land described in the
said Schedule, and it was ordered by the said Court
that Huihana Penekahi, infant under the age of
twenty-one years, should succeed to the interest
and share of the said Ngarama in the hereditaments
aforesaid; and it is expedient that Penekahi be
appointed trustee under the said Act, on behalf of
the said Huihana Penekahi:

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 Huihana Penekahi
in the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be
and remain vested in

PENEKAHI,

as Trustee, within the meaning and for the purposes
of the said Act, for the said Huihana Penekahi,
during her minority.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Province of Auckland,
in the Colony of New Zealand, containing by ad-
measurement two thousand one hundred and four-
teen (2,114) acres, more or less, situate at Waiwhata-
whata, in the District of Hokianga, being called or
known by the name of Waiwhatawhata. Bounded
towards the North-west by lines, 3145 links, 735



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🪶 Appointment of Toha Rahurahu and Heremia Whakaatoko as Trustees under Maori Real Estate Management Act (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
17 April 1879
Trustee appointment, Maori Real Estate Management Act, Infant interests, Land vesting, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, Boundary description
6 names identified
  • Nutana te Kawe, Beneficiary interest vested in trustees
  • Atareta te Kawe, Beneficiary interest vested in trustees
  • Katerina te Ngaehi, Beneficiary interest vested in trustees
  • Aperahama te Kahika, Beneficiary interest vested in trustees
  • Toha Rahurahu, Appointed Trustee under Maori Real Estate Management Act
  • Heremia Whakaatoko, Appointed Trustee under Maori Real Estate Management Act

  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor
  • John Rogan, Esquire, Judge of the Native Land Court

🪶 Appointment of Penekahi as Trustee under The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867

🪶 Māori Affairs
17 April 1879
Trustee appointment, Maori Real Estate Management Act, Infant interests, Land vesting, Hokianga, Waiwhatawhata
  • Ngarama, Original owner whose interest vested
  • Ngamako Penekahi, Claimed succession to Ngarama's interest
  • Huihana Penekahi, Infant beneficiary succeeding to interest
  • Penekahi, Appointed Trustee for Huihana Penekahi

  • Hercules Robinson, Governor