✨ Immigrant Land Claims & Native Land Purchases
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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any case where any person who, since the passing of acquisitions as aforesaid have been entered into by
"The Immigrants Land Act, 1873" (hereinafter re- or on behalf of Her said Majesty.
ferred to as "the said Act"), and prior to the coming
into operation of the now reciting Act, has paid his
own passage to the colony with the intention of
settling upon and cultivating land therein, and who
has omitted to obtain any certificate or to do any
other act by the said Act required to entitle him
to a free grant of land thereunder, whether such
omission shall have occurred prior to or after arrival
in the colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor, by
Order in Council, on receiving proof that such person
had a bonâ fide intention to comply with the said Act,
to direct and declare that such person shall have and
be entitled to all the privileges and benefits which
he would have had under the said Act but for such
omission as aforesaid; and, further, that every such
Order in Council shall state specifically the nature of
the omission in respect of which such order shall be
made, and shall be forthwith published in the New
Zealand Gazette; and thereupon the person named
in such Order in Council shall have all the privileges
and benefits which he would have had but for such
omission as aforesaid:
And whereas proof has been received by the
Governor that the persons mentioned in the first
column of the Schedule hereto have paid their own
passages to the colony with the intention of settling
upon and cultivating land therein, and also that they
had a bonâ fide intention to comply with the said
Act, but have omitted to do the acts mentioned in the
second column of the said Schedule, by the said Act
required to entitle them to a free grant of land there-
under:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the Colony of New Zealand, and in
exercise and pursuance of the power and authority
vested in him by the said "Immigrants Land Act
Amendment Act, 1875," doth hereby direct and de-
clare that the persons mentioned in the first column
of the Schedule hereto shall have and be entitled to
all the privileges and benefits which they would have
had under the said Act but for such omission as
aforesaid.
SCHEDULE.
| FIRST COLUMN. | SECOND COLUMN. |
|---|---|
| Immigrant's Name in full. | Statement of the Omission or Matter in respect of which "The Immigrants Land Act, 1873," has not been complied with. |
| Thomas Wareham. Robert Maclaurin | } Omitted to obtain the required certificate of Agent-General. |
Approved in Council.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Notification of the Payment of Money on and Entry
into Negotiations for the Purchase of Native Lands
in the North Island.
NORMANBY, Governor.
IN pursuance of the provisions of "The Government
Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," it is hereby
notified that money has been paid by or on behalf of
Her Majesty the Queen for the purchase or acquisi-
tion of the several blocks of Native land in the North
Island which are more particularly described and
mentioned in the Schedule hereto; and, further,
that negotiations in respect of such purchases or
SCHEDULE.
WAIHI No. 1.
ALL that parcel of land at Waihi, in the District of
Hauraki, in the Provincial District of Auckland,
known by the name of Waihi No. 1, containing by
admeasurement 368 acres 2 roods 32 perches, be the
same more or less. Bounded towards the East by
the sea; towards the South by the Oukori Stream
and by the Waihi No. 2 Block, 2000 links; towards
the West by a line, 2190 links; towards the North-
west by a line, 7300 links; and towards the North-
east by a line, 1875 links. This block has passed the
Native Land Court.
WAIHI No. 2.
All that parcel of land at Waihi, in the District of
Hauraki, in the Provincial District of Auckland,
known by the name of Waihi No. 2, containing by
admeasurement 371 acres 1 rood 10 perches, be the
same more or less. Bounded towards the North by
the Waihi No. 1 Block, 2000 links, and the Oukori
Stream; towards the East by the sea; towards the
South by the Waihi No. 3 Block 1140 links and 780
links, the Waihi No. 4 Block 1500 links and 1000
links, and the Waihi No. 5 Block 4115 links; and
towards the West by a line, 6240 links. This block
has passed the Native Land Court.
WAIHI No. 3.
All that parcel of land at Waihi, in the District
of Hauraki, in the Provincial District of Auckland,
known by the name of Waihi No. 3, containing by
admeasurement 15 acres 1 rood 14 perches, be the
same more or less. Bounded towards the East by
the sea; towards the South-east by the Waihi River;
towards the West by the Waihi No. 4 Block and
the Waihi No. 2 Block, 1780 links; and towards the
North by the last-named block, 1140 links. This
Block has passed the Native Land Court.
WAIHI No. 4.
All that parcel of land at Waihi, in the District of
Hauraki, in the Provincial District of Auckland,
known by the name of Waihi No. 4, containing by
admeasurement 15 acres, be the same more or less.
Bounded towards the East by the Waihi No. 3 Block,
1000 links; towards the South by the Waihi River;
towards the West by the Waihi No. 2 Block, 1000
links; and towards the North by the said Waihi No.
2 Block, 1500 links. This block has passed the
Native Land Court.
WAIHI No. 5.
All that parcel of land at Waihi, in the District of
Hauraki, in the Provincial District of Auckland,
known by the name of Waihi No. 5, containing by
admeasurement 1,053 acres 2 roods 24 perches, be the
same more or less. Bounded towards the North
by the Waihi No. 2 Block, 4115 links, and the Waihi
River; towards the East by the sea; towards the South
by a line, 11,660 links; and towards the West by a
line, 9870 links. This block has passed the Native
Land Court.
PARUAUKU No. 1.
All that parcel of land in the District of Otaki, in
the Provincial District of Wellington, known by the
name of Paruauku No. 1, containing by estimation
200 acres or thereabouts. Bounded on the North
and West by the Pukehou No. 4 Block; on the South
by the Pukehou No. 54 Block; and on the East
by the Paruauku No. 2 Block. This block has
passed the Native Land Court.
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Validation of Omissions under Immigrants Land Act, 1873
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey14 January 1879
Immigrant land grants, Free grant, Governor's Order in Council, Schedule validation
- Thomas Wareham, Omitted to obtain required certificate
- Robert Maclaurin, Omitted to obtain required certificate
- FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council
🪶 Notification of Payment/Negotiations for Native Land Purchases in North Island
🪶 Māori AffairsNative land purchase, North Island, Waihi, Paruauku, Land acquisition, Hauraki, Otaki
- NORMANBY, Governor
NZ Gazette 1879, No 7