✨ Native Land Court Notices
Nov. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1269
Registrars’ Districts under “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” redefined.
ONSLLOW, Governor.
At the Government House, at Christchurch, this thirty-first day of October, 1891.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” it is, among other things, enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, for the purposes of the said Act, from time to time to divide the colony into Registrars’ districts, and to annul, alter, or vary such divisions; and that, until the powers of division by the said Act authorised are exercised, Registrars’ districts as now existing under “The Native Lands Acts Amendment Act, 1882,” shall be Registrars’ districts under “The Native Land Court Act, 1886:” And whereas it is expedient to annul the said divisions now existing, and to make other divisions in lieu thereof:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority contained in “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” in that behalf, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby annul the said divisions now existing, and in lieu thereof doth divide the said colony into Registrars’ districts for the purposes of “The Native Land Court Act, 1886;” and doth order that the name and boundaries of each such district shall be such as are respectively mentioned and set forth in the first and second columns of the Schedule hereto; and further doth appoint the several places mentioned in the third column of the said Schedule to be respectively the place in each district at which the records, maps, and documents relating to land within each district shall be deposited, and the official or administrative work of each district carried on; and further doth order that this Order in Council shall take effect on the first day of December next.
SCHEDULE.
| Name of District. | Boundaries. | Place within District at which Records, &c., are to be deposited. |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland .. .. | All that area bounded towards the west and north generally by the sea; towards the east generally by a right line from Lottin Point to the 39th parallel of latitude at its intersection by the Napier and Taupo Road; thence by the 39th parallel of latitude to its intersection by the 176° 30′ meridian of longitude; thence by a right line to Trig. Station on Te Iringa; thence towards the south by a right line to the summit of Ruapehu; again towards the west by a right line to Kakaramea Trig. Station; and again towards the south generally by a right line to a point on the boundary between the Provincial Districts of Auckland and Taranaki due east of White Bluff; and thence by a right line to White Bluff: including all the adjacent islands | The Office of the Native Land Court in the City of Auckland. |
| Gisborne .. .. | All that area bounded towards the north and east generally by the sea from Lottin Point to the Waihua River; towards the south generally by that river and the 39th parallel of latitude to the Napier and Taupo Road; and thence towards the north-west by a right line to Lottin Point aforesaid: including all adjacent islands | The Office of the Native Land Court in the Borough of Gisborne. |
| Wellington .. .. | All that area bounded towards the north generally by a right line due east from White Bluff to the boundary between the Provincial Districts of Auckland and Taranaki; thence by a right line to Kakaramea Trig. Station; thence by a right line to the summit of Ruapehu; thence by a right line to the Trig. Station on Te Iringa; thence by a right line to the 39th parallel of latitude at its intersection by the 176° 30′ meridian of longitude; thence by the 39th parallel of latitude to the Waihua River, and by that river to the sea; and towards the east, south, and west generally by the sea. Also all the Middle Island, Stewart Island, Chatham Islands, and all adjacent islands | The Office of the Native Land Court in the City of Wellington. |
R. WALROND,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.
ONSLLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth day of November, 1891.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor in Council by Ema te Puni and others as successors to the late Henare te Puni, comprising a majority in number of the Native owners of the land described in the second column of the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land contained in the Crown grant, bearing date the seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, described in the first column of the said Schedule, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has reported that the provisions of the law in that behalf have been complied with: And whereas it appears expedient to grant such application:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by “The Native Land Act, 1888,” and acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that all restrictions imposed by the said Crown grant on the alienation of the said land are hereby removed.
SCHEDULE.
| FIRST COLUMN. | SECOND COLUMN. |
|---|---|
| Particulars of Grant or Instrument containing Restrictions. | Description of Lands. |
| Crown grant, Vol. 30, folio 55, dated the 7th August, 1882, in favour of Henare te Puni, and containing the following restrictions: “Inalienable by sale or lease or by mortgage for a longer period than twenty-one years, without the consent of the Governor being previously obtained.” | All that parcel of land in the District of Wellington, known as Subdivision 5 of Sections 2 and 3, Hutt, containing 6 acres 1 rood 18 perches. |
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
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NZ Gazette 1891, No 84
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🪶 Redefined Registrars’ Districts
🪶 Māori Affairs31 October 1891
Native Land Court, Districts, Boundaries, Records
- R. Walrond, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council
🪶 Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land
🪶 Māori Affairs6 November 1891
Native Land Act, Alienation, Restrictions, Crown Grant
- Ema te Puni, Application for removal of restrictions
- Henare te Puni (late), Original grantee
- Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council