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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

c. The nature of the transactions proposed for validation are,—

1. Conveyance of the estates and interests in the Wharekopae No. 2 Block of Ereti te Raihe, Tawaho Kerekere, Pimia Aata, Keita Rangiwhaitiri, Peti Aata, Mere Hare, and Harata Haumapuhia, to Charles William Ferris, formerly of Gisborne, in the District of Poverty Bay, but now believed to be in New South Wales; which conveyance is dated the 9th day of May, 1883.
2. Conveyance of the estates and interests in the Wharekopae No. 2 Block of Whio Mataitai and Heni Kouka to James Nelson Williams, of Napier, in the District of Hawke’s Bay, which conveyance is dated the 11th day of December, 1882.
3. Conveyance of the estates and interests in the Wharekopae No. 2 Block of M. R. Bloomfield or Mere Wiri and Pere Morete to Thomas Charles Williamson, James Douglas Williamson, and Sydney Williamson, the applicants herein, for validation; which conveyance is dated the 13th October, 1888, and the 15th December, 1888, being the respective dates of the execution of the conveyance by the two vendors.

d. The land the estates and interests in which were intended to be alienated is all that block known as Wharekopae No. 2, situate in the District of Poverty Bay; and the title of the said block at the time of the several alienations claimed to be validated was memorial of ownership issued under “The Native Land Act, 1873.”

e. The estate or interest which the applicants seek to obtain in the several estates and interests claimed is a freehold.

f. The manner in which other persons or companies came to be invested with the title they now hold, and the dates and particulars of each conveyance or transfer, are as follows :—

1. Charles William Ferris to the Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited); conveyance, dated 2nd September, 1886, of the interests acquired by him in the Wharekopae No. 2 Block of (1) Ereti te Raihe, (2) Tawaho Kerekere, (3) Pimia Aata, (4) Keita Rangiwhaitiri, (5) Peti Aata, (6) Mere Hare, (7) Harata Kaumapuhia.
2. James Nelson Williams to the Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited); conveyance, dated the 16th September, 1886, of the interests acquired by him in the Wharekopae No. 2 Block of (1) Whio Mataitai and (2) Heni Kouka.
3. The Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited) to Thomas Charles Williamson, James Douglas Williamson, and Sydney Williamson, the applicants for validation herein; conveyance, dated the 16th day of October, 1888, of all the Native interests aforesaid in conveyances 1 and 2 acquired by the said Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited).
4. Probate to the said applicants, dated the 29th day of March, 1888, in the estate of the Hon. James Williamson, M.L.C., deceased.

g. The address for service of the applicants in the Town of Gisborne is at the office of Cecil Albert de Lautour, solicitor.

h. The applicants desire that the estates and interests of the Native persons aforesaid who executed the several deeds of conveyance set out under the letter c of this application (subsections 1, 2, and 3) be bound by the decree of the Court; and for that purpose require that copies of this application shall be served upon them or their representatives according to the lists set forth in the Schedule hereto.

The applicants desire that all others who may claim to be interested in the validation applied for shall also be treated as parties to these proceedings, but the applicants are unable, except as hereinafter mentioned, to specify any names as those persons entitled to object to the validation applied for.

The applicants are not aware of any other aboriginal native nor of any European who may properly claim to be an objector.

Dated this 20th day of March, 1894.

JOHN W. MATTHEWS.

Signed before me by John William Matthews, agent for the applicants, he being physically unable to write, by affixing his stamp in my presence—C. A. de Lautour.

To the Registrar of the Validation Court, Gisborne.

The Schedule.

1. The surviving owners whose shares are claimed by the applicants enrolled in the memorial of ownership issued under “The Native Land Act, 1873,” for Wharekopae No. 2—
   Ereti te Raihe, Te Reinga Tiniroto; Pimia Aata Waerenga-a-hika; Keita Rangiwhaitiri, Petane, Napier; Peti Aata, Gisborne; Mere Hare, Gisborne; Harata Haumapuhia, Whakatane; Whio Mataitai; Waerenga-a-hika; Heni Kouka, Tuparoa; Mere Wiri, Gisborne; Pere Morete, Karaka.

2. Dead owners (if any) whose shares are claimed, but no successors appointed. The persons named as probable successors to be served—
   Tawaho Kerekere (dead). Probable successors—Heriata Hoekau, Hira Hoekau, Kerekere Hoekau, Katerina Hoekau, Henare Hoekau, Peka Kerekere Hoekau, all of Waerenga-a-hika. Most of the above being minors, notice to be served on their trustees, Peka Kerekere and Heni Auraki.

Application to the Validation Court under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893.”

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
GISBORNE.

In the matter of “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893”; and in the matter of “The Paremata Block.”

a. THE Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited), the chief office of which in the Colony of New Zealand is in the City of Auckland, applies under the above-mentioned Act for the validation of its interest in 8,475 acres, more or less, being part of the above-mentioned block, situate in the Native Land Court District of Gisborne.

b. The applicant company desires to appear before the Validation Court on Friday, the 11th day of May, 1894, at 10 a.m., or at the first sitting of the Court thereafter.

c. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is a memorandum of transfer, dated the 3rd day of May, 1882, made by Wi Kingi, Henare Ruru, Wiremu te Ruki, Rawiri Karaha, Mihaera Koura, Arapeta Kurekure, Hori Mokai, Hepeta Maitai, Ema Miromiro, Hera Rangiuiia, Kararaina Paipai, Eru Pao, Perenara Perehia, Ropihia Tamarara, Atareta, Miromiro, Mere Arihi te Awa, Himiona te Kani, Hami Rakatapu, and Paki te Amaru (vendors), to “The New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited)” in consideration of the sum of £9,000.

d. The land which was by the said memorandum of transfer intended to be alienated is all that piece or parcel of land at Uawa, in the district of Poverty Bay, in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing 8,475 acres, more or less, and being the whole of the land comprised in certificate of title dated the 5th day of April, 1882 (No. 87, Vol. ii.), issued by the Native Land Court in favour of the eighteen vendors named in the preceding paragraph c.

e. The estate or interest in the said land which the applicant company seeks to obtain through the aid of the Court is a freehold.

f. The manner in which, and the persons or companies through whom, the applicant company came to be invested with the title or rights which it now claims to hold, and the dates and particulars of each transfer are as follows :—

1. Memorandum of mortgage, dated the 3rd day of July, 1888, by the said New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) to the Bank of New Zealand, whereby, in consideration of the sum of £135,000 lent and advanced, the said company mortgaged to the said bank, inter alia, all the estate and interest of the said company in the said 8,475 acres, more or less.
2. Memorandum of transfer, dated the 5th day of August, 1890, by the said bank to the applicant company, of all the estate and interest of the said bank in and to, inter alia, the said land.
3. Memorandum of transfer dated the 10th day of July, 1891, by the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Gisborne (upon default under the mortgage above mentioned) to the applicant company.

g. The address for service of the applicant company in the town of Gisborne is at the office of Cecil Albert de Lautour, solicitor.

h. The applicant company desires the estates and interests of the eighteen persons who executed the memorandum of transfer referred to in paragraph c bound by the decree of the Court, and for that purpose requires that copies of this application shall be served on them or their representatives (according to the list set forth in the schedule hereto).

The applicant company desires that all others who may claim to be interested in the validation applied for shall also be treated as parties to these proceedings, but the applicant company is unable (except as hereinafter mentioned) to specify any names as those of persons known to object to the validation applied for. Five actions in the Supreme Court have at various times since 1883 been commenced against the said company and others by the persons hereinafter named, claiming on their own behalf and on behalf and for the benefit of all parties interested in the said land to resist the title of the said company and those claiming under it.

The following are the names of the plaintiffs in such actions: Ropihia Tamararo, Arapeta Rangiuiia (otherwise