APRIL 26.]

A. WE, Thomas Charles Williamson and James Douglas
Williamson, both of Auckland, gentlemen, and
Sydney Williamson, of Ngatapa, gentleman, executors
under the will of the Hon. James Williamson, M.L.C.,
deceased, late of Auckland, by our duly-authorised attorney
and agent, John William Matthews, of Gisborne, apply
under the above-mentioned Act for the validation of our
interest in all that piece of land known as Wharekopae
No. 1B 2, situate in the Native Land Court District of Gis-
bome, containing 3,069 acres and 16 perches, more or less.
B. The applicants desire to appear before the Validation
Court on Friday, the 25th day of May, 1894, at 10 o'clock
a.m., or at the first sitting of the Court thereafter.
c. The nature of the transactions proposed for validation
are,

1. Conveyance of the undivided estate and interest in
   Wharekopae No. 1 of Wikitoria te Haka to Pimia
   Aata; dated on or about the 20th day of Septem-
   ber, 1882.
2. Conveyance of the undivided estates and interests of
   Pohoi, Hare Matenga as successor to Hine Wha-
   kamana, Tapita Iretoro, Meri Hake, Heni Haua,
   Rawinia Ahuroa, Pimia Aata, Keita Rangiwhai-
   tiri, Mere Hare, Hare Kopakopa, Hera te Rakitai,
   Ereti te Raihe, Kataraina Whatiwhati as suc-
   cessor to half of share of Peniamine Nohoparae,
   Arihia Kotiti as successor to Heni Taua or
   Hokopu, Haromi Mokena, Hohipa Kota, Anaru
   Matete, Te Aopakurangi, Peti Karaitiana, and
   Te Aopakurangi as a successor to quarter-
   share of Paranihi Pouretua, to Charles William
   Ferris; dated on or about the 9th day of Decem-
   ber, 1882.
3. Transfer of the undivided estate and interest of
   Harata Haumapuhia to the Auckland Agri-
   cultural Company (Limited), in Wharekopae
   No. 1B; dated the 30th day of December, 1884.
4. Transfer of the undivided estates and interests of
   Hiraina Poaru, Hera Porakau, and Ranapia te
   Amorio, as successors severally to a quarter-
   share, Paranihi Poretua, in Wharekopae No. 1B,
   to the Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited);
   dated the 27th day of June, 1884.
5. Transfer of the undivided estate and interest of Hata
   te Waingaruru in Wharekopae No. 1B to the
   Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited); dated
   the 3rd day of July, 1884.
6. Transfer of the undivided estate and interest of
   Wiremu Iretoro in Wharekopae No. 1B; dated
   the 10th day of October, 1884.
7. Order of partition of the Native Land Court, dated
   the 14th October, 1887, awarding the interests
   conveyed or transferred as aforesaid to the Auck-
   land Agricultural Company (Limited), under par-
   tition order for parcel of Wharekopae No. 1B,
   named Wharekopae No. 1B 2.
   D. The land which was intended to be alienated is all that
   piece or parcel of land portion of Wharekopae No. 1B, situate
   in the District of Poverty Bay, and subdivided out by the
   Native Land Court of New Zealand, and known as Whare-
   kopae No. 1B 2. The title of Wharekopae No. 1 when the
   shares of the Native owners—to wit, Wikitoria te Haka,
   Pohoi, Tapita Iretoro, Meri Hake, Heni Haua, Rawinia
   Ahuroa, Pimia Aata, Keita Rangiwhaitiri, Mere Hare, Hare
   Kopakopa, Hera te Rakitai, Ereti te Raihe, Kataraina Wha-
   tiwhati, Hare Matenga, Arihia Kotiti, Haromi Mokena,
   Hohipa te Kota, Anaru Matete, Peti Karaitiana, Te Aopa-
   kurangi, and Te Aopakurangi as successor to a quarter-share
   of Paranihi Pouretua—were alienated, was Native title.
   The title when the remaining shares claimed were alienated
   was order under "The Native Land Division Act, 1882,"
   entitling the owners to certificate of title under the Land
   Transfer Act.
   E. The estate or interest which the applicants seek to
   obtain through the aid of the Court is a freehold.
   F. The manner in which other persons or companies
   through which the applicants came to be invested with the
   title they now hold, and the dates and particulars of each
   conveyance or transfer, are as follows:
8. Pimia Aata as to the acquired share of Wikitoria te
   Haka in Wharekopae No. 1, conveyance of the
   9th December, 1882, Native owners to Charles
   William Ferris.
9. By conveyance of the 2nd September, 1886, Charles
   William Ferris conveyed all the estates and in-
   terests acquired by him in Wharekopae No. 1 to
   the Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited).
10. Order of partition of Native Land Court in favour of
    the Auckland Agricultural Company (Limited) for
    Wharekopae No. 1B 2, dated the 14th day of
    October, 1887.
11. Transfer of Wharekopae No. 1B 2 from the Auckland
    Agricultural Company (Limited) to Thomas

Charles Williamson and others, dated the 16th
of October, 1888.
5. Probate to the applicants, dated the 29th of March,
1888, in the estate of the Hon. James Williamson.
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 the estates and interests of the
Native persons aforesaid, who executed the several deeds of
conveyance or transfer set out under the letter c of this
application, and which Native persons are the same Native
persons as those whose names are set out as an annexment
to the order of partition aforesaid, and certified under the
hand of the Deputy Registrar of the Native Land Court as
"the names of the persons whose interests have been
awarded to the purchaser thereof—viz., the Auckland
Agricultural Company (Limited)," bound by the decree of
the Court; and for that purpose require that copies of this
application shall be served on 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 un-
able, except as hereinafter mentioned, to specify any names
as those of 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, solicitor, Gis-
bome.
To the Registrar of the Validation Court, Gisborne.

The Schedule.

1. Certificated surviving owners—
   Pohoi, Karaka; Tapita Iretoro, Waerenga-a-hika; Meri
   Hake, Whatatutu; Heni Haua, Whatatutu; Rawinia
   Ahuroa, Whatatutu; Pimia Aata or Mills, Waerenga-
   a-hika; Keita Rangiwhaitiri, Petane, Napier; Mere
   Hare, Gisborne; Hare Kopakopa, Tuparoa, Waiapu;
   Ereti te Raihe, Te Reinga; Hare Matenga, Waerenga-
   a-hika; Arihia Kotiti, Waerenga-a-hika; Haromi
   Mokena, Ormond; Hohipa Kota, Waerenga-a-hika;
   Hiraina Poaru, Waerenga-a-hika; Ranapia te Amo-
   riro, Shortland, Thames; Hata Waingaruru, Waerenga-
   a-hika; Wiremu Iretoro, Opotiki; Harata Hauma-
   puhia, Whakatane; Peti Karaitiana, Gisborne.
2. Certificated owners who are dead, but no successors ap-
   pointed. The persons named as probable successors
   to be served—
   Hera te Rakitai (dead). Probable successor, Horomona
   Tarakitai, of Waerenga-a-hika.
   Kataraina Whatiwhati (dead). Probable successor,
   Heni te Auraki, of Waerenga-a-hika.
   Aopakurangi, Aopakurangi as successor to Paranihi
   Pouretua. Probable successor, Harata te Ruatapu, of
   Te Arai.
   Anaru Matete. Probable successors—Kauru Matete,
   Harata Hinepoka, Mereana Matete, and Hinepoka
   Matete, all of Te Arai.
   Hera Porakau. Probable successors—Waitu Patutahi,
   Mere Tahatu, and Te Iwingaro Patutahi. All the
   above being minors, notice to be sent to Karaitiana
   Patutahi, their natural guardian.

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

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
HOLDEN AT GISBORNE.

In the matter of "The Native Land (Validation of Titles)
Act, 1893"; and in the matter of the Wharekopae No. 2
Block, containing 3,434 acres, more or less.

A. WE, Thomas Charles Williamson and James Douglas
Williamson, both of Auckland, gentlemen, and
Sydney Williamson, of Ngatapa, gentleman, executors under
the will of the Hon. James Williamson, deceased, formerly
of Auckland, by our duly-authorised attorney and agent, John
William Matthews, of Gisborne, banker, retired, apply under
the above-mentioned Act for the validation of our interest in
all that piece of land known as Wharekopae No. 2, containing
3,434 acres, more or less.
B. The applicants desire to appear before the Validation
Court on the 25th day of May, 1894, at 10 o'clock a.m., or
at the first sittings of the Court thereafter.