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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 29

claim to be interested in the validation applied for shall be

treated as parties to these proceedings, but the applicant is

unable to specify any names of persons other than those set

forth herein.

Dated at Auckland, this 29th day of March, 1895.

THE KAURI TIMBER COMPANY (LIMITED)

(By its Attorneys,

THOS. PEACOCK,

JNO. BROWN).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,

Auckland.

289

Application to the Validation Court under "The Native

Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

In the Validation Court,

HOLDEN AT AUCKLAND.

In the matter of "The Native Land (Validation of Titles)

Act, 1893"; and in the matter of a block of land situated

in the District of Kaipara, in the Provincial District of

Auckland, and known by the name of Tuhirangi B.

A. EDMUND THOMAS DUFAUR, of Auckland, in the

said provincial district, solicitor, is the applicant.

B. The applicant desires to have himself found entitled to

relief in respect of the said Tuhirangi B Block, and desires to

appear before the Validation Court, at Auckland, on Mon-

day, the 13th day of May, 1895, at the hour of 10 o'clock

in the forenoon, or at the first sitting of the Court there-

after.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation

is as follows: Deed of conveyance bearing date the 29th day

of April, 1885, and made between Kiwara te Ro, Hohaiia

Paora, Rapana Takerei, Harata Takerei, Hami Tawaewae,

Herewini Maui, Hariata Marewahine, and Tamati Takerei,

of the one part, and the applicant of the other part. The

consideration agreed upon between the said parties was the

sum of £175.

D. The lands which were intended to be alienated were

the interests and shares of the Natives before mentioned in

the original Tuhirangi Block, which has since the date of

the said deed been partitioned into Tuhirangi A and B.

The before-mentioned Natives were awarded the said Tuhi-

rangi B Block as their share of the original block. The

area of the original block was 2,012 acres; and the area of

the said Tuhirangi B Block is 946 acres 2 roods 17 perches.

The title thereto of the Maori alienors at the time of the

said alienation was memorial of ownership, under "The

Native Land Act, 1873," bearing date the 13th day of March,

E. The estate or interest in the said land which the appli-

cant seeks to obtain by the aid of the Court is an estate of

freehold of the whole of the said Tuhirangi B Block.

F. The manner in which the applicant came to be in-

vested with the title he now holds to the said block is as

follows:—

(1.) The deed of conveyance before specified.

(2.) Partition order of the Native Land Court, bearing

date the 10th day of June, 1885, for a Crown

grant to issue in favour of the before-mentioned

Natives for the Tuhirangi B Block.

G. The address for service of the applicant in the Town of

Auckland, where notices and other documents may be served

upon him by leaving the same at such place for him, is at

the office of the applicant, situated in Queen Street, Auck-

land.

H. The applicant desires the estates and interests of the

Native persons mentioned in paragraph C of this application,

and all persons claiming through them, to be bound by

the decree of the Court, and for that purpose requires that

copies of this application should be served upon them.

The names of the persons upon whom the applicant re-

quires that copies of this application should be served are the

said Kiwara te Ro, Hohaiia Paora, Rapana Takerei, Harata

Takerei, Hami Tawaewae, Herewini Maui, Hariata Mare-

wahine, and Tamati Takerei, all residing at Kaipara. The

applicant desires that all other persons who may claim to be

interested in the validation applied for shall be treated as

parties to these proceedings, but the applicant is unable to

specify any names of persons other than those set forth

herein.

Dated at Auckland, this 29th day of March, 1895.

E. T. DUFAUR.

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,

Auckland.

292

Application to the Validation Court under "The Native

Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

In the Validation Court,

HOLDEN AT AUCKLAND.

In the matter of "The Native Land (Validation of Titles)

Act, 1893"; and in the matter of a block of land situated

in the District of Northern Wairoa, in the Provincial Dis-

trict of Auckland, and known by the name of Pohoatua.

A. JOSEPH McMULLEN DARGAVILLE, of Auckland,

in the said provincial district, gentleman, is the

applicant.

B. The applicant desires to have himself found entitled to

relief in respect of the said Pohoatua Block, and desires to

appear before the Validation Court, at Auckland, on Mon-

day, the 13th day of May, 1895, at the hour of 10 o'clock

in the forenoon, or at the first sitting of the Court there-

after.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation

is as follows: Deed of conveyance bearing date the 16th day

of September, 1880, and made between Wereta Pou of the

one part, and the applicant of the other part. The con-

sideration agreed upon between the said parties was the

sum of £132.

D. The land which was intended to be alienated was the

whole of the said Pohoatua Block: the area of such land is

528 acres. The title thereto of the Maori alienor at the

time of the said alienation was memorial of ownership,

under "The Native Land Act, 1873," bearing date the 14th

day of August, 1880.

E. The estate or interest which the applicant seeks to

obtain in the said land by the aid of the Court is an estate

of freehold of the whole block.

F. The manner in which the applicant came to be in-

vested with the title he now holds to the said block is as

follows: The deed of conveyance above specified.

G. The address for service of the applicant in the Town of

Auckland, where notices and other documents may be

served upon him by leaving the same at such place for him,

is at the office of Edmund Thomas Dufaur, solicitor, situ-

ated in Queen Street, Auckland.

H. The applicant desires the estate and interest of the

said Wereta Pou, and all persons claiming through him, to

be bound by the decree of the Court, and for that purpose

requires that copies of this application should be served upon

them. The name of the person upon whom the applicant

requires that a copy of this application should be served is the

said Wereta Pou, residing at Matai Waka, Northern Wairoa.

The applicant desires that all other persons who may claim

to be interested in the validation applied for shall be treated

as parties to these proceedings, but the applicant is unable to

specify any names other than those set forth herein.

Dated at Auckland, this 29th day of March, 1895.

JOSEPH McMULLEN DARGAVILLE

(By his Solicitor and Agent, E. T. DUFAUR).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,

Auckland.

293

Application to the Validation Court under "The Native

Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

In the Validation Court,

HOLDEN AT AUCKLAND.

In the matter of "The Native Land (Validation of Titles)

Act, 1893"; and in the matter of a block of land situated

in the District of Whitianga, in the Provincial District of

Auckland, and known by the name of Whakarupe.

A. RHODA HAMPTON DAVIS, formerly of Mercury Bay,

but now of Onehunga, in the said provincial district,

spinster, applies under the above-mentioned Act for the vali-

dation of the interests hereinafter mentioned in the above-

mentioned Whakarupe Block.

B. The applicant desires to have herself found entitled to

relief in respect of the said Whakarupe Block, and desires to

appear before the Validation Court at Auckland on Monday,

the 13th day of May, 1895, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the

forenoon, or at the first sitting of the Court thereafter.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is

as follows: Memorandum of transfer bearing date the 1st

day of March, 1886, and made between Reupena Tahura,

Rahera Tanui, Erana te Onerere, Wiremu te Huia, Eretara

Tinirau, Repiu Tokata, Waata Tiaia, Henare Whakarongo-

hau, Raima te Hemoata, and Hapimana Hikihiki, of the one

part, and the applicant of the other part. The consideration

agreed upon between the said parties was the sum of £60.

D. The land which was intended to be alienated is the

whole of the said Whakarupe Block. The area of such

block is 27 acres 1 rood. The title thereto of the Maori

alienors at the time of the said alienation was certificate

of title under "The Native Land Court Act, 1880," bearing

date the 12th day of March, 1886.