1596
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Land Court will be held at Hokitika on the 14th day of November, 1895, to hear and determine the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written, in respect of which applications have been received by the Registrar, and all such other matters as may be lawfully brought before it.

Registrar's Office, Wellington, 3rd October, 1895.
H. DUNBAR JOHNSON, Registrar.

[Wellington, 95-71.]

SCHEDULE.
PARTITION.

APPLICATION to determine Amount of Compensation to be paid for Portions of Native Reserve taken for the Purposes of the Greymouth-Hokitika Railway.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

NOTICE is hereby given that the matter mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Riverton on the 28th day of October, 1895, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

Registrar's Office, Wellington, 8th October, 1895.
H. DUNBAR JOHNSON, Registrar.

[Wellington, 95-72.]

SCHEDULE.
APPLICATION FOR THE DEFINITION OF RELATIVE INTERESTS.

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

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
HOLDEN AT GISBORNE.

In the application of Robert Knox for validation of a contract for sale of sixteen shares in the Mirimiri Block.

1. ROBERT KNOX, of Gisborne, contractor, applies for validation of a transaction whereby certain interests were purchased by him in the Mirimiri Block, situate in the County of Cook, then containing ninety acres, but since subdivided into two blocks named Mirimiri and Mirimiri No. 1 respectively.

2. The applicant desires to appear before this honourable Court on Tuesday, the 12th day of November, 1895, at 10 a.m., or so soon thereafter as counsel can be heard.

3. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is a conveyance made on or about the 19th day of September, 1882, to the said Robert Knox, from Epiniha Hokeke (£4), Mere Kingi (£4), Hamiora Kaiwhakataka as successor to Maata Rewanga (£4), Kato Ruru (£4), Apera te Awahaku (£5), Keita Puahau (£4), Hirini Tangataatua (£4), Ihaka Tamaki (£5), Hare Mauwhata (£5), Riria Tauaria (£4), Keita Kenana (with consent of her husband) (£5), Wiremu Kingi te Apaapa (£5), Wi Waikare (£4), Henare Kotiti (£5), Ereatara Rangi-whaitiri (£5), and Rawiri Tokitahi (£4), as well as Mika Turangi (£5), whose share the applicant does not claim; a consideration in all of £76.

4. The land intended to be alienated was the interests of the above-named Natives in the Mirimiri Block, the title of which at the time of alienation was held under memorial of ownership, dated the 21st day of May, 1875.

5. The said Mirimiri Block was subdivided on the 26th day of September, 1883, and a portion of the said Mirimiri Block, containing 13 acres 1 rood 20 perches, and named Mirimiri No. 1 Block, was allocated to those Natives above named (except the said Mika Turangi), who had purported to sell their interests to the applicant.

6. The estate the applicant desires to obtain is an estate of fee-simple.

7. The applicant claims to be invested with the title by virtue of the before-mentioned conveyance.

8. The address for service of the applicant is at the office of Robert Noble Jones, solicitor, Gladstone Road, Gisborne.

9. The applicant desires the estates and interests of the Natives mentioned in paragraph 3, with the exception of Mika Turangi, to be bound by the decree of the Court, and for that purpose requires that copies of this application may be served on them or their representatives according to the list herewith. The applicant desires that all other parties who claim to be interested in the land should be treated as parties to these proceedings.

Dated at Gisborne, this 25th day of September, 1895.
ROBERT NOBLE JONES,
Solicitor and Agent for the Applicant.

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Gisborne.

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