Oct. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1597

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

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
HELDEN AT GISBORNE.

In the matter of the Kourateuwhi No. 1 Block.

a. ANDREW REEVES, of Tolago Bay, sheep-farmer,
applies for the validation of the interests purchased
by him, as appears by the conveyance hereinafter mentioned,
in all that parcel of land situate in the Gisborne Native Land
Court District, containing by admeasurement 590 acres,
more or less, being the land known as the Kourateuwhi
No. 1 Block.

b. The applicant desires to appear before the Validation
Court at Gisborne on Monday, the 18th day of November,
1895, at the hour of half-past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, or
so soon thereafter as this application can be heard.

c. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is
a deed of conveyance, bearing date the 28th day of Decem-
ber, 1882, for the total consideration of £83, executed by the
following Maori alienors—Karauria Pahura, Arapera Pahura,
Rawiri Karaha, Ani Kirimana, Hori Mokoera, Hami Puha,
Hori Kirimana, Hiria Ruihaunga, Taere Kirimana, Raiha
Kakahupaea, Hataraka Rangi, Harata Makuru, Hohua
Kawhea, Hera Keru, Pera Kapotaiaha, Haua Karini, and
Tamati Hautapu—in favour of the applicant.

d. The interest in land which is intended to be alienated
by the said conveyance is the fee-simple of the whole of the
interests in the said block of the above-mentioned Maori
alienors, and the title to the said block of the said alienors
at the time of the said alienation was a certificate of title,
dated the 18th day of July, 1881, issued in favour of ninety-
four owners.

e. The applicant seeks to obtain through the aid of the
Court an estate in fee-simple in the said land.

f. The applicant came to be invested with the title he now
holds through the said deed of conveyance.

g. The address for service of the applicant is at the office
of Messrs. Nolan and Skeet, solicitors, off Gladstone Road,
Gisborne.

h. The applicant desires that copies of this application
shall be served upon such of the aforesaid Maori alienors as
are living, and upon the representatives of such of them as
are deceased.

Dated at Gisborne, this 30th day of September, 1895.

ANDREW REEVES
(By his Solicitors and Agents,
NOLAN and SKEET).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Gisborne.
658

“THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT
RESERVES ACT, 1892.”

NOTICE TO NATIVE OWNERS AND LESSEE OF A
MEETING to be held at DAVIDSON'S HALL,
HAWERA, at 11 o'clock a.m. on FRIDAY, the 8th
NOVEMBER, 1895, to fix the Rent for a NEW LEASE
to MARY ANN GRANT of TIWHAITI, part Whare-
roa Reserve, in the Provincial District of Tara-
naki, containing 30 acres (more or less), being
Land comprised in Confirmed Lease No. 52.

To Tikapa Tamaohungia, Taringa Tamao-
hungia (trustees, Rangipikitia and Tikapa
Tamaohungia), Puiwaitaha, Tangiora, Tuaiwa,
Rahiri, Kunako, Te Ratoia, Wairaka, Te Nga-
ruru, Te Hau te ki, Koheta and Panenui (trus-
tee, Pare Raukawa), Karoro, Rangitupoki,
Wherorangi, Taumihiroa, Patutu (trustee, Te
Ngaruru Tuki), Nowhaturi (trustee, Te Ngaruru
Tuki), Taiteariki, Takirau, Marokopa, Kerei,
Whaipakanga, Te Waka Taparuru, Tikapa, Te
Hokio, Kawarau, Papaka, Ngahauporoaki, Ra-
toia, Te Awarua, Tamaka, Weurangi, Tama-
whero, Tamatauwhare, Ruarangi, Kokiripouri,
Te Kokiri, Peata te Hirata, Hiromona te Uamai-
rangi, Haipene Iharaia, Pita Heremaia, Puke-
tehere Heremaia, Te Rangitoitu, Erana Ringarau,
Te Rangiwhetuki, Te Hikaka, Rongo te Rawhiti
(trustee, Te Ngaruru), Huatahi, Te Uruotonga,
Tutu, Te Puamoewa, Te Rotimoerangi, Roti-
moerangi, Hineao, Poki Mininiki (trustees, Mere
Mininiki and Mahuri), Hemi, Mere Ngapaku,
Rangiumu, Wi Poki, Haweturi, Maraea Haweturi
(trustee, Haweturi), Pokere Haweturi (trustee,
Haweturi), Taihurihia Haweturi (trustee, Hawe-
turi), Pokai Whenua, Totara, Te Motunui, Tama-
hiri, Turiakina, Moutoko, Haipene, Huritipupe,
Te Pokaiatua, Te Waka, Whanaupunga, Eruera
Rotoia, Te Mutu, Te Oro, Rangihina, Rangiwhana-
nga, Koheta (trustee, Te Ngaruru), Waikauri, To-
roa, Terawha, Tihirangi, Te Rawaho, Te Kowhai,
Te Pirini, Te Rangiirunga, Tuarea, Wharemate,
Iwiachia, Nihara Raukura, Ngatura, Te Rangi-
hirama, Tukohu, Ngataura, Nihora Raukura,
Te Muroa, Hemi Watene, Hema Watene, Nga-
rangi, Mauriri, Ngatau, Onetu, Rangitaiwha,
Tekenui, Pareraukawa, Komaka, Kimirongo,
Awarua, Wairaka, Pua Raukatic, Puamoewa,
Puaraurene, Ngatau, Tapahi, Pareraukawa,
Komako, Panenui, Te Weu, Mahara, Koheta (trus-
tee, Te Ngaruru), Panenui (trustee, Te Ngaruru),
Tawhiti, Tamaka, Te Urutahi, Uruotonga, Kimi-
rogo, Awarua, Te Ao Awarua, Te Rahurumai,
Te Pua Moeawa, Urutahi, Heta, Tupotohaka,
Taumahiroa, Te Onetu, Mihi, Pinga, Ngapeita,
Tipirangi, Te Purei, Pikihiatoki, Rangihuta,
Kingi Tamakiterangi, Te Toru Tamakiterangi
(trustee, Ngakeepa Tamakiterangi), Poritamaki-
terangi (trustee, Ngakeepa Tamakiterangi),
Warira Tamakiterangi (trustee, Ngakeepa Ta-
makiterangi), Terawhiti Tamakiterangi (trus-
tee, Ngakeepa Tamakiterangi), Rangiamohia,
Rangipaki, Kurataumai, Kuraroa, Mahuri, Te
Piriki Tukawainga, Ngaiwihau, Hinekete, Te
Matehaere, Te Kiri, Miriama Hinekorangi, Rau-
kura, Pihipihi, Tuki, Roera, Tekereama, Ngare-
warewa, Tukohu, Piki, Pua Mahurangi, Pahuru,
Hineao, Tukupoto, Rahirikau, Hinauri, Nga-
kawa, Tekahu, Tioko, Mereana Hawaiti, Waika-
tere, Waiawa, Tutepurangi, and the other Native
owners of all that piece of land situate in the
County of Patea, being portion of the Whareroa
Reserve, known as “Tiwahaiti,” and containing
by admeasurement 30 acres (more or less), being
the land comprised in confirmed lease No. 52,
to Joseph Copeland, and subsequently trans-
ferred to Mary Ann Grant, wife of James Grant,
of Hawera, farmer.

Whereas the above-named Mary Ann Grant
has given notice to me, under the provisions of
section 8 of “The West Coast Settlement Re-
serves Act, 1892,” that she desires to obtain
under that section a new lease of the land
above described; and I consider her application
ought to be given effect to: Now, therefore, I do
hereby appoint a meeting to take place between
the said Mary Ann Grant and all the Native
owners of the above-described land, for the pur-
pose of fixing the rent to be paid for the said
land for the first twenty-one years of the new
lease; and I fix Davidson's Hall, Hawera, as the
place where, and Friday, the 8th day of No-
vember, 1895, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, as the
time when, such meeting shall take place.

Dated this 27th day of September, 1895.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.
No. 140.]

“THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT
RESERVES ACT, 1892.”

NOTICE TO NATIVE OWNERS AND LESSEE OF A
MEETING to be held at the COURTHOUSE,
PATEA, at 2 o'clock p.m. on MONDAY, the 11th
NOVEMBER, 1895, to fix the Rent for a NEW
LEASE to GEORGE VATER PEARCE of Subdivi-
sion 10 of Otoia Native Reserve, Block III.,
CARLYLE, containing 171 acres (more or less),
being Land comprised in Confirmed Lease
No. 8.

To Tutange, Te Whetu Ramapiupiu, Ngahota
Ramapiupiu, Ngakirikiri Ramapiupiu, Ta-
mawhero, Hinemahu (trustee, Tutange Wao-
nui), Te Kaewa, Tuhia Rongimourihau, Ngahota,
Tupito, Tewhetu, Kopekope, and the other Native
owners of all that piece of land situate in the
Carlyle Survey District, being Subdivision 10 of
Otoia Native Reserve, Block III., and known as
“Whakpaho,” and containing by admeasure-
ment 171 acres (more or less), being the land
comprised in confirmed lease No. 8 to George
Vater Pearce, Farmer, Kakaramea, Taranaki.

Whereas the above-named George Vater Pearce
have given notice to me, under the provisions of
section 8 of “The West Coast Settlement Re-
serves Act, 1892,” that he desires to obtain under
that section a new lease of the land above de-
scribed; and I consider his application ought
to be given effect to: Now, therefore, I do hereby
appoint a meeting to take place between the
said George Vater Pearce and all the Native
owners of the above-described land, for the
purpose of fixing the rent to be paid for the
said land for the first twenty-one years of the
new lease; and I fix the Courthouse, Patea, as
the place where, and Monday, the 11th day of
November, 1895, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, as
the time when, such meeting shall take place.

Dated this 27th day of September, 1895.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.
No. 141.]

“THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT
RESERVES ACT, 1892.”

NOTICE TO NATIVE OWNERS AND LESSEE OF A
MEETING to be held at DAVIDSON'S HALL,
HAWERA, at 2 o'clock p.m. on FRIDAY, the
8th NOVEMBER, 1895, to fix the Rent for a NEW
LEASE to JERRY HAYR SIGGS, of TAWHITIKAHU,
being part Whareroa and Tiroitiro moana Re-
serves, in the Provincial District of Taranaki,
containing 430 acres (more or less), being Land
comprised in Confirmed Lease No. 50.

To Tikapa Tamaohungia, Taringa Tamao-
hungia (trustees, Rangipikitea and Tikapa
Tamaohungia), Puiwaitaha, Tangiora, Tuaiwa,
Rahiri, Kunako, Te Ratoia, Wairaka, Te Nga-
ruru, Te Hau te ki, Koheta and Panenui (trustee,
Pare Raukawa), Karoro, Rangitupoki, Wherora-
gi, Taumihiroa, Patutu (trustee, Te Ngaruru
Tuki), Mowhaturi (trustee, Te Ngaruru Tuki),