May 28.].

Lands referred to the NAtive Land Court for Inqiry under Section 14 of "The NAtive Land Court Act, 1894.

NAtive Land Court Office, Wellington, 23rd May, 1896.

IN pursuance of Oders in Council, dAted the 27th dAye of April, 1896, declaring that it shAll be within the jurIsdIc-tion of the NAtive Land Court to determine whether or not the lAnds set forth in the ScheduIe hereto, or any pArt thereof, were, on the investigation of title thereto, intended by the NAtive Land Court, or by the nomInal owner or owners of such lAnds, to be held by such nomInal owner or owners in trust for NAtives not named in the title, and to determine who are the NAtives (if any) entItled benefIcIally to such lAnds, and to order the InclusIOn of such NAtives in the title, either together with or in lieu of the nomInal owners or any of them; and for the purpose aforesAId to order the cAnCellAtion or Ame ndme n t of any existing instrume n t of title, and the issue of such new C row n grA nts or other instrume nts of title as may be necessary, and generally to exercise in respect of the said lAnds all the jurIsdIction and powers conferred on the NAtive Land Court by subsectIOn (10) of section 14 of "The NAtive Land Court Act, 1894," it is hereb y notIfIed that at a sittIn g of the NAtive Land Court to be held at HastIngs on the 29th June, 1896, and succeedIn g days, the Court will proceed to InqUIre into the above cases, in accordAnce with the terms of the said Order in Council.

EDW ARD B UCKLE,
Deput y RegIstrAr.

SCHEDULE.

NAtive Land Act, 1873, 1874, and 1878.—Adjourned Rehearing.

NAtive Land Court Office, Wellington, 26th May, 1896.

NOTICE is hereb y given that a sittIn g of the NAtive Land Court will be held at WhAngAnuI, on Wed nesdA y, the 1st dA y of July, 1896, to contInue and complete the reh earing set forth in the ScheduIe hereto, which sAId reh earing was commenced at WhAngAnuI in the month of July, 1881.

EDW ARD B UCKLE, Deput y RegIstrAr.

[Wellington, 96-46.].

SCHEDULE.

Notice appointing Court for holding Inqiry under "The NAtive Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893.

NAtive Land Court Office, Wellington, 26th May, 1896.

In the m Atter of "The NAtive Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893," and of the application under the sAId Act, num bered 1, pArticulArs of which are set forth in the ScheduIe hereto.

NOTICE is hereb y given that a sittIn g of the VAlIdAtion Court will be held at O tA kI, in the ProvIncIAl D IstrIct of Wellington, on FrIdA y, the 26th dA y of June, 1896, for the purpose of heArIn g the sAId application, and of m A kIn g such Inve stigAtion and InqIry with regard to the clAIm, m Atter, and thIngs therein set forth as is directed and A uthorIsed by the sAId Act. D uplIcA tes of the sAId application may be seen and Inspec t ed A t thIs office.

EDW ARD B UCKLE,
Deput y RegIstrAr.

SCHEDULE.

"The NAtive Land Court Act, 1894.

RegIstrAr's Office, Wellington, 26th May, 1896.

NOTICE is hereb y given that the m Atters m entI oned in the ScheduIe hereu nder w rItten will be heard by the NAtive Land Court sIttIn g at Wellington on the 19th dA y of June, 1896, or as soon thereA fter as the busIness of the Court will allow.

EDW ARD B UCKLE,
Deput y RegIstrAr.

[Wellington, 96-45.].

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATIOnS FOR COnFIRmATIOn OF ALIEnATIOnS.