New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 40

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✨ Immigration Statistics and Land Validation



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40

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

IN THE VALIDATION COURT, HELD
AT WELLINGTON.

In the matter of “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893”; and in the matter of the Manawatu-Kukutauaki No. 7d Block, Section 3.

a. WE, Archibald Paisley Stuart, of Wellington, Merchant, and John Davies, of Whirokino, in the Provincial District of Wellington, Sheep-farmer, hereby apply to the Validation Court for validation of an agreement bearing date the 30th day of November, 1881, made between the said applicants and Mihipeka Tatana, Raniwahaio Hakaraia, Kereama Pita, Wireti Riunui, and Kireona Tuhera.

b. We desire to appear before the Validation Court on Friday, the 26th day of June, 1896, at 10.30 in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard.

c. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is an agreement made between us, the said applicants, and Mihipeka Tatana, Raniwahaio Hakaraia, Kereama Pita, Wireti Riunui, and Kireona Tuhera, for the sale by them the said Mihipeka Tatana, Raniwahaio Hakaraia, Kereama Pita, Wireti Riunui, and Kireona Tuhera, to us, the said applicants, of all their interests in the above-mentioned block, which said agreement bears date the 30th day of November, 1881.

d. The title to the above block is Crown grant.

e. The estate or interest in the said land which the said applicants seek to obtain is an estate in fee-simple of Kereama Pita’s (sometimes called Kereama Kaiaho) interest.

f. The place in the City of Wellington for service of notices, orders, or other documents upon us, the applicants, is at the office of Messrs. Bell, Gully, and Izard, solicitors, Panama Street, Wellington.

g. The applicants desire that the estate and interest of the said Kereama Pita be bound by the decree of this Court, and for that purpose require that copies of this application shall be served upon him or his representative. The address of the said Kereama Pita is Poroutawhao.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of May, 1896.

ARCHIBALD PAISLEY STUART and
JOHN DAVIES
(By their Solicitors and Agents,
BELL, GULLY, AND IZARD).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Wellington.
548

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of APRIL, 1896, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Total Persons.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
United Kingdom .. 60 20 2 5 87 102 61 17 14 194
Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New South Wales .. 425 195 48 54 722 610 286 40 35 971
Victoria .. 110 76 15 16 217 192 132 14 24 362
South Australia .. .. 1 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Western Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tasmania .. 36 12 1 .. 49 29 8 1 1 39
Fiji .. 7 2 .. .. 9 4 12 4 3 23
Other British possessions .. 8 .. .. .. 8* 4 .. .. .. 4†
Pacific Islands .. 20 6 .. 1 27† 13 4 2 .. 19§
Other foreign ports .. 14 1 .. .. 15 37 29 1 1
Totals .. 680 313 67 76 1,136 991 532 79 78 1,680
  • From Cook Islands, 4; from Cape Colony, 4.
    † For Cook Island.
    ‡ Eighteen from Society, 5 from Friendly, 3 from Sandwich, and 1 from Navigator Islands.
    § Eighteen for Friendly, 1 for Savage Island.
    || From San Francisco.
    ¶ For San Francisco.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

Ports. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons.
Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 2
Auckland .. 368 42 291 119 410 607 55 436 226 662
Wellington .. 391 68 295 164 459 402 30 286 146 432
Lyttelton .. 1 1 1 1 2 137 31 104 64 168
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 2
Dunedin .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Bluff .. 232 32 160 104 264 374 40 244 170 414
Totals .. 993 143 747 389 1,136 1,523 157 1,070 610 1,680

CHINESE.—Arrivals, at Auckland, 1; at Wellington, 35 (including 2 women). Departures, from Wellington, 8.

  • It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th April, 1896,

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🪶 Application to the Validation Court under the Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893

🪶 Māori Affairs
1 May 1896
Validation Court, Land Agreement, Manawatu-Kukutauaki Block, Wellington
7 names identified
  • Archibald Paisley Stuart, Applicant for land validation
  • John Davies, Applicant for land validation
  • Mihipeka Tatana, Vendor in land agreement
  • Raniwahaio Hakaraia, Vendor in land agreement
  • Kereama Pita, Vendor in land agreement
  • Wireti Riunui, Vendor in land agreement
  • Kireona Tuhera, Vendor in land agreement

  • Bell, Gully, and Izard, Solicitors and Agents

🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration for April 1896

🛂 Immigration
27 April 1896
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, April 1896, New Zealand Ports
  • E. J. von Dädelszen, Registrar-General