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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 2nd June, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Wellington on the 19th day of June, 1896, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

EDWARD BUCKLE,
Deputy Registrar.

[Wellington, 96-50.]

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATION.

PARTITION.

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."—Notice under Rule 133.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 2nd June, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications have been made to a Commissioner of the Court for certificates under section 55 of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894," confirming the alienations hereunder specified. All objections to the granting of such certificates must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice.

EDWARD BUCKLE,
Deputy Registrar.

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

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

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
HELD AT GISBORNE.

In the application of Ropata Wahawaha, of Waiapu, member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, for the validation of a conveyance in trust by the owners of Rotokautuku No. 1 Block, situate in the County Waiapu; and also for the validation of a lease dated the 4th day of December, 1891, of the said land of Marian Elizabeth Jackson, made in pursuance of the said deed of trust.

A. I, ROPATA WAHAWAHA, of Waiapu, in the County of Waiapu, member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, apply for the validation of a conveyance in trust of the Rotokautuku No. 1 Block, containing by admeasurement 1,622 acres, situate in the County of Waiapu.

B. I desire to appear before the Validation Court, at Gisborne, on Monday, the 13th day of July, 1896, at the hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon, or at the first sitting of the Court thereafter.

C. The nature of the transactions proposed for validation are, —
(1.) A deed of conveyance in trust, dated the 16th day of April, 1884, made between the whole of the Native owners of the Rotokautuku No. 1 Block of the one part, and Hatiwira Houkamau, Neha Kopuka, Mokena Romio, Paratene Ngata, Epiniha Tamatama, Hone te Kauru, Hare Mumu, Te Kani o Takirau, and Ropata Wahawaha of the other part, as trustees.

D. The land intended to be alienated by the said deeds is the Rotokautuku No. 1 Block aforesaid, containing 1,622 acres, more or less.

E. The estate or interest which I seek to obtain in the said land, through the aid of the Court, is an estate in fee-simple, subject to the trusts expressed in the said deed of trust.

F. The manner in which I came to be invested with the title or rights which I now claim to hold, and the date of such title, is as follows:—
(1.) Deed of conveyance in trust, dated the 16th day of April, 1884, as hereinbefore set out.

G. My address for service in the Town of Gisborne is at the office of Messrs. Rees and Day, solicitors.

H. I desire the estates and interests of the persons who executed the said deed of conveyance, referred to in paragraph C hereof, bound by the decree of the Court, and for that purpose require that copies of this application shall be served on them or their representatives according to the list herewith.

I. This application is made for the purpose of giving a valid lease to the said Marian Elizabeth Jackson.

Dated this 27th day of May, 1896.

ROPATA WAHAWAHA
(By his Agent and Solicitor,
VICTOR GRACE DAY).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Gisborne.

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