1086
b. Theapplicant bankdesires to appear before the
Validation Court at Gisborae on Wednesday, the 12th day
of August, 1896, at 10 a.m., or at the first sitting of the Court
theroafter.
c. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation
is:—
(1.) An agreement datod the 31st day of March, 1892,
contained in the stock mortgago of that date
hereafter mentioned.
(2.) A deed of mortgago, datsd the 22nd day of August,
1893 (in pursuance of such agreement), made
botween William Lee Rees, then of Napior,
solicitor of the Supreme Court of
barrister and
New Zealund, of the first part; James Carrol,
M.H.R., and Wt Pore, aboriginal natiyes, both of
Gisborue, in the District of Povertv Bay, mort-
gagors, of the second part (Eru Riki, Hirti te
Ratu, and Nopla te Paka, and Hsmi Wsaka, all
of Muriwai, assenting by separate document of
oven date as surviving members of the Natiye
Committee appointod under a certain deed of
trust datod on or about the 11th day of Febrn-
ary, 1879); and the Bank of New Zealund of the
thiru part. The considsration was—(1) the sum
of £9,586 10s., money advanced by the applicunt
bunk to the said James Carrol and Wt Pore to
the date thereof, for the purchase of 13,542 sheop,
33 cattle, and 3 horsos from the Bank of New
Zoalund Estatos Company (Lisnited), and interest
theroon at 6 per cent. from the 22nd day of Janu-
ary, 1892, which sum was also collatorally soeured
to the bank by stock mortgago for £1,000 and
further advancos datod the 31st day of March,
1892, and filed at the Supreme Court Office,
Gisborue, under No. 1429, bearng interest at 7
per cent., the said moneys so advanced being
mado repayable on the 23rd day of January, 1897;
and (2) the promise and agreement of the mort-
gagors to give, as soon as they were in a position
to do so, to the bank a mortgago by way of
further security over the Te Kopua Block for
sueh advanoes ; and (3) the promise given by the
Bunk of New Zealund Estatos Company (Lt-
mitted), by letter datod the 13th day of February,
1892, to give a guarantee for ropayment of such
advances.

d. The estate or interest in the said land which the applt-
cant sooks to obtain through the aid of the Court is an
estate by way of mortgago, and it prays validation of the said
deed of mortgago according to its true intent and meaning, and
alao a decree that the past and future application from year
to year of the proceeds of the stock soeured under the said
mortgago of stock to the bank in liquidation of the mortgago
to the Bank of New Zealund Estatos Company (Lisnited), of
the 30th day of March, 1892 (a copy of which mortgago is
set out in the second schedule to the said mortgago of stock),
ahall not in any way prejudico, or be deomod to have pre-
judioed, the mortgago sought herebv to be validatod.

e. The land by the said deed of mortgago intended to be
charged is all that piece or parcol of land known as Te
Kopua (part of Maraetaha Block), containing 3,000 aeres,
more or loss (deducting therefrom the shares of Moora Pani
and Ema Morare, containing together 500 aeres, more or
less), and being part of the original Maraetaha Block ori-
ginally granted by " The Povertv Bay Granta Act Amondment
Act, 1869," to Mita Hamuera and sixty-soven others.

f. The address for service of the applicunt bank in the
Towu of Gisborue is at the office of Cecil Alberi de Lautour,
solicitor.

g. The applicunt bank deairas the estate and interest of
the original Natiye owners of the Te Kopua Block, other
than Moora Pani and Ema Morare, bound by the decree of
the Court, and for that purpose requires that copies of this
application shall be served on them or their representativos
(aeording to the list set forth in the schedule hereto).

h. The applicunt bank desira that all others who may
claim to be interested in the validation applied for, or the
ancillary decree pruyod, shall also be treated as parties to
theso proceediugs; but the applicunt bank is unable (except
as hereafter mentioned) to specify any names as those of
pereons known to object to the validation applied for, for the
applicunt bank is not aware of any other aboriginal native
uor of any European who may properly claim to be an
objector.

Dated this 2nd day of July, 1896.

TBE BANX OF NEW ZEALAND
(By its Agents, BEXL, GULLY, and IZARD,
Solicitors, Wellington),
Per C. A. DE LAUTOUR.

To the Regietrur of the Validution Court,
Gisborae.

[No. 52
Application to theValidation Court under "TheNatiue
Lund (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893. "

In the Valldation Court,
Gisborue.
In the matter of "The Natiye Land (Validation of Titles)
Act, 1893"; and in the matter of the Tapuikikota Block.
A. TEE ASSE1S COMPANY OF EDINBURG
(LIMITED), Soctland and New Zealund, applics
under the above-mentioned Act for the validation of its
interests in the Tapuikikota Block, originally containing
509 aeres, more or less, being thirtv coniracts of sale made
by the Natiye vondors mentioned under paragraph c.
B. The applicunt desira to appear before the Valldation
Cort on the 17th day of August, 1896, at the hour of 10
a.m., or at the first sitting of the Court thoreafter.
c. The nature of the transactions proposed for valida-
tton is:—
(1.) Conveyance of undivided interests in Tapuikikota,
dated 6th October, 1884, Wt Akurango, Hsmi
Rura, Wirotnu Iretore, Manohora Maiki, Wirotnu
Kingi, and Wlklriwhi Uonuku to the Assets Com-
pany (Lisnited), for the aggragato considsration
of £83.
(2.) Conveyance of undivided interest, datod 8th No-
vember, 1886, Otono te Waka to the Assets Com-
pany (Lisnited), in Tapuikikota, for the con-
sidsration of £15.
(3.) Conveyance of undivided interests in Tapuikikota,
dated 12th April, 1878, Hsmi Wakarau, Nttonlko,
Tipone Tntaki, Hohopa Wutkore, Heriata Pahoho,
Ihaia Tnteranglwhaitirl, Korsama Waihopt, Otono
Pomare, Hsmi te Hau, Keta Pomare, Otono,
Pitau, Pitipi te Awariki, Wt Mahuika, Ks
Pahoho, Ks Pahoho as successor to one half-
shure of Matlu te Hemoahiahi, Hsni Whakas-
stonga, Komsru, and Te Iri Ranginui, to Mesors.
Klnross and Grehum, for the aggragato considsra-
tions of £195.
(4.) Conveyance of undivided interest, datsd 15th June,
1887, in Tapuikikota, Te Hira Parokowhui to the
Asaots Company (Lisnited), for the considsration
of £20.
(5.) Conveyance of undivided interests, datsd 25th
Juno, 1887, in Tapuikikota, Aporo Mstahuate,
Eruera te Awhahuku, Rula Rangahoke, and Rula
Rangahoke as successor to Patoromu Rangahoke,
to the Assets Company (Lisnited).

D. The land or the estates and interests in which is in-
tended to be alionated is the undivided shares, estates, and
interests of the Natiye vondors in the Tapuikikota Block,
and being all that portion of the said Tapuikikota Block
found by the Natiye Land Court, on or about the 10th day
of March, 1896, to be the original shares and interests of the
said Natiye vondors, subject to the alionation for which
validation is claimed heraby; which portion is indicated on
the map of the said Tapuikikota Block as B. And the title
of the Maori allonor at the time of the respectivo alionations
was memorial of ownership.

E. The estate and interest which the applicunt sooks to
obtains through the aid of the Court in the several estates
and interests claimed is a freehold.

F. The applicunt for validation became investod with the
title it now holds by the direct alionation set out in para-
graph c, and, as to others, by conveysnco, Klnross and
Grehum, to the applicunt, datsd the 13th day of June, 1894.

G. The address for service of the applicunt company in the
Towu of Gisborue is at the office of Cecil Alberi de Lautour,
solicitor.

H. The applicunt desira that the estates and interests of
the Natiye persons aforosaid who executed the deeds of
conveyance aforosaid, set out under the letter c of this applica-
tiou, shall be bound by the decree of the Court, and for
that purpose requires that copies of this application shall be
served upon them or their representativos, according to the
list lodgod herewith.

I. The applicunt desira that all other persons who claim
to be interested in the validation applied for shall also be
treated as parties to these proceediugs; but the applicunt is
unublo to specify any names as those of persons entitlod to
object to the validation applied for. The applicunt is not
awuro of any aboriginal native nor of any European who
muy properly claim to be an objector.

Dated this 3rd day of July, 1896.

TEE ASSE1S COMPANY (LIMITED)
(By its Solieitor and Ageni,
C. A. DE LAUTOUR).

To the Regietrur of the Validution Court,
Gisborae.