Jan. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 99

Piripiri Block.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 15th January, 1898.

WHEREAS a doubt has arisen whether the person who signed the deed of sale to Her Majesty of the interest of Tuehu Pomare in the above block was the person entitled to sign the same: Notice is hereby given that an inquiry as to the above matter will be held by the Native Land Court sitting at Hastings, on Wednesday, 16th day of February, 1898, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow. All persons interested are hereby notified to attend.

EDWARD BUCKLE, Registrar.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”—Inquiry under Subsection (10) of Section 14 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” Mangaorapa Block.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the 22nd day of February, 1897, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of Thursday, 25th February, 1897, the Native Land Court was, in respect of the land specified in the Schedule hereto, authorised to exercise its jurisdiction under subsection (10) aforesaid—that is to say, to determine whether or not the said land or any part thereof was, on the investigation of title thereto, intended by the Native Land Court, or by the nominal owner or owners of such land, 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 land, 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 amendment of any existing instrument of title, and the issue of such new Crown grants or other instruments of title as may be necessary, and generally to exercise in respect of the said land 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 hereby notified that the Court will proceed to exercise its said jurisdiction and to deal with the matters aforesaid at the sitting of the Court to be held at Hastings on Wednesday, the 16th day of February, 1898. All persons interested are hereby notified to attend.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, situate at Porangahau, and known as Mangaorapa Block, containing 16,761 acres, more or less.

APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 40 OF “THE NATIVE LAND COURT ACT, 1894,” FOR AMENDMENT OF SURVEY.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” and its Amendments.—Rehearing ordered.

Native Land Court Office, Wellington, 17th January, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Land Court will be held at Waikouaiti, on the 18th day of February, 1898, to rehear and determine the matter set forth in the Schedule hereto.

EDWARD BUCKLE, Registrar.

[Wellington, 98-4.]

SCHEDULE.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 18th January, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Land Court will be held at Waikouaiti on the 18th day of February, 1898, to hear and determine the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written, in respect of which applications have been received by the Registrar, and all such other matters as may be lawfully brought before it.

[Wellington, 98-5.]

EDWARD BUCKLE, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATION.

APPLICATION FOR PARTITION.