Feb. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 203

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—CHRIST-
CHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—BRACO SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

Description of Land.—These sections are situated in the Braco Settlement, at Fendalton, about three miles and a half from Christchurch Post-office, and comprise open flat land with deep soil of good quality, resting on a loamy subsoil. These lots are well adapted for occupation by market-gardeners and others desiring to settle on small areas near Christchurch.

Lots 6 and 7 are weighted with a valuation of £5 for boundary-fencing, which sum must be paid on allotment in addition to the usual deposit and fees.

Plans and further particulars as to terms and conditions of lease may be obtained from this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Albury Estate, Canterbury, for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th January, 1898.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be opened for application upon lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Friday, the 25th February, 1898, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—MACKENZIE COUNTY.—TE NGAWAI SURVEY DISTRICT.—ALBURY ESTATE.

First-class Land.

Description.—Frontage to Cricklewood Road and another road to the north, and distant two miles and a quarter from Cricklewood Railway-station. Agricultural, undulating, well-grassed land; good soil, on clay subsoil. About 290 acres have been ploughed and laid down in English grass, which now requires renewing; the remainder is in tussock. There are 135 chains of gorse, and 114 chains of wire boundary-fence.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Native Land Court Notices.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT,
NEW ZEALAND.

IN the matter of the land in the Waikato District known as Opuatia No. 4, heretofore held under a Crown grant dated 14th June, 1866, containing 7,751 acres. The boundaries commence at the point on the northern boundary of the block where the western boundary-line of the Opuatia No. 2 Block produced strikes the said northern boundary-line; thence by the western boundary-line of the said Opuatia No. 2 Block due south till it strikes the Opuatia River; thence by the Opuatia River to its junction with the Mangatea Stream; thence up that stream to a peg where the southern boundary-line of the Opuatia Block strikes the said Mangatea Stream; thence by the southern boundary-line of the Opuatia Block to a point where the former boundary-line of Opuatia No. 12 Block in a former subdivision turned north; thence by a straight line in a north-westerly direction to a peg on the northern boundary of the block at the southern corner of Sections Nos. 130 and 133, Onewhero Parish; thence by the northern boundary-line of the block to the point of commencement.

At a sitting of the Court held at Waiuku on the 3rd day of March, 1896, before William Gilbert Mair, Esq., Judge, and Nikorima Poutotara, Assessor:

It having been ascertained and decided that the majority of the owners of the said land consent to be incorporated as proprietors, and that the same is for their advantage:

It is hereby ordered and declared that the Natives whose names are set out in the first column of the Schedule indorsed hereon, and numbered respectively from 1 to 20, both inclusive, be a body corporate known by the name of “The Proprietors of Opuatia No. 4 Corporation.”

It is further ordered that the general meeting of the proprietors be held at Waiuku on the 1st day of April, 1896, for the purpose of nominating a Committee and fixing the number of its members.

As witness my hand, and the seal of the Court, this 3rd day of March, 1896.

W. G. MAIR,
Judge.

SCHEDULE.

| 1 | Arama Karaka te Aho .. | .. | M., a. | 1½ shares. |
| 2 | Hererunga Karaka te Aho | .. | F., a. | 1 share. |
| 3 | Hererunga Tiriti Matenga | .. | F., 16 | ⅛ share. |
| 4 | Hera Karaka te Aho | .. | F., a. | 1 share. |
| 5 | Hira te Aho | .. | M., a. | 2 shares. |
| 6 | Hura te Remi te Aho | .. | M., a. | 1 share. |
| 7 | Kawana Mahamaha (alias Kawana Karaka te Aho) | .. | M., a. | 1⅜ shares. |
| 8 | Matarae Tiriti Matenga | .. | F., 14 | ⅛ share. |
| 9 | Moko Tiriti Matenga | .. | F., 12 | ⅛ share. |
| 10 | Matarae Karaka te Aho | .. | F., a. | 1 share. |
| 11 | Matanui | .. | F., a. | 2 shares. |
| 12 | Ngakoroku | .. | F., a. | 1 share. |
| 13 | Ngatete Karaka te Aho.. | .. | M., a. | 2¼ shares. |
| 14 | Pare Karaka te Aho | .. | F., a. | 1 share. |
| 15 | Pare Tiriti Matenga | .. | F., a. | ⅛ share. |
| 16 | Te Aho Karaka te Aho .. | .. | M., 11 | 1 share. |
| 17 | Te Remi Hura te Aho | .. | M., 15 | 1 share. |
| 18 | Tiriti Matenga | .. | F., 6 | ⅛ share. |
| 19 | Waikato Tiriti Matenga | .. | M., 10 | ⅛ share. |
| 20 | Wiremu Karaka te Aho | .. | M., a. | 2¾ shares. |

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT,
NEW ZEALAND.

IN the matter of the land in the Waikato District known as Opuatia No. 4, heretofore held under a Crown grant dated the 14th day of June, 1866, containing 7,751 acres.

At a sitting of the Native Land Court held at Mercer on the 10th day of April, 1896, before William Gilbert Mair, Esq., Judge, and Nikorima Poutotara, Assessor.

Whereas the names of the Natives set out in the Schedule attached hereto, being members of the body corporate known by the name of “The Proprietors of Opuatia No. 4 Corporation,” have this day been lodged in the Court by the Chairman as the Committee duly nominated and elected by the said body corporate:

It is hereby ordered and declared that the persons named in the said Schedule are duly appointed a Committee in accordance with the provisions of the said Act.

As witness my hand, and the seal of the Court, this 10th day of April, 1896.

W. G. MAIR,
Judge.

SCHEDULE.

Wiremu Karaka te Aho,
Ngatete Karaka te Aho,
Te Hira te Aho,
Henare Kaihau, and
Hura te Remi te Aho.

“The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT,
NEW ZEALAND.

IN the matter of the land in the Waikato District known as Opuatia No. 5A, heretofore held under a Crown grant dated the 14th June, 1866, containing 2,634 acres. Boundaries commence at a point on the northern boundary-line of the block, being the peg on the dividing-line between Sections Nos. 133 and 130, Onewhero; thence by a straight line to the northern boundary of No. 5C; thence in a westerly direction, at right angles to the last-mentioned line, to the eastern boundary of the said No. 5B Block; thence in a northerly direction by the eastern boundary of the said No. 5B Block to the northern boundary of the Opuatia Block; thence by the northern boundary of the said Opuatia Block to the point of commencement.