June 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1589

Applications for Confirmation Certificates under Section 55.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 22nd June, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications have been made to a Judge 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.

[Wellington, Sec. 55.] R. C. SIM. Registrar.

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Petition for Incorporation by the Owners of the Kopaatuaki No. 2 Block.

IN THE NATIVE LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, GISBORNE DISTRICT.

In the matter of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and its amendments, and of the petition for incorporation by the owners of the Kopaatuaki No. 2 Block. At a sitting of the Court held at Gisborne, before Robert Noble Jones, Esquire, Judge, and Hapi Kiniha, Assessor, on Monday, the 6th day of June, 1904.

UPON reading the petition for incorporation lodged herein, and upon hearing the petitioners, and the evidence adduced on their behalf, and the Court being satisfied of the consent of the majority of the owners of the said Te Kopaatuaki No. 2 Block, and that such block can be dealt with to the advantage of the owners thereof by being incorporated as herein-after appearing, it is ordered that the owners whose names are set out in the Schedule hereunder written shall be and the same are hereby constituted a body corporate within the meaning of section 122 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” by the name of “The Proprietors of the Te Kopaatuaki No. 2 Block,” subject to the powers, liabilities, and incidents conferred or imposed by the said Act or any amendments thereof. The said land contains 1,460 acres and 33 perches, or thereabouts, and is bounded as follows: towards the north and east by Ngakoroa D Block, 12500 links, and Kopaatuaki No. 1 Block, 20911·4 links; towards the south-east by Horoeka Stream and Whataupoko Block, 9677·3 links; and towards the south and west by Waihirere Block, 11734·9 links.

And it is hereby ordered and directed that a general meeting of the proprietors of the said block shall be held at the Native Land Court House, Gisborne, on Friday, the 15th day of July, 1904, at the hour of eleven o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of nominating a committee to administer the said land, and fixing the number of its members.

And it is hereby further ordered that the committee shall have full power to defray the reasonable costs and expenses consequent upon this incorporation or incidental thereto, and that the title to the said land hereby vested in the corporate body above named shall be subject to all existing rights, alienations, encumbrances, and contracts affecting the same or any interest therein.

In witness whereof the seal of the said Court was hereto affixed, the day and year first above written.

R. N. JONES, Judge.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Apihaka Tawhiao, Arapera Pere, Atiria Hauwaho; Heni Ruru one-twelfth share, as successor to Epiha Parau; Harete Taihuka, Haromi Mokena, Hemaima (Mokena) Rere, Hariata Mokena; Heni Ruru one-eleventh share, as successor to Himiona te Kino; Ka te Hane, Karepa Kautuku, Mika Rore, Matenga Taihuka, Mereana Paraone, Meri Whaki, Peti Taihuka, Pere Haua; Raiha Kota one-fourth share, as successor to Hoera Tako; Rewi Hapu, Rawinia Ahuroa, Taraipine Tutaki, Taituha Matauru, Taraipine Tatua, Wiripo; Wiremu Peka Kerekere, m., 3 years, as successor to Heni Puhi; Pera Kararehe, Horiana Rore, Matenga Waewae, as successors to Mere Teiti; Raiha Kota one twenty-second, Hirini te Kani one fifty-fifth, Rutene te Eke, m., 18 years, one fifty-fifth, Maata te Ao one twenty-second, Pera Hikumate one twenty-second, Tapine Turei one-eleventh, Ka te Hane, one forty-fourth, Mere Hake one forty-fourth, Heni Haua one forty-fourth, Ngawiki Kuri one thirty-third, Mika Rore one-eleventh share, as successors to Tiopira Korehe; Te Au Kingi one-eighteenth, Hiria Kingi one-eighteenth, Makere Kingi one-eighteenth share, as successors to Turuhira Whakahore; Rongotipare Tawhiao one-seventh, Wharekauri one-seventh share, as successors to Tiopira Tawhiao; Henare Hamana, Te Otene Pomare, as successors to Paora Taniwha; Rutu Tawhiao one-sixth, Oriwia Tawhiao one-sixth, Rahiri Tawhiao one-sixth, Heni Wharekauri one-sixth, Wharepapa one-sixth, Hineawe, f., 16 years, one-eighteenth, Tiopira Tawhiao, m., 12 years, one-eighteenth, Rutene Taitapunui one-eighteenth share, as successors to Hetariki Tawhiao; Hineawe, f., 16 years, Rutene Taitapunui, m., 14 years, Tiopira Tawhiao, m., 12 years, as successors to Rongotipare Tawhiao; Merihi Ngore, Mahanga Ahuroa, Heni Parakuta, Hone Ahuroa, m., 16 years, Wi Horowhenua, m., 14 years, Urikore Ahuroa, m., 12 years, Eria Ahuroa, m., 10 years, Te Oti Ahuroa, f., 4 years, as successors to Mere Hake; Eruera te Kuru, as successor to Atareta Parau; Heta te Kani, as successor to Hirini te Kani; John Saddler, as successor to Akinihi Kitini; Merihi Ngore, as successor to Ripeka Paringa; Hamoa Karakiakore, f., 4 years, Pine Ngawaea Karakiakore, m., 3 years, as successors to Maraea Mokena; Horiana Tupeka, as successor to Maata Parerata.

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