1054
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41

one thousand nine hundred and four, and received on the
fifth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and
four, has recommended the Governor to except from the
operation of section one hundred and seventeen of “The
Native Land Court Act, 1894,” for the purpose of aliena-
tion by way of lease, all that block or parcel of land in
the Provincial District of Auckland, containing five thou-
sand seven hundred acres, more or less, being the whole
of the land known as Kaitara No. 2, and numbered 294N,
and comprised in the Crown grant dated the twenty-fifth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven,
in favour of Arama Karaka Haututu; excepting thereout
such portion thereof, containing about one thousand acres,
as was conveyed to one Hull by deed registered in the Deeds
Registry Office at Auckland under No. 7924B :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority conferred by section four of “The Native Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1895,” and acting by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
colony, doth hereby except from the operation of section
one hundred and seventeen of “The Native Land Court Act,
1894,” for the purpose of alienation by way of lease, all the
above-mentioned block or parcel of land, containing five
thousand seven hundred acres, more or less, being part of
Kaitara No. 2 Block.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Period within which Crown Lands Inquiry Commissioners shall report.

PLUNKET, Governor.

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to James
McKerrow, Esquire, of Wellington; Robert Hall,
Esquire, of Auckland; William Wilson McCardle,
Esquire, of Kawhia; William Arthur McCutchan,
Esquire, of Whangamomona; John Moore Johnston,
Esquire, of Palmerston North; William Brooklyn
Matheson, Esquire, of Rongomai; George William
Forbes, Esquire, of Linwood; John Anstey, Esquire, of
Otipua; Donald McLennan, Esquire, of Duntrroon; and
John Thomas Paul, Esquire, of Dunedin: Greeting.

WHEREAS by a Commission bearing date the twenty-
seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred
and five, you, the said

JAMES MCKERROW,
ROBERT HALL,
WILLIAM WILSON MCCARDLE,
WILLIAM ARTHUR MCCUTCHAN,
JOHN MOORE JOHNSTON,
WILLIAM BROOKLYN MATHESON,
GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES,
JOHN ANSTEY,
DONALD MCLENNAN, and
JOHN THOMAS PAUL,

were appointed to be Commissioners, with the powers
mentioned therein, for the purpose of making inquiry into
matters affecting Crown lands:

And whereas by the said Commission you were directed
and required to transmit to me your report and recom-
mendations in respect to the several matters inquired into
by you not later than the first day of May, one thousand
nine hundred and five:

And whereas it is expedient that the said period should
be extended as hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
thereof, and in exercise and pursuance of every power and
authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby extend the
period within which you shall (using all diligence) report to
me, as by the said Commission provided, to the first day of
June, one thousand nine hundred and five.

And with the like advice and consent, and in further
pursuance of the said power and authority, I do hereby
confirm the said Commission, except as altered by these
presents.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of
the said Colony, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Approved in Council.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Removing Restrictions against Alienation of Native Land.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Maori Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is enacted that, not-
withstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or in
any Crown grant or other instrument of title, the Governor
may, on the recommendation of the Council, remove any
restriction on the alienation of land owned by Maoris:
Provided that the decision of the Governor on any re-
commendation of the Council shall be given within six
months from the date of the receipt of such recommenda-
tion :

And whereas the Aotea District Maori Land Council, by
a recommendation made and passed by the said Council on
the twelfth day of October, one thousand nine hundred
and four, and received on the eighth day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and four, recommended the
Governor to vary or remove and revoke the restrictions
against alienation contained in the instrument of title of
the block of land known as Section 6, Harbour District, in
respect of the portion thereof described in the Schedule
hereunder written, so far as to permit the said portion to be
sold :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the powers conferred upon and vested in me
by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities me
thereunto enabling, and in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Aotea District Maori Land Council afore-
said, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now
existing against the alienation of the land particularised
and set out in the Schedule hereto, so far as to permit the
said land to be sold.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District
of Wellington, containing 25 acres, more or less, being a
portion of the land known as Section 6, Harbour District,
and comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 43, folio 137, of
the Register-book of the Wellington District, containing the
following restriction : “Inalienable by sale or mortgage, or
by lease for more than twenty-one years.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand
nine hundred and five.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Native Minister.

Removing Restrictions against Alienation of Native Land.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of “The Maori Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1903,” it is enacted that, not-
withstanding anything to the contrary in any Act, or in
any Crown grant or other instrument of title, the Governor
may, on the recommendation of the Council, remove any
restriction on the alienation of land owned by Maoris: Pro-
vided that the decision of the Governor on any recommenda-
tion of the Council shall be given within six months from
the date of the receipt of such recommendation :

And whereas the Aotea District Maori Land Council, by
a recommendation made and passed by the said Council on
the eleventh day of October, one thousand nine hundred and
four, and received on the twenty-second day of November,
one thousand nine hundred and four, recommended the Go-
vernor to vary or remove and revoke the restrictions against
alienation contained in the instrument of title of the block
of land particularised and set out in the Schedule hereunder
written, so far as to permit the said land to be leased :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the powers conferred upon and vested in me
by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities
me thereunto enabling, and in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Aotea District Maori Land Council afore-
said, do hereby remove and revoke the restrictions now
existing against the alienation of the block of land particu-
larised and set out in the Schedule hereto, so far as to
permit the said land to be leased for any term not exceeding
twenty-one years.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial
District of Wellington, containing 10 acres 2 roods, known
as Subdivision No. 1 of Section 42, Hutt, being the land
comprised in an order of the Native Land Court dated the
6th day of September, 1889, in favour of Heremaia Pahuki
and seven others, and containing the following restriction :
“Inalienable.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand
nine hundred and five.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Native Minister.