Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 317

LAND REFERRED TO THE NATIVE LAND COURT FOR INQUIRY UNDER SECTION 14 OF “THE NATIVE LAND COURT ACT, 1894.

In pursuance of an Order in Council dated the 7th day of October, 1907, declaring that it shall be within the jurisdiction of the Native Land Court to determine whether or not the land set forth in the Schedule hereto, 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 at a sitting of the Native Land Court, to be held at Mercer on the 21st day of January, 1908, and succeeding days, the Court will proceed to inquire into the above case, in accordance with the terms of the said Order in Council.

SCHEDULE.

LAND REFERRED TO THE NATIVE LAND COURT FOR INQUIRY UNDER SECTION 14 OF “THE NATIVE LAND COURT ACT, 1894.”

In pursuance of an Order in Council dated the 22nd day of October, 1906, declaring that it shall be within the jurisdiction of the Native Land Court to determine whether or not the land set forth in the Schedule hereto, 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 at a sitting of the Native Land Court, to be held at Mercer on the 21st day of January, 1908, and succeeding days, the Court will proceed to inquire into the above case, in accordance with the terms of the said Order in Council.

SCHEDULE.

Applications for Confirmation Certificates under Section 55.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 21st January, 1908.

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.]

E. A. WELCH, Registrar.

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Gisborne.

Registrar’s Office, Gisborne, 17th January, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Gisborne on the 31st day of January, 1908, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Gisborne, 1908-3.]

HAROLD CARR, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATIONS FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATIONS.