Maori Land Court Districts and Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Waiariki Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand bounded towards the south-east and south generally by the south-eastern and southern boundaries of the Auckland Land District (as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 58, 16th July, 1903, page 1600) from Potiki Rua to the north-western corner of Umupapamaro Block; thence by a right line to Ngapouatu Trig. Station; thence by the north-eastern boundary of Wharetoto Block to the Tirikahu Stream, by that stream and the Rangitaiki River to the northernmost corner of Wharetoto No. 9 Block; thence by the north-western boundaries of Wharetoto Nos. 9 and 8 Blocks to the easternmost corner of Tauhara South A Block; thence by the north-eastern boundaries of Tauhara South A and B Blocks to Lake Taupo; thence by a right line across Lake Taupo to the mouth of the Oruapuraho Stream; thence by the Oruapuraho Stream and the northern boundary of the Hauhungaroa Block to the western boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua Block; thence towards the west generally by the eastern boundary of the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court and Maori Land District (as described in the Sixth Schedule hereto) to the sea at Ngakuriawhare; and thence towards the north generally by the sea to Potiki Rua, the place of commencement: including Motiti, Matakana, Motuhoa, Te Hapai, Mayor, White, and Whale Islands, and the adjacent islands.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Tairawhiti Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand bounded towards the north-east by the sea, from Potiki Rua to the East Cape; thence towards the south-east and south by the sea to the mouth of the Mohaka River; thence by that river to its confluence with the Te Hoe Stream; thence towards the west generally by that stream, and by the south-eastern boundary of the Waiariki Native Land Court and Maori Land District, hereinbefore described, to Potiki Rua, the point of commencement.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Aotea Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand bounded towards the north by the Waikato-Maniapoto and Waiariki Native Land Court and Maori Land Districts (as described in the Sixth and Second Schedules hereto respectively) from Parininihi to the north-western corner of Umupapamaro Block; thence towards the east generally by part of the boundary of the Auckland Land District (as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 58, 16th July, 1903, page 1600) to the Mohaka River; thence by that river to the Mangatainoka Block; thence by the north-western boundary of that block to the Ngaruroro River; thence by the western boundary of the Hawke’s Bay Land District (as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 30, 28th April, 1898, page 689) to the south-eastern corner of Awarua 1a No. 3 South Block; thence towards the south-east generally by the southern boundary of that block to the Oroua River; thence by that river to the southern boundary of the Oroua Survey District; thence by that boundary to the Rangitoto Survey District; thence by the southern boundary of that survey district to the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Sections Nos. 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 22, 29, and 35, Te Kawau Survey District; thence by that road to its intersection with the road forming the northern boundary of Sections Nos. 39, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50, Block II, of the said Te Kawau Survey District; thence by that road to the Rangitikei River; thence by that river to the sea; thence towards the south-west, west, and north-west generally by the sea to Parininihi, the place of commencement.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

Ikaroa Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand bounded towards the north-west and north by the Aotea, Waiariki, and Tairawhiti Native Land Court and Maori Land Districts, hereinbefore described; and towards the south-east, south, and west by the sea, including Kapiti Island.

SIXTH SCHEDULE.

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand bounded towards the south generally from Parininihi by the confiscation-line and the southern boundary-lines of the Rohepotae Block to the Wanganui River; thence by that river to the confluence of the Pungapunga Stream with the Wanganui River; thence by the Pungapunga Stream to the eastern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua Block; thence by the eastern boundary of the Rangitoto-Tuhua Block to the Ongarue River; thence by that river to the easternmost corner of Maraeroa C Block; thence by the north-eastern boundary of that block, the southern and eastern boundaries of Maraeroa B Block, and the south-eastern boundaries of Rangitoto B and Wharepuhanga Nos. 6, 8, 10, 13, 20, and 17 Blocks to the north-eastern corner of the last-named block; thence by a right line to the southernmost corner of Wharepuhanga No. 19 Block; thence by the south-eastern boundary of that block to the Waikato River; thence by the right bank of the said Waikato River to a point opposite the southernmost corner of Section No. 129 of the Matamata Settlement; thence crossing the Waikato River, and by the south-eastern boundary of the said Matamata Settlement to the Okoroire Stream; thence by that stream and the northern boundaries of Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6a No. 3c, Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6a No. 3e, Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6a No. 2, and Whaiti-Kuranui No. 6a No. 1 Blocks, and by the north-western boundary-line of Section No. 60, Block I, Tapapa East Survey District (scenic reserve), to the northernmost corner of that section; thence by the eastern boundaries of Matamata and Piako Counties as described in the First and Second Schedules to the Matamata County Act, 1908), to the confiscation-boundary-line at the north-eastern corner of Piako County; thence by the said confiscation boundary-line to the sea at Ngakuriawhare; thence towards the north-east and north generally by the sea to the southern boundary of the Tokerau Native Land Court and Maori Land District, hereinbefore described; thence towards the north by that boundary to Manukau Heads; thence towards the west by the sea to Parininihi, the point of commencement; including Waieke Island and the islands adjacent to the coast-line between Cape Colville and the Wharekawa Harbour.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE.

South Island Native Land Court and Maori Land District.

ALL that area in the Dominion of New Zealand comprising all the Middle Island of New Zealand, Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, and the islands adjacent, with the exception of Kapiti Island.

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

Judges of Native Land Court Districts appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 26th March, 1914.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1913, been pleased to appoint, as from the 31st March, 1914, the several Judges to the respective Native Land Court Districts as set out in the Schedule hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Tokerau Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE THOMAS HENRY WILSON.

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE ALBERT GEORGE HOLLAND.

Waiariki Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE JAMES BROWNE.

Tairawhiti Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE ROBERT NOBLE JONES.

Aotea Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE JOHN BAIN JACK.

Ikaroa Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE MICHAEL GILFEDDER.

South Island Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
JUDGE MICHAEL GILFEDDER.

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

Registrars of Native Land Court Districts appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 26th March, 1914.

THE Public Service Commissioner has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912, and in accordance with the provisions of section 10 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1913, appointed, as from the 31st March, 1914, officers of the Public Service as Registrars of the respective Native Land Court Districts as set out in the Schedule hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

Tokerau Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
GEORGE NELSON GRIMSTONE.

Waiariki Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
WALTER SWANSON (Deputy).

Tairawhiti Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
HAROLD HERBERT CARR.

Aotea Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
ALEXANDER HERBERT MACKAY.

Ikaroa Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
LUDWIG ARNOLD BERTHOLD TEUTENBERG.

Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
EDWARD PERCY EARLE.

South Island Native Land Court (and Maori Land) District:
ERNEST ALFRED WELCH.

A. J. H. BENGE,
Secretary.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🪶 Order in Council defining Native Land Court Districts and Maori Land Districts (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
24 March 1914
Native Land Court, Maori Land Districts, Boundaries, Order in Council
  • J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council

🪶 Appointment of Judges to Native Land Court Districts

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 March 1914
Judges, Native Land Court, Appointments
6 names identified
  • Thomas Henry Wilson (Judge), Appointed Judge of Tokerau Native Land Court District
  • Albert George Holland (Judge), Appointed Judge of Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court District
  • James Browne (Judge), Appointed Judge of Waiariki Native Land Court District
  • Robert Noble Jones (Judge), Appointed Judge of Tairawhiti Native Land Court District
  • John Bain Jack (Judge), Appointed Judge of Aotea Native Land Court District
  • Michael Gilfedder (Judge), Appointed Judge of Ikaroa and South Island Native Land Court Districts

  • W. H. Herries, Native Minister

🪶 Appointment of Registrars to Native Land Court Districts

🪶 Māori Affairs
26 March 1914
Registrars, Native Land Court, Appointments
7 names identified
  • George Nelson Grimstone, Appointed Registrar of Tokerau Native Land Court District
  • Walter Swanson, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Waiariki Native Land Court District
  • Harold Herbert Carr, Appointed Registrar of Tairawhiti Native Land Court District
  • Alexander Herbert Mackay, Appointed Registrar of Aotea Native Land Court District
  • Ludwig Arnold Berthold Teutenberg, Appointed Registrar of Ikaroa Native Land Court District
  • Edward Percy Earle, Appointed Registrar of Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court District
  • Ernest Alfred Welch, Appointed Registrar of South Island Native Land Court District

  • A. J. H. Benge, Secretary