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Native Land Court.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, February 15, 1869.

WHEREAS by an instrument dated the 3rd day of November, 1867, in writing under the hand of His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, then Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, which instrument was made under the authority and in pursuance of the Native Lands Act, 1867, it was referred to the Native Lands Court to determine who are the Natives interested in each of the Reserves described in the Schedule annexed to the said instrument, and hereunder also described, and to order the sub-divisions of the same among those Natives who may be so interested in such manner as to the said Court shall seem fit, and to order certificates to be issued according to the plan of such subdivisions in such or like manner as is provided in the 17th Section of the "Native Lands Act, 1867."

Now notice is hereby given that a sitting of the Native Lands Court will be held at Wellington, in the Province of Wellington, on the first day of June, 1869, and following days for the purpose of hearing and determining the matter referred as above mentioned.

A. J. DRICKY,
Chief Clerk.

Schedule A.

All that piece of land situate at Porirua commencing at Te Urukahika, by the stream running into Porirua Harbour, thence running inland to Pokawhenua, thence to Rangituhi, thence to the Takapuwahia stream, thence to Hamutawa, thence to the Ihikarito stream, and down the stream to the Porirua Harbour, thence along the beach, and joining at Te Urukahika.

Schedule B.

All that piece of land situate at Porirua, district of Wellington. The boundary commences at Ngapekerere, thence to Hamutawa, thence along the boundary of the land previously given up to the Commissioner to Rangituhi, thence along the said boundary to Te Urukahika, thence to Putaputa (the boundary of Ellison’s land), thence along that boundary to Ngapekerere, where it joins.

Schedule C.

All that piece of land situate at Porirua, district of Wellington, the boundaries of which commence at Paparaumu, thence along the southern boundary of Ellison’s land (Section 109) to Putaputa, thence along the hills to Te Ratu, here it turns and goes along the boundary of the Queen’s land to the Arataura on the Sea Coast, thence it is bounded on west by the Sea Coast to Paparaumu.

Schedule D.

All that piece of land situate at Porirua, Wellington, bounded North by section 101, East by boundary between Native and Crown Land, South by the Aotea stream to its source, and thence in a straight line to the Eastern boundary, and West by the Porirua Harbour, containing about 300 acres more or less.

Schedule E.

All that piece of land situate at Porirua bounded towards the North by the Aotea stream, and by the surveyed line of Wi Parata’s land, East and South by the Kenepuru stream to its mouth, and by Crown Land, west by Porirua Harbour.

Tari o te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori
Akarana, Pepuere 15, 1869.

No te mea, na tetahi Warati o te 2 o nga ra o Nowema, 1867, he mea tuhi i raro i te ringa o Ta Hori Kerei, &c., &c., koia te Kawana o Nui Tireni i taua wa; i mahia taua Warati irunga, te mana irunga ano hoki i nga whakaaetanga o "Te Ture mo nga Whenua Maori, 1867," kua tukuna nei ki te Kooti Whakawa Whenua Maori kia Kimihia e taua Kooti, ko wai ma ranei nga tangata Maori e whai tikanga ana ki te whenua Rahui kua oti te tohu i roto i taua Warati, a kua oti ano hoki te tohu haere nei, a kia whakaritea e taua Kooti kia wehewehea atu ki nga tangata Maori e whai tikanga ana ki aua whenua, i runga i tetahi ritenga e kitea ai e te Kooti he tika, a kia whakaritea kia whakaputaina atu nga pukapuka whakature take irunga i te mahi o taua wehewehenga i runga i nga ritenga hoki kua takoto ki te tekau ma whitu o nga rarangi o te "Ture mo nga Whenua Maori, 1867."

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Kupu Atit A.

Taua whenua i Porirua e timata nei i te Urukahika i te wai e rere ana ki roto o Porirua ka anga ki uta ki Pokau henua, haere tonu ki Rangituhi tae noa ki te wai o Takapuwahia, haere tonu ko te wai o Ihikarito, haere tonu i roto o taua wai, a Porirua katahi ka huri atu ki tatahi tutuki noa atu ki te Urukahika ki te timatanga mai.

Kupu Atit B.

Ko tona whenua katoa i Porirua takiwa o Poneke. No tiniato te rohe i Ngapekerere haere ka haere ki Hamutawa, katahi ka maro tonu i runga i te rohe o te...