REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON LAND GRANTED TO MAORIS (RETURN OF CASES OF), FROM 1st APRIL, 1885, TO 31st MARCH, 1886.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, G-06

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON LAND GRANTED TO MAORIS (RETURN OF CASES OF), FROM 1st APRIL, 1885, TO 31st MARCH, 1886.

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr. Ballance, with the heave of the House.

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Return of Cases in which Restrictions on Alienation in or indorsed on Grants of Land to Maoris have been removed by the Governor, from 1st April, 1885, to 31st March, 1886.

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Record No. Date of Grant. Names of Grantees. Section No. Block. Locality. Area. Nature of Restriction. Why removed. On whose Application. N.O. 84/1067 Feb. 20, 1874 Kooro te One, Takana te Kawa, Te Ara Takana, Hepi te Wheoro, Hoeta te Rahiehiu Ditto Part No. 149 Kawakawa Reserve Sandon, Manawatu 4' A. B. P. :72 2 0 ;72 2 0 Inalienable by sale, without the consent of the Governor being previously obtained Mr. A. Mackay reported fully on this case, and recommended that the restrictions should be removed, to enable a portion of another reserve which had been mortgaged by the Natives, and passed from them, to be acquired. The last-mentioned reserve contained their houses, &c. This arrangement was carried out, and a portion of the Awahuri Reserve purchased and vested in the Public Trustee. The notice of the Governor's intention to remove the restrictions was gazetted in the usual way in April, 1884 The owner, an aged Native woman, who could not utilize the whole of Lot 14, was in distress, receiving no revenue from it; 33 acres were therefore leased by public auction, on the recommendation of Mr. Wilkinson, Government Agent, to provide a means of livelihood for her Exchanged for other land, in accordance with a promise made in 1873. The deed, with the Governor's consent, is retained in the Native Office pending the completion of the deed of trust vesting the land exchanged in the Public Trustee J. Whisker. 84/1067 4> 150 2 0 J. Hughey. 450 2 0 85/2318 June 22, 18S2 Waana Gage .. 14 Punui Waikato .. i 33 0 0 33 0 0 Inalienable b3' gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, without the consent of the Governor previously obtained Waana Gage, 85/3264 Parangu .. j Coromandel 0 0 29| Inalienable by sale or lease for a longer period than 21 years, or by mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to every such sale, lease, or mortgage July 13, 1872 Makoare te Pukeroa 13 John Lynch. I