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SCHEDULE B.- continued. CLASS C. 1.— Grants with Limitations.

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OE NATIVE RESERVES.

Disteict. Date op Name op Reseeve. Aeea. Remaeks. Natuee op Teust, Limitation, &c. No. Ceetipicate. Date op Geant. 'ort Chalmers ... 7 31st March, 1870 ... Port Chalmers ... a. b. p. 1 3 24 Granted 0 3 1 The Reserve at Port Chalmers was made bv Mr. Mantell in 1853, by the direction of Sir George Grey, and then comprised Section 401 purchased by the Government from a Mr. Williams, Sections 402, 403, and 404 in the Town of Port Chalmers, and an unnumbered piece adjoining, now alleged to be a portion of the Town Belt. At the sitting of the Native Land Court, held ot Dunedin on the 22nd of May, 1868, the representatives of the Presbyterian Church opposed the issue of a Grant to the Natives for Section 402, on the ground that the Section in question had been lawfully reserved to them previously to the reservation for the Natives ; in consequence of this the case, as far as regards this claim, was adjourned sine die ; a certificate of Title being ordered in favor of the Natives for the other three sections. Respecting the unnumbered piece, alleged to be portion of the Town Belt, the Court refrained from making a finaldecision but left it open for the opponents or claimants respectively to move the Court at a future sitting to dismiss the case on production of sufficient evidance, or to order a Grant in default of sueh evidence being produced In three Grants. A, 1173 acres; B, 365 acres; and C, 365 acres Certificate of Title ordered by the Court for Sections 401, 403 and 404 in favor of Horomona Pohio, Hoani Wetere Korako, Hori Kerei Taiaroa and Hone Tope Patukiand their successors appointed under the Native Lands Act 1865, in trust for all those members of the Tribe Ngaitahu who are now or may be hereafter resident south of and including Kaiapoi, in tho Province of Canterbury ; the estate granted to be absolutely inalienable for ever, except by lease for a term not exceeding fifteen years, or for tho purpose of settlement for the benefit of the persons interested ; or their successors appointed as aforesaid Certificate of Title ordered by the Court 22nd May, 1868, in favor of the undermentioned Natives, in trust for themselves and others named in the list produced to the Court; land to be inalienable, viz.: Taieri A—Rawiri te TJrauru and seven others „ B—Hori Kerei Taiaroa and nine others ,, C—Alfred Kihau and eight others 16th October, 1868 31st March, 1870... Taieri 1850 0 0