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what interest has been acquired by or on behalf of Her Majesty in the several blocks of land specified in the schedule hereto, and that such applications will be heard at the several times appointed or to be appointed by the Native Land Court for the investigation of the same, as set forth in the said schedule : And, further, that all land which, on any investigation, is declared by any order of the said Cotirt to be the property of Her Majesty, will, from the date of such order, be deemed to be absolutely vested in Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, for such estate or interest (if any) as in the said order is declared ■ and any land in respect of which any such application as aforesaid is heard and determined, and which is not declared by any such order to be the property of or to have been acquired by or on behalf of Her Majesty, will, from the date of such order, cease to be affected by any notification published under the provisions of " The Government Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," which notification in respect of such land will cease and be void, and the said land will be open for sale to the public, as far as authorized by Acts of the Q-eneral Assembly relating to Native lands.

SCHEDULE.

John Bryce, Native Minister.

No. 21. Sir — Native Office, Wellington, 29th November, 1880. I have the honor, by direction of the Hon. the Native Minister, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th ultimo, having reference to the Patetere Block, Waikato District. In reply, I am directed by the Hon. the Native Minister to inform you that owing to his absence from Wellington your letter has remained unanswered until now, but that you will observe, from the

Name of Block. Area. Place at which Court will sit. Time of Hearing. Bawhitiroa Waitaha Tautehere Puhipuhi Horete No. 3 Te Poho No. 3 Te Onetai No. 2 Patetere Tapapa Oruantii Oumupapamare Te Matai Te Hangihangi .. Te Pokuru Te Hukui Tauhara Middle Taharua Mangatainoko Paeroa Berewhakaitu Pokohu Tuakau Mangatokerau Paparoa Tauwhareparae .. Tuakau No. 2 Tuakau Pirauau No. 1 Taitai Te Ngaere Papatipu Aorangiwai No. 1 Waha-o-te-marangai No. 1 Pukehou No. 4 Ngakaroro No. 1a Manawatu Kukutauakt No. 2a Ditto No. 2b Ditto No. 2c Ditto No. 2d Ditto No. 2e Kirikau Betaruke Mangaotuku Acres. 1,680 344 693 25,000 1,656 55 359 249,000 46,605 13,418 705 8,580 141 649 2,358 11,594 13,900 16,435 42,016 83,184 60,600 8,815 6,956 2,365 47,960 1,785 8,080 2,150 1,406 20,612 1,856 1,132 4,061 4,444 Hokianga .. 55 55 Whangarei Shortland 55 5, Cambridge Taupo At next sitting of Court. 25th January, 1881. 29th November, 1880.* # 5, * * 5, # # # # 55 At next sitting of Court. Bay of Plenty 55 55 55 Tolago Bay 55 55 55 55 55 55 5, 55 55 55 55 5, 55 55 55 55 55 OtaM 55 5, 55 55 55 J, 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 17,800 20,585 61,200 Foxton 55 55 55 55 55 ,5 55 55 Whanganui 55 55 5, Patea 55 5) * Notice given by Native Land Ci mrt in New Zealand Gazette, dated the 6th November, 1880.