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Return of all Cases in which Restrictions on Alienation contained in or indorsed upon Grants of Land to Maoris have been removed by the Governor, from the 1st of April, 1883, to the 31st March, 1884.

Record No, Date of Grant. Grantees. Sections. Block. Locality. Area. Nature of Eestrictions. Date of Eemoval. Why removed. On whose Application. N.O. 83/1482 4 Mar., 1884 Benata Toriri and others Baraiki Peneti and others Te Awanui Kiritapu and others Hone Pihama.. Kaimi No. 1 Ongaonga No. 2.. Provincial District of Auckland Ditto A. E. P. 4,500 0 0 3,057 0 0 Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Upon condition that the said land shall be inalienable by sale, gift, or mortgage, or in any other way except as follows, that is to say: 1. By exchange for other land of at least equal value, such land taken in exchange being held in fee-simple. 2. By lease for any term not exceeding twenty-one years, to take effect in possession, and without taking any fine, premium, or foregift, or other benefit in the nature thereof; provided that no such exchange or lease shall be valid or effectual .unless, previously to the execution thereof, or to the making of any agreement therefor, the written . consent of the Governor in Council shall have been obtained to such exchange, or lease, or agreement, as the case may be Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Ditto .. May, 1883 .. Mr. Brabant, B.M., Tauranga, reports that the Native owners are desirous to sell, and that they have sufficient other lands for their maintenance John Blair Whyte. 83/1712 Burakautahi Ditto 463 0 0 12 June, 1883 W. Treweek, per Ollivier, Holland, & Brown. 12 April, 1881 Part 255a .. Map of Patea District Hawera Survey District 418 0 0 This lease for twentj'-one years was approved by the West Coast Boyal Commissioner and the Public Trustee - 83/1891 29 Aug., 1870 Ihaia Poriitu .. TeMomiNo.l Provincial District of Wellington 6 0 20 26 June, 1883 Mr. A. Mackay, Commissioner of Native Beserves, reports that this alienation is a gift from the grantee to his wife as a future provision for her in the event of his death, and he recommends that it be assented to Haraua Porutu, per Buller and Gully. 83/2458 3 Dec, 1879 Te Wharekiekie Parish of Waiotahi On application of Native owners. Lot No. 73 Provincial District of Auckland Ditto 18 0 0 15 Aug., 1883 Mr. Brabant, B.M., Tauranga, in a letter under date the 4th July, 1882, to the Native Minister, reported as follows, viz.: " These lands were given to Wi Maihi and others for military services, and they have repeatedly applied for grants to issue, that they might sell them. I respectfully submit that, in my opinion, Wi Maihi is right, and that he and his people should receive unrestricted grants for these Erepeta Hapeta Te Bihi Matuha Te Wikiriwhi.. Kitua Batima Te Wawata .. 359 72 70 7 358 14 371 374 20 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 21 1 0 t,_