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12. The land the subject of this agreement shall be taken subject to all rights of road and other easements created in or subsisting over the said land whether known or unknown to the purchaser If the purchaser can arrange with the Crown he may purchase under this agreement the interests (if any) of the Native owners (without further pecuniary consideration) in all lands cut off or reserved to discharge survey liens and in such case the purchaser shall pay and discharge all such survey liens and indemnify the Native owners therefrom And the purchaser shall accept the Native owners' existing Land Transfer title to the said land and shall not make any requisition in respect of the same 13. It is hereby expressly declared that in the construction of these presents the benefit and burden of all the provisions of these presents shall enure for the benefit of and pass to devolve upon and bind the executors administrators and assigns of the purchaser and the successors and assigns of the Board and of the Native owners as the case may be 14. The purchaser shall at his own expense before the said land shall be transferred to the said Walter Harry Bowler enter into such deed of indemnity as may be required by the said Walter Harry Bowler protecting him from all liability on account of his acceptance of such transfer and any acts he may do as the registered owner of the said lands 15. The parties hereto may at any time modify by agreement in writing any of the terms of this agreement so long as such modification shall be consistent with the terms of the said resolution and they may also from time to time select some one to hold the title to the said land in place of the said Walter Harry Bowler. As witness the execution hereof the day and year first before written The common seal of the Maori Land Board of the Waikato-Maniapoto Maori Land r -, District was hereunto affixed in the ' ■" presence of W. H. Bowler President J. W. W. Seymour Member of the Board Signed by the said Herman Lewis in) Herrman Lewis the presence of I E. W. Watson Wellington [A similar agreement was entered into with regard to each of the other blocks—viz., MokauMohakatino lα, Mokau-Mohakatino Ih, Mokau-Mohakatino Ij.] No. 30. Exact Date on which Herrman Lewis paid £25,000. 20th May, 1911. W. H. Bowler. 1/9/11. No. 31. The Mokau Natives to Bell, Gully, Bell, and Myers. 1910. Re Mokau Block. £ s. d. £ s. d. Dec. 12. Attending Tuiti Macdonald and one of Native owners, conferring when we received copy of report of Native Commission .. .. .. 110 Instructions for opinion generally as to course to be adopted byi Natives, particularly having regard to the refusal of the Native I ~ „ n Land Court to consider question of partition 13. Perusing and considering report of Native Land Commission j Telegram to Tuiti Macdonald for further information required and to come to Wellington to confer further . . .. .. .. 0 5 0 Paid 0 0 10 20. Conferences (two) with Tuiti when he instructed us on questions to be raised and to prepare written opinion of Mr. H. D. Bell, perusing Report of Native Land Commission, G.-11, 1909, and advising generally ■• •• •• •• ■■ ■■ •• 330 22. Attending Tuiti Macdonald conferring .. . . .. .. .. 010 6 Opinion of Mr. H. D. Bell, K.C., on matters submitted .. . . .. 10 10 0 Engrossing two copies same (30 folios each) .. .. .. .. 1 10 0 1911. Jan. 10. Telegram from Mr. Hardy that he is coming to Wellington to inter-j view us and perusing same.. ■ ■ .••.."• ! 110 Attending Tuiti in special conference discussing position and ap-i pointment for interview with delegates to-morrow morning I 11. Long conference with you, Mr. Hardy, and Natives (engaged all \ morning) Instructions to commence actions and take other steps .. V . ■ 12 12 0 Again attending you, Mr. Hardy, and Natives in conference in the afternoon '

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