Gr.—6d.

The Court further dealt with the balance of Tauhara Middle on 14/9/87 when another award was made in favour of the Crown—for 40,000 acres, named Tauhara Middle No. 4 (Other portions of the Tauhara Middle Block awarded to the Crown besides Tauhara Middle No. 1, were named Tahuatangata (Opepe) and Tauhara East, on 10/12/80 and 1/4/86 respectively—See Orders on file). (See Taupo Vol. 9 p. 242.) The Pahautea and Rotoakui Reserves were excepted from the Crown award. The Court then ordered the issue of the Certificate for Tauhara Middle A, Tauhara Middle B and balance of Tauhara Middle, referred to in judgment of 29/5/86 (See Taupo Vol. 9p. 243). Orders in respect of Tauhara Middle A, Tauhara Middle B, Tauhara Middle No. 4, Tauhara Middle No. 4a, Rotoakui Reserve and Pahautea Reserve, all dated 14/9/87, are on the file, but there are no separate Orders in respect of Patuiwi, Waipahihi and Wharewaka, which were referred to in the judgment of 29/5/86 as included with the balance of Tauhara Middle in the award then made. As these lands were included in the previous Crown award made re Tauhara Middle No. 1 can they be looked upon as included in the Order for Tauhara Middle No. 4a ? Wharewaka is marked on the plan, but no Crown grant appears to have been issued for it, as was done in respect of Patuiwi and Waipahihi. The Natives claim it, and say that it should have been included with others in the O in C, but at present it is nominally Crown land. Parakiri is also claimed by Natives, but is not marked on the plan, and was not referred to by the Court in its judgment of 29/5/86. Possibly the Land Purchase Department may have arranged matters with Poihipi Tukairangi for monetary consideration in lieu of the 2 acres at the outlet of Lake Taupo. I shall feel greatly obliged by your letting me know at your earliest convenience your opinion as to the true position of the Patuiwi, Waipahihi and Wharewaka Reserves. It will considerably affect the proceedings under the O in C. File 42/T re Tauhara Middle and Taupo M. Books Nos, 2, 6 and 9 are forwarded under separate cover. The plan is at present in the Survey Office, Auckland. (Sgd.) H. D. Johnson, Judge, Native Land Court. (Taupo 1, 29/9/05.)

APPENDIX 11. [Copy.] Tapuaeharuru, Taupo, October 21st, 1905. The Honourable Minister for Native Affairs, Greetings This is to tell you of some trouble that has affected land that was set apart in the Tauhara Middle Block, Parakiri is its name, containing two acres, it was set apart, for Te Poihipi Tukairangi as a reserve, soil was taken (therefrom) to improve another piece, they wishing to do so, I stopped it, because I knew that that piece was ours, this is to inform you that the certificates for some divisions in Tauhara have issued, namely for Patuiwi and Waipahihi, why ever did it not issue for this one— the Parakiri, Taupo. This is an application to you to issue the certificate for this land, because I know quite well that that land has not gone to any one, or been disposed of in any way. That is all. . . ] From your friend, PITIROI MOHI.

The Registrar, Native Land Court, Auckland, — Please furnish a report on this matter. 27/10/05.

Judge Johnson, — . . All books and papers relating to this matter are with you. Please give me what information is obtainable. (Sgd.) A. Holland. 31/10/05.

Mr. Holland, — . . . . Applications Nos. 15, 23 and 25 in Panui were for investigation of litie to le Parakiri, but were dismissed by me, as the land in question had been already clothed with a title. It one of four reserves mentioned in proceedings on 9/12/80 when application to cut out the Grown interest in the Tauhara Middle Block was dealt with. On the following day, an Order was made in favour of Her Majesty for the whole of the land called Tauhara Middle No. 1, no reservations being then made by the Court. Out of these four proposed reserves, three are marked on plan —namely, Patuiwi, Waipahihi and Wharewaka and Crown grants have been issued for the first two under Section 4 of the Govt. N.L. Purchases Act Amendment Act, 1878. The whole position is shown in a memo recently addressed by me to the Chief Judge, a copy of which I forwarded to Mr. Sheridan (with N.L.P. 1905/80) on the 14th ultimo. I then asked him to give me an early reply as to the actual position of the Wharewaka and Parakiri Reserves, but he has not yet done so. It is for the N.L. Purchase Department to show why the Crown grants for those two proposed reserves were not issued. (Sgd.) H. Johnson. 4/11/05.

The Under-Secretary,— Please see Judge Johnson's memo attached. (Sgd.) A. G. Holland. 8/11/05.

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