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339 364 Peter Monro E. Palmer ... Hokianga Bluff Old grant for 600 acres cancelled. New grant will be ordered in favour of H. Hopkins when survey completed. Some difficulty withNatives Grant ordered to be issued to claimant for 280 acres No claim preferred... ... Natives permitted survey of only 95 acres which wero awarded by Commissioner Domett to II. Hopkins. Grant issued, 4th August, 1870 Grant issued to E. Palmer, 29th January, 1868 95 3 7 279 2 32 369 James Pearson Hokianga Claim preferred by Bridget Cassidy, a half-caste. Case heard in Native Land Court, and grant for 63 acres issued ]2th June, 1873, to Bridget, Margaret, and Frank Cassidy, the two latter having one-fourth interest each Old grants produced. Two grants for 200 acres each cancelled. Grant for Islet of Te Kuri, 47 acres, found to be valid. New grants issued to James and William Spencer, 12th July, 1870, and 3rd February, 1871 Contents of Whangarei claim only 1,500 acres on survey, and grant issued to G. Thorne, 29th June, 1864. The land in claims 448 and 450 was exchanged, and, with survey allowance, selected at Ruarangi. Grant for 314 acres, 17th'August, 1868 By agreement made with the Provincial Government of Otago in 1864, Mr. Williams waived his claim for the land at Moeraki, in consideration of his receiving 3,000 acres he might select elsewhere. Selection made at Otepopo, and grants issued to Peter Williams, 30th May, lbOfi, for 2,250 acres and 750 acres, under " The Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862 " 63 0 0 426 427 428 James Spencer James Spencer James Spencer Bluff Bluff Islet of Te Kuri, Bluff Harbour Bay of Islands Whangarei Bay of Islands Grants ordered to be prepared ready for issue to the heirs on the production of the olcT grants 47 0 0 200 1 24 200 3 25 448 449 450 528 547 James Stuart James Stuart James Stuart Peter Williams Preservation Bay, Otago Mangakahia Old grants for 100 acres, 1,850 acres, and 10 acres, respectively, cancelled. Land belonged to Mr. Gh Thorne, of Sydney, and was being surveyed Graut to claimant for 2,560 acres, 15th February, 1845. The grant was, in May, 1853, surrendered to Mr. Commissioner Mantell, under an agreement by Sir G. Grey to give £2,560 scrip in exchange. About 1,400 acres were chosen by claimant, and surveyed at Moeraki. The claimaut claimed the right to select land to the extent of 2,500 acres, in accordance with Sir G. Grey's agreement to allow him scrip for that quantity, but the Commission declined to admit this right, and offered him a grant for 1,000 acres in settlement of the claim, which has hitherto been refused Native opposition to claim, and survey stopped by opposing Natives. Special case laid before Governor, and award of 2,560 acres made, to be selected when Native disputes settled Yarious grants issued, and 550 acres awarded to M. Hopihana aud S. Thomas Old grant for 152 acres called in, but not produced. Held by Mr. Busby Grant will be issued to A. Willis and G. Graham on certain conditions being fulfilled The Native opposition being continued, and Mr. Baker unable to obtain possession of the land awarded to him, scrip was issued by Commissioner Domett, on 14th January, 1865, for £1,920, being at the rato of 15s. per acre Grant to M. Hopihana and S. Thomas, 13th June, 1870 1,560 0 0 344 0 0 2,250 1 28 749 2 12 Rev. Charles Baker ... 1,920 0 0 617 Thomas and Phillips ... Mongonui 550 0 0 639-40 J. S. Polack Waitangi... Grant produced by Mr. J. D. Busby, and cancelled. Only 15 acres surveyed. Grant to J. D. Busby, 14th April, 1876 Claim admitted under section 12 of Act of 1858, and 3,447 acres surveyed. 1,120 acres awarded. The residue was granted in satisfaction of survey allowance, aud in part satisfaction of the Piako and Matata claims of Messrs. Willis and Graham. Granted to George Graham —in respect of this claim, 224 acres ; of his share in the Matata claim (No. 710), 181 acres ; of his share in the Piako claim (143-4), 728 acres ; and for survey allowance, 517 acres : in all, 1,650 acres ; 6th July, 1864. Granted to Arthur Willis —in respect of this claim, 895 acres : and in part satisfaction of his share iu the Piako claim, 902 acres : in all, 1797 acres; 25th October, 1864 Note. —Natives dispute and deny any sale to White at Matata, and would not, in 1861, allow any survey to be made. No award for Mr. Willis's share, 723 acres, of the Matata claim, was made by Commissioner Bell 15 0 0 709 G.W.White Bay of Plenty, Tairua 1,650 0 1,797 0 0 0