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Return of Land Claims Finally Settled, since date of Mr. Commissioner Stout's Report of 20th August, 1878, by the Issue of Grants or Scrip.

No. of Claim. Claimant. Locality. Position of Claim as reported by Mr. Commissioner Bell. How Disposed of under "The Land Claims Act, 1878." Area Granted. Land Scrip Issued. 2 A. K. P. 198 0 0 £ s. d. George Green Stewart Island Not investigated, no evidence being produced except deed of sale by Tuawaiki Grant of 198 acres ordered to Peter McEwan, 19th March, 1880. Order cancelled 31st May, 1881, on account of non-production of survey, and claim declared to have lapsed No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 27 Deloitte and Stewart... Hokianga Grant for 1_ acres called in and not produced; declared void for uncertainty Disallowed; specially reopened under Act of 1878 Grant for 690 acres called in, but not produced Grant for 2 acres called in, but not produced ; probably lost. New grant ordered to be issued after survey Claim not prosecuted ; disallowed ... Grant for 2_ acres called in, but not produced; repealed accordingly Grant for 3 acres called in, but not produced; repealed. No claim preferred Grant for 8 acres, not produced; repealed. No claim preferred - Grant for 2 acres called in and cancelled. No claim preferred Referred by Governor Sir George Grey to the investigation of Mr. Dillon Bell, Commissioner of Crown Lands, who recommended a grant for 2,560 acres, to cover all the claims, including 129 and 130 at Kapiti and Waikanae Grant to John Terry Hughes, 3011 acres, called in and cancelled. No survey produced nor claim preferred by Hughes Never investigated Area claimed not stated. No records. Never investigated Grant for 30 acres called in and cancelled. Claimed by Mrs. McLiver, but disputed. No proof of title given Never investigated Grant for 500 acres called in Grant for 300 acres called in. The land in these two claims was included in the reserve under the Bay of Islands Settlement Acts. The claimant has not, }- up to this time, decided whether the compensation shall be assessed by the Commissioner or by arbitration Grant for 305 acres called in and cancelled. No survey made. Mr. Hipkins has not prosecuted any claim Grant for 100 acres called in but not produced. Stated by one claimant (the widow) to have been destroyed by fire, and by another claimant to be in the possession of a party in Auckland Grant for 10 acres called in and cancelled 64 68 79 George Beadon Edward Brady James Bruce Piako Stewart Island Otago No appearance. Declared to have lapsed No appearance. Declared to have lapsed No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 97,98 101 John Church G. T. Clayton Bay of Islands Ko-orareka No appearance. Declared to have lapsed No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 103 G.T.Clayton Kororareka No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 111 G. T. Clayton Kororareka No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 113 G. T. Clayton Bay of Islands No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 129-134 Cooper, Holt, and Rhodes Akaroa, Wellington, and Hawke's Bay Scrip certificate for £2,560 issued 14th September, 1880, to Thomas Buekland and Joseph Rhodes, in full satisfaction of all claims whatsoever of Messrs. Cooper, Holt, and Rhodes 2,560 0 0 140 George Cooper Hokianga No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 145-147 149-154 W. E. Cormack J. C. Crawford Waipa and Waikato Cape Farewell and Blind Bay Bay of Islands No apj.earance. Declared to have lapsed No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 181-183 John Evans No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 207 228 230 Guard and Wynen ... W. G. C. Kingston ... W. G. C. Hingston ... Cloudy Bay Bay of Islands Bay of Islands No appearance. Declared to have lapsed Grants cancelled: The Bay of Islands Settlement Acts being repealed and the original land available. New grants issued 21st April, 1881, to claimant for 214 acres 2 roods and 58 aeres respectively 214 2 0 58 0 0 Hipkins and Pearse ... Bay of Islands No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 231 249 James Johnson Bay of Islands No appearance. Declared to have lapsed 250 James Johnson Bay of Islands No appearance. Declared to have lapsed