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Wharekahika Block. Contents under Section 209 granted by the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board to permit Alienation by Way of Lease.

Applications gazetted for Hearing on the sth September, 1911. No. 217. Harry Kinnaird Hovell; estimated area, 1,000 acres, No. 219. Alfred John Wood Kemp. No. 226. Maki Rangiheua arid Te Whare Raupo. No. 231. George Matthewson. No. 232. Mary Louisa Matthewson.

Sir,— Gisborne, 30th August, 1911. Feeling that I cannot any longer occupy a false position upon any judicial Board, I have to ask you to kindly notify the Hon. Native Minister that it is my wish to resign from the Presidency of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, and would ask to be relieved of office on the 30th September next. May I ask of you to let me have an early reply of acceptance. I have, etc., Alex. Keeper, President. The Under-Secretary, Native Department, Wellington. 14th September, 1911. Memorandum for A. Keefer, Esq., President, Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, Gisborne. Re Presidency. I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo, intimating that you .desired to be relieved of your duties as President of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, and, if possible, that your successor .should take up duties as from the end of the current month. I have placed the position before the Minister, who desires me to express regret that you feel you are unable to hold the position, but would point out at the same time that it would be rather awkward at the present juncture, owing to Parliament sitting, to make a change. At present the Department is working at high pressure in connection with several matters, which makes it rather inconvenient to appoint fresh officers, and, while not wishing to harass you in any way, it would be of help if you would retain the position until the 81sl October, or, better still, to the 31st December. However, I leave the matter in your hands. Thos. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary. 20th September, 1911. Memorandum from the President, Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, Gisborne, to the Under-Secretary, Native Department, Wellington. I am in receipt of your memo, of the 14th instant, and, in reply, I beg to state that I have no wish to put the Department to any inconvenience, and will be only too glad to carry on in terms of your memo., which 1 take it to be in the future that I will have a free hand in the administration of my official duties, for I need hardly say that it is this that I resent. Alex. Keefer, President.

14th September, 1911. Memorandum for A. Keefer, Esq., President, Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, Gisborne. Re Presidency. I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo, intimating that you .desired to be relieved of your duties as President of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board, and, if possible, that your successor .should take up duties as from the end of the current month. I have placed the position before the Minister, who desires me to express regret that you feel you are unable to hold the position, but would point out at the same time that it would be rather awkward at the present juncture, owing to Parliament sitting, to make a change. At present the Department is working at high pressure in connection with several matters, which makes it rather inconvenient to appoint fresh officers, and, while not wishing to harass you in any way, it would be of help if you would retain the position until the 81sl October, or, better still, to the 31st December. However, I leave the matter in your hands. Thos. W. Fisher, Under-Secretary.

20th September, 1911. Memorandum from the President, Tairawhiti District Mimri I,and Board, CHsborne, to the Under-Secretary, Native Department, Wellington. 1 am in receipt of your memo, of the 14th instant, and, in reply, I beg to state that I have no wish to put the Department to any inconvenience, and will be only too glad to carry on in terms of your memo., which 1 take it to be in the future that I will have a free hand in the administration of my official duties, for I need hardly say that it is this that I resent. Alex. Keefer, President.

£*£. To whom Consent granted. '(elated). Date g» n ted. Acres. 1911— 5 Audley Cowper Wood .. .. . . .. 2,000 7th February. 1911. 6 Violet Lethbridge Wood .. .. ..; 2,000 52 Sadie Jane Pasley '.. .. .. ..' 2,000 4th April, 1911. 53 Gilbert Kennedy Pasley .. .. .. 2,000 54 George Henry Maddox .. .. .. .. 1,200 55 Joseph Stanley Hicks .. .. .. .. 1,500 99 Charles Tylden .. .. .. .. 1,200 2nd May. 1911. LOO John Murphy .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 101 Arthur William Henderson .. .. ..1,500 119 Rewiti Kohere and Brian Gerald Mahonev .. 2,000 130 Mabel Marshall .. .. .. .. 1,200 6th June, L911. 135 Arthur Braithwaite (for shares of Henare Ahuriri and 111 ,,. Ifiriu Ahuriri) 136 Henare Ahuriri .. .. .. .. 1,200 190 Roka Tiereti .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 1st August, 1911. 208 William Andrew Martin .. .. .. 1,000 15 consents; estimated area .. .. 20,911