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The Chief Judge recommends legislation be enacted empowering the Native Land Court to inquire : — (1) Whether the land known as Section 141 was originally intended to be reserved for Natives and should be dealt with as if it were part of the Waioture Reserve : (2) Whether it is right and proper that the Waioture Reserve should be vested in others besides the representatives of Taurua (deceased) : and, if the Court thinks it proper so to do, to make Orders vesting Section 84 and Section 141, or either of them, in trustees for the control and management thereof, subject to such trusts as it is thought expedient to impose. R. N. Jones, Chief Judge. Office of the Aotea District Native Land Court and Maori Land Board, Wanganui, 20th April, 1936. The Chief Judge, Native Land Court, Wellington, C. 1. Waioture Block or Part oe Section 84, Block VII, Carlyle Survey District, and Petition by Maui Rangihaeata and others. I have the honour to inform you that the Court, sitting at Patea on the 19th and 20th February, 1936, held the inquiry directed by you into this petition, and I beg to report as follows : — The particulars of the title are as follows :— Area : 14 acres 1 rood. Title : Crown Grant 8/38 under West Coast Settlement (North Island) Act, 1880, and West Coast Settlement Reserves Act, 1881. Grantee : Taurua, aboriginal Native of Patea. Taurua, the grantee, died, and on the 30th April, 1890, his brother Rangitawhi was appointed his successor. Rangitawhi died on the 27th March, 1893, and on the 24th November, 1893, his nieces Irihapeti Raukura .. .. .. . . .. f.a. Ihipera Koria .. .. .. .. .. f.a. were appointed his successors in equal shares. On the 21st April, 1915, a freehold order was made under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Amendment Act, 1913, ordering and declaring that Irihapeti Raukura . . .. .. .. .. f.a. Ihipera Koria .. . . .. .. .. f.a. were the owners in equal shares of Waioture Block, otherwise Part Section 84, Block VII, Carlyle Survey District, containing 14 acres 1 rood. Ihipera Koria died, and on the 18th March, 1931, the following persons —children and grandchildren —were appointed successors to her interest, viz. : — Tahupotiki Wiremu .. . . . . .. \ Hinepua Wiremu .... .. .. .. I Erina Wiremu . . .. .... • ■ i Whaiake Pehimana .. .. .. .. ■ • xV Pera Pehimana .. .. .. .. • • xV Ihipera Koria Taurua .. .. .. .. ■ ■ ts Ratana Tamaiparea . . .. .. .. • • rs Whakarongo Tamaiparea .. .. .. • • x*o Whaiake Pehimana, one of the successors above, died, and on the 12th October, 1931, the following were appointed successors to his interest, viz. : — Tiniwa Taiaroa .. .. .. .. .. f. 6 Nane Taiaroa .. .. .. .. f. 5 Nakata Taiaroa .. .. .. . . m. 4 Eroparene Taiaroa .. .. .. .. m. 3 equally. Irihapeti Raukura died on the 20th November, 1928, leaving a will by which she devised her interest in this block to her husband Ngarangi Katitia, alias George Broughton. Succession order has been made in terms of the will appointing-the beneficiary as successor. George Broughton died on the 22nd day of February, 1934. He also left a will devising his interest in this land to his grandchild Te Rauamoa te Ngoo. Probate of this will has been granted, but no succession order has yet been made in pursuance of it for this interest.

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