REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF MAORI LANDS (RETURN OF CASES OF).

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Sess. 11.*—1884. NEW ZEALAND.

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON ALIENATION OF MAORI LANDS (RETURN OF CASES OF).

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr. Bryce with the leave of the House.

* These Papers wore laid upon tho Tabic during Session 1.1884, and ordered to be printed Sossion 11.

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Return of all Cases in which Restrictions on Alienation contained in or indorsed upon Grants of Land to Maoris have been removed by the Governor, from the 1st of April, 1883, to the 31st March, 1884.

Record No, Date of Grant. Grantees. Sections. Block. Locality. Area. Nature of Eestrictions. Date of Eemoval. Why removed. On whose Application. N.O. 83/1482 4 Mar., 1884 Benata Toriri and others Baraiki Peneti and others Te Awanui Kiritapu and others Hone Pihama.. Kaimi No. 1 Ongaonga No. 2.. Provincial District of Auckland Ditto A. E. P. 4,500 0 0 3,057 0 0 Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Upon condition that the said land shall be inalienable by sale, gift, or mortgage, or in any other way except as follows, that is to say: 1. By exchange for other land of at least equal value, such land taken in exchange being held in fee-simple. 2. By lease for any term not exceeding twenty-one years, to take effect in possession, and without taking any fine, premium, or foregift, or other benefit in the nature thereof; provided that no such exchange or lease shall be valid or effectual .unless, previously to the execution thereof, or to the making of any agreement therefor, the written . consent of the Governor in Council shall have been obtained to such exchange, or lease, or agreement, as the case may be Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Ditto .. May, 1883 .. Mr. Brabant, B.M., Tauranga, reports that the Native owners are desirous to sell, and that they have sufficient other lands for their maintenance John Blair Whyte. 83/1712 Burakautahi Ditto 463 0 0 12 June, 1883 W. Treweek, per Ollivier, Holland, & Brown. 12 April, 1881 Part 255a .. Map of Patea District Hawera Survey District 418 0 0 This lease for twentj'-one years was approved by the West Coast Boyal Commissioner and the Public Trustee - 83/1891 29 Aug., 1870 Ihaia Poriitu .. TeMomiNo.l Provincial District of Wellington 6 0 20 26 June, 1883 Mr. A. Mackay, Commissioner of Native Beserves, reports that this alienation is a gift from the grantee to his wife as a future provision for her in the event of his death, and he recommends that it be assented to Haraua Porutu, per Buller and Gully. 83/2458 3 Dec, 1879 Te Wharekiekie Parish of Waiotahi On application of Native owners. Lot No. 73 Provincial District of Auckland Ditto 18 0 0 15 Aug., 1883 Mr. Brabant, B.M., Tauranga, in a letter under date the 4th July, 1882, to the Native Minister, reported as follows, viz.: " These lands were given to Wi Maihi and others for military services, and they have repeatedly applied for grants to issue, that they might sell them. I respectfully submit that, in my opinion, Wi Maihi is right, and that he and his people should receive unrestricted grants for these Erepeta Hapeta Te Bihi Matuha Te Wikiriwhi.. Kitua Batima Te Wawata .. 359 72 70 7 358 14 371 374 20 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 20 0 0 21 1 0 t,_

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Tamati mana Hapi- . 22 n a •. 20 0 01 lands, because — 1. It appears they were promised the land without any restriction being mentioned, and they are as much entitled to it as the European militia, who served under a similar condition. 2. They have long left the district and returned to their homes; some of them have since died. The land is merely poor fern land, of no value to lease, and tying it up really means depriving them of the reward promised them for their services. 3. They have abundance of land for their support in their own district. 4. The sections of land for the award are interspersed amongst land granted to Europeans, and it appears to me that, making the Native, lots reserves unnecessarily harasses Europeans settling there, because it creates difficulties as to fencing, &c, and thus checks the progress of the district " 84/327 23 May, 1881 Wiremu Maihi te Bangikaheke Ihaka Aperahana Tangirau Ihaka Ngapaura Hori Whencrei Taupo Hori Whenerei Taupo Henare Hapimana Te Poroa Patoromu Meihana'Pe .. Menehira Wi Matenga .. Allotment 4 Parish of Waiotahi Provincial District of Auckland 104 0 0 Ditto .. 25 Jan., 1884 Ditto .. These allotments are awarded for military services, and the restrictions were removed for the same reasons as in the preceding case of Te Wharekeikei and others. 83/2458 On application of Native owners. 3 Dec, 1879 8 a Ditto 19 2 0 13 17 32 r 344 20 0 0 20 0 0 47 2 0 » 23 May, 1881 3 Dec, 1879 20 0 0 345 350 351 363 372 ' 20 0 0 20 0 0 19 1 19 20 0 0 20 0 0 Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, or by lease for a longer period than twenty-one years, or by mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage 84/449 31 Aug., 1868 Hemi Matiaha and others Maramamau West Provincial District of Wellington 1,910 0 0 25 Jan., 1884 Mr. E. S. Maunsell, Native Agent, Greytown, reports that, as there is a wish to sell this land by the owners, and as they have abundance of property —more than they require for their maintenance — granted and ungranted lands, and as the land is subject to frequent inundations from the Wairarapa Lake, he recommends that the Governor's assent be indorsed on the deed of conveyance submitted Jas. Cooper, per Beard and Gray.

Return of all Cases in which Restrictions on Alienation contained in or indorsed upon Grants of Land to Maoris have been removed by the Governor, from the 1st of April, 1883, to the 31st March, 1884— continued.

Supplementary Return of Cases in which Restrictions on Alienation contained in or enclosed upon Grants of Land to Maoris have been removed by the Governor from the 1st of April, 1880, to the 31st March, 1883.

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Record No. Sections. Date of Removal. Why removed. On whose Application. Date of Grant. Grantees. Block. Locality. Area. Nature of Restrictions. N.O. 34/429 H. K. Taiaroa.. Provincial District of Otago A. E. P. 33 3 0, Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, or by lease for a longer period than twenty-one years, or by mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Ditto .. 11 Feb., 1884 Mr. A. Maokay, Commissioner of Native Beserves, reports that all the parcels of land included in the deed of mortgage belong to Taiaroa, and that he has other lands, but the mortgage will not prevent the parcels included in the deed from being utilized by him 31 Mar., 1870 Section 2 .. Otago Heads, Native Beserve H. K. Taiaroa, per . Izard and Bell. 11 April, 1870 3 .. 25 .. 54 .. „ 55 .. 73 3 0 1,333 3 0 90 0 0 10 0 0 84/431 1 Sept., 1880 Paratene Allotment 11 Ahuahu Town Belt Provincial District of Taranaki 8 0 5 11 Feb., 1884 Mr. B. Parris, B.M., Native Agent, New Plymouth, reports that the grantee has large interests in a splendid block.of land north of Waitara, and has always lived there B. G. Wood, per C. W. Govett.

Record No. Date of Grant. Grantees. Section. Block. Locality. Area. Nature of Restrictions. Date of Removal. Why removed. On whose Application. N.O. 81/3178 20 Feb., 1874 Wereta Kimate and others Part of 139 .. Township of Sandon Provincial Distric of Wellington A. E. P. 403 2 0 Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, lease, or mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such gift, sale, lease, or mortgage Ditto .. 14 Sept., 1881 Major Heaphy, Trust Commissioner, reported as follows: "The price per acre, £3, seems to be a fair one, and I do not know any reason why the deed should not receive the Governor's assent. The Natives have other lands for their future wants " Major Muir, Native Agent, Auckland, reports that the Natives had other land, and wished to dispose of those lots which are mostly swamp Major Scannell, B.M., Taupo, reported on this lease as follows: " The Natives have ample lands for their cultivations, more convenient and quite as productive. I think the terms offered are very fair and reasonable, and that the granting of the lease would be very desirable " A gift from the Bev. H. Tarawhiti and his wife to their daughter, Mere Tarawhiti James Bull, per Dr. Buller. 81/3234 11 May, 1881 Bapati Mohi and others Allotments 178,199,200, 201, 214 Parish of Pukekura, Waipa Provincial District of Auckland 249 0 0 20 Sept., 1881 F. Hicks, per Whitaker & Sheehan. 82/1079 8 Feb., 1873 \ * 1,000. o o; (lease) Ditto .. 19 April, 1882 Hamuera Takurua and others Part of Tauhara, Middle Block, Taupo Ditto W. Brady, per R. Browning. 82/1109 11 Feb., 1867 Heta Tarawhiti and another Allotment 2 Parish of Pepepe, Waikato 100 0 0 Ditto (in Council) 21 April, 1882 Eev. H. Tarawhiti, per E. T. Dufaur. G. V. Stewart. Ditto 82/2368 24 Aug., 1870 Enoka te Whauake Allotment 5 Parish of Tahawai, Cook County Ditto .. 100 0 0 (lease) Provided always that the said land hereby granted shall be inalienable by gift, sale, or by lease for a longer period than twenty-one years, or by mortgage, except with the consent of the Governor being previously obtained to any such sale, lease, gift, or mortgage 4 Aug., 1882 Mr. Brabant, B.M., Tauranga, recommends this lease for ninety-nine years on the following terms, viz.: £100 paid in cash, and £12 rent per annum for the whole period