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of His Excellency the Governor in Council and the Seal of the Colony," as authorized by " The Taranaki New Zealand Company's Land Claims Act, 1872:"— Number of Number of Amount m -\ j j The now Holder of tho Land Orders, i.e. tho Land Order Section. awarded. 10 wuom awaraea- party entitled to the Award which is made. 37 333 1 £35° Edmund Marshall. 99 • 312 225 Edward EoseTunno. 124 337 "\ Gerald Surman, Charles "William 125 338 I „ AA T , w „ Matthews, "William Egerton 126 342 \ 700 John Wells. . Hubbard / in trust fo / C ary 127 341 ) Hampton Borrer and Alice Bor--84 315 S Chas. Thos. Parker. rer, his wife. 130 316 f a nnf . Joseph Morgan. 131 317 f B'uuu8 'uuu Joseph Morgan. 55 321 J Henry Hughlings. J £9,275 In forwarding this letter, I beg leave to state that I negotiated the purchase of all the abovenamed land orders and sections of land for the late John Eames Downe; that the said John Eames Downe died intestate, in London, on the 3rd Pebruary, 1851, leaving two children only, viz. Edwin. Henry Downe, and Alice Downe; that the said Edwin Henry Downe died at the age of twenty-one years and one month, intestate, in Colombo, in the Island of Ceylon, and was buried there on the Ist March, 1870, leaving his sister, the said Alice Down, his heiress-at-law; that the said Alice Downe, on the 22nd June, 1871, married Cary Hampton Borrer, J.P.; that on the 17th day of June, 1871, five days before the above-named marriage took place, the said Alice Downe, then a spinster, conveyed the whole of the above-named land orders and sections of land to Gerald Surman, Charles William Matthews, and William Egerton Hubbard, in trust for herself until the said marriage, and after the marriage upon trust for herself and husband ; that I hold a power of attorney from the said Gerald Surman, Charles William Matthews, and William Egerton Hubbard, authorizing me to do all that is required in law and equity for the settlement or sale of the above-named land orders, sections of land, or award ; and I further state that I also hold full and written authority from the said Cary Hampton Borrer and Alice, his wife, to sell and do all that is lawful and right in this matter; and I declare that I hold the necessary documents to prove what I have now written. With this letter, I also enclose a certificate from J. Stephenson Smith, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands, New Plymouth, showing that the land orders referred to in this letter are in the Land Office, New Plymouth; and 1 declare that I deposited them there as requested and required in this matter. I likewise enclose a declaration showing that I am the true and lawful attorney and person authorized to act in this estate. I have, &c, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Peed. A. Cabbington. The Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet to His Honor P. A. Caeeington. Sic, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 4th Pebruary, 1874. I enclose herewith a tracing showing the position of the under-mentioned blocks of land in the Province of Taranaki which have been acquired by the Government under the provisions of "The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1873," viz., — TeMoa... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32,530 acres. Waitara Taramouku ... ... ... ... ... 12,800 „ Kopua ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,140 „ Amounting in all to an area of about ... 48,470 acres. Your Honor will perceive that in the Te Moa Block there are 300 acres to be reserved for the Natives, which have not yet been definitely fixed upon. With this exception, the Native title to these lands has been extinguished, and it is the intention of the Government to hand them over to your Honor, for provincial administration, as soon as the necessary Proclamation can be prepared and signed by His Excellency the Governor. I think it right to draw your Honor's atttention to the 6th section of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1873," which provides that " none of the lands " purchased and proclaimed under its provisions " shall, if sold otherwise than at auction, be sold at a less price than £1 per acre, or, if sold at auction, be put up for sale or sold at auction at a less price than 10s. per acre ; nor shall any of such land be open for selection under any scrip, or be awarded or granted as compensation on any account whatever." I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, William H. Beynolds, Taranaki. (in the absence of the Colonial Secretary). His Honor P. A. Caeeington to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet. Sic,— Wellington, 6th Pebruary, 1874. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of letter No. 22, 74-284, 4th Pebruary, 1874, together with a tracing showing the position of certain blocks of land which have been acquired by the Government under the provisions of "The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1873," amounting in