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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF NATIVE LANDS (REPORT BY MR. COMMISSIONER BARTON ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Eepoet to His Excellency the Goveenob of New Zealand by the Commissioneb for inquiring as to the Eemoval of Bcstrictions on the Sale of Native Lands in Cases 3 to 10, Tauranga District. Applicants: Messrs. Creagh and others. 31st May, 1886.—Geoege E.^Babton, Commissioner.

Report on the following Applications for Removal of Restrictions.

These oases, at the request of the applicants' counsel, were all heard together, and I have the honour to recommend as follows :— Case 3. —Te Mahau ; purchaser, Thomas Sussell, London; 181 acres 2 roods 28 perches; described in Certificate No. 156 as follows: Date, 14th November, 1883. Te Mahau; 181 acres 2 roods 28 perches. (Parcels.) Towards the East by a line along the boundary of the Parish of To Puna, 7205 links ; towards the South-west and South by Te Irehunga No. 2 Block, 3011 links; and towards the North-west by the Whakamarama No. 2 Block, 436 links, 759 links, 1671 links, and 5861 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. I recommend that the restrictions be removed in favour of Mr. Thomas Russell, but saving the rights of the following four owners, who have not transferred their interests : Nahuia te Waitange (18), Waata te Tutakiwa (9), Tera Raumoana (22), Huriana Hotoma (23). Case 4. —Te Irehunga No. 1, purchaser, Mr. Joseph Foster Buddie; 685 acres; described in Certificate No. 154 as follows: Date, 14th November, 1883. (Parcels.) Towards the North by Irehunga No. 2 Block 11696 links, by Ohauere and Eungarara Streams, by Te Irehunga No. 2a Block 760 links, and by Eungarara Stream aforesaid ; towards the East by Te Wairoa Eiver; towards the South by Te Waimanu No. 1 Block 11452 links and 3000 links ; towards the West by Oteora No. 1 Block, 1180 links; again towards the South by Oteora No. 1 Block aforesaid, 2815 links, 12842 links, 10452 links . and towards the North-west by the Whakamarama No. 2 Block, 306 links, 583 links, 452 links, 2811 links, 825 links, 1093 links, and 432 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. I recommend that the restrictions be removed in favour of Mr. Joseph Foster Buddie. Case 5. —Otiora No. 1; purchaser, Major John Wilson; 2,441 acres; described in Certificate No. 155 as follows : Date, 14th November, 1883. (Parcels.) Towards the North by Te Irehunga.

Case. Block. Acreage. Purchaser. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Te Mahau Te Irehunga No. 1 Otiora No. 1 Waimanu No. 1 ... Waimanu No. lc... Waimanu No. 2a... Poripori No. 1 Poripori No. 2 A. 181 685 2,441 1,274 446 450 3,000 2,696 K. P. 2 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Bussell. J. F. Buddie. John Wilson. Hugo Friedlander. Hugo Friedlander. Hugo Friedlander. Hugo Friedlander. Hugo Friedlander.