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Consideration : Goods to the amount of £400. Nature of conveyance : Deed to Webster, dated 18th January, 1837. Case No. 29b.—Peter Abercrombie, of Sydney, Claimant. (300) Three hundred acres, more or less—viz., all that piece or tract of land situate on the southeast side of Coromandel Harbour, known by the name of Waitataramo, commencing at the centre of the inner head, and running back in a south-easterly direction to the summit of the hill, and along the top of the hill to the westward abreast the centre of the outer head of the beach, and thence running down in a westerly direction to the low-water mark, forming about three-quarters of a mile, more or less. Alleged to have been purchased from the Native chiefs Horeta, Kitahi, Korio, and Hauwenua, by Mr. William Webster, who sold to claimant. Consideration : Goods to the amount of £142. Nature of conveyance : Deed in favour of Webster, dated 18th January, 1837. Case No. 29d.—Peter Abercrombie, of Sydney, Claimant. All that land or island called Motutau-pere, situated on the left-hand side of the entrance of Coromandel Harbour, together with all ways, water, watercourses, &c. Alleged to have been purchased from the Native chiefs Pe-ra-Kuri, Tea-umo, Here, and Tauawa, by Mr. William Webster, who sold to claimant. Consideration : Goods to the amount of £41 sterling. Nature of conveyance : Deed to the original purchaser, dated 10th November, 1838. Case No. 30.—Eobert Abercrombie, of Sydney, Claimant in part. (80,000) Eighty thousand acres, more or less—viz., a tract of land situated and bounded in manner following, that is to say : Commencing at the mouth of a creek called Orua, on the left bank of the Eiver Piako, which empties itself into the Frith of the Thames, to run from the mouth of the said creek due west by compass to the summit of a hill, Mangakawa; then south by west to the summit of a hill called Tukenui; then south by west to another hill, called Pukemoko ; and then south by west along the division-line of the Piako and Waikato land, to a point due west from the western extremity of a low ridge of hills called Panawhau; then due east from the said point, from the west extremity of the said range of low hills, and along the said range to the eastern extremity ; and due east to the Eiver Piako ; and then to follow the Eiver Piako downwards northwardly to the mouth of the said creek Orua to the commencement. Alleged to have been purchased on the 31st December, 1839, from the Native chiefs Koinaki, Hanauri, Tehoe-hoe, Tetwareponga, Hwareteatoa, Negatireuhea, Ngatihwata, Tunalere, I Tumabo, and Tekerako, by Mr. William Webster, who sold a moiety to Mr. Peter Abercrombie, who sold a tenth part of his interest to Mr. Eobert Abercrombie, who thus claims a twentieth part of the land above described. Consideration : Various articles of merchandise, value not stated. Nature of conveyance : Deed in favour of Mr. Webster, dated 31st December, 1839. Case No. 31.—William Abercrombie, of Sydney, Claimant in part. (80,000) Eighty thousand acres, more or less —viz., a tract of land situated and bounded in manner following, that is to say: Commencing at the mouth of a creek called Orua, on the left bank of the Eiver Piako, which empties itself into the Frith of the Thames, to run from the mouth of the said creek due west by compass to the summit of a hill, Mangakawa; then south by west to the summit of a hill called Tukenui; then south by west to another hill, called Pukemoko; and then south by west along the division-line of the Piako and Waikato land, to a point due west from the western extremity of a low ridge of hills called Panawhau; then due east from the said point, from the west extremity of the said range of low hills, and along the said range to the eastern extremity; and due east to the Eiver Piako; and then to follow the Eiver Piako downwards, northwardly, to the mouth of the said creek Orua to the commencement. Alleged to have been purchased on the 31st December, 1839, from the Native chiefs Koinaki, Henuri, Tekoe-hoe, Tetwareponga, Hwareteatoa, Ngatireuhea, Tumakoe, I Tatnabo, Tekereko, and Ngatihwata, by Mr. William Webster, who sold a moiety to Mr. Peter Abercrombie, who sold a tenth part of his interest to Mr. Eobert Abercrombie, who thus claims a twentieth part of the land above described. Consideration : Various articles of merchandise, value not stated. Nature of conveyance : Deed in favour of Mr. Webster, dated 31st December, 1839. Case No. 80.— W. Drake, of Sydney, Merchant, Claimant in part. (80,000) Eighty thousand acres, more or less, being a tract of land situated and bounded in manner following, that is to say : Commencing at the mouth of a creek called Orua, on the left bank of the Eiver Piako, which empties itself into the Frith of the Thames, to run from the mouth of the said creek due west by compass to the summit of a hill called Mangakawa; then south by west to the summit of a hill called Tukenui; thence south by west to another hill called Pukemoko; and then south by west along the division-line of the Piako and Waikato land to a point due west from the western extremity of a low ridge of hills called Panawhau ; then due east from the said point to the west extremity of the said range of low hills, and along the said range to the eastern extremity ; and then due east to the Eiver Piako ; and then to follow the Eiver Piako downwards, northwardly, to the mouth of the said creek Orua, to the commencement. Alleged to have been purchased on the 31st December, 1839, from the Native chiefs Koinaki, Hanauri, Tekoe-koe, Tetwareponga, Hwareteatoa, Ngatireuhea, Ngatihwata, Tumakoe, I Tamaho,