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AGREEMENT No. 1. Whereas by a Petition 33/1937 signed by Ata Paniora and Toa Miki Paati and addressed to the Honourable Members of the House of Representatives in the Dominion of New Zealand in Parliament assembled the Petitioners claimed relief in respect of matters set out in paragraph 6/8 in reference to Waipoua 2b 3d 2 Block and in respect of matters set out in paragraphs 9/14 in reference to Waipoua 2b 3a And whereas the hearing of the said petition was referred to His Honour Judge Acheson a Judge of the Native Land Court for consideration and report And whereas when the aforesaid matters were called on before His Honour at Kaihu on the 6th day of July 1939 the various parties hereto conferred both as to the subject matter of the alleged grievances hereinbefore referred to and various aspects in regard to the more advantageous consolidation and development of areas at present held by some of the successors to claimants referred to in the petition aforesaid and as a residt of such conference it was agreed by the parties hereto as follows : — (1) The area of Waipoua 2b 3d 2a (as shown on Plan 10004 and on plan attached hereto) is to be extended to include an approximate area of twelve acres shown hachured thus V////////////fr on plan signed and attached herewith and such area shall be granted to the owner or owners entitled to the said 2b 3d 2a, by the Crown. (2) In regard to 2b 3a 1 it is agreed by the successors of Enoka te Rore (deceased) that he or they will surrender portion of Waipoua 2b 3a 1, shown hachured in pencil thus • ■ on accompanying plan to the Crown in exchange. for an area of approximately four acres of river flats being part of 2b 3a 2 adjoining the remaining portion of 2b 3a 1 owned by him or them and not hachured on plan. (3) Further it is hereby agreed that in satisfaction of the claim of the successors of Enoka te Rore to a proportionate value of a clump of timber on 2b 3a 2he receive land to the value of £40. This value to be satisfied by a further area of four acres of river flats being part of 2b 3a 2 and adjoining the four acres previously mentioned in Clause 2. (4) In order to satisfy the desire of the successors to Himiona Pohe Paniora and Aramera Tiopira to extend his or their area to make it an economic area Tono te Rore the successor to Enoka te Rore agrees to allow such extension south westward so as to reach the south western boundary of 2b 3a 1, subject however to such boundary adjustment or limitations as may be found necessary in the uncontrolled discretion of the consolidation officers to safeguard Tono te Rore's house to himself. (5) In satisfaction of the area owned by Tono te Rore as successor to Enoka te Rore in 2b 3a 1 conceded to the successors of Himiona Pohe Paniora and Aramera Tiopira, Tono te Rore is to receive an area from the Crown in 2b 3a 2 of equal value to that conceded and adjoining the eight acres arranged for him in paragraphs (2) and (3). The area to be so conceded to Tono te Rore is to be fixed by the consolidation officers on the basis of values previously adopted by the Native Land Court on partition of 2b 3a into 2b 3a 1 and 2b 3a 2. (6) To enable the above arrangements to be effected the portion of 2b 3a 2 fronting the Waipoua River between fence and river and cross hachured thus WStffliffil is to be made available by the Crown for purpose of consolidation and development by natives and any excess in value to be found by the natives elsewhere and awarded the Crown. (7) Road access to be provided for in the position approximately shown on the accompanying plan. The petitioners or the successors of them or of the natives referred to in paragraphs (6) to (14) of the petition agree that they after consultation with their advisers are satisfied with these arrangements as full satisfaction of all grievances (if any) set out in the petition and agree on completion of these arrangements to withdraw those parts of the petition set out in paragraphs (6) to (14) thereof and proceed no further with them. Dated the 6th day of July 1939. Signed by Tono Te Rore successor to Enoke Te Rore in the\ T T -p presence of—S. Watene, Native Dept., Auckland. j-J ONO 1e Kore. Ataiangi Paniora for successors to Himiona Pohe Paniora and^| Aramaera Tiopira in the presence of —S. Watene, Native Dept., J>Atarangi Paniora. Auckland. j William Cooper Consolidation Officer in the presence of —S. Watene, 1 Native Dept., Auckland. j William Cooper. Louis Wellington Parore, Native Agent in the presence of —S.\. w p Watene, Native Dept., Auckland W ' ARORE - Vincent Meredith Crown Solicitor on behalf of the Crown in the\ v presence of—S. Watene, Native Dept., Auckland. J ER dith. I Louis Wellington Parore a Licensed Interpreter of the First Grade do hereby certify that before the foregoing instrument was signed by Tono te Rore and Atarangi Paniora I read over and explained the same to them in the Maori language and they appeared fully to understand the meaning and purport thereof. L. W. Parore, Licensed Interpreter of the First Grade Auckland-

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