1873. 29 November.Grey and Bell District.This Deed made the twenty ninth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three Between Robert Parris of New Plymouth in thePart Pukaka Reserve. Province of Taranaki and Colony of New Zealand Commissioner of Native Reserves of the one part and Her Majesty the Queen of the other part, whereas by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The New Zealand Native Reserves Act 1856" certain powers therein specified are vested in the Commissioners under the said Act And whereas by another Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Native Reserves Amendment Act 1862" all the powers and authorities which by the said Native Reserves Act 1856 are given to or vested in or which may be exercised by Commissioners appointed or to be appointed under that Act shall vest in and may be exercised by the Governor of New Zealand and it is by the said Act of 1862 further enacted that the said Governor may by an order in Council delegate all or any of the powers competent to the Commissioners under the first recited Act unto any person or persons for any period subject to any restrictions which may be specified in such order and whereas by an order in Council bearing date the twenty eighth day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty four His Excellency Sir George Grey (the then Governor of New Zealand) in exercise of the powers and authorities so vested in him as Governor of New Zealand as aforesaid did delegate unto the said Robert Parris all the powers competent to Commissioners under the first recited Act without any restrictions or stipulations whatever And whereas the said Robert Parris hath in exercise of the powers so vested in him as aforesaid and with the consent of His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand sold the parcel of land hereinafter described to the Minister page 35of Public Works for the purposes of the Waitara and New [gap — reason: damage]mouth Railway for the sum of Twelve pounds ten shillings, Now this Deed witness[gap — reason: damage]t in consideration of the sum of Twelve pounds ten shillings paid by the Minister of Public Works to the said Robert Parris (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) he the said Robert ParrisReceipt for £12 10s. in exercise of the powers and authorities so delegated to him as aforesaid doth hereby convey and assure unto Her Majesty the Queen her heirs and successors and assigns All that piece or parcel of land situate in the Fitzroy District in the Province of Taranaki aforesaid being part of Native Reserve numbered 18 called Pukata and containing by admeasurement two roods and one perch more or less bounded towards the East byBoundaries. [0a. 2r. 1p.] Section No. 92 one hundred and ten links towards the West by a lane one hundred and ten links towards the North by other part of said Reserve five hundred and ten links and towards the South also by other part of said Reserve five hundred and ten links as the same is delineated on the plan drawn in the margin hereof and colored pink. Together with all ways rights and appurtenances thereto belonging and all such estate right title and interest in and to the same as the said Robert Parris is or shall become seized or possessed of or is by The Immigration and Public Works Act 1870 or the Immigration and Public Works Act Amendment Act 1871 or is by the virtue of the powers and authorities so delegated to him as aforesaid empowered to convey or otherwise assure. To hold the said land and premises unto Her Majesty the Queen her heirs and successors and assigns for ever. In Witness whereof the said Robert Parris hath hereunto subscribed his name the day and year first hereinbefore written.