Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims

Return of Land Claims Finally Settled Since 8th July, 1862

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Return of Land Claims Finally Settled Since 8th July, 1862.

Return of Land Claims Finally Settled since date of Commissioner Bell's Report of 8th July, 1862. by the Issue of Grants or Scrip, or by Cash.

No. of Claim.	Claimant.	Locality.	Position of Claim as reported by Commissioner Bell	How Disposed of.	Area Granted.	Compensation.
1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8	George Green	Middle Island	Grants ordered to be issued to claimant for 889 acres. Award appealed against, but appeal not yet prosecuted	These claims were referred to Commissioner Domett for rehearing, in accordance with a resolution of the House of Representatives passed in 1870. Commissioner Domett recommended the issue of grants for 5,000 acres—2,500 acres in Otago and 2,500 acres in Southland. "The Green Land Claims Settlement Act, 1870," was passed to give effect to this recommendation. Grants issued as follows: To Messrs. H. Driver, C. Stewart, and H. J. Maclean—	A. R. P.	£. s. d.
				1,883 acres at Papakaio, Otago, 5th February, 1873	1,883 3 26
				895 acres at Awamoko, Otago, 5th February, 1873	895 0 9
				2,204 acres at Aparima, Southland, 28th February, 1874	2,204 2 24
				409 acres were deducted from the selection in Southland to provide for the payment of the costs of the rehearing and appeal, Green v. Spencer, in accordance with section 4 of "The Green and Spencer Amendment Act, 1870." The area granted, in excess, of award was for survey allowance	409 0 0
4	George Green	Bluff	Grant for 52 acres ordered to be issued to claimant when laid off as directed by the Assistant-Commissionor	Green, by misrepresentation, obtained the issue of a grant to himself of 117 acres, which included land the property of J. Spencer, in Claims 426-7. The claim was reheard under "The Green and Spencer Land Claims Act, 1868," and Commissioner Domett recommended the cancellation of the grant of 117, acres, and the issue of a new grant for the 52 acres originally awarded to Green. This was done. Grant for 52 acres to trustees under will of G. Green issued 9th September, 1874.	52 0 0
14-22	James Busby	Bay of Islands	The nine grants issued to claimant in 1844 for a total estimated area of 3,264 acres were called in, but not being produced, were adjudged void	These claims were settled by arbitration under. "The Land Claims Arbitration Act, 1867." The arbitrators were Samuel Jackson, nominated by Mr. Busby; Dr. Pollen, nominated by the Government; and J. T. Mackelvie, nominated by the two first-named arbitrators.
23-24	James Busby	Whangarei	Lapsed	On the 6th April, 1868, two of the arbitrators (Dr. Pollen not concurring) awarded Mr. Busby 9,374 acres at the Bay of Islands, being the land comprised within the boundaries stated in the nine Crown grants issued in 1844, less certain reserves reconveyed to the Natives by Mr. Busby, and £36,000 in scrip as special damages in respect of his claims in the Whangarei District. By several Proclamations issued in May and October, 1868, the Superintendent of Auckland withdrew from sale all lands over which the scrip could be exercised, thus rendering it valueless for the time being. Ultimately (in 1870) the matter was settled by the whole of the scrip being bought up by the Superintendent of Auckland. The grant for 9,374 acres was issued 7th September, 1872	9,374 0 0	36,000 0 0page 640
					A. R. P.	£ s. d.
26	William Christmas	Kaipara	Grant directed to be issued to W. Bray for 250 acres	Grant issued to Thomas Bray, 19th January, 1864	250 0 0
32	Peter Abercrombie	Thames	Old grant for 150 acres, not having been produced, declared void. Claim preferred by Messrs. Whitaker and Heale	New grant issued to Frederick Whitaker and Theophilus Heale for 42 acres, the area surveyed, 19th July, 1866	42 0 0
58	Thomas Bateman	Bay of Islands (Motukiakia Island)	Grant for 100 acres, issued in 1844, called in and produced	Old grant cancelled by Commissioner Domett, and new grant for 67 acres issued to claimant, 14th July, 1866	67 0 0
59	Thomas Bateman	Bay of Islands	Grant ordered to be issued to W. S. Grahame for 1,157 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	1,157 0 0
84	Edward Catlin	Catlin's Bay, Otago	Old grant for 230½ acres called in and cancelled. New grant ordered to bo issued when land surveyed	Land surveyed. Grant issued in favour of Edward Catlin, deceased, 25th April, 1873	230 2 0
117	J. R. Clendon	Bay of Islands	Grant for 23 acres ordered to be issued	Grant issued to J. R. Clendon, 19th January, 1864	23 0 0
122	D. B. Cochrane	Hokianga	Grant for 200 acres ordered in favour of Jane Clendon	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	200 0 0
126	Cook and Day	Bay of Islands	Grants ordered to be issued for 214 acres 2 roods 35 perches, and 10 acres 3 roods 26 perches	Grant to William Cook for 226 acres 2 roods 35 perches issued 19th January, 1864	226 2 35
135-139	Couper, Holt, and Rhodes	Bay of Islands	A grant for a small allotment ordered to be made	Grant to claimants for 19 perches issued 26th June, 1868	0 0 19
143-4	W. E. Cormack	Piako	Commissioner Godfrey awarded 2,560 acres, but no grant issued. Claims put in by Arthur Willis and G. Graham, derivative claimants from Cormack	3,639 acres awarded by Commissioner Bell, of which 902 acres was granted to A. Willis, 25th October, 1864, and 728 acres to G. Graham, 6th July, 1864, out of the surplus in the Tairua claim (No. 709), and the balance of 2,009 acres was granted to A. Willis, at Piako, 17th May, 1866	902 0 0 728 0 0 2,009 0 0
172	John Edmonds	Bay of Islands	Land in claim reserved under "The Bay of Islands Settlement Act, 1858." Agreement entered into between Government and Edmonds, whereby his homestead should be granted to him, and 50 acres to each of his eleven children; also scrip for the residue at 10s. per acre. Scrip for £1,160 signed, but not taken out. Mr. Edmonds having appealed to the Executive, they decided in June, 1862, to propose to the House to vote £2,000 in cash in lieu of scrip and compensation, leaving the grants to be issued as before	£1,160 cash in lieu of scrip, paid to Mr. Edmonds, 2nd July, 1862	1,160 0 0
				£840 cash, paid 3rd October, 1862		840 0 0
				Grant for homestead, issued 20th May, 1872.	72 2 37
				Eleven grants to family, issued 17th April, 1874	548 1 20
175	Elmsley, Walton, and Walton	Kaipara	Survey not completed	Survey completed. Grant issued to Thomas Elmsley, H. Walton, and Charles Walton, for 4,666 acres, 9th May, 1864, and grant to Henry Walton of 7,042 acres, same date	4,666 0 0 7,042 0 0
178-80	J. Evans	Kororareka	Grant ordered to be issued to J. McLiver for land in this and Spicer's claim, No. 429	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	0 1 18
210	T. Halbert	Turanga	Partly investigated at Turanga in 1859	Investigated by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and grant for 19 acres issued to W. S. Greene, 10th July, 1871	19 0 0
211	T. Halbert	Turanga	Partly investigated at Turanga in 1859	482 acres awarded by Commissioner Domett to Bishop Williams. Grant issued 25th April, 1871	482 00	page 641
232	William Hirst	Moeraki	Grant ordered to be issued to H. Teschemaker for 789 acres	Grants for 769 acres and 20 acres, respectively, issued to W. S. Teschemaker, 30th June, 1862	769, 0, 0	20 0 0
251-3	John Jones	Waikouaiti	Commissioner FitzGerald recommended grant for 10,000 acres. Grant for 8,560 aores prepared, but not executed by Governor Fitzroy. Subsequently grant issued by Governor Grey for 2,560 acres, without prejudice to any right claimant might have if larger grants were afterwards made to land claimants. Mr. Jones, having memorialized the Executive Government, received a promise on the 30th September, 1861, that his case would be included in one of the classes of claims to be submitted for consideration of Assembly	In 1867 "The John Jones Land Claims Settlement Act" was passed, which, empowered the Governor to issue a land order to John Jones, authorizing him to purchase or select land in the Province of Otago, to the amount of £8,500, within twelve months of passing of Act. In 1868 an Amendment Act was passed, extending the time of selection another twelve months		8,500 0 0
267	Thomas Jones	Molyneux	Disallowed; claimant not appearing	Derivative claim of Thomas Russell admitted by Commissioner Domett under section 15 of "The Land Claims Settlement Extension Act, 1858," and 105 acres awarded to him. Grant issued 19th June, 1867	105 1 7
273	J. Kennedy	Kennedy's Bay, Coromandel Peninsula	Notified as a half-caste claim; not yet settled	Investigated by Commissioner Domett. Grants issued, 26th November, 1867, to Nathan Kennedy, Jonathan Kennedy, and Joseph Kennedy for 154 acres, and to James Cruickshank, Frederick Atkinson, and Hohipaia Ngapuhi (Sophia McGregor) for 88 acres	154 0 0 88 0 0
277	J. Leef	Hokianga	Grant ordered to be issued to claimant for 58 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	58 2 0
278	J. Leitch	Bay of Islands	Grant ordered to be issued to J. Leitch for 151 acres	Grant issued for 151 acres 2 roods to D. Lamont, executor under Captain Leitch's will, 19th September, 1863	151 2 0
294	J. McGibbon	Bluff	Grant ordered to be issued to J. McGibbon for 72 acres	Grant issued 25th April, 1873	72 0 0
331	Thomas Maxwell	Waiheke Island	Claimed by half-caste children of Maxwell, and a grant will probably be made in their favour	Investigated by Commissioner Domett, and 1,288 acres awarded to the six sons of Maxwell, in equal undivided shares, on the 29th August, 1870. It was subsequently discovered that one of the sons had died in 1862. Mr. T. J. Waters, of Auckland, having purchased the shares of three of the brothers Maxwell, grants were issued in his favour for 811 acres, 7th September, 1872, and 46 acres, 20th August, 1874; and a grant in favour of the other two brothers (who are supposed to be dead) for 572 acres was issued 29th July, 1875	811 0 32 46 0 0 572 3 8
332	Thomas Maxwell	Motutapu Island	Grant of 2,560 acres ordered to be issued to children of T. Maxwell, and a grant of 1,448 acres issued to R. Graham	Grant to R. Graham issued 20th November, 1857. Grant to six sons of Thomas Maxwell for 2,200 acres issued 24th August, 1870. After making a Government reserve of 80 acres, the island was found to contain but 2,200 acres, instead of 2,560 acres as estimated at the time of making the award	1,448 0 0 2,200 0 0
339	Peter Monro	Hokianga	Old grant for 600 acres cancelled. New grant will be ordered in favour of H. Hopkins when survey completed. Some difficulty with Natives	Natives permitted survey of only 95 acres, which were awarded by Commissioner Domett to H. Hopkins. Grant issued 4th August, 1870	95 3 7
364	E. Palmer	Bluff	Grant ordered to be issued to claimant for 280 acres	Grant issued to E. Palmer, 29th January, 1868	279 2 32
369	James Pearson	Hokianga	No claim preferred	Claim preferred by Bridget Cassidy, a half-caste. Case heard in Native Land Court, and grant for 63 acres issued 12th June, 1873, to Bridget, Margaret, and Frank Cassidy, the two latter having one-fourth interest each	63 0 0	page 642
426	James Spencer	Bluff	Grants ordered to be prepared ready for issue to the heirs on the production of the old grants	Old grants produced. Two grants for 200 acres each cancelled. Grant for Islet of Te Kuri, 47 acres, found to be valid. New grants issued to James and William Spencer, 12th July, 1870, and 3rd February, 1871	47 0 00
427	James Spencer	Bluff			200 1 24
428	James Spencer	Islet of Te Kuri, Bluff Harbour			200 3 25
448	James Stuart	Bay of Islands	Old grants for 100 acres, 1,850 'acres, and 10 acres, respectively, cancelled. Land belonged to Mr. G. Thorue, of Sydney, and was being surveyed	Contents of Whangarei claim only 1,560 acres on survey, and grant issued to G. Thorne, 29th June, 1864. The land in Claims 448 and 450 was exchanged, and, with survey allowance, selected at Ruarangi. Grant for 344 acres, 17th August, 1868	1,560 0 0
449	James Stuart	Whangarei			344 0 0
450	James Stuart	Bay of Islands
528	Peter Williams	Preservation Bay, Otago	Grant to claimant for 2,560 acres, 15th February, 1845. The grant was, in May, 1853, surrendered to Mr. Commissioner Mantell, under an agreement by Sir G. Grey to give £2,560 scrip in exchange. About 1,400 acres were chosen by claimant, and surveyed at Moeraki. Tho claimant claimed the right to select land to the extent of 2,560 acres, in accordance with Sir G. Grey's agreement to allow him scrip for that quantity, but the Commission declined to admit this right, and offered him a grant for 1,000 acres in settlement of the claim, which has hitherto been refused	By agreement made with the Provincial Government of Otago in 1864, Mr. Williams waived his claim for the land at Moeraki, in consideration of his receiving 3,000 acres he might select elsewhere. Selection made at Otepopo, and grants issued to Peter Williams, 30th May, 1866, for 2,250 acres and 750 acres, under."The Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862"	2,250 1 28 749 2 12
547	Rev. Charles Baker	Mangakahia	Native, opposition to claim, and survey stopped by opposing Natives. Special case laid before Governor, and award of 2,560 acres made, to be selected when Native disputes settled	The Native opposition being continued, and Mr. Baker unable to obtain possession of the land awarded to him, scrip was issued by Commissioner Domett, on 14th January, 1865, for £1,920, being at the rate of 15s. per acre		1,920 0 0
617	Thomas and Phillips	Mangonui	Various grants issued, and 550 acres awarded to M. Hopihana and S. Thomas	Grant to M. Hopihana and S. Thomas, 13th June, 1870	550 0 0
639-40	J. S. Polack	Waitangi	Old grant for 152 acres called in, but not produced. Held by Mr. Busby	Grant produced by Mr. J. D. Busby, and cancelled. Only 15 acres surveyed. Grant to J. D. Busby, 14th A.pril, 1876	15 0 0
709	G. W. White	Bay of Plenty, Tairua	Grant will be issued to A. Willis and G. Graham on certain conditions being fulfilled	Claim admitted under section 12 of Act of 1858, and 3,447 acres surveyed. 1,120 acres awarded. The residue was granted in satisfaction of survey allowance, and in part satisfaction of the Piako and Matata claims of Messrs. Willis and Graham. Granted to George Graham—in respect of this claim, 224 acres; of his share in the Matata claim (No. 710), 181 acres; of his share in the Piako claim (143-4), 728 acres; and for survey allowance, 517 acres: in all, 1,650 acres; 6th July, 1864. Granted to Arthur Willis—in respect of this claim, 895 acres; and in part satisfaction of his share in the Piako claim, 902 acres: in all, 1,797 acres;, 25th October, 1864 Note.—Natives dispute and deny any sale to White at Matata, and would not, in 1861, allow any survey to be made. No award for Mr. Willis's share, 723 acres, of the Matata claim, was made by Commissioner Bell	1,650 0 0 1,797 0 0page 643
802-8	James Shepherd	Bay of Islands	Claims settled, with exception of issue of grants for 1,372 acres and 22 acres. The 22 acres to be selected when the Waitete Block is laid off by Government in lots suburban to the Kerikeri Township	Grant to James Shepherd, 1,372 acres, issued 15th December, 1864. Ditto, 22 acres, issued 28th June, 1875. The Waitete Block not having been laid off as intended, Commissioner Domett instructed Mr. Shepherd to select the 22 acres in a rectangular block fronting the River Kerikeri. Plan of selection sent in, 28th January, 1875	1,372 0 0 22 0 0
722	W. Webster	Point Rodney	Grant for 1,944 acres to W. Webster, 1st May, 1844. Corrected under Quieting Titles Ordinance in 1852. The Natives having encroached on the boundary, Dacre has applied for compensation. (Grant called in, and, the correction being insufficient, cancelled)	In 1867 land valued by arbitrators at £1,458, and scrip for that amount issued by Commissioner Domett. Dacre, having previously resurveyed the land, with the object of obtaining a grant, applied for compensation for survey. Scrip for £141 10s., in lieu of survey allowance, issued 5th November, 1867		1,458 0 0 141 10 0
818	Samuel Harvey	Bay of Islands	Claim not yet surveyed	Plan of survey sent in. May, 1866. Contents, 390 acres. Grant to claimant for 390 acres issued 19th July, 1866	390 0 0
831	Joshua Thorpe	Coromandel	Grant ordered to be issued to A. Miller for 49 acres	Grant to A. Miller issued 19th January, 1864	49 0 0
832	Joshua Thorpe	Thames	Grant will be issued for 368 acres on settlement of a dispute with another claimant	Boundary dispute settled in 1863, and grant issued to J. W. Thorpe for 360 acres, 9th May, 1864	360 0 0
839	J. W. Harris	Poverty Bay	Claim heard in part at Turanga. Settlement postponed	Plan of survey of 57 acres 1 rood 22 perches sent in, 26th November, 1872. Grant issued to claimant, 8th February, 1873	57 1 22
840	J. W. Harris	Poverty Bay	Claim heard in part at Turanga. Settlement postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and 1 acre awarded to J. W. Harris. Grant issued 25th April, 1871	1 0 23
841	J. W. Harris	Poverty Bay	Claim heard in part at Turanga. Settlement postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and 2 acres awarded to G. E. Read. Grant issued 25th April, 1871	2 1 14
859-60	Thomas Ellisson	Cook Strait	Partly heard by former Commissioners, who recommended further investigation. No claim preferred	Final inquiry made in 1862 by three Commissioners, upon whose recommendation a grant for 388 acres at Porirua was issued, 20th June, 1863	388 0 0
866	Wilson, Stack, and Brown	Opotiki	Grants ordered to be issued to Wilson and Stack for 3,832 acred. (Brown had received scrip for his share of the claim in 1844)	Grant to J. A. Wilson, 1,916 acres, 2nd April, 1867; ditto, 273 acres, 11th August, 1868; ditto to James Stack, 1,643 acres, 28th October, 1869	1,916 0 0 273 0 0 1,643 0 0
882	Thomas Flavell	Whangaroa	Grant ordered to be issued to T. Flavell for 308 acres	Grant issued 9th May, 1864	308 0 0	918
A. Ross.	Kaipara	Grant ordered to be issued to John Wilson for 198 acres	Grant issued 9th May, 1864	198 0 0
933	John Lette	Kororareka	New grant claimed by John Salmon. Proof of title not yet complete	Further evidence of title produced, and grant for 14 perches issued to J. Salmon (deceased), 1st October, 1875	0 0 14
937	W. Ellis	Waikokopu, Hawke's Bay	Claim preferred by Captain J. Salmon. Postponed for further inquiry from the Natives	Grant of 37 acres issued to Jhaka Whaanga, derivative from J. Salmon, 21st September, 1867	37 1 21
967	R. Hardiman	Hokianga	Grant ordered to be issued to claimants for 37 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	37 0 0
969	A. and W. Birch	Hokianga	Grants ordered to be issued to claimants for 75 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	75 0 0
980-1	G. D. Browne	Mercury Bay	Grant ordered to be issued to R. Dacre for 3,580 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	3,580 0 0
982-3	R. Espie	Turanga	Claim prefered, and partly investigated	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and 154 acres awarded to J. E. Espie. Grant issued 9th January, 1871	154 0 0
984	J. Jackson	Q. Charlotte Sound	Claim preferred by J. Jackson	Investigated by Commissioner Domett in 1867. Grant for 150 acres at Q. Charlotte Sound issued to claimant, 27th June, 1868	150 0 0
985	J. Jackson	Porirua	To be investigated. Grant will be ordered for his homestead	The Porirua claim not prosecuted. Lapsed
986	Joseph Toms	Porirua	Grant for 4 acres 3 roods 8 perches, awarded by Commissioner Spain	Grant issued to Newton Lewyn, derivative from J. Toms, 25th April, 1873	4 3 8	page 644
1004	D. Mackay	Kororareka	Grant ordered to be issued to G. Mackay for 25 perches	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	0 0 25
1023	William Stirling	Bluff	Grant for 104 acres ordered to be issued to J. Jones, trustee under Stirling's will	Portion of land reserved for pilot-station, and compensation given, making area 111 acres. Grant issued in favour of William Stirling (deceased), 27th January, 1868	111 1 7
1124	G. O. Ormsby	Onehunga	Grant to claimant for 5 acres in 1848, and £35 7s. 3d. compensation in addition offered, but refused. Compensation under Act of 1856 also refused	In 1866 Mrs. Ormsby petitioned the House of Representatives relative to the claim, and the Public Petitions Committee recommended that a grant of 5 acres, a portion of the original claim not appropriated by Government, should be made to her.	Grant accordingly issued 25th June, 1869	5 0 0
1131	J. P. Du Moulin	Great Barrier Island	Grant ordered to be issued to claimant for 1,000 acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	1,000 0 0
1133	J. J. Moore	Waitemata	Grants ordered to be issued to Moore for 500 acres, and to W. F. Blake for 75 acres	Moore died before the issue of the grant for 500 acres. His son conveyed the land to Blake, to whom a grant of the whole area was issued 18th August, 1864	575 0 0
1209	J. S. Polack	Poor Knights Islands	Claimed by R. S. Thomson. Evidence of extinction of Native title incomplete. No grant ordered	Extinction of Native title proved before Commissioner Domett, who ordered grants for the areas surveyed (1,339 acres), and 400 acres survey allowance
1210	J. S. Polack	Fanal Islands	Claimed by R. S. Thomson. Evidence of extinction of Native title incomplete. No grant ordered		Grant to R. S. Thomson, Chicken Islands, 30th August, 1864" Poor Knights Islands, " " Fanal Islands, " " 18th December, 1865	650 3 0 482 2 0 207 0 0 112 0 0
1211	J. S. Polack	Chicken Islands	Claimed by R. S. Thomson. Evidence of extinction of Native title incomplete. No grant ordered
1242-3	R. Thwaites	Ngunguru	Claim preferred by R. Thwaites	The total area surveyed, 291 acres, awarded to claimant. Grant issued 19th January, 1864	291 0 0
1252	James Farrow	Tauranga	No claim preferred	Claim preferred, and grant for half an acre issued to claimant, 3rd April, 1865, under "The Auckland Wasto Lands Act, 1858"	0 2 0
1305	Martha Simpson	Waiheke Island	Not yet settled	Investigated by Commissioner Domett, and scrip for £300 issued 1st) July, 1870. Scrip not exercised through laches of Claimant's agents. Fresh scrip issued 25th February, 1875			300 0 0
1306	H. Sturley	Bay of Islands	Grant for 83 acres ordered to be issued to claimant	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	83 0 0
1309	Thomas Hansen	Bay of Islands	Grants ordered to be issued to claimant for 19½ acres and 4½ acres	Grant issued 19th January, 1864	24 0 0
1314	Fitzherbert and Heberley	Q. Charlotte Sound	Partly investigated. Not finally settled	Scrip for £70 issued to Mr. Fitzherbert by Commissioner Bell on 1st December, 1863. Grant for 1,156 acres to Heberley recommended by Commissioner Domett under section 13 of the Act, and issued th February, 1866	1,156 0 0
1316	W. H. Wyllie	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Grant for 64 acres to Wyllie's children, issued 9th January, 1871		64 0 0
1317	R. Poulgrain	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Grant for 51 acres issued to claimant, 18th May, 1871	51 0 0
1318	Thomas Uren	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Grant for 185 acres to claimant, 25th April, 1871. Grant for 30 acres to T. and A. Greene (infants), 9th January, 1871	185 0 0
1319	Samuel Loane	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Same as Claim No. 841, J. W. Harris.	36 0 23	page 645
1320	G. E. Read	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Grant to Robert Read of 15 acres issued 9th January, 1871. Grant to G. E. Read of 319 acres issued 9th January, 1871. (The grant to G. E. Read includes the Te Toma claim, for 150 acres, of H. Harris, in Claim No. 1355)	15 1 15 319 0 0
1322	Trustees of A. Dunlop	Turanga	Investigation postponed	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. Grant for 25 acres issued to James Dunlop, 9th January, 1871	25 0 0
1324	Busby and Lewington	Ngunguru	Unsettled	Settled with Busby's claims, 14-24. (See page 639.)
1326	Henderson and Macfarlane	Whau	Native title to nearly 18,000 acres extinguished. Grant for half ordered to be prepared, but not issued. Commissioner Bell possessed no power which would enable him to make a fair settlement of the case	In July, 1869, Commissioner Domett awarded 5,000 acres to claimants, grants for which were issued 4th September, 1869, but Mr. Henderson declined to receive them as compensation for his claim. In 1871, and again in 1873, Mr. Henderson petitioned the House of Representatives. In 1873 the Public Petitions Committee reported that the sum of £950 be paid to Mr. Henderson, and that he be allowed to take up the grants for 5,000 acres. The House concurred in the report, and the sum of £950 was voted to Thomas Henderson in full satisfaction of his claim	5,000 0 0	950 0 0
1349	Couper, Holt, and Rhodes	Poverty Bay	No claim preferred	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and 1 acre 2 roods 23 perches awarded to claimants. Grant issued 25th April, 1871	1 2 23
1353	G. Charleton	Kawhia	Claim preferred derived from J. V. Cowell, under alleged purchase on 11th January, 1840	Investigated by Commissioner Bell, and in March, 1864, 38 acres awarded to Mrs. Charleton under section 15 of Act of 1858. A second survey proved contents to be 44 acres, for which area Commissioner Domett directed the issue of a grant. Grant issued 25th October, 1864	44 0 0
1355	E. and H. Harris	Turauga	Partly investigated, but investigation postponed	There were two pieces of land claimed, called respectively "Papawhariki" and "To Toma." Papawhariki was awarded by Commissioner Domett to G. E. Read, who purchased from the Harrisos. Grant for 112 acres issued 16th August, 1871. The Te Toma claim, 150 acres, was also purchased by Read, and appears to have been included in the survey of his Matawhero property. (See Claim 1320)	112 0 0
1357	Children of Snowden	Bay of Islands	Not investigated	Investigated in Native Land Court, where claimants failed to prove title. Certificate of title issued to a Native for 77 acres	77 0 0
1359	H. Cook	Bay of Islands	Claim not allowed	Investigated in Native Land Court, and 42 acres awarded to Anna Cook. Grant issued 1st January, 1870	42 0 0
1362	Children of Berghan	Mangonui	Not investigated	Investigated by Commissioner Bell. On recommendation of Commissioner Domett, under section 13 of Act of 1858, grant for 2,414 acres issued to Berghan's children, 25th October, 1864	2,414 0 0
1363	Children of Maxwell	Waiheke Island	Not investigated	Settled in Claim 331.
1367	Children of Bryers	Hokianga	Not investigated	Settled in Native Land Court. 316 acres awarded to Charles Bryers. Grant issued 23rd November, 1871	316 0 0
1368	Annabella Webster	Hokianga	Not investigated	Settled in Native Land Court. 63 acres awarded to claimant. Grant issued 28th June, 1870	63 0 0
1369	Children of Nathaniel Bates	Jacob's River, Southland	Not investigated	Investigated by Assistant Commissioner Pearson, and grant of 33 acres to sons of Nathaniel Bates recommended. Grant issued 22nd June, 1878	33 0 0
1371	Children of Goldsmith	Turanga	Not investigated	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners. 17 acres awarded. Grant issued to child of Goldsmith, 9th January, 1871	17 1 13
1374	T. U. Cook	Manawatu	Grants assured to claimant for 122 and 129 acres	Grants issued to T. U. Cook, in trust for his half-caste children, for 122 acres, 197 acres, and 229 acres, 11th September, 1863	122 0 0 197 0 0 229 0 0
1375	J. Smith	Awanui	Not investing	Claim preferred in 1863, and grant to J. Smith, with remainder to his half-caste children, issued 1st November, 1865, for 14 acres	14 0 0

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Addenda Claims (Half-caste) not reported upon by Commissioner Bell, or not brought before him.

No. of Claim.	Claimant.	Locality.	Nature of Claim.	Area Claimed.	How Disposed of.	Area Granted.
				Acres.		A. R.P.
2a	John Howell	Stewart Island	On behalf of his half-caste wife, Karorina	180	Land reserved for a township by the Provincial Government in 1867. Case investigated by Assistant-Commissioner Pearson. 207 acres in Eyre District, Otago, granted to Mrs. Howell in exchange, 24th August, 1876	207 0 0
7a	John Wade	Waiuku	Gift from Natives for his half-caste children	1,000	Settled by Compensation Court under New Zealand Settlements Acts. Grants to six children of Wade for a total area of 163 acres, issued 1st February, 1871	163 0 0
9a	James Leader	Riverton	33 acres promised by Mr. Commissioner Mantell when purchasing Murihiku Block, as a provision for half-caste family	33	Investigated by Assistant-Commissioner Pearson. Grant to three children of J. Leader for 33 acres at Jacob's River, issued 26th January, 1877	33 0 0
11a	—Yule	Poverty Bay	Purchase from Natives	4½	Heard by Poverty Bay Commissioners, and land awarded to G. E. Read, the derivative claimant. Grant issued 10th May, 1872.	5 0 0
17a	Children of John Lee	Stewart Island	Gift from Natives		Investigated by Assistant-Commissioner Pearson. Grant for 86 acres at The Neck, Stewart Island, to four children of J. Lee, issued 9th July, 1879	86 0 0
18a	Joseph Crocome	Hawkesbury, Otago	Provision for half-caste children, promised by Mr. Commissioner Mantell	25	Grant to two children of Joseph Crocome for 25 acres, issued under "The Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862," 8th December, 1873	25 0 0
19a	Children of W. A. Anglem	Stewart Island	Purchase from Natives in 1830. Admitted as a half-caste claim	200	Land reserved under deed of purchase of Stewart Island. Investigated by Assistant-Commissioner Pearson. Grant in exchange for 66 acres at the Bluff, issued 14th April, 1876	66 0 0
20a	Henry Wixon	Hawkesbury	Provision for half-caste children, promised by Mr. Commissioner Mantell	42	Grant issued to H. Wixon for his life, with remainder to his wife and half-caste children, 8th December, 1873. Grant under "The Crown Grants Act (No. 2), 1862"	42 0 0
20b	Henry Sizemore	Hawkesbury	Provision for half-caste children, promised by Mr. Commissioner Mantell	25	Grant to Richard Sizemore for his life, with remainder to his wife and half-caste children, 8th December, 1873. Grant under "The Crown Grants Act (No. 2). 1862"	25 0 0
21a	J. L. Faulkner	Tauranga	Land claimed for his half-caste children through his wife		Settled by Compensation Court. Grants to J. L. Faulkner, in trust for his half-caste children, for a total area of 99 acres 3 rood 6 perches, 1 acre of which was granted 2nd July, 1868, and the rest 25th April, 1871	99 3 6
22a	More Tupara, widow of J. Codlin	Waiuku	Gift from a Native for herself and half-caste children	270	Grant for 270 acres issued to claimant, with remainder to her children, on recommendation of Commissioner Domett, 19th September, 1865	270 0 0
23a	Children of Robert Kent	Waimate	Gift for benefit of half-caste children	40	Grant for 51 acres, issued to George Clarke in trust for children of Kent, on recommendation of Commissioner Domett, 22nd August, 1865	51 0 0

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