"YXyIIEREAS under and by virtue of a certain * ’ Commission under the hand of His Ex cellency the Governor, bearing date the 10th day of February, 1869, and directed to us, we did, on the 29th of June, 1869, under the au thority of the said Commission, sit at Turanga nui, in the Province of Auckland, and did make inquiry and adjudicate upon certain of the matters referred to us by the said Commission: And whereas certain other matters having re ference to the said Commission, and to a certain deed bearing date the 18th day of December, 1868, whereby the loyal portion of the Aitanga mahaki and Bongowhakaata Tribes, and the Hapu of Ngaitahupo ceded all their lands -with in certain boundaries therein described to the Crown, yet remain to be inquired into and ad judicated upon : And whereas by a notification published in the New Zealand Government Gazette, No. 9, bearing date the 13th day of February, 1873, we did give notice that we would, under and by virtue of the powers vested in us by the said Commission, again sit for the purpose of proceeding with such inquiry and adjudication at Gisborne, at Turanganui, in the Province of Auckland, on the loth day of April. 1873, at which time and place all claimants and other persons referred to in the above recited Commission were directed to at tend : and whereas, owing to pressure of public business in which we are now engaged, we shall be unable to attend for the purpose of such in quiry and adjudication at Gisborne aforesaid on the said 15th day of April, 1873 : Now we do hereby give notice that the sitting appointed to be held for the purposes aforesaid on the 15th day of April instant is hereby post poned. and that we will, under and by virtue of the powers vested in us by the said Commission, again sit for the purpose of proceeding with such inquiry and adjudication at Gisborne, at Turanganui, in the Province of Auckland afore said, on a future day, of which due notice will be given in the New Zealand Government Gazette, and all the claimants and other persons referred to in the above Commission are re quested to attend at such time and place, which will be so duly notified. J. Rogan, • Henby A. H. Monro, Commissioners.
