WHEREAS a certain block of land at Waihi, in the Patea district, in the Province of Taranaki, was amongst others acquired by Her Majesty under and by virtue of the New Zealand Settlements Acts: And whereas certain portions of the said block have been awarded to Natives as compensation for their losses by confiscation and as rewards for military and other services: And whereas John Chubbin entered into arrangements with the Native owners for the purchase of the lands in the Schedule hereto (being portions of the said block): And whereas the said John Chubbin has fenced in ploughed and expended money on the lands in the Schedule hereto, on the faith that such purchase should be completed, and has paid a deposit thereon: And whereas certain portions of the said block, including the pieces of land in the Schedule hereto, have since been purchased on behalf of Her Majesty from the Natives to whom the same had been awarded as aforesaid, with moneys arising from the sale of lands acquired under the New Zealand Settlements Acts: And whereas it is desirable that the said John Chubbin should obtain a proper title to the pieces of land in the Schedule hereto; but in consequence of the said pieces being purchased with moneys arising from the sale of lands acquired under the New Zealand Settlements Acts, the Governor has no power to sell the same or to execute a conveyance thereof on behalf of Her Majesty: