WHEREAS by an award of the Compensation Court, given under “The New Zealand Settlements Act, 1863,” in respect of the Ngatiruanui Coast Block, at a sitting held at Wanganui on the twelfth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, one Herona Hineihara became entitled to a Crown grant of the land described in the First Schedule hereto: And whereas by an award of the same Court, made on or about the same date, one Horopapera Pukeke became entitled to receive a Crown grant of the land described in the Second Schedule hereto,’ and afterwards to a piece of land adjoining thereto in lieu thereof: And whereas the said Herona Hineihara executed a lease of the piece of land described in the First Schedule to Henry Shakespeare Taylor, and the said Horopapera Pukeke executed a conveyance to the said Henry Shakespeare Taylor of the piece of land described in the Second Schedule: And whereas the said Henry Shakespeare Taylor, by deed bearing date the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, assigned and conveyed unto James Riddell, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, the said two pieces of land described in the First and Second Schedules respectively, but, as to the piece of land described in the First Schedule, only the lease thereof, and the said James Riddell immediately took possession, and began to cultivate the same: And whereas shortly afterwards a number of aboriginal natives, from whom the land had been confiscated, laid claim to the said two pieces of land, and have since continued to occupy the same, and have destroyed or taken away crops and sheep belonging to the said James Riddell which were upon the same: And whereas it is expedient that, upon the said James Riddell conveying and assigning all his interest in the said two pieces of land respectively to Her Majesty, the Governor should be authorized to make on behalf of Her Majesty a grant not exceeding six hundred acres to the said James Riddell, in exchange for the said pieces of land: