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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2055, 5 December 1907, Page 4

COUNTRY NEWS. POUAWA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) Alomlay. A very pleasant evening.was spent at the AVhungnra Native Settlement on Saturday evening last, when a social ami dance were he.kt in the large meeting-house at the liali. -1 lie function was got up lor the purpose of collecting funds lor a meetinghouse at l’ouawa, and although the donations were voluntary a vei;v substantial amount was collected. A Native committee are also augmenting the fund through subscription lists, with ‘a considerable amount of success, and it is to he hoped they may he still more fortunate ‘for so laudable an obi cot. Shearing is finished again for another year *o far as the ewe and dry lloeks are concerned. There will he a few lambs to shear later on. The wool has come off in good condition, and 'although the fleeces may turn out a trifle lighter, still the superior quality will more than compensate for any slight deficiency in weight. The continued dry weather is having a parching effect on pastures, but where grass was not actually too short flocks are doing wdLl, especially where they can get the necessary shade and" plenty of pure water. I.a mbs especially are coming on Cast, and in two or three weeks’ •time a large percentage will be fit for freezing.

WAI-0-HI-HARORE BLOCK. FURTHER INQUIRIES TO BE MADE. When tho Nativo Land Commission resumed yesterday morning Eruera Rongomai again brought up tho matter of a balance of money due to the Natives. IMr. H. C. Jackson, who had been appointed receiver for tho payment of compensation, stated that as his name had been mentioned, freely in connection with tho matter ho desired to place tlio following written statement before His Honor, to bo placed on tho journals of the Commission :—To His Honor the Chief Justice, President of tho Nativo Land Commission. Sir, —-As tlio Native owners of the Wai-o-hi-haroro block who addressed the Court yesterday seemed under a misapprehension as to the facts connected with tho distribution of the money paid by tho Government on account of the railway station, I beg to make tlio following statement in relation thereto. The Natives themselves decided tho number of shares into which tho block should bo divided. That number was 1590, and as tliero was £798 available for distribution, tho value of each share was, in numbors, ten shillings. The distribution was, however, worked out to minute fractions in every instance, and tho amount coming to Hapi Ivinelia was that which was paid to him, namely, £7 Is, he holding fourteen shares. The Natives were mistaken as to my stating that then as any more money coming to the n from the railway. ~ All such statements made by me to them lnul reference only to tho money to be received from the Harbor Board under the agreement with that Board. The emphatic assertions made by the Natives, unless explained and corrected, are calculated to injure me seriously, and I therefore place this statement on record for the information of the Commission and my own protection.” The Chief Justice said he understood that ther'e was no personal reflection on Mr. Jackson; but he would take a note of the statement. With the aid of a plan Mr Jackson explained to His Honor tho position of affairs as regards the Harbor Board’s land, and His Honor said he would look into the whole matter. The Chief Justice also promised to look into the Whaitiri block, Te Karaka, which was mentioned by Mr W. Morris. Tlio Commission then adjourned sine die.

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