Maori Lands.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 July 1910, Page 3

Maori Lands.

IMPORTANT SUBDIVISION.

IN Kl'Ki: AND VICINITIES

I!i'U iviuv to the importance oi t.lu l . work done I>y tlit' Native I/Mini. Court, which sat lately at Weraroa, lias appeared in previous issues of the II orowiicuua Chronicle. Toilmy we tii'i- ii'Mc to L;ive.some details of one important t>r;MH-h of bin* work done liy frlll* court last inontli. In addition to the most imp*>rt<l nt siiilKiiivision.il work, described below ia detail. a number other cases, iiu-linii11l; a partition of lands in 11 w district itrollii:l Levin. and some succession orders and trustee orders, were finally dealt with hy the court. A number of other cases which were .vet down for hearing had to lie adjourned, sine diio. The Validation Act Empowering Act 1008 authorised and empowered the Validation Court to validate. \'ary, amend or partition this block; or to make such other orders in lieu thereof as it. ininlit consider .just and equitable. In pursuance of this p;:Wi r 111 •-> lias e.i'. en t':t* following judgment. after having heard evidence ain J considered other widence taken by ..lackey :11m 1 .Indue l!aw.-:on .some years ayo. As to tile portions of the block known as "Pi'lin" and ".Alabahiwi," the present court lias come to the conclusion ihal the trill In Panuihnobn's party was .an alisolute one, and that the de-aviidninis of thos" individuals iif that narty who t.",>k advantage of bin' srift and occupied under it are entitled to the above sections. Tii regard to .sections 2 0, . r il. .'37. 10 innd 07. 0, res-p^ft-insj; whieli orders were made hv Judire Mnekny in January. 1009, .all in favour of Tfoliia to Paliau. the present court has wen cause to allot, section 2 to Tfirini te Paliau, set-tinn !l to TTiriiiiii to Pah nil. Poiiaw.a to Patau. and To Anio to Palnu. in equal shares. Sctions I .and .'37 <ro to M.ihi|V'lva Tatain ami Tfeiui TMiain, in' ("iual shares. Section 10 coes to riirini te Tainan and Pine be "Whnreata, in efjnnl shams. and section o7 C rroes to ffiriui 'te Paliau. Hoana Tnimnna is made entitled to sections I mid fi, Morohita llnpuhn is named wvikt of sections on and . r )li. Orders made by Jud<j;o Ma okay as to sections B,' 7. S, 10, 11, 12, I I, 22. 2:1. 21. 28. .11. 32. M. :io. 41. (0, 17, o7a, o7h, fi7 a.nd 08 (with formal nil editions'). 00a. d, e and f; also 11!) I; and 0 and section 7 <>. are confirmed. TJauti te Karalm i.s named a.s sole owner of section I'l. and sections l-"> nii'l l'i are retimed as a eeiiH'terv. Sections 17, 18 fiiicliidiiiii 10), til, 02 and OH are nllotberl to Kapn to Karnlia (0110 share). Meiero to Tvarnlm (one sliarc) and Te. Karnlia. ("six si I.a res. Section 20 iwps to Mmviilii te "Fluin 11 nod section 21 to Xikornnn to TT-nuiufn. Sections 27, H7a ifind 001> (vo to To TTliioi Kereomn. To Wliioi Piaka mid Tinl-i Kereomn- in echini shaves (na to 27), .V{jnpek>n Taiawhio Tvereomn Tntinnn. otlip.nvisn Makarini Koreoma and THriiii Ponowlm (Veetio'ius Jj7e ail'l Hob) in enirnl shaves. An order for suction 20 is made iu tlio na 1110 of Te Koopi. and for section i! 0 in tho 11a 1110 of Metera te Karalia. An order made in June, IBDO, as to section 130, lias been varied by including the names of the .successors of To Hutana. ONgaraiigiorehua, demised, with shares of 0110 sixth for each of three of tfiem, jind 0110 «iglit'h for caeli of four others. Xupia to Uau is loamed sole owner of secbion 42. JCr|iir«l s!i-ares in section 4-3 are given- la Areta te Pojio, Teoti te t Popo, Etanurewa Tninihaiii'i. Section II is oiven to Tuher:: Kireona, Wiremu Kircona, Te ileiilieu Kireona, Kn'tariiiia Kireona, Nepia te llaii, Manalii to Itainuva, and 'Matin to H auawa, in erpial shares. Kfjual slian:.'; in sections lo are fi:ven to Etauereua Tanvilrana, Pnorn Hiraina, Ifeterarawa Ifi raiua, 'It")bi te Popo. and Arc l '.a te Popo. A lonic list of owiTers, eiinbitled in-<livide-,'ly te small i« nani"d rospe; t iif subdivisions "10a, Hob, b.)A, ood, olia, /)fjb, 57a, ;"i7ib, r>7d, si : ; tio:"■ -">S, -"i!) a, b and e. In secbiion (j(J .Metera to Karaha as iiiro-n a. one-ei2llt.ll share, Knpa to Ki"'il'a • ciiu.p'inlith, nii'l To Kar-■ah.six-eighths. imjiortan.t provisions «s to roads are ?/»t. out in. the jud^jnieiit. Tlio «nhdiivisions nn.d inclivmualiisa.tiions aihovo indicated will hare a nmrked in flu civile For good upon tlu comni"i"!i"l lifo of Tforowlioiiun Connby, ami of Levin town in nnrticular.