A NATIVE PROTEST AGAINST ONE OF MR. WHITAKER'S LITTLE BILLS.
(by telegraph. ) ! . ... Au<jkt,and, July 13. \ Paul, of 'Orakei, has written a letter protesting Magainst- the Native. Land Sales Bill, fie says :—" If this law is made it is destruction, what njurder, what plunder it will be of . the Maoti people. Ha»; legislation like this ever been made for the European lands ? If so. make the -for the Maori lands;; but in "my belief a, law like this ohe hjs never been made,:fo£ European lands. Ip 1867 I placed my land for sale to Euro-peans--ihthe-same mannerasinentioned in the Act. The land in 6000 acres was put up'.t6 auction: All the money;for the land was eaten up for the selling bjy auction, survey, roads, advertising, anjd the settlement of business by tHe solicitors. The outcome to us, who were the owners of the land ; was about L2QOQ.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 13 July 1880, Page 2
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145A NATIVE PROTEST AGAINST ONE OF MR. WHITAKER'S LITTLE BILLS. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 13 July 1880, Page 2
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