NELSON CASE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 720, 21 December 1933, Page 5

NELSON CASE

(Press Assn.-

HISTORY PF MAU REYIEWED BY CHIEF POLICE W1ITNESS EXAMINATION OiF DOGUMjElNTS

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(Ree. Dec. 20, 8.1,0 p.m.) . iApia, Decjemher 2Q. ■ IThe opening address in the Nelspn case concluded at 1Q a.m. Inspectbr ■Braishy the first wifness for the pro- - secution, outlined the history of the j Mau from 1926 including th'g priqci- ' pal events that followed until 1930: when the Man was declared a spdi- • tious organisation. He referred .to the creatipn of thej disturbed areas, the naval yisit -to as- . sist the civil police and the subsequ- ! ent quiet period dnring 1931 andi 11932. On- the return pf the aceused,! Nelson, on May 16, witness mention-i ed the receptions that follQwed and : the renewed activities pf the Man in- j clnding unlawful "taalolos"- on Sep- ; tember 10 and 27, the concentration iof the Mau and the secret organising of a new Mlau Government at yiamoso together with the organisation ef Mau "malagas" at U-polu apd -Savii to develop Mia.u activities. Witness detailed the police sear.ch of Uaefu and the seizure of papers land dlocnments. AJpproxin^ate'ly 120 examinations of the 'documents were followed by the arr.est pf Nelson. The documents relating- to Nelson and the Mau activities were read in court. (Evidence wiais not concluded when the court adjourn-ed at 4 p.m.