“MOKAU” JONES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 41, 11 October 1912, Page 6

“MOKAU” JONES.

A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT. (Per Press Association.) i Wellington, October 11. At the Mokau Land Enquiry to-day the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs produced the original document signed by the Native Minister, the late J. Ballance, in 1885, authorising Mr Joshua Jones to conclude his negotiations with the natives. “This is not the document I meant,” said Mr Jones; “the .document I spoke of yesterday is written on paper, by, I think it was, Mr T. W. Lewis. His handwriting it was in before this was printed, and he took me into Sir Robert Stout and .Sir Robert Stout signed the tiling in my presence. This is not the document.” Mr W. H. Bell: Is that a copy of it? Witness: Yes, I don’t doubt that; that is Mr Rullance’s signature. Witness went on to argue that the Ciovernment was directly connected with the Mokau property, and that it had full power to set up an enquiry with the object of bringing about a settlement of the trouble. His complaint was that he had been- refused the right of action, and that his case had never been fully before a Court ol competent jurisdiction. He alleged he could prove that his title had been slandeyed after the mortgage was given. JOINED THE UNION. (Per Press Association.) Reefton, October 11. Five free labourers coming by last night’s train were met by Union officials at. Stillwater and induced to join the Union. They state they had been engaged to work at 12s to 15s

per day in the Kcep-it-Dark Mine. The Union are now standing by the men.