NATIVE LAND JOBBING.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 257, 21 April 1888, Page 6

NATIVE LAND JOBBING.

Taujjaxga, April 18. At the Police Court thib morning judgment was given in the notorious Papamoa personation cases. The accused natives, eight in number, were fully committed to take their trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Auckland. As an outcome of the cases two summonses have been issued by the police against David Asker, late aq;ent for the Government in negotiating the purchase of the Papamoa block. Mr Asher is charged with obtaining money from the Government for obtaining sitrnaturos to the deed of conveyance, knowing at the time that the persons signing were personating deceased owners. The piisoners committed for trial to-day will be the principal witnesses against Mr Asher, whose case comes on for hearing tomorrow.

the work is pny £3,000, and Pminty does work to extent of sny £1000 up to a certain date it (the Count}') would be entitled up to that date to a payment of £ of £963, viz : £321. (d) That before any contmcts for tho work are entered into, the Council will supply the Government with a reliable estimate in detail of the total cost of the work. If therefore the County Council can s ee its waj' to comply with these conditions n formal agreement embodying samo will be sent to the County Chairman for signature, nnd on its beiner signed the £963 would be made available to draw upon from time to time, accordingly. I havf, &c, (Sri.) g. F. Richardson, for Minister for Public Works-