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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 5

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THE UKSOPHISTICATEri ffifl COURT AGAINST LAND K T"ff| By Telegraph—l'reu A Wellington, Lu&f§l At the Supreme Court tMMgfl Chief Justice gave judgment 4H| tion in which Millicent HoweijPl William James Howell, (if asked for a writ of tnandiqnwSH the Ikaroa Maori Lend BomJOhJ firm a memorandum of tTMutafOf tain land at Paraparaumu, franl Ngarara to herself. About twin of 1012, a native, Tcira N»ras|§|| to sell a piece of land at P«r»s|m and approachod the husband i§§| tiff then lessee of the land,'i«ffl purpose. Following that, attjW ment was made to sell the, laili|9| Howell, who, as part of the -mM money, was to buy tbe pie«e OHjfij longing to Mr Wade, and trinSra the native. The latter to the native's, and wag duly imM by plaintiff in performance dcrtnkimr. A transfer in the tMM duly consented to bv the natiiw in December, 1912, was COttqjn| the defendant board, subject 4Jj£§fi conditions. Plaintiff intimated Taj ingness to comply with thews t.ions, but application was hlh for a rehearing. This toolfHljj June, 1013. the native (who (tyjfjH tend the first hearing), taltt£fi| nnd the application was llu' result that the Board dmK not to grant confirmation. , 'Jffl therefore applied for a writVJH damns under section 220 of tnffil Land Act, 100!). compelling tttßl to confirm the transfer. W| For the defence it was CO&tdufl the native could not make afjjl to sell, un'css the Maori T*aH was satisfied that it was mM his interest, and the defcndafflß was disinclined to confirm. arrangement for that P ur P oS^^H His Honor held that to »»J3m| to become a speculator in toIMJM would l>e absurd, and to injftfcflM into land exchange transaetiMH hud been so injurious to njlgfl lionns, as actions in recent W(n| the Court hid mnde the C«| quaintcil with, would be itill. He therefore saw no *flH setlintr the judgment of jffi| Indeed, if the Board had confln transnetion, it would not, in B »jffl opinion, have been doing itajwH| application was dismissed,