Cambridge Land Court.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3203, 26 May 1879, Page 2

Cambridge Land Court.

AFTERNOON MEETING.

The land Cottfc met in the Hall this afternoon, ' atter : the mornmgr s „ adlourament. EeWi was present at tlna morning.-Court. The Ngatihmeranga g , the principal claim ?ats. t«i> theOkaiau blook, asked .foe a fresh adjournment, to settle the difference. T.ie request was granted. Several Ngatirak <,was rose and spoke vehemently against the Government and the Land Court. ■ MAOJI BOUNCE. r : ; SDine of the s' .tements made were that they (Ngatirakawas) r jßrould let; no claims be heard at the Court unless their cases, which had besn struck out,? were heard. ■■ - •;.. ... •■. .;■..;','.?'■.. '",'■

Tne Court informed the oft'eriders that if on Monday such threats were repeated the o|i ending nar^ies wou-d be taken to the lock up. lTereupon a lush was made to the doors, and about SCO people as-cjmbled-outside, and a hot korero took plice. Hapere (Ngatihana) asu )nd:d the Public Hall steps and addressed the people : Hearken, hearken all ye tvibes that are present! The Government have closed *:ie Court Tor oi : claims, let them now close it altogether. Mahi To Kangikaheke said : The Goveinment have closed the Court, and have prevent • 1 the hearing of our claims. Is it that the Government are afraid of the Europeans. If tke Court stops this time lot it bo stopped again from coming into a Court. Let us do our own business through otv. 1 own assessors. Cheeis followed these Breeches.

-Tiemi Eanapiri: I a^ree with what Maihi and Hokere have said that we should manege our own affairs and pay no more attention to the Government who have acted in go unjust and arbitrary a way.

lieihe : I do uot know through whose fault the Court is closed. I have no European seeking my land, let any individual act otherwise than we wish when he will find himself all alone.—Star.