NAPIER.
: ■*;.. Thisi day. Tht Omaranui dispute ii now in a fair
way of being settled. This morning Mr Sutton went out to interview the old chief Tareha, and after some discussion the following terms were agreed upon :— The natives to give undisputed possession of Omaranui to Sutton, but the latter to allow them to work at hoeing their crops now in the ground, and to gather the grain when ripe. In the meantime signatures are to be obtained to the deed giving in the exchange of Omaranui another piece of land of considerably greater value. The value of each block is to be assessed by arbitrators, Sutton paying the difference in cash. Though Sutton's remain in legal possession, he informs the natives that they would not in anyway be restricted in the use and occupation of the land pending the settlement. The only condition he exacts is that every time they want to occupy the pah or to go on the land, they shall ask permission of the man in possession.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 9 December 1880, Page 2
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171NAPIER. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue XI, 9 December 1880, Page 2
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