THE LAND PURCHASE AT TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 851, 13 December 1877, Page 2

THE LAND PURCHASE AT TE AROHA.

Sir,— ln a paragraph of the ' Weekly News.' it was stated that sm-* unrpriae was caused at the Thames by a gentl nan from the Soa'h, n«mert F. Strange, haying pv'd £500 or £600 fro tbe natives on Wairakaa, a pfrce of land inctadtd la the To Aroba purchase made by Mr Maoka>. Me Strauge nas not paid enoh an amount on a purchase, but has leased a pitce of land from the natives, which to their knowledge they never sold, and never intended to sell to Mr Maokay. It should be fa'ly unde stood lhat it takes two ta make a b»rgaiu. If all purohiaes w-<re erred ou m the same efir»i^btforward mender as th»t between Mr Svrange and tne nativ.a, there would be no native di^oolty, euch as tb«re i^

»t prcseat, m >« ing .with native laatfH. Beeausa Mr M*ok»y may have paid foi_ •bare, or email ptoe of land teethe T '* Arona blookT no real Uw or josnoioK «>e him or oher> & tile to the whole /of Iho To Axoha book, or W tt»^^wt»» rieoe he likei 6V rejMt whfct he pleads What tlte naUvek swish5 wish tisMther^q ielr or keep whatever part ot< theMand ttey please. Whereas, the, whole is require* of them. The nWivea pffar;th«l?*ida knur fores* and moaataig^to Goveramdnt* for goldfielda. whiotiara slto%d tfn the east aide of the river, m payment ef • certain monies advaaoed by Mr MacKay to owners It, J>ad polioy to reject. BO reasonable aa nffSwr, and try to forot » Onesided h<irg»in on the natives,/ wh ob has toa often o>uaei;dißtnrbiMib««, a;nd *Meb/ af> only to. well Known by our iaieHiffenk NaHre.Mioiatey -Mr <heeh n, and the frl'Wii «f iu^oe to the ua 'Jv«i- f--Bir GeWfr (Ky As to the,remark| ofth* li'tie va»u« of the remainder t!> Mr BraomHSM, l a*.**e thin Mi' BfdHmb jllV off*r oan be g««r»nt^ Oo th« Wftifc v bink of the rive^^H^ wrf.ba^bf «»«•« value to»ettleVath*a monritaiti«r«r««t. lam, etc, >5i .'- A* A'OSISttBD OB3KRV4B *BOM 1«B Sourff ■ ■■■■'■' '' ''' c ' ; *» : "-;- y -.— j