NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1624, 30 November 1882, Page 2

NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

TtJKsiiAY.—[Before their Honors Juilge O'Biien and Judge Williams.]

The Assessor for Whakamaru. Tin-: presiding judge said lie had received a telogiam from the Chief Judge of the Land* Court, stating that o\\ ing to objections communicated to him by Mr Sheehan, lie had caused the assesor who had oome up fiom the south to sit on WhaUamaru, to remain in Auckland and to return home. They were now left without aii assessor. .There was, therefore, no other course to adopt but to adjourn it. It seemed the better course to puisne would be to go on with" the other business and let Whakamaru stand over until after the Christmas recess. Aperahame Te Kume said he was very much aggrieved' over what had taken place in "the matter of objecting to the assessor. If the Court would allow, he would name another assessor who was present in Cambridge, and who, not being related to either himself or any of the other claimants, he thought would be suitable. The present assessor, though lie had sat on the previous hearing 6f the case, should, he thought, ,be suitable to sit now. If this was not aoceeded'to, the person,whom \\e would suggest as a, proper person to act as assessor^was^Te Warn, now in-> Gambridge. ' If he "should lose the case he would not levy the blame* on the assessor, but acknowledge at 4 once lie had lost the case through his own evidence. Hetere thought the case should be adjourned until after the Christmas recess., There was no particular .hurry as the case had now been hanging for over eighteen months. He suggested that other cases including Harakea, Maungatautari, and Tuhua, should also be adjourned. The presiding judge said the practice of the court was that neither the ,^a'me judge nor the same assessor should sit on the re-hearing of any case, having sat on the original hearing. Arekatera objected to the adjournment of the case as proposed; as' the bulk of the people interested in the' case were' present in court, and ready to go on with it. As Mr Sheehan and party nad taken steps to prevent' the new assessor from sitting, he .would agree, with, Aperahame .TeKume in suggesting that Te Maru should be allowed toa^in the capacity ot .assessor. ' This person wasnot related to anyiofttie claimants'.-' &' *• '-*1-' <- J« ' i TheirVHoriaTii'adjo'iirned, the rehearing of fthe 'Sase/uutil the lOtlv of January. ■ \ ;'. AldteciisWn followed/as fro/the .ujeiof a certain, map t of tl^e court between the legpl.'geniileiTieii but! wMcti'wWof'no 'public' importance^ .A sharpdlliscusBipn .alsftisa/psej,between Dr Buller and Mr Gwynnetb, surveyor, <ro the use of ' the aam^ map. Mr GwyjfrHeth/oDr. Buller havhur I stolen information.from thc.mnp wlirej), heihadjßO ,'busjiijess ,t*v'do. < ;W\ .O-vpynn^h explained^ .tbej^urtthejfl^ref iof f hh; business with the map, which w?a.s merely f totasee"iit«inHthe->,<s|ijftn.tijliy ■» sf jb.ush^.lfttul on thfejbjock, (rVaotu),c%JijijtKej^e4nes,ti,pJE r j orte of,tHe native^jlaiinantis.?,'"f <,tf^i<\ hihlargeinunibof ofThorsei.^Stoijij...} l''; '"• J,"