NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday.— (Before His Honor Judge Williams.) Waotu No. 1 Case.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1625, 2 December 1882, Page 2

NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday.— (Before His Honor Judge Williams.) Waotu No. 1 Case.

Before the opening of the Coui't this morning, Mr Hammond, the interpreter, referred to a matter which had taken place between himself and Mr Sheehan, the previous day, in respect to which he considered Mr Sheehan had impugned his veracity, and he then proposed to the Court to call two witnesses to prove that his statement on the pievious day was correct. — Mr Sheehan replied that his statement of the previous day was correct, he did not impugn Mr Hammond's veracity, but only meant to challenge his (Mr Hammond's) recollection as to what had taken place at the time. If MiHammond choose to call witnesses he (Mr Sheehan) would have to appeal to a number of people, who were present in Court on the occasion referred to, about the correctness of his version of what took place at a previous Court. — Mr Hammond then said he understood there was no reflection intended to be cast upon his personal voracity, and that he did not di-Jire to go any further into the matter. — The matter then diopped. The Waotu ease was then called on. Mr Sheehan said he did not delay the settlement of the question of boundaries yesterday without cause ; inasmuch as hu hail discovered by comparing Dr. Buller's description of the boundaries with the boundaiies actually agreed upon between the parties, an important alteration was being made, whereby a large portion of the bush would be taken into the piece set apart for Dr. Buller's clients. Dr. Buller denied that this statement was correct, and said that his map before the court showed lines laid down upon that map by Capt. Blake and Mr Mitchell, whom he understood were acting ia the employment of Mr Sheehan. Mr Slmohau here asked the Court to call Capt. Blake and Mr Mitchell on the point. After some further discussion the court called Mr Mitchell, who gave evidence to the effect that the line to be taken was the meridian line on the plan, and not the line Dr. Bailer proposed starting from, which was from a certain trig station point, In reply to Dr. Buller, Mr Mitchell said he was present, and saw Capt. Blake laying down the line on Dr. Buller's map as produced to the Court. But the description given in writing by Dr. Buller was not in accordance with the line upon his map. Thereupon the plans were compared with the des- ' eriptions, and the collection asked for by Mr Sheehan was made. It further transpired in the course of the investigations that the line proposed by Dr. Buller, which was not in accordance with his map, would have given his clients a breadth of the Waotu busli in excess of the proper quantity, to the extent of five or six chains all through. This point'being settled, the boundaries were gone over again by the- court, and explained to the natives, and settled by the consent of all tlie parties. It was then arranged that to-morrow (Saturday) morning the question of reserves within the several sub-divisions, should be settled and, if time allowed, the question of the names of persons would be inserted in each of theblocks. The original block of 13,000 acres is subdivided into three blocks, known respectively as, Waotu North, No. 1 ; Waotu Waotu North No. 2 ; and Waotu ~ North No. 3. Each party has to describe its own reserves in its*" respective blocks, ami the question of disposal of the balance for sale or lease will also be determined by the Court to-morrow (Saturday.) Reference was made to the Whetu Block, and it is probable the absent witnesses have arrived, that it will be taken in hand after tho close of the Waotu North Block. After that, perhaps, the Court may be able to deal with the Rarua Block, but it is doubtful if any other business will be brought before the Court until after the Christmas adjournment. The Court then rose.

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