NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday.—(Before His Honor Judge Williams.) The Waotu Block.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1626, 5 December 1882, Page 2

NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday. — (Before His Honor Judge Williams.) The Waotu Block.

Tin-: Court this morning resumed the consideration of the Waotu Block. The map ordered to be prepared by the Court showing the sub-division lilies in the several block given to the various claimants was handed into Court by Mr Mitchell, and explained to the natives, and no objection was taken by them.— Dr. Buller told the Court he would object to the sub-divisions of the portion of tlie block given to Ngatimaihi and Ngatimutu, whereupon Mr iSheehan took exception, that these blocks were the property of Ins clients, and they, tlwij only, had a right to decide what bub-divi&io'ns should he made inside their particular boundaries. — A long discussion followed about the. list of names. —Dr. Buller asked the Court to, at once, investigate the case of some six people, whose name" he gave in, in connection with the block awarded to Ntjatimaihi, the particular hapu in question being called Ngatimatau. — The Court pointed out that, at the very start of the case Ngatimatau had joined themselves to the Xgatiluiiha, and that they were then told by, the Court that they must stand in ''with Areka'tera and Nga'tiluuha, that they must staud in with Arak'itera in his case, and, moreover, that they were bound by the judged menb.— Mr SJieeban asked for and read to the Court Dr. Buller's retainer for the Ngatinritu, in which they are described as a section of Ngatilnuha.— Dr. Buller took very serious exception, to jbhte course, and characterised it ab unprofessional, to which Mr Sheohan replied that the document in question was a public document, forming part of the records in the case, and that it was open to every per son having an interest in the case.— After, a long discussion, niaiuly taken up J by the natives themselves, it was agreed that the Court should adjourn until to-morrow morning at 9.30, when lists of ■ names in the Waotu Block should be given in.— Mr Sheehan offered to exchange lists of jnames with Dr. Buller, so as to save time. The Court expressed its approval of that course. Dr. Buller, however, declined. It was then agreed that in the afternoon a meeting should take place amongst the Maoris themselves, without any intervention on, the part of Europeans, with a view to a settlement being come to. The Court, on . the application of Mr Sheehau, agreed to adjourn the afternoon, sitting, to enable those desirous of doing so, 'to attend the funeral of Mr 'Renton,' who was aceidently killed on Friday last, he being an old officer in,the employment | of the Court. I