RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1631, 16 December 1882, Page 2

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

ruirasDAY. — (Before Mr Northcroft, j R.M., and Mr JR. H. D. Fergusson r J.P.) , . " - The Native Ejection Case. , The court resumed at 10.30 a.m., and the hearing of the above case was i proceeded with. 'I * ' ' I Examination of Hone Fuau continued : At the time of the occurrence complained of, he believed there were none present ,bat E. B. i Walker's people and the natives. ' Himself ami two other natives j went to see the women bbxtructing the j men, and to 'see that no harm befel them. At the time Ani Whata was mounded, he heard, Matapere say, "We 'iad better desist asblood had b'eeu ahed." >latapere then said they should all go ndine, which suggestion was immediately iot«l upon. After that Mr Walker's j.irry proceeded to another settlement, hi subsequently returning to Waikaitiiau, Walker's party began destroying J Jie wharcs. There was a box in Mere "'Wakatutu's house which , was pulled lown. After the Europeans had destroyed the wnares, they 'drove their (Mr vValker's) cattle on to the native cultivacions Witness was the same Hone Puau is mentioned iv the Crown grant before Jie court. Witneas, Ani whata, Mere »Vhakatutu, Rokau, Whakatutu (Tane) and other natives were in the possession }( the land about Waikaukau since 1878, md sinee v taking possession had never previously been molested. Ct oss-examined by Mr Hesketh :Knew the Crown grant was cUted 1870. Hail received rent forPukckura, but not up to 'he present. Received rent from AirE, B Walker up to 1577, when he stopped payneut. The payment for the first half-year -C 4 103. At one tune he had received C l l- in one payme-it 1 . He received £4 10* ai-h half-year up to May, 1877. He ap;i['cd fco Mr Walker for rent after 1877, but ho refused to give it to him. Had received no money from Wakatutu foi rent. But had authorised Wakatutu to eueive rent, but not after 1577. Did not remember on the 3rd December, ISSI, [e&srs Grice, Grace, and Walker coming ,o him at Pukekura to pay rent. The irat time he remembered these people coming to him was at Hewitt's Hotel. .vhen'Mr Sheehan was present. He w.u. then asked to sell his interest iv tha lands. Did not remember sending Wakatutu to take the rent from the Kuropeans above mentioned ; and did not know that he receiced £50, and signed the receipt. The accused, Grice, Grace, md Walker did not come to him on the ,srd December, 1881, in the morning, and me him in awhare.at Waikaukau, and iffer him rent in gold ; and he did not then say "pay it to Wakaluta." His teasonfor living at Mauiigatautari, in•iteadof Pukekura, from 1870 to 1878, •vas not because he was receiving rent from Pukekura. He had seen Alex* McDonald, of Otaki, tb,o Ngaiikawhata's Pakeha. Previous to McDonald coming lere, ho did not tell him either by writing or otherwise to take no rent. McOonald w.is not advancing this prosecnbiou, he himself was advancing lv& ywu prosecution. He (witness) was not, however, paying the lawyer to conduct the prosecution. Did not ask permission from Mr Walker to go ami live on. the laud ; but, as the rent had not been paid, he went and took possession. William Toolate, a workman of Mi Walker's, helped witness and other natives to put up fences round their cul tivations. When the Europeans went to the settlement they were not fought b\ the native men, nor did the lattor senl) she native women to obstru.pt the Euro pisana ; but instead, t\\a \voj«en went o; fclteir owu accord. When the Euro , teans com,m.enoecl to pull down the fenc Jie womeu went to take the shovels from .aeni, and the Europeans did not touel ,oe women until they triod to take them \.ni Wh.ita tjot hurt when tryiug to tak. the >sho\el from oue of the Europe m^ When doing so Charles Walker oame u\, nd interfered, and it was during tl» struggle Ani Whata got hurt. In tiyiiu co get the spade from one of the Euro peans, the women fell into the ditch oi the top of him. Mr Giacc was not at lie destruction of the fence, but Mi irice was there. He did not see am urns at the destruction of the fence, btii emembercd Mr Walker and hi» soi coming to his whare, each l\t\vii»i? a i»uu. Did not know that these Europcan.>rought the gu^n with tliem to shoot young bulls, before the cattle were turned mto the cultivation. Did not remember Mr Walker telling them not to bo afraid, is thay (the Europeans) would not touch lor meddle with thorn. Did not remember Mr Walker telling him that if the natives wanted a cultivation ac would «lye thorn one elsewhere. Mr Walker did not tell them he had waited on the Commission, and on the Parliament, and both of these had decided against the Npatikawhata, and that therefore the JSgatikawhaU would have to go off the land. Mr Walker, however, isUhl him to sell his interest in the laud. During the smashing of the whares he remembered Mr Walker telling him lie might go away upon the mountains where he would piough some lan.d. toy him, and put iv some crop. Tiia signature on the document bsfor* the Court was his. Objeoted to Mr Walker and his men occupying the land, whether they went there with guns or not, as he considered they, were too late with the vqi\%. Mr Walker's men were in' the ha hi* of dcs- I troying his fences im to the time the ! wttares were d,es,t,r<jy«a. Re-examined by Mr Hay: Saw Charles Walker strike Aui Whata with a spade. Believed the blow was intentional. The Europeans had no guns when they were pulling down the fences. When Mr Walker was about to erect a fence on the land he (witness) objected to its erection* Mid it was not put up. Rememb.esect asking Mr Walker for rent y& November, IS7B, ,and was refined,. The last time he - applied for n^oney to E. B. Walker was ' in im The case was here adjourned to the following morning at 10 .o'clock,

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