NATIVE LANDS COURT CAMBRIDGE. Monday —[Before their Honours Chief Judge Macdorald and Judge Puckey.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1704, 7 June 1883, Page 2

NA TI VE LA NDS CO URT CAMBRIDGE. Monday — [Before their Honours Chief Judge Macdorald and Judge Puckey.]

Tatua West. Httbiu Ti; Paehvt.v, the piincipal claimant, said ho vas ot the Ngatiwairaugi hapu, Mas also of the Ngatimokiwo, Nga-tilm, Ngatitikohera and Ngatitaiikaiai, lived at Waipapa, and knew the l.itul bofoic the court, .iccorclmg to the map. He then dcseiibed the boundaiies of the block, and stated that he clumcd Hist by anccstiy, and secondly by conquest and occupation. To Kangi Piriphipea claimed an inteicst in the block on behalf of Ngati kowheia. Hitin said this claimant vas one of those who \mc vitli him, and coiibefinently not recognised as a counterclaimant. Panapa and "Weialiiko of behalf of Ngatikauhoto, and Hni Ranginiatini for Ngatipaiehinu also admitted by Ifitni as having claims. The counter-claimants present in coiut not admitted by Hitin, weie Whemu Paoia for Ngatingaronga, Kapu te Kolieka foi N^atihakapu, Apeiahame te Kume for Xgatitutititaiwliao, Maihi te Ngaiufor Ngatimaihi, Ngatipakau and Ngaparehinu, Te Aianni Parek ana for Ngati leak 11, Te Heniopo Hiko Kahu for Ngatimamaku, Eiueti te Poko for Ngatitirawharetu. Tauiri Koanau and Hinirini te Whetu will also appear as counter claimants. The f uithor heaiing ot this case was adjourned to Tuesday.

Puahue Sub-division. " " Mr Hay infoimed the court th.ifc progiefes had been made with hib clients, but he had no w ish to obstruct the business of the court. The Chief Judge said a fresh Gazette w ill be issued if necessary, still leaving the matter to be adjudicated upon by this present couifc. From what the com that! seen it was in a position to make the sub-division, but as Mr Hay's clients could get better terms from the other side than fiom the court, it would not deal with the matter at present, but would adjourn the fiuther consideration until Wednesday week. Mr Hay handed in a piotest >c Puahue by two grantees, against the subdi\ i&ion taking place, and had a similar protest to lodge in >c Pukeknia. The Chief Judge said that unless the majority were willing the court could not sub-divide the land, but as to four grantee* in the one case and five in the other, the court will see that they are put by themselves, assuming that there is a majority for the sub-division. Mr Hay says that if there is a fresh Gazette there must be a fresh application made to sub-divide. The Coiut therefore advises that the matter stand over until Wednesday, the 13th instant.

Tatua West. TpESDAY. Aperahama te Ivume appeared for all the liapus interested, and said that the natives were in great fear of the legal profession, because the information of the lawyers was derived from a large source, and the Maoris' knowledge was small in proportion. Bullocks unaccustomed to the yoke, if they are oddly worked together, do not pull square. The natives therefore asked that the *iegal profession be left out, and the natives allowed to settle matters among themselves. • .Hitiri said that I>r. Boiler was called' in when the question as to whether Tatua was to be heard at Cambridge or. at Taupo was first mooted/ '.<■' ' • " i The Qhief Judge illustrated the pogiv

tiou hy unrratiug the fable of the fox, who, lias ing lost his tail in a trap, endeavoured to peisuade his fi lends to dispense with their caudal appendages as unfashionable, and said it appeared to him that this old fox (Apciahama) li-ul lost his tail in Wellington. The case would be a.liourncd for a week, and all parties could please themselves whether they employed'lawyeis or no. All the conn tur claimants with the exj coption of Hitui met on Mondny, and i a«iccd on their com sc of action. Many ot tiic smaller claims have been amalgamated, and lists of amalgamated and scpai ate claims weie lianded into court. The fuither hearing of the case was adjoin nod until Wednesday, when it ia unriet stood that it proceeds uninterruptedly. Waotu Sou tli, adjourned to Wednesday. To Whetu No. 3, adjourned to Tuesday, 12th ins>t.