NATIVE LAND COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1969, 19 February 1885, Page 2

NATIVE LAND COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Ti i-sim.— (IMoie Hi- Honmn flu. f Judge M.iedou.ild, .mil As->es«'>i I'.u IKI to Wain.) Maungatautari Re-hearing. Mwoii Ti Wmoii'i -„ud li • wi-hd t> speak in refeience to the M iiingat.uitui leheaiiug. Hi-> leasons were, (1) tint he w.is away in England at the timo of th > imestig itiini, and c mid not state his giound of claim. He would not stiti 1 tli.it now, but .it tln> re-hearing, should theie he ono. (2) The claims ]>ut foiwaid would serve .is a ground of cl.iini Un .ill tin- people in Waik.ito. Tins l.md hid been appointed to Ngati Khoki, .vnd Ngat.i H.ui.i ; why not cut off ;i pice for Waikato '! (IJ) T"hi' ooiKiuest .it T.mi itiuiwill.id been extended too f.ir, and had Iwennudi! to apply tol.ind-< whiclib'lon^'fl to Waik.ito. Hie comt h.wl ]»it in Rotorua bec.uisi! it was through iiini they inheiit-d tins land. He was a Waikato, and thuii'foro the W.ii'iato tribo should sh uv. Ho applied on tbeso grouiulri for a ic-he.iriii},'. in rej)ly to the Cliief Judge who asked him what was the limit of the Th lines conquest, To Wheoro said they only occupied Pukekuia, extending noithwaid-*. He aid not know of any settled limits of the Mfimtii.-ihn conquest. They lived at M itanuti, <it H )i'i)tiu, and at oth >r plnces. Whaiti Kiiranui No 2. — Tn this cue Mi (ii'aco acted on buh.ilf of the compiny. An order was made in f.nour of Ho.vii Wikniwin, Keremete Hinckalia and Poni Ngaroherehe for ~>\>S acies as maiked on thu pl.ui. Orders for each of the throe remaining pieces in f.noui of the lem.uniiig owners. Wireinu llii.x appeared and lefused to | pay fees. Found not to bo an owner. Orders for Ciown giant in eich ca.se. Te Whetu No. 3. Major Jackson on behalf of Ntjahaki asked for an ndjo'iinmeuttill Thursday. Maihi Te Ngu.i opposed the adjournment, and «aid Xgahala was always doing this soi t of thing, and the com t should take no notice. Ngaliaki htd lost his case, and was only admitted an owner for lo\o. Arekatera wished the case to go on. Ngahaki had received the gazette notice, and should go on. His Honour said it would be letter to wait, so that all the claimants might be ptesent, rather than have an application for a re-hearing or any bothei. Tv Whctn I would accotdingly be adjourned till Thursday moining. Patatere South. His Honour explained that the objections received lolated only to the subdivision linen, but the enquny now held was in referenco to the pxtcin.il boundaries unly. Objections were then asked for in leference to the external bound.vies. All Uio natives present said there was no objection to the external boundai ie-<, and | that the lcttcis sent in had lefeiuiCL onl> to subdivision hues. Plan appiovcd.