NATIVE LAND COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2042, 8 August 1885, Page 2

NATIVE LAND COURT, CAMBRIDGE.

Tin iisnu.— [1>« fore their Honouis Judge Williams .tinl Judge (Jill .iiid Assessor Whititeia to W.u itu.u] Maungatautari Re-hearing Case. Notice lc.id to the couit, and Hei.i NiUtua vi her NiiteM united to appeal and substantiate then case. The (Joint then stitod they would adjdiiiii until to-moi i o\v .it 10 a.m., in oidei to give the applicants anothei o^poitunity of being piescut. Haunona I'atara diew the .ittention of the Couit to the expenses that had been inclined by the piitie-. pu'scnt coining to opp<wo this application, and of thf finther e\peu-e any adjoin uiuuiit of the case would cause them. The (Joint lephcd that an adjournment foi this day only would be planted, but if the paities weio not piesctit tomorrow a decision wnnld be gnon m the case. Tlie Couit then adjourned.

YhSCKKn Y\'-> SIiTIVI.. The couit opened at 10 a.m. Maungatautari Re-hearing continued. Notice of re-hearing was again published in court. Names of applicants were again called out and invited to conduct their case. There being no response, the native? picsent weie .i-.ked if any of them h id been authoiised to appear as agents for the applicant-). The couitw.is informed that no such agents w me present. The court then aftor consulting together infoimi'd the^c present that a ie-hi\krm? had been gi anted in tho Maungatut.ni block for tho purpose of allowing Hera Nikura and hei sisten an 'oppoitunity of proving their interest in the land if they had any. The couit opened for that pin pose yvsterd.iy, when it was foundth.it none of the applicants weie present. The committee then adjourced till to-day to admit of their being piesent in case of their being on the roll, but on opening this moming, it was found th.it ncithet weicthoy piesent nor any agent to appear on their behalf, and tho court had accoidingly decided to dismiss the application. The names theiefoie foi the Ng.itihau.i poition of the land would bo those handed in at the previous investigation. Hote Tamilian. i applied for expenses, but the couit decided th.it they could not giant them. Ceitaiu natives made application that the sub-di vision of the Maungataut.nl block might be gone on with sit tho present hitting of the couit. One of those piesent stood up anil said that of the application foi sub-division was to go on, he Miould object to Mr Frasers appearing in the case. The Couit mfoiined the natives that the application for sub-division could not bo taken at the present sitting, ns the applications had n wt been advertised. The Court thon adjourned sino die.