NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE.
Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1687, 28 April 1883, Page 3
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NATIVE LANDS COURT, CAMBRIDGE.
Thursday.— (Hefore tlioir Honours Chief Judge M.icdonald, and Judge Puckcy, arid Assessor Leaf.) Te Waotu No. 2. The hearing of this case is now before the court. To-day Mr Sheehan produced retainers for Ngatihuri and Ngatihineone, and announced they had met the Ngatikapu, with whom they had agreed to work in concert, Mr Jamus Rnnsfield acting for Ngatikapu. I)r. Buller said he held retainers from most of the principal claimants, but as an opinion had been expressed by the natives that no lawyeis should appear in the case he would not produce any of these retainers, nor say anything further on the matter. Mr Mangakahia said he was retained by the Ngatitauire, and expected to be also retained by Ngatinagrongo, but they would require a day to meet outside the court, to see whether he could not make one case between his clients. Speaking on the matter of lawyer fees, his Honour Judge Macdonald said an opinion had got abroad outside the court that it was greatly owing to the fact that lawyers were paid daily that the cases were so protracted as they had been. He. would suggest, that instead of having a daily fee, the cases should be taken as a whole, irrespective of time. Mr Sheehan and) Dr Buller aggreed to this suggestion. Some of the, natives having addressed the court on the matter, the couit adjourned till the following morning.
