Sale of tribal land not intended
Ngai Tahu had no intention of parting with land now encompassing the Fiordland National Park and Milford Sound, in the Southland sale, a historian said yesterday.
Mr James McAloon was countering Crown evidence in a Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Christchurch.
He produced letters relating to the sale of Murihiku (Southland) to prove that Fiordland was not sold.
A letter from a Ruapuke chief, Topi Patuki, to Governor Grey on February 12, 1849, highlighted boundary concerns.
Patuki urged the Governor to visit the region. “... That we can talk and deliberate carefully about the area we will give up to you, the larger area must remain with us, the Maori people.” A letter from the superintendent of Southland, J. A. R. Menzies, to the Colonial secretary showed that the extent of reserves and boundaries of the sale had been the cause of discussions.
Crown counsel, Mrs Shonagh Kenderdine, disputed Mr McAloon’s conclusions.
“At the end of the day are you not just making suggestions based on no proof whatsoever,” she said.
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