WAIMARAMA BLOCK.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 2

WAIMARAMA BLOCK.

MISS MEINERTZHAGEN'S CLAIM. ; V (BY 'TELEGIIAPEI—SPECIAL1 —SPECIAL COBBESFONDENT.f " ■ Na'plor, April 10.. Miss Meinertzliagen's claim in connection "with tho Waimaraina., Block, came before, a .... meeting of the Land; Board this 1 morning, 'oil tho receipt of a letter from • Mesirs. ,Cotterill arid Humphries, askittg that . a.'.mceting of the Board should be hold, at . 'which: she : niight' : be" present,in. person. Tho letter .stated that; Miss-' / felt aggrieved by a;decision of tho Board giyon oil 'March 2, 1908, purporting to'cancel a previous resolution of the.Board passed on February 19,>il908,granting, or conferring on her, rights under "tne'' Lima! Act, ? 1892, ■ in ,; respect of tho know-n as Waimarama, .Okaihau, and Waipxika, in her occupatiou and posses-. sion. '■ Slip Ctliorcfdro. applied under tho provisions of Section 52 of the_ Land Act;- : 1892, for a! rehearing" oftlici.decisioii.:- : ■ .< .-' " Mr. Humplirios, who was in attendance, "said ho was not present to go.into thcHiicrita. - of :the matter, - but ■ ts point; out . that the '. ' question .was ones under a.sfictiofl of -tlie Laiid ■ Act .ivhicli should,,h'e 'dcalt with by the Board ■ in a' judicial taa'nner. section under .tho. • Land Act ; stftteijitliat matters. .should bo' "lieard and dbtermined" by tho Board. In tho present caSp .'the; J3oard. .had .'determined, but did not hear,'and jtlipreforo had not disposed of tho niattonin' ac'cordanco!.with tho statute.'Tho Bbard wore!quito free to come to any conclusion tliey. .thought proper; on. any subject' brought them, kit had ttf , deal with these' matters; as a Xourt,' Li- . . censing Committee, or'siiiiilar bodv would do. v - ' Miss/Meinertzliagen'claiiiied her nc,hts under a previous ■ resolution 'ofthe,' Board,. \ and ' asked; that'sh'o-'should _b6: heaird; ' . ; . Mr: Lano'-'asked.'if . ifcvwas-.iiocessarv to postpone\ this discussion. had como prepared to more in tlip matter, of Miss Meitner--1 tzhagen's' leaso... "• ,Mr. ■ Humphries that a .reliearinn: Was'. note'ssary. . ITe simply;<\vishod to out tho form of tho Act, but- if'the ,'Board . I wished to go further he > would hot 'object.. , . Mr. Trent, Commissioner,: pointed out that other sides might' desire to be heard in 'connection with the matter. . ' • Mr. Humphries said thatVbe.did.'htit'knoff " of this, likely., !.. .. *•••- w - ' Mr. Lane- asked .if' any otlief'application's': Were coming before the Board 'that morning Ho saw an. application from Mr: I*.'Donnelly 'asking; for, a, loasc'of ,thp .Waimarapia- lands.' . - ' ..Mr., Trent Baid.t.haf lip did. not itiftridUhis; letter to come beforo the. Board', as,lie bad 'replied to it. He; had -beeni; advised that no actioii could,;be taken'in;regard to tbeso. , .'lands, until they \vdre - subdivided' foi'^sftlcC-' tion, and the, areft; determined.-i The .was boirig. pushed on,' and ' wonld\be .:fom/pleted as soon as possible. .No,, action _coUld A • ;bp taken by tho' Board in tlio ; intenm.;.,.l ... Mr. Lano said he did not see. what'was to be gained l),v holding tlvo ; meeting: when y : tlio Chairman had been instructed -.that' no': action could bo -.taken. 1 On tho motion of! Mr. Groom, it. was decided that Miss Moinertzhiigen .should bo, gtanted a rehearing on Thursday, Apri(.'.3o.'v