THE MAORIS AND THEIR LANDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1180, 15 July 1911, Page 4

THE MAORIS AND THEIR LANDS.

BIG MEETING AT WAAIII,. (l)y Telegraph-Press Association.: Auckland, July 14. About 3000 Maoris arc at present assembled at Waahi, just opposite Iluntly, for the purpose of meeting Sir James Carroll, tho Nativo Minister, to discuss matters connected with the settlement of tho land of the Waikato. Immense quantities of food, have been gathered ready for the visitors, and at the prcseut time Waahi presents the appearance of a new rush on a geld-field, owing to it being a regular canvas town.. Originally the Native Minister fixed July 10 as tho date on v.'hich ho would bo present, but subsequently tho timo was altered to July 14. liangitiras havo assembled from all parts of the North Island for tho purpose of discussiug the land question at tho meeting. It may be explained that the meeting has been called to try and get the Government to undo something that was decided upon without consulting tho Maori owners of land. Some timo ago the Natives met and set aside areas of land under schedules, some to bo sold outright, others to bo reserved for the use of tho Maoris, and ftill_ others (o be leased, while a parcel of 25 acres was set aside under the title of Mann, probably intended for the use of Mahnta. Messrs. Holland (now Judge of tho Nativo Land Court) and Ballantvno reported iinon the suggestions of the Maori owners of tho land,' and it is stated tjretly well approved of them generally, "he Maoris were arranging to get the land purveyed when the whole thing was hung up M twelve months by Orderin-Coniieil. to gi>t this embargo removed is tho main object, of tho present meeting. It is understood that there is a danger if lie embargo is not removed to enable flip ■Maoris to deal promptly with their land that they will simply lock it up again.

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