Renate's Will Case.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5267, 10 July 1888, Page 3

Renate's Will Case.

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' - " WkixinotoSi Last night Thomas Pratt, M.H.R. for tho Southern Maort Dietriot, staled that the expression »nidono» mount in Maori that it had teon donosome ti.no ago. Tho word www, Sghaot" Maori word, infrequently Sby Maoris. It dooe not mean proJSy>it meroly the name of a mil. Iho words already referred to in the second ?S; for-my will," did not mean that tho property wee to bo leit to Akhu witness said that .if be had been asked to make a will for certain 2S he would understand that tho proJSfwu to be made over to those persons. If the same question had been .wired in Maori witness would have placed a different interpretation upon it. Hβ did not know iho meaning of •• kalabash." Tα hah meant a iar Did not think it meant that which wieinthejar. Also understood the word "will" simply meant the will, but had Hothinir to do with what was in it. By His Honor : Tho Maoris never make use of "Crown grant," meaning land. They would Bay Crown grant of the land. Atareta, ft distant relative of Renatn, eaid sho was acquainted, with_ a dream Benata had some timo ago, as tollows:— Witness, with another Maori, went to Benata's house, and found him in company ■with Airini. After being there some time -Benatawont to sleep. Witness saw his hand moving backwards and forwards, and called he friend's attention to it. Her friend then took hold of his hand, which •was still moving. Mehira (tho fnond awoko him. When he woko up he looked at them and said that ho had had a dream, ; yj z there liad been a largo meeting, at ■whioh somo one stood up and *»«,'' Out out Waiririri and Haremata.' Did not hear him mention the name of Airini. ■ Cross-examined : Was aware there wore two wills in connection with thia case. Was cojrnisant of the first will, and had heard of "the second one. The persons for tho first will were Wi Broughton, witness, Harata, To Waiririri, and Mehira. Those woro all the persons mentioned m the will. .supposed the present document was the at Mbteo, said lw^n SdsS;.gßonata .ft orW. «t«m from the hot springs. . Heard ito a a say PomHhiug about hiß" w:tl, but U» «■««o« ■ timo ago" Heard Benate wy that Liuugh ton " was a child ho much deenxd. fcuj his will had been completed, tle only onnssiouboiugasuWlpUoufor thechutches "b," MrSpman : Never heard thopeople talk of what to :J k place in Bonntn's room "before his death. Tho Court then roso till to-morrow.