NATIVE LAND CASE.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 49, 28 February 1905, Page 6

NATIVE LAND CASE.

4 [nr TBiiEanxvu— wiess association.! WOODVILLE, This Day. Acting under tho provisions of section 4 of the Maori Land Claims Adjustment and Luws Amendment Acl 1904, J\lr. Brabant, sitting a3 a Judgo of tho Native Land Court, opened nn onquiry hero this morning to ascertain who arc tho natives entitled to a sum of money voted by Parliament in 1901 to ensiirn tho discontinuiiMco of the much discussed action, Taniaki versus Baker. This case occupied the attention of both tho Supromo Court and Court of Appeal, eventually reaching tho Privy Council, xvhere Tnmaki xvas successful against tho Crown, Baker being tho nominal defendant. It is anticipated that the present proceedings xvill be tho termination of many years of litigation. Mr. Myers, of Wellington, roprcscnta tho Crown, and Mr. Fraser, of Hastings, appears for Tamnki. iMr. Morrison, of 1 Wollington, nl«o appears for sevoral I claimants.

Mr. O. llogben, Secretary for Education, left for the Houth last night. To-morroxv, nt 2.30 p.m , Mosurs. J. 11. Bcthuno nnd Co. will sell nt thoir rooms, FratltoKloii^trrul, lon building nitoa in Kelhiirnu KxloiiPion. Thrao Hoctionfi nru roady for building, and are within a few minutes' walk of both trams. Tho tcrmt of ealo nxo liberal. Plans of tho land mny be obtained from lho nurtionecrx. Momih. Brtlume and Co xvill aUo soil on Wcthitnday afternoon Jlr. Jay's nowly-built in idence in tho fame block. The reMt!enn» contaiim six roomp. f n»n ndjoiniiiK vneanl nito is »Ipo to bp sold, having txvo frontage* to l'airvipw-road each of 61ft, find containing 1 22 porclic*, Tho Bradford Woollen Company Jiwl now lmre n splgudid displiy of autumn suitinmi on view in ihoir shop window, neit Me«srii. .Stowort paxvgon's. Tho firm announce that they give particular attention to all order* entrusted to then.