CLAI M AGAINST THE DOMINION.
HOW IT ORIGINATED. In regard to ihe Solicitor-General's jonrney to England, it is understood that the claim — said to amount to about half a million;— brought against the New Zealand Government, is from a citizen of the United States, and that ifc dates back to the very earliest days of the colony. At that time r. large area of land north of Auckland vas purchased for the usnal "blanket and beads" by an individual who nailed from America. The transaction was not recognised by the Government when the Government had any say in the matter, > and the land, instead of being given * back to the Maoris, was retained by the Crown. The negotiations on the subject have been proceeding, at intervals, ever since, and the result is that the United States Government has taken irp the cudgels on behalf of the claimant.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1909, Page 6
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147CLAIM AGAINST THE DOMINION. Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1909, Page 6
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