Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1867. THE EAST COAST LANDS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 827, 23 February 1867, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1867. THE EAST COAST LANDS.

It is matter of great surprise that the question of the East Coast lands should still be in an unsettled state. Long ago, in referring to the East Coast Titles Investigation Act of last session, we mentioned that Capt. Biggs had been appointed to act for the Crown when the Investigation Court . commenced its duties, and expressed our belief that the sittiugs of such court would not be much longer delayed. Up to this time, nothing further has aeen heard of the matter ; no instructions to hold the Investigation Court imve yet been issued, so far as we can ascertain. The consequence of this inexplicable delay is that, clay by day, joufusion gets worse confounded. A little longer delay and the Government will wake up to find that the territory intended to be confiscated has passed

:. ps|se#|«lt ;of;th ; elr^handßft^K||Kil^ tfr|re - i^othipg eitbe^t^|B|^|||o3t|i '■■■ F 4Sp^3f^ * * r^^M^^^'to^^EPi^i^^^ Government : ifSo^mm^ol^§^S. put inidver;cert^^^B^|t^f'^lli^ ..previous; r>b^^j^^p^^|^^p|}M alleged owh^B^ill?jHi*e^^^(^p|^^ in the award 6£ . will .nqfct?© ;.ienlaMni»sitei»U^^gi|^: upon evidence ffo^^\^mM^oj^^L representing 1 Native i>ands Cauctihasihegw^its^nffi "s tings on the East Coast, but; as jet, no one has appeared, -tin^. jbehalf thei j ; Crpte In^his,- jtiatfeir unaccountable v ; ? apathy ; i9;disi^ftye4^thego^i|aeng ? astate from which they '^i^^^we : fear; be roused ? untn/"in^ssnSlSSjplf M other, the interests ';. .of "the- publid'are ser)iousi^ipoWi<romißed. It Will scarcely be credited^ as an- iUustratig^pfi our meaning, that the land surveyed for-the purposes of a military; settlement -at Wairoa has not yet teen proclaimed as confiscated, and that there is : : prevent its. original owners from claim- ■"■. ing a title for it at the hands :j& tia&y Court,- ; !A.s it- -is/ theyf are 1 busyJ;embTing froKi M tlie yfry: Best tiartiegliSo, atleast, we are informed. ytwents the state of things : generl^l^laß^^ry bad ; ; and not a inpjnent should : -be lost iuapplying a remedy. -7'%'^''fi\Hrr