NATIVE LANDS COURT, KAIAPOI.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5948, 19 March 1880, Page 5

NATIVE LANDS COURT, KAIAPOI.

This Court again sat in . the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Eaiapoi,- before ' His; .Honor Judge Symohds and the Native •Assessor, E.Hairimond, Native Interpreter! <•. i The Natives were informed that the principal business: which would occupy the attention of: the Court that day would bo revising the lists, of the different hapus; ' A. list of Natives- was handed in by Pitai Mutu containingthe names of the owners' of the reserves in question.. Pita Mutu, George Pita Mutu, and Wikitoria Mutu- were i objected to, as they were also on the Raupaki, reserves. ■ ■ ■ ■■■’■■ ■■■■ : George Pita Mutu, sworn, said: I am a Minister of the Church of -England,- and livej at Eaiapoi. I belong >to- the Ngatiwaewae hapu, and I am one of the j persons who have! a right to the,Eaiapoi reserves; : I.was lining at Eaiapoi when Mr . Buller mada theasub-i division of ; the reserves; And my name -is on,: the : list of the Eaiapoi: reserves. - No subdivision was mode of the Raupaki reserves, by Mr Bviller. ' My name was-put into the Baupaki reserves by Mr Renton in 18681- - We -had no claim to the land, but -were allowed to 'be put on by the -Banpaki Natives. - - The Natives. were here informed that because Any one of them had his name on other reserves, it was -no- reason, why they -should not also bo put on tho Kaiapoi reserves. The objection to the Matus’ names being on the i list was then withdrawn.: * .■ 1 The names on the Ngatihunhia Hapu wAs then read,:And Matiria-Tepa was objected to, as not being in the district when , Mr- Bailor made the subdivision; by Te Oni Tika-Wira, whose evidence was- corroborated by Mari Teika, arid her name Was struck off. Hira Putera was also i objected to. -by thesame parties for similar reasona. To WirihanaPohata, confirmed the last witness’ ovidencejandslhc -name was struck off. ■>Eiti Teika.was also objected to by -same parties for the-same reasons, and was also struck off. -The list was then accepted; , - ' ■ _ ■ The list-of the Ngatiwaewae Hapu .was then read over, and: the name of -Eiria Parata was objected to by Hops Haris, and -Te .Oni Wiri Hama Pohata, and the name was strrick OUt. i■ i ■ - •.■■■■■ .. ■ HanaTeura, Mata Wortf Teura, Taro Teura, ;WakenA Titiro Teura, And Am Teura were also objected to, and it was decided to allow the list to stand over till to-day. _ -- -. The list of-the Ngaitamukuki; Hapu wat then gone over,-arid there: being, no. objections waa passod. - : ' 2 ’‘>'o The list of the Tuapoa Hapu was redd, and the names of Tiemi -Bikiti, Mata Rikiti, and Bipeka Rikiti, were objected j» andjitruck out; An objection was raised, by Hohepa Huria against Piria Te Kewone, but was afterwards withdrawn,land the hstacoepted. - The TeataumarewaHapu hflt wasthengone through, and the names, of Tane v Kirihi, Wironui' Kirini,. Ta OnLTika Aowira, and Horomona Mauke were struck out .tho application of Poihipi TC Hua, and the list sWA« Ngatihikoata BApu list- was read. and passCd without was the list -of the ffitpu._ji - i_. and the riatriea of Hoani-Moakaand Te.Om sTArA in re 6bjected>to, hutwCre notalloWsd;- , The fists, ofthe Ngsiteraki land Tahupotiki

Hajjrii'wero read end accepted without any ’objection. . 1 ' The list of the Ngaiteraogianioa.Hapu was 1 considered, and the names pf To Oni Watene, I'riiiapeti, Mikitoria Taw,, Hareto Tini Taiaroa,, Peti Hiwewoto, Tati Mqmp, ; Piiru Monie,.an,d.Tini Ejweti, and .Haratino, weije objeotod to by Paratene for, the t same reasons as / all the previous ones, viz„:rionresidence at Kuiapoi during the time of Mr Buller’s visit in 1860, and , Haratone’s name was ,struck ,put of the list, us. were all the; others except iTd Onl Watene. , , .The Natives,were informed that thoOpnrt wp.Uld to-day inquire-into any npmo* that inight.havo bcenloft out of any of, the lists passed yesterday, and all would be. expected to attend j if they did not do so, any mistake would be their ownfqult. , The. Court then, adjourned till 10 ,a.m. ;'. '' . , !