CLAIMS
ROTORUA. Wed.—A Royal Commission to investigate on claims by certain Maoi ; concerning the Pul iroa-Orua-vvhata block will sit in Rotorua she tly. ua&hata is the ancient 1 aori name for an area f land adjacent to Lai e Rotorua, now comnris hg £ large part of Rotorua townv • f ship. The history of the claims goes' back to 1880. . Maori owners, descendants and representatives allege that they have suffered loss and damage by reason of various acts and omissions on the part of the Crown’s officers and servants in relation to the management and control of the Rotorua township block, and also claim that the purchase price paid by the Crown was inadequate. —(Sp.).
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Northern Advocate, 15 January 1948, Page 2
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114CLAIMS Northern Advocate, 15 January 1948, Page 2
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