NATIVE LAND CLAIMS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6284, 21 February 1887, Page 2

NATIVE L AND CLAIMS.

(IIT TBLEORAPH.) Bluff, February 20.

Tha Native Lmnd Court hu now lermiiated its proceeding* her*. It waa principally engaged iv disposing of native c! situs to renorves io tbe Om*nl and Tv urau blooks at Tautuluku, also B apuko and adjto«nt islands, ■■ wall v If terminating the succession to deceased n*'ivcf on these lands. It was also am* powered to erqniro into the iitture of certain title* to Und« istued by th» Native Lr«nd Court, 1868 A number of additional owners have baen admitted into the nbove reserved, and the titles to Stewart Itiand reserves have been determined, Kuapake has bteo divided into fonr blooks. Fall at q'liry h»s also been made into the natives' and half-castes' cltims f«r land in Csnterhury and Olago. The Court rt-optns at Wiikouiiii on the 23rd Instant re claims at Molynenx, Taieri, and Otago Heads. Judge Msokay o insiders the settlement of the unfu'Gllcd promU's in connection with the •arly purchases of land from natives aa a question of considerable magnitude, and like'y to teenpy a long time In adjusting.