COMPENSATION COURT.—Tuesday.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1306, 22 January 1868, Page 4

COMPENSATION COURT.—Tuesday.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq , IJ.M.) Mr. Boardnian appeared for Government, and Mr. Preece as interpreter. Hana Tanurairangi, Wuir.ku, claimed for 10 flailing net?, 10 pigs, I canoe, '2 large box-is. Her evidence was of a very contradictory character, and her husband, who was brought forward as a witness, contradicted his wife's evidence to a very considerable extent. L. A. McCsskill, claimed £54! 3, for losses sustained at tho Thames. of house and building 3, £300. Interest on £5 000 for 23 months, original cost of saw and flour mills und land, £01(3 13s; returns from same, £2G25 ; damage to cultivations £ISO ; forciblo occupation of farm bv insurgents from January 1565 to May IS<36, £190. " Stock destroyed by insurgents, 118 sheep, at 35s each, damage to mills by natives and disuse £200; reaping machine, £50; threshing machine, £105; C cwt. fencing wire, £6; 23 tons potatoes, £138; tons flour, S cwt. sugar, £22 Bs. loss on sale of 5 horses, £34. Conveyance and reconveyance of 5 horses, £20. Loss on sale of 18 head cattle, £54; conveyance of 18 head cattle, £27. Expenses of neutral natives occupyinc premises, from 28th July, 1563, to Ist August, ISG4-, £28S. Loss on sale of working bullocks, £10 ; convevanco and re-conveyanej of bullocks, £o.

The claimant and hit cou>in, Allan McCasV.ill, gave evidence in respect to this claim. The evidence- given in examination and cross-examination was very lengthy. It was to the effect that at a meeting of the Thames natives in 1563, claimant was told that he had better leave, and in fact the natives insisted upon his leaving. The sum of £2,625 for profits on the mill was withdrawn on the Commissioner pointing out that there was also a claim at 10 per cent, i'or tho capital expended on the place and mill. Some natives wore left in charge of the premises. Tho items sugar, flour, potatoes, and expenses of neutral natives, were payments to natives who took charge of the place. The sheep were left on tho farm. Some of them were killed by natives, and some by native dogs. A lot of the natives, rebels fr.-m Waifccto, came and lived on the unincloscd portions of the farm. 70 acres wsre under cultivation, and 60 in grass paddocks. There was no fighting there. He left simply because of being desired to go. Tho machines were lost through being left. A port on of ono was taken by the natives. The cattle and horses were sold for less than they cost. The sheep charged 35s for would be bought at the present time for about 15s, but they would sell for 35s at the timo they were lost. Bpiha Kaihau of Waiultu, claimed £'dS for boxes, pigs; two copy books, 10a; oven, boiler, spades, canoe. They were lost through the war. The troops took the canoe and cut it up at Onehungu.