THE CAMBRIDGE LAND COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6569, 6 December 1882, Page 4

THE CAMBRIDGE LAND COURT.

[BY TELECR\PH. —OWN CORRBSPOXDEST.J Cambridge, Tuesday. Jcdges O'Brie*.- aud Williams took the Bench together to-day. Dr. Buller reported to the Court the progress made during the adjournment, and said that lists had been prepared for the several subdivisions, aud these lists he was prepared to ha::d in after certain alterations had been made on the map now before the Court. He sai-l that although he considered it very desirable for the se.-eral sections of the tribe to agree upon separate apportionments of tae block, he found it impossible to force his clients into any arrangement of the laud. Persons having separate claims within tlie estate, through lather and mother, insisted on being admitted on both sides, on the principle already laid down in other cases. He proposed, therefore, to hand in the lists, and to leave the matter to the Court. He was instructed, however, by his clients to protest agaiust any farther adjournment; the loss of time in fruitless attempts at settlement out of Court becoming now very

Mr. S'neehan said he would hold the Court to its own interpretation of the judgment, and would resist the admission of names on tivo sides under any circumstances whatever. He would be prepared in the afternoon to hand in his list.

The Court decided to let the further consideration of the matter stand over till Saturday, and proceeded at once with th> next case, being the claim of the Ngatimaihi to the Whetu block, No. 3. On the case being called several sets of counterclaimantsprcseuted themselves. Dr. Buller conducts the opposing claim of the Ngatiwawau. The hearing is likely to occupy the Court till the adjournment for the Christmas vacation.