COURT OF APPEAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday. The Court of Appeal was eogaged to-day in hearing arguments in tho Public Trustee v. Ilavy oase, stated for opinion of the Court. By various statutes the Public Trustee claims to be the legal owner of certain native lands. Uy an Order-in-Oouncil in 1887 tho Governoi purported to give to tho Native Lands Court power to inquire into and decide who were the beneficial owners of these lands. The Court did inquire, and certificates of title were issued. Transfers have taken place of tho land in theso certificates. The Public Trustee, now claims that the Order-in-Counoil is invalid, and that tho certificates therefore fall to the ground. The Court reserved judgment. Judgment was also reserved in the case in re Sampson Williams, a bankrupt, the quesJ? on involved being whether a lien under "!? Workmen's and Contractors' Lien Act is affected by tho fact of bankruptcy intervening before all the necessary steps had been taken to obtain tho lien.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11056, 6 May 1899, Page 5
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