COURT OF APPEAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
Wellington, Friday. The Appeal Court to-day heard the case of E. R. Riddiford, of Hutt, sheepfarmer, v. the Ikaroa District Maori Land Board. The question for consideration of the Court was whether the holding of leasehold land, under section 26 of the Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900, as amended by section 15 of Maori Land Laws j Amendment Act, 1903, is a bar to acquisition of further Maori land, or whether those sections refer only to freehold land. Mr. Morison appeared for the plaintiff,, and Mr. Levi for the defendant Board. Mr. Morison contended that as by section j 16 of Maori Lands Settlement Act, 1905, plaintiff was authorised to acquire leases of Maori land up to 5000 acres, and as the lease acquired by him was of the same land which he already held, and the lease of which he had surrendered, the plaintiff was entitled to have his lease approved. Judgment was reserved. .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13501, 27 July 1907, Page 6
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