A BOTOEUA LAND CASE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14690, 26 May 1911, Page 7

A BOTOEUA LAND CASE.

CLAIM FOR £2000. • " £ DISSATISFIED OWNER, I '- .« is ■ being beard before the Native •kjfiourt at Botorua, in which Mrs. IBD wife of Charles Clayton, claims A** 00 'Hon for her interests in the c: T n which the township of Roto°.Hinted, and which has been sicP» "!J the Government, In 1883 the q — owners alienated 3020 acres, comty°* l ~ the site of Rotorua, the GovernP" S f nurchasing 1096 shares out of 1100 f? which the interests C re divided. Of V four remaining shares Mrs. Clayton * aid to hold two and a-half, and the Sid family one and a-half. Mrs. - Ji a V n has consistently opposed parting £ the land, but the Act of 1910 com- • * sorily acquired it, and provided that Shin six months of. the passing of the It the Native Land Court should demine the relative interests of those who •" £ not already parted with their land, §«I apportion the compensation. Mrs. Havton claims over £2000 in respect of it acres situated in various parts of the urban and suburban areas. The Court decided that counsel appearing in the case should write out their '.rcuments for the perusal of the Court, ■which will subsequently give its decision, Tri regard to the Ransfield family's claim, (he Court awarded £275 compensation and £40. by way of rent.