DEALING IN MAORI LANDS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10593, 24 October 1910, Page 4

DEALING IN MAORI LANDS.

(Per Press Association.*

Whangarei. October -22. • '-- The Tokerau Maori Land Board - at, ;the sitting inst concluded under, the'•presidency -of Mr ■ Dunne dealt with "sales, leases, etc., to Europeans of ail aggregate area of 13,505 acres, as folr lows: Sales confirmed, 3652 acres; leases confirmed, 256. A resolution of owners toisell nas passed by the meeting of the' Board.- . * ■ Auckland,,-October 24. It is reDorted that Rua, the Urewera prophet/ has received from the Government A gout for some 90,000 to 100,000 acres of land no lass than £69,000. Rua lias .since had a big buying order placed in - Auckland, and has arranged for the erection of a rlozcu houses at-his settlement at -Kuatfrc. He lias also pur:chased 200 head of cattle, carts, horses;; .and' implements. It is also stated that •Rua lias ten other blocks for sale.