THE APPEAL COURT.
(P«K United Pkess Association? ■WELLINGTON, September 1. The Appeal Court delivered judgment in Hohepa Wi Notnt v. Wallis and others. The plaintiff ie a member of tlie Ngatitoa tribe, and. sought'to have tho Crown gran* of Porirua Native Reserve to the' Bishop Of New Zealand and hip sucesaeors upon trust for the purpose of a school declared null and void, and certain Natives named declared the successors.. Tho court were unanimously of opinion that the case was brought upon a misconception of the effect of the decision of the Privy Council in Tamaki v. Baker. In this cas« tho Crown grant impli«t that'the Native title had been duly extinguished) behind which the court could not go. A-furthsr point wae that a delay of years was fatal. Judgment was entered up for the defendants, with costs on the highest scale. LeaVo was given to appeal to the Privy Council. The court adjourned to September 19 for delivery of further judgments..- ■> - ■
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12447, 2 September 1902, Page 5
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