GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS.
£F?.oit Oun Ovra Correspondent.) AUCKLAND, December 17. It is reported at Raglan that the Government, has nearly completed negotiations for the purchase of 13,000 acrcs of the To Altau Block of Native land. Tho Mangate clearings—well grassed dairy land, capable of carrying 1000 head of dairy stock—are included in the block. The block is interesting from an historic point of view on account of a dispute as to ownership between the Tainui tribe (who are now in possession) and the Ngaiatahunga';. The lease of several areas by the Tfiitmis to Europeans some months back caused trouble, the Ngatatahungas objecting to the Tainui making a profit out of the land while the ownership was still in dispute. The purchase of the estate by the Government will necessitate a final decision as to the ownership. Thirty blocks of Native land on the East Coast, from Wfiiroa to Waiapu, containing a total of about. 40.000 acrcs, have been acquired by the Government, and will be teased at auction.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19061219.2.54
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 13780, 19 December 1906, Page 5
Word Count
170GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF NATIVE LANDS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13780, 19 December 1906, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.