POVERTY BAY.
-*Ln interesting return received from the Uative Minister (the Hon. J." Carroll) show* fchat the area, of Native land dealt with during the period- January 1, 1895, „to 19, 1900 — that is, prior to the MaoritLand Administration Act — was ~254-,498 meres; while .from the .20th October, 1900? jto the -30th April, 1905 (since the passing 3of the act .of .1900) the total was 166,448— a ferand" total of 420,946 acres for the 10 years, ;mot including, a largo area dealt with by Jfche- East -Coast Native Trust Lands Board »nd other large blocks since April, of which the returp« a-re not available. - . Ajaeculiar case' came before the court on A man- on" the Ahimanihi Station , hid gone ' Out on Monday, and not return- | Sng, search was made, 27 people being en- ' gaged on.- -Tuesday. They cooed and fired 'guns. r Eventually the man was found on a spur overlooking the camp and the j searchers. He admitted he could see the camp and heard the calls, but said it was iiis^mate'e place to go to him, not his to areturn. He had been foodless for tw,o days, and refused to eat on returning to camp. It was thought best to bring him into town. He was remanded for a week • for treatment. The Gisborne District High School buildJngs , were destroyed by fire in December last, and since then the school has been Accommodated in overcrowded temporary premises. The school committee has strongly urged the department to avoid further delay in the restoration of the buildin?.
POVERTY BAY.
Otago Witness, Issue 2675, 21 June 1905, Page 64
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