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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 5

Some old Maori tracks across a farm property at Waitomo came under notice in the Supreme Court at Auckland. It was explained by counsel that the Kina Country was, i/i its early days, intersect od by tracks used by the Maoris in their journeyings. When the Govern menfc surveyors plotted out subdivisions of the native blocks they were instructed to reserve these tracks, and this Was dono in regard to all sections which they traversed.' When proper roads were formed or dedicated in the district the custom of track rgscrvutioft fell into disuse. In many cases tho tracks existed, as regards recent years, only on the plans, so that the settlers whose lands they crossed enjoyed tbe use of them for grazing purposes, practically free of cost.