“MOKAU” JONES PETITION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10476, 11 October 1912, Page 5

“MOKAU” JONES PETITION.

Per Press Association. Wellington, October 11. At the Mokau enquiry to-day the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs produced the original document signed by the Native Minister, MrBallauce, in 1885, authorising Joshua Jones .to “conclude his negotiations with the natives. “This is. not the document I meant,” said Mr. Jones. “The document I spoke of yesterday is a written paper by v I think it was, T. W. Lewis in handwriting. It was before this was printed, and he took me in to Sir Robert Stout and Sir Robert Stout signed the thing in my presence.. This is not the the document.” Mr W. K. Bell‘ls that a copy of it?” Witness: “Yes. I don’t doubt that that is ! Mr Ballauce’s signature. ” Witness went on to argue that Government was directly connected with the Mokau property, and that it had full power to set up an enquiry with the object of bringing about a settlement of the trouble. His complaint was that he had. been refused thq right of action and that his case had never been fully before a Court of competent jurisdiction. He alleged that he could prove that his title had been slandered after the mortgage was given.