MOKAU LAND ENQUIRY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, 13 September 1911, Page 5

MOKAU LAND ENQUIRY.

1 (Per Press Association.) Wellington, September 13. The Mokau enquiry was resumed this morning. Pairoroka Kikihana, of (Italy, whoso wife had an interest in the Mokau, said ho visited Mokau in June after the sale. The natives were lamenting that the lands had passed from them. A proportion of the owners declined to lift the purchase money, others being influenced by the rumour that they would probably lose both land and money unless they accepted the money. His wife’s share of the purchase money was £373, while previously the rental received by her was £2 10s 3d. Witness under* sloou from Macdonald that lhe_ purchase of the block would pay ail expenses in connection with the sale. Witness thought if the leases wore invalid the block was worth . 35s an acre. Witness knew of written proxies to vote at the sale having been given. Witness hold six himself. All proxies were against the sale, but witness and other objectors were advised by MacDonald and Hardy that selling was practically the only course open to them. Witness had been asked by several other native objectors to come before tho committee and express their dissatisfaction with tho sale.