NATIVE’S WILL UPSET

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1930, Page 12

NATIVE’S WILL UPSET

BENEFITS FOR WHITE CHILD. BEQUEST LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Aug. 25.- . When Erner Hetaraka, better known at Imare Hetaraka, died last year he left substantial benefits to Rihi Kakuere and. Nera Pomare Herewa, and appointed the former his trustee. Judge McCormick,' in the Native’Land Court, announced that reluctantly he had decided that neither could, receive any interest in the land. He said that Nera was a child, and it was not suggested that she was the child of Hetaraka. She was referred to in his will as one whom “Rihi and I brought up from birth.” She was apparently a European, s Legally; the judge said, , she therefore could not receive any" interest •in Native land. * As for Rihi, the judge, gift er examin-, ing the evidence, said she had not proved ‘ that she was an ” eligible object of the testator’s bounty. This decision he ad? mitted largely defeated the testator’s object. He granted probate of the es-’ tate to-Rihi, but excluded? both Rihi and Nera from any 4fiterest-in it.