SUPREME COURT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13996, 3 September 1909, Page 5

SUPREME COURT.

I ,Per Press Association. '' , | AUCKLAND,'Sept. 2. " , ' At tho bupremo Court,- \vm.' v Rouertej charguu with having-' forged/ and uttered totalisator tickets at Jfii- > lerslie racecourse, was found not ' guilty and discharged. " - v THE RICICUS CASE. \ INVERCARGILL, Sept. 2. '■ At the Supreme Courtto-day Han" ' 1 nali Pohio Riekus (Temuka) claimed £IOO damagep - from Wm. Spencer r' (Bluff) for assault and ejectment.on • lltli April frora'Horomanae;'a : mutton - bird, island neat' Stewart Island. Spencer claimed exclusive right to 'go • i mutton birding- on that island on the ground of long custom and that-'his .< ', -family-, had descended from one. of• the v •' chiefs who were-the original; owners 0t..-'-.'v Stewart and the adjoining islands - Iv, lien ceded to the Government in 1864; .while-plaintiff claimßthat ,herf '< father (Pohio) Was ono of the original-'. ■- owners and the same deed, of cession .*- ; gives her equal privileges with the de-* ■■•• j'cndant. Slio went to the island and Spencer and,'bis wife L ejected her, using she alleges undue' violence; Attention was drawn ,to the" facti v : that an order ,in council was' made before t-lite action was Btartcd, giving the Native Land Court jurisdiction -to enq t.-re 'into inutton birding ' rielita these islands and Mr Justice Williams/- * said that the Supreme-Court could nqfr.,: proceed till the jurisdiction of the Na-. tive Land Court.bad been. evoked to ■ .settle the question of privilege. If th o . defendant there failed to _eht'ablfeh Ilia s claim to privilege the Supreme Court wo&ld then assess the amount of damages. The case -was ordered, tp stand over .. nn the meantime. The Court lias fin- < . ished its sittings here. •. - ' j