This Day.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2012, 16 June 1875, Page 2

This Day.

THE TAIRITACASEST

Settlement Objections;

Others Withdrawn.

The Warden's Court opened at 10^ o'clock this morning, But'the'Warden; did not enter the Court, and it was Boon' !surmised: that riegociatidhs^were^ being , jmade to settle the matter. This, proved to be the case,, the>nego« ciations between the parties inter«sted ihaviag been the cause of delay. •At half-past-11 o'clock.tho Warden.ehte'ired the Court, and anti6unc£dlthat rt]6w; objections Against the.*.prospectors had{ been withdrawn, and that an amicable

.settlement had'beeri arrived at/to mature [which he would adjourn-'the court to 3o'cloclr. „ '• •■ ■ ; .'■,-'-:/! ■ i'-':-L' j ■ The Court was re-opened this afternoon' at .three O'clock, when ' "'.'.\..\~.V^ Neves'" case was called pn. ; „,,'._.,. ' Mr Hesketh said: -lv this; matter I appeared yesterday in r support;;of,theapplication. Since that time the parties ? interested < on•, both sides, hare..met, and- ;- come to terms for the settlement of :thb; whole question—not only as to the right - to the land under the application, but, as to the right of the parties who came to ,

Court torn alec objection to tlae granting of the license fo"r;that: land. His Worship — Except the Maori objectors. Mr Heskpth : ;Ir ltnow nothing of the Maori objectors, We what I bave heard in this Court. All I have to say as regards tho application of Neves, is that I, with Mrßrassev and ray learned friends on the other side have met and it has been arranged to withdraw all objections ; tho, actions' pending 'in ;the -Warden's Court are likewise withdrawn ; on certain conditions agreed upon between counsel on either side. -

With, regard to the Native objectors, His Worship then said he had asked Mr Dodd,>wbo appeared for Matiu Poono and others, to bo present. He had thought the matter over, and had a good deal of communication with the General nnd Provincial Governments; and he had come to the conclusion that it would complicate matters ' and lay himself open , \to be. I .snu'btfed lif ■he ' did anything else than sustain the view of the matter which he expressed yevSterday, namely, that the-Natives wanted to go behind the proclamation, which he was there (as Warden) to carry into effect. Therefore he^co'tild take no notice of their objection, i ' !-:;"' *'*-'--- -'■'■ ''- Subsequently the Warden said to Mr Dodd—l wish, you to take what I hare said as the base upon which you may found any future proceedings you may wish to take.

His 5 Worship: M Then with regard to Mr' Armstrong Miller. "" Mr Tyler : It is as Mr Hesketh has" Btated, Your Worship. Mr Hesketh stated' it had been arranged that the license should be in the names of John-Neves,).George Samuel Graham,' and"'John -Edwin Macdoriald'.' There was a fourth plaint, laid this morning, against John^ Neves alone, but that was also withdrawn.

The Warden said, to comply with the terms of the Act, t the license could not be more than.'twice'th'e'breadth in" length, and it would therefore be necessary to throw off a portion of the .northern end of the groundl ' Mr Hesketh said there would be no objection to that. rr ,,. , Sis Worship said "he would grant it for , that - portion, and in order to prevent. any- and anybody v going "Behind "he "would sign it at once, and,hand it Qyer..to_the J .Clerk for registration (which- he did); and now they were in possession of the Tairua Claim. Mr- • MacdonaldL- said - (as the - Warden was about to retire)'he "had had a -piece oi paper put into his hand requesting him that he"sh«uld--withdraw an' expressioa used by him yesterday—that.he_was sorry Mr Neves should have associated with a set pf Kitten:, Who/ bad?: Iplaced;.. him ■ in that position. Mr Macdonald made »cTery -neat" ajifelogy ; t but - itT-fwas .subsequently ascertained that an apology jFromfhim-wasuncalled:for, Mr Tyler being the gentleman who had given expression to;ithe:offensive sentiment. V- x ' " 'Before leaving the Court, His Worship expressed^the hope- that;.all futuTe cases would be settled as satisfactorily as*this. :f:The ground would" be much, better worked than under the old fainiirigTprinciple,' and he hoped all'others who had claims to bring forward would a'c'ttin a liberal spirit,'and give men an opportunity of setting to work.^ He hopTed'they^wouldbe: rewarded'by getting plenty of gold. . . . w-'A-murmer of applause-was heard'as the. Warden concluded, and the Court then;adjourned. r f-:- ■'"