THE ROTORUA LEASES.
» JTer Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 13. In the vexed question of the Rotorua leases, Mr Justice Gillies gave a decision J in Banco, this morning, upon appeal, which virtually amounts to a reversal of the verdict delivered in the District Court some time ago by Mr Seth Smith, in the test case Tole v. Cozens. In fact, His Honor actually delivered a judgment reversing the previous decision, which was given in defendant's favour, but, on Mr Hesketh pointing out that it had only been intended to elicit his opinion upon the vital points, he consented to postpone his formal judgment for a fortnight. He upholds the validity of the deed of lease, saying that however bad a bargain persons may have made, they are now obliged to abide by it. La delivering judgment he referred to an impossible argument of Mr Fenton, and then went on to say that such slipshod Native legislation, characteristic as it was of the greater part of our Native land legislation, provided ample food for litigation, and many puzzles for the Supreme Court to solve. __________________
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5080, 14 August 1884, Page 3
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