THE CADMAN-REES CASE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4675, 20 June 1893, Page 3

THE CADMAN-REES CASE.

♦ [Per Prebb Association.] NAPIER, June 20. The Cadman-Rees action was resumed thin morning, when E. A. Haggen, editor of the Examiner, and J. H. Clayton, editor of the Advocate, wore called prior to the continuation of Mr Rees' own evidence. When in the Land Board in 1885, Mr Haggen said, the Maharahara block was offered and fetched up to £5 per acre, without totara, while totara land fetched up to £12 or £15. The Umutuoroa and Maharahara land was muoh of the same class. The Land Board had since reduced the prices of the Maharahara selections, but he could not definitely say how much. He had a conversation with Mr W. C. Smith, who had told him that they were selling 500 acres of the Umutuoroa block to different people to pay off a mortgage of £2500 to the Union Bank. In answer to Sir Robert Stout, the witness admitted that he had not been muoh over the various blocks of land, but he knew the general character of the country. J. H. Clayton deposed to applying to Mr Rose, whom he understood to be Messrs Cadman and Smith's agent, to purchase twenty acres of the Umutuoroa .land. Mr Rose said he might have it at £12 per aore. The transaction was not yet completed. The land was the pick of the block. Mr Rees then continued hia evidence.