NATIVE LAND CASE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 63, 14 March 1936, Page 10

NATIVE LAND CASE

DISPUTED SUCCESSION | COURT OF APPEAL HEARING. j [ Per Press Armw alion ] WELLING TON, Ataiuh 13. The Court of Appeal this illuming was cc-::sidering a case removed Iruiu the Native Jxmd Conn, regarding the application of Kooert Victor lipeue known as Robert I ictur le i-iienr), of New South Wales, European, labourer, tc- succeed to the interests ot Teo Tipeue, deceased, in eeri.iin blocks of in nd. The iarlc of the ease are that on January 2>>, 11'33, the Native Court at Wellington, by succession orders, made plaintiff, Tutus Teoue, of Waiwlietu, a native, labourer, and ithers successors in respect to Teo Tipene's interests. On feeptember JU, Hl.it, the defendant Robert Tipene, ap- | plied to the ■ Chief Justice of the Native Land Court undfr section 38 ol | ihe Native Land Art, .11131, for reetification of succCi-sion orders, claiming j that as he was' lipene’s adop.ed son and only child he was solely entitled to the interests. After several hearings the Chief Judge expressed his views that succession orders shou d be made in iavour of ho'beit. A ic»or Tipenp. The position now is that plaintiff Tcone is applying lor a writ of prohibition to prevent the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court from amending the orders of January 20, .1932, which amendment would gi'e succession to Robert Victor Tipenie.. The Court^reserved^ judgment.