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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.
PACIFIC ISLANDS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH RESIDENT, RAROTONGA. [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper A.-3, 1896.]
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
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No. 1. Mr. F. J. Moss to His Excellency the Goveenoe. My Loed - Cook Islands, British Eesidency, Rarotonga, 19th June, 1896 Referring to my despatches No. 15, of the 18th October, 1895, !nd No. 20 of the 17th December 1895, in winch I informed your Excellency of the dispute respecting a lease of and at Mauke, and the claim made by Charles Franheim, a German subject, in connect on fherewith I have now the honour to report that the case was heard by Judee Teion in *h«TS M Avarua on the 16th and 17th instant, by the mutual oaJtSIZSS and of tl Aritu o Atm and Mauke, who came with their witnesses from Atiu and Mauke for the purnose I enclose the report of the hearing as given in the Torea newspaper, which is substantially correct. It is only necessary to remark that the lease originally given by Tararn ™i« «?! ? able as to be practically a complete alienation of the land! wlnfe ?he preLnUease" fo ■ IViTot thirty years The area of the land is less than ten acres, estimated by some at only St There has been so much and such frequent disputing at Mauke that I thought the opportunity suitable for recalling to mmd the position occupied by settlers among the natives. As yoKcef lency will observe m the report in the Torea, Franheim has brought upon himself so mffteoubt and loss in the past by mixing himself up with the differences among the natives that I ihink hi U * "* t0 be &™l troublesome affTir has been StiS ' ' I have, &c, His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, G.C.M.G., P ' J ' BriH.h R oa M« * Governor of New Zealand. ±iritlsh Eeside^-
A.-3, 1896, Nos. 14, 24.
Enclosure. [Prom Te Torea, Saturday, 20th June, 1896.] Aeikis' Covet, Avaeua. The case of Franheim v. Mauke was heard before Judge Tepou, in the Arikis' flonrf hv „« of both parties, to avoid the delay necessarily attendant on convening the Federal Court The case I—A.,1 — A., o.
No. ot ieries. From. Date. Subject. Pagi 1 2 3 i 5 6 British Resident 10 June, 1896 23 July, „ 23 July, „ 22 Aug., , 22 Aug., „ 22 Aug., „ Lease of land at Mauke Visiting islands of Eederation in HM. ships' Opening of Federal Parliament Closing of Federal Parliament: Acts passedj &o Opening of Rarotonga Council Thanks of Her Majesty and Princess Beatrice for'address of sympathy on the death of Prince Henry of Battenbure Registration of London Missionary Society's land at Mangaia 1 2 3 8 19 20 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Governor British Besident 10 Sept., „ 12 Oct., „ 21 Oct., „ 21 Oct., „ 25 Jan., 1897 22 April, „ 26 May, , 20 23 23 31 31 35 Proceedings of Rarotonga Council.. Succession of the late Pa Ariki, of Takitumu Report on the trade of the Cook Islands for 1896 Statements by Mr. Wilkie as to sale of rum, &c Reply to Mr. Wilkie's statements .. Premier British Besident