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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1926. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION No. 213 OF 1926, OF MOROATI TAIURU, RELATIVE TO SUCCESSION TO NGAKARAIHE TE RONGO (DECEASED).

Presented to Parliament in pursuance of the Provisions of Section 35 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926.

Native Department, Wellington, 25th September, 1929. Petition No. 213 of 1926. —Ngakaraihe te Rongo (deceased). Pursuant to section 35 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926, I transmit herewith report of the Court upon the above petition. In view of the report I have no recommendation to make. R. N. Jones, Chief Judge. The Hon. the Native Minister, Wellington. Office of the Aotea District Maori Land Board, Wanganui, 14th August, 1929. Memorandum for the Chief Judge, Native Land Court, Wellington. Rangipo North and other Blocks, and Succession to Ngakaraihe te Rongo. I have the honour to inform you that the Court sat at Wanganui on the 25th ultimo to hold the inquiry directed by you in pursuance of section 35 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1926, into the petition, No. 213 of 1926, of Moroati Taiuru, praying for further hearing as to succession to Ngakaraihe te Rongo (deceased), and I have to report as follows : —• Mr. Clark, of the firm of Messrs. Watt, Currie, and Jack, solicitors, Wanganui, appeared for the petitioner, and stated, " As the petition refers solely to the claims of the next-of-kin as against the adopted children, and as the next-of-kin do not propose to make any further claim, there is nothing at present for the Court to inquire into." The Native Office file N 1926/393 is returned herewith. Jas. W. Browne, Judge.

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