Ko nga whenua noho noaiho o te Maori Ka nui te amuamu i te whakarereketanga a te Wahanga III o Te Ture Mo Nga Mea Maori, 1950, i te ture e pa ana ki nga whenua noho noaiho o te Maori. Kei Te Ao Hou etahi whakamarama o te aronga o taua ture hou. Ka maha nga tau e whai mana ana te Kooti Whenua Maori (i raro o Tekiona 540 o Te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931) ki te whakatu i te Kai-tieki Maori hei Kai-whakahaere mo nga tangata whai paanga whenua Maori mo nga mahi riihi hoko ranei mehemea ra e marama ana enei ahuatanga e whai ake nei ki te Kooti:— (a) Kaore aua whenua i te noho riihi i te whakamahia ranei kei te ngaro ranei i nga taru kikino. (b) Kaore ranei e kitea nga tangata no ratou aua whenua. (c) Ko nga tangata ranei no ratou aua whenua kei raro i nga ahuatanga e tika ana kia whakahaerea taua ture. Me ata marama hoki te Kooti ko te tuku ke i te mana noko o aua whenua te mea tika. Na Wahanga III o Te Ture Mo Nga Mea Maori, 1950, i whakawhanui ake ano nga mana o te Kooti e taea ai te whakatau tetahi ota mo nga take e whai ake nei:— (a) Kei te noho noa iho aua whenua. (b) Kaore i te ngakia nga taru kikino o aua whenua. (c) Kua utaina nga reiti kaore ano i ea hei taumahatanga ki runga i aua whenua. (d) Kaore te hunga whai paanga i te aro ki te mahi tika i aua whenua hei oranga mo ratou a kia matareka.ai ki te tangata. (e) Kaore e kitea te hunga whai paanga ki aua whenua. Ko nga tino rereketanga o te ture tawhito me te ture hou ko nga ahuatanga i waihangatia hei tieki i te hunga whai paanga. Kaore he whakaritenga a Tekiona 540 o Te Ture o 1931 me matua tono ki te hunga whai paanga mehemea e pirangi ana ratou ki te riihi i aua whenua a kaore hoki i whakaritea kia utua a runga o nga moni reti. I raro hoki o taua tekiona e whakaaetia ana te hoko o aua whenua. I raro o te Ture o 1950, ana tu te Kaitieki Maori hei kaiwhakahaere mo te hunga whai paanga ka tonoa taua hunga kia tangohia te riihi o aua whenua a ko te tangata o Unproductive Maori Land Changes made in the law relating to unproductive Maori land in Part III of the Maori Purposes Act, 1950, have aroused a good deal of discussion. Te Ao Hou has obtained an authoritative explanation of the more important features of the new legislation. For many years the Court has had power (under Section 540 of the Maori Land Act, 1931) to appoint the Maori Trustee agent for the owners of Maori land for the purposes of leasing or selling the land in cases where the Court was satisfied: (a) That the land was unleased and unoccupied and was not kept clear of noxious weeds, or (b) That any beneficial owner could not be found, or (c) That any owner was in a position which rendered it necessary or advisable that his land should be dealt with under the section referred to. The Court had also to be satisfied that it was in the interest of the owner or the public interest that the land should be alienated. Part III of the Maori Purposes Act, 1950, has widened the power of the Court by enabling it to make an order on any of the following grounds: (a) That the land is unoccupied. (b) That the land is not kept properly cleared of noxious weeds. (c) That charging orders for unpaid rates have been made in respect of the land. (d) That the owners have neglected to farm and manage the land diligently and that the land is not being used to its best advantage in the interests of the owners and in the public interest. (e) That any beneficial owner cannot be found. The important differences between the old law and the new are the provisions made for the protection of the owners. Section 540 of the 1931 Act did not provide for owners to have the first opportunity of leasing the land, nor did it make any provision to ensure that the best possible rent was obtained. Under that section, too, the land could be sold. Under the 1950 legislation, when the Maori Trustee is appointed agent for the owners he will normally give the owners an