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1 3A09-11h_Part_2-000.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-000.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-000.tif 49999 PNG 1824 787 50KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-000.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-000.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-000_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 100 43 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-000_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 500 216 PagedImage 1 This document has no text.

2 3A09-11h_Part_2-001.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-001.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-001.tif 58370 PNG 1775 1678 58.4KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-001.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-001.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-001_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 100 95 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-001_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 500 473 PagedImage <pre> OFFICE OF ME WNW/ER OF MAORI AFFAIRS. WELLINGTON. 7TH JULY, 1950. Dear Sir, This is to acknowledge receipt of' your letter of 3rd July to the Minister of Maori Affairs regarding petition of henna Teri and others. I have been instructed by the Honourable ,.linister to advise that this matter is being enquired into and that you will be written to again as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, (PI Private Secretary. Pei Te Hurunui Jones, Esq., P. 0. Box 78, TAUMKAMUI. </pre>

3 3A09-11h_Part_2-002.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-002.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-002.tif 272952 PNG 1738 2613 273KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-002.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-002.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-002_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 67 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-002_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 333 500 PagedImage <pre> . Box 78, ZAU eiUNUI. 3rd. July, 1950/ - The Hon. Minister of Maori Affairs, Parliament, buildinge, a 4 LLINCITUN. re: Petition 31/1949 Hepina Teri 63 Others Tihol 38 8B3 A Other Nooks. With reference to your letter of the 5th. ultimo, yr inforemt,n that yoer predecessor in office was not prepared to include the above petition in the Mori Purposes Bill, and that further he did. not agree that it should be in,luded amonget the matter, submitted to th,- Royal Goamission cones as a eurprise to me. Certain inquiries were mege of um principally wits regaro the possibility of eiadlar claims being made by former Maori owners of Groin timber lands. I said that in the whole of my experience as an officer of the Native Department the Tihoi Grown purchase ia4tbe only case in which Departmental valuation figures are available of timber ono land at the two orucial points namely at the time of purchase and on definitim of the Or em'. interests by-the Maori Land Gourt. The figures disclosed that between the yeee 1929. when toe latest purchesea ware made - and 1946 - when the interests purchased were defined - the value of the interests sequired'appreoiated to the extent of L2246: And no factor or combination of factors; such as roading, for instesse ,an poibly be brought into the reckoning that would account for this appreciation in value.,. The inesempable feet is that there was, es stated Id our petittak, groan underpayment by the drown tor 141 shares purchased. The purchases were based on values of 41. pen sere for timber land end 6/- for open country. , On the Court defining the interests aceuired the values sated on were S20 for timber lends -(A oonservative figure 3udgirg by our- present timber operations) end veluee varying between 7/6 and 10/-per sore for the open country. Aocordingly I could not see where a prostdoot might be estebliabed for re-opening other oases. Thee points and other sensate of the case were also disenet- among other matters, were our replies (given verbally before the Committee Of Mori Affairs end not recorded) to the Chief Surveyor's memorandum. This memorandum, which you no doubt read when considering thin matter, does not altogether give 4 fair summary of the position. For instance, in the memorandum the Chief Surveyor, states: "Regarding N (Cleuse of Petition).-the meeting of "assembled owners were either ad3ourned or lapsed for want of quorom." . sherofts iha,Regietrar of the esioriki Maori Lend Board in his report to the President wrote (E/12/1919 - Board file 3268) inter alias- . </pre>

4 3A09-11h_Part_2-003.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-003.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-003.tif 308569 PNG 1727 2606 309KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-003.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-003.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-003_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-003_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 331 500 PagedImage <pre> 2. "The owners asked et the coma.ncement of th. meeting "to take these Leo blocks (.'Shot end ethane) together "in order to obtain an expression of the reeling of the "owners. /hie am agreed to. "The Resolution to sell To Tihol at the Government "'Valuation was reed and exnlaine,. The owners shoolutely 'refused to entertain the proposal or even ,.180Ufb it. resolutions to sell eaihaho gubdivisione at the 0overnment Valuations vex, nlso refused". "The owners 6r the two blocks exoreosed a de,ice to: 'sell but at a much higher nice. once of them intioated "that the Qrown had rolte reocrtly b mht n block called "Hauhun,aroa (Thle refer. to N I think) adjoining Tih'i "end sethahe ,looks at g3 per sore for the hush portion. "end 1P" per acre roe the open, aid that these too locks "were equelly e good ea Heuhunkaroa. They, that-fore, "asked for the acme price es that given for Haohuniaroa "Block. "Aguha Buiressi, on babel: of the owners of Te hat oinook, at this stage proposed that the ma ,tinge in connect-"ion with that Block be sojourned. Kumoroe to Tint seconded "the moti mod it 'me agreed to.? There are Ile 1 have stated other oointe in the Chief Surveyor. memorandum which wet- dealt ,ith us before the Oommittimt of kaori Affairs of which there is no reoord on the papers which hove come under yo,r notice. Ther, was no one there taking a verbetken resort th- procemoings. After the General ideation I was advised that, as the result meant a change of Government ana as tois cane presented soma unique features, all of which required careful consideration - perticularly as to thy- nature of the order of reference chiuh would require the eoproval of cabinet - your predece,or felt that the ,setter should be left over for hie suctesesor to deal with. It le roe clear that no minute or record wan made of the action oontemoleted as inuicated ROW'. tie matter la of vital imoortehae to the peoole I represent, I respectfully suggest thvt this oolot be referred your predecessor en es to have it cleared un. Therm is too, air, the seoect of my integrity; as in its present loeture it might be inferred I woe endeavouring to misleed you when I stated in my orevinue letter that cation was contain. plated as indicated by me. Thin la without doubt a bad case. Th Department or . Moor! Affairs, es the main instrument used by the Crown in these purchsoes, had perforce to act contrary to its vaunted role of virtual trustee of the koori race, and as the result of the put,. chases has redact the owners, ea a sub tribe of igeti Tmeharetoe to a state of wlmetet landlivoneen. There are of ?ours few indiViduals - ap wife being one - who have acquired interest. thr,u41 other tribal connections. They are ersdua drifting sway fr-n their ancestral home at idokal. Dug the last three per,: I have found work for three married mon of this tribe in our Incorporation Kill. Some ve drifted awe, to Auckland and other parts. where formerly they owned ao,ut 70,000 acres they nom have abut 10,000 sores, some or hitch la very poor laud. Although there mere lee then 70 signatories to the petition; the total number of thoae concerned in th- case would be aoproximately 500 .hen all the eueofesore are aceounted for. </pre>

5 3A09-11h_Part_2-004.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-004.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-004.tif 391399 PNG 1705 2601 391KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-004.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-004.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-004_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-004_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 328 500 PagedImage <pre> 3. , AffairmOs.-" as the Land Purohasa Offloor.- Ghte-.-, , A bealltrtfieer of the Department filrt Ofliocialmse-a0WinuklAnwrAdmes eamsAlegietrar, President and Oomaiesioner-mt?the-Asori Land-Gourt. As President-end Gomm- legions, heemedam-ludiolel -positions hip duties being vlv- tually those ef a Judge et the. Goart and in thet ,t 4MDltS ether thinge.-evold have had tol.,take into imeoent whether Mny Maori selling lend had uffsiotent other lands for his mein'tenon?. or was otherwiae properly provided for. In these Tihoi Apurehaes0 no such consideration was given to the circumstances 41f the people Concerned; although the Act speolfically requires ":'that that, aspect aboulu be token into account in all purchases. , The Tihoi people were at the time in poor circumstance' (This san be ehown by reference to the purohaee deeds themselves ';.Atha they were victims of the atreasful times and the Land Purchase"' ,Offieer's ever ready Government cheque book, and he was able.,-to 'Acminate the situation. The Grown woe in such position that thee-! 'were able, and did take full advantage of their superiority over :the will ;and judgment of the Maori owners of these valuable timbei, 'T."-:" ' The Ohio! Surveyor made apOint of thp\_Sent that for a ezteeding from 17/12/1920 until 21/3/1921 the gasetted ','restriction against private alienation was not in force and the :tenfors made no effort to dispose of the land privately. (Top of sheet 4 of his. memorandum). This statement inaheer sophistry. Firstly; the Owner. hoes no ready means of asoertaintng that re-striations had been Littad oan'only be,weeertained so far as Maori" are conoerned by having heirpttentiq Aram to it thew?maw,-nor,where-thow,infOS641,Aq asn' 0 foamed Anal secondly} : (And this-laxly-marx7.-thi Ursa- km")'`-the periodyhen the striotioa was-eon-3earee acs over-,1000,034-444?cs then 44;--, freeks, eAd'inoluded-AlwahrtatMas end herYeer laodaye. - that ladirlude ihis-rse?amas,tb,peaulia of on - ? Irvereighil on,the-part of sorbs Dittoes, nod it. attended to. immediately the aonropaintelpeplAWalapeed wh .dirry-onto-a 'Arought-tt-laador-notiaetilkarth4 h0 expected otietloam. Gould hemad-ead earriedithreagh-ea private Irthimah 'Abort 14081441,4.-gmastioa-theit-peamet be earmmiktIMUishroow who - OrD,40Pthatag-eboat inmahaatters. The coneluding paragraph of the memorandums vas fully 4bMered: before the Oommittee of Maori Affairs; Ax01t was shown,:',';',' 54,11: in so far as reading was oonoerned this cfnuntrivis easy-roll ' TAfig,tussock cumin, land and roading is a 0 mparatively inexpensitra 11sni and that nothing like the figure of the rise in values sinataf. ',I-diture". I re t the Government pdrehased these lends at figures the purchases Fr as attributed to 'Government or private exped. :`4hieh were con iderably below their true values. (The percentage's' 'cry from 32 on open land to 1101C/41 the class ar timbered arena , erlhe\_rise in /lass! ). lee (=science orAhe Greein.:Laroaldtaut should be at ease;Ower these he' parphamas, and earneatiT4lead with you, 81r, thwraoonsider your decision. The dictusii,Inbarent in aritisustios, theta- Where ens of the parties elands in mole a relation of superiority towards the other, and lain a position to exeroise such dowinatitm and influence over his will and luoismat, tigigt doe law imposes en,ohmatteik upon the dominant party to establish, if' ohallenged, that he has not abused that influence or taken undue or Improper advantage of themorvient -party's auo-jeotion, distress, or nsoes,itiec. This obligation cannot be discharged except by establishing-:not only that-tbs. </pre>

6 3A09-11h_Part_2-005.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-005.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-005.tif 160835 PNG 1717 2599 161KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-005.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-005.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-005_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-005_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 330 500 PagedImage <pre> deadoent party made roll elecloaore of all relevant faoto, end of the rights t,) ,hie') the give rise, but also that the person, hmving full know- leelge of those hots end rig.'-. he, tla the 021,e or purotlenes) resolved edequete value. le one that is eoplioable to our cane. I eho,ld also like to ear teat, elthnugh this letter any a,pear r long one, re is a Lot. morn that requires to be said in intareetu of the people 1 reorene L. Mat I hove attempted has beer. to make such suboxsoldriM, so will oonvinoe you that there is a lot more to or case than Oen be gleaned from the reeorda evAlablp to ypu, d that our plea for consideration is a reasonable me end that it doe best be ' met by submitting the 'bolt case to hoes tribunal too a f 11 inquiry end report. In the writini. of hi:, letter 1 ,eve burn worded tb, thought that I my have written. Lao little, eagein, on the other hand, I may have liboured oertain wipeouts bf the near unduly e,4 med. this letter too long. nut you will, 1 feel sore, appreciate WI deep oonoern over the whole matter and the renneloility resting' on me to dindherge oJli6atn t, th people I r. nreeeat. 1 have tried my bent to comities you that this case merits the faireole oonnlaera4i n or y,ornelf and the Government, and I will danaltide, bi e,re,v1n4 the hose that. pra;mr o: the petiti)ners sill not go unheeded. Kia Ora Yours TaithfUlly, </pre>

7 3A09-11h_Part_2-006.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-006.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-006.tif 266120 PNG 1738 2614 266KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-006.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-006.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-006_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-006_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 332 500 PagedImage <pre> P.:11. Box 78, ; A U g U b U 1., 3rd. July, 1950/ The Mon. Minister of Maori Afissir14 Parliament Buildings, , "1,1, rGN. 4, fir, re: Petition 31/1949 hopins Teri A 63 Others Tiboi 31 68i Other Blocks. elth ref,renos to y)ur letter of the Sth. ultimo, y r intormeti'n that your predecemsor in office ,as not prepared to include the above petition in the Maori Purposes Bill, end that further he did. net ags.e that it nh,uld be included amongst the matters oubmitted to the Royal ,:ommission exues as a nurpriee to MA. Certeln inquiries norm mime Ot me orinol,sily with re-gird to the pow bIlity or claims b,ing made by former Mnori 2wnera of Crown timber lands. 1 wad that ir. the whole of Lly experience as en ollioer or the halve -epartment the Tlhoi Or,sel curase in the only came in which Departmental voluati'n figures arm available of timber and lend at the two crucial ol ts naciely at the time of purchase and on uefinitim o. the interests by the Maori Land Court. The ilgurea disulosed that between the year 1929 -when the latest pureees were made - and 1946 - .hen the interests purchased were defined - the value Hof the,1nter, is cired appreciated to the extent of =24,746. - And no factor or et?mbination of rectors; such as roading, for insta ,oe can possibly be brought into the reckoning that would account for this appreelatim in value. The ineeoapable foot is that there wee. so eteezed Jai our netiti.,n. groe underpayment by the drown for the thence purchased. The purchases were based on velum of gl ea- acre roe timber land end 6/- for open c,untry. On tt, Court defining the interests sequired the values acted on were E20 for timber lands (A c neervetive :lgure judging by our present timer operations) 'lid values varying between 7/6 and 10/e per sore for the open cosatry. Accordingly I could not see whore a oreaddeat might be established tor re-opehing other cases. . :ibises point, and other aspeote or the ease were also diamemd among other mutter's, were ,or re,lies (given verbally before the Committee of Maori Affairs and not recorded) to else Chief :surveyor's memorandum, This memorandum. which you no bt read when conaidoring thin matter, does not altogether give fair mammary of the ,oeition. For instance, in the memorandum the Chief 6urveror, states: "Regardine N (Unto, of Petit. m) the meeting of "assembled owners were either dPqrned or lapsed for went of qu,rom." ahereqs the Retietrer of the 4niariki 'Mori Lend Board In his report to the Freold nt wrote (r/12/1919 -Board file 3266 inter alias- </pre>

8 3A09-11h_Part_2-007.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-007.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-007.tif 315788 PNG 1717 2601 316KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-007.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-007.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-007_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-007_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 330 500 PagedImage <pre> 2. "The owners asked at the oommenaltamnt of the meeting to take these two blocks (Tiboi end faibahe) together "in order to obtain en expression of the feelings of the "owners. -This was agreed to. The Revolution to sell Te Tihoi at the Government 'Valuation was read end explained. The owners ebsolutely refused to entertain the proposal or even dieouss it. The resolutions to sell eaihshe subdivision at the "Government Valuations were also refused". 'rho owned of the two blocks ex d a desire to sell but at a much higher price. Some of them intimated that the Crown had quite recently b'night a block called Hsubuftgaroe (This refers to N I think) adjoining Tihol:, end Waihatha blocks at C3 per acre for the bush portions end 12/6 per acre for the open, end that these two blocks were equally as good at Hauhungeroa. They, therefore, 'asked for the same price se that given for Nauhunieroft Kook. "gobs guirama, on behalf of the owners of Te Tihot Block, et this stage proposed that the m7etings in oonnect"ion with that block bet adjourned. Lumeroa to Tini seconded "the motion and it was agreed to. There are as I have stated other oointe in the Chief Surveyors memorandum which were dealt ,ith by us before the Gommittes f Maori Affairs of which ther is no record on the papers which have come under your notice. There was no one there taking a verbetre4 report of the proceedings. After the General flection I was advised that, as the result meant a change of Government and as this case presented some unique features, ell of which required careful oonsid4ratiom particularly as to th,- nature of the order or reference which would require the aoprovel of cabinet - your predeoesEor felt that the matter should be left over for his successor to deal with. It is nom clear that no minute or record was made of the action eontemplated as indicated above. As the matter is of vital importance to the people I represent, 1 respectfully suggest that this point be referred to your predecessor so as to have it cleared up. There is too, 3ir, the aspect of my integrity; as in its present posture it night be info 'red I was endeavouring to mislead you when I stated in my previous letter that action was contsm. plated as indicated by me. This is dithout d,ubt bad case. Thai Department of. Maori Affairs, as the main instrument used by the Grown in thedf purchases, had perforce to set contrary to its vaunted role of virtual trustee of the Maori race, and as the result of the purchases has reduced the owners, as a sub tribe of Ngati to a state of almost landless. There are of course a few individuals - WI wife being one - who have acquired interest. through other tribal connections. They ars gradually drifting awev from their ancestral home at hokal. During ell last three seers 1 have found urk for three married men, of this tribe in our Incorporation Mill. Some have drifted auk, to Auckland end other parts. Where formerly they owned about 70,000 acres they how have about 10,000 aerials, some of which is very poor land. Although there were lees than 70 signatories, to. thepetition; the total nuMber of those ooncerned in the case would be aoproximatel 500 when all the suooessareere accounted for. </pre>

9 3A09-11h_Part_2-008.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-008.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-008.tif 386965 PNG 1734 2608 387KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-008.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-008.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-008_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-008_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 332 500 PagedImage <pre> 3. A hill ranking off of the Depertment At Maori Affairs (Mr. nowler) was the Land Puruhass Crfleer. This Ooer was at Various time also Registrar, President and Commissioner of the Maori Land ,": ourt. Ac President and Commlesioner he woe in a jedioial position; his duties being virtually those of a Judge of the Court. and in that eapacity he emcng other things, would have had to take into aocsount whether soy Maori selling land had sufficient other lands for bin maintenanes or was otherwise properly provided for. In these Tihoi purohen no such consideration was given to the circumstances of th people ooneerned: elth,ugh the Aot 'specifically requires that Vie aspect shoul.bs taken into account in all purchases. The Tihoi people were at the time in poor ?traumatise (This own be ',horn by referenos to the purchaee deeds themselves) and they were ',louse of the stressful times end the Land Purshase Officer's ever ready Government cheque book, and he was abiW,to dominate the situation. The Grown was in such a position that they were able, and did take full advantage of their superiority over the will and judgment of- the Maori owners of these valuable timber lands. The Chief aurveyor made a point of the feetthat for a period extending from 17/12/1920. until 21/3/1921 thAsetted rertriotion against private alienation was not in foro and the owners made no effort to dispose of the land privately. (Top of sheet 4 of his memorandum). This statement isebeer sophistry. Firstly; the Owners have no ready weans of ascertaining that re. striations had been lifted - this can only be asoertained so far as Maori's arc ounoerued by having their attention drown to it by those whc know where the informatiqnsoan be found: and secondly; (And this earn the term)sr. the period when the restriction was not in fore extemed,owar n matter of leas than 10 weeks, and included the Christmas and beef Year holidays. I would sug,est that the interlude in this regard wee the result of en oversight on the part of some Officer and It was attended to immediately the annropriste period elapsed when ham ug diary mite brought it under notice. Bow' At can be expected that negotiations Gould be opened and eerried through on private dial is auoh short, Lisa is eAsestion that cannot be appworiale anyone who knownenything about such matters. The conelUdine paragraph of the memomendum was fully answered before the Committee of Maori Affairs; and it was shown that in so far as reading was conoerned this country is ensr-rolling tussock puede land and, roadine is a o agmratively inexpensive item) and that nothing like the figure of the rise in Values sines the ourchasea could be attributed to Government or private expenditure-. I respect the Government ourchesed thesands at figures whioh were considerably below their true values. (The percentages vary from 32 on open land 40 1493 in the cue of timbered raft as the rise in Clause: ). The oonsoienoe of the Crown I wayld imagine should be ill at ease over these Tihoi purchases, and I earnemtly plead with you, air, to reconsider your decision. The dictum, inherent in Britian juatioe, that:- Where one of Inc particle stands such a relation of superiority towords the other, end iClim'a position to exercise Ruch dondnation and influence over his will and 3udgment, that the law imposer: nA,ohlinetlen upon the dominent party to eatablish, if challenged, that he has not abus,d that influence or t,ken undue or improper advantage of the earvient party's euojection, distress, or neoee-ities. 'This obligation oannot be disoharged except by establishing not only that the </pre>

10 3A09-11h_Part_2-009.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-009.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-009.tif 162063 PNG 1696 2584 162KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-009.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-009.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-009_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-009_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 328 500 PagedImage <pre> dominant party rod full dlaoloaure of all roil-vent rest:., and of th, rigmte to ehich they rtra rise, but also tr.,t person, ving nail knows- ledge of those foots end rl,ht 4 bee (lA the osse If purona,ee) received adequate value. ' )N la one that is 10,:lciable to our oats. eh ,i,ld shoo like to se I toot, although this letter may R-rear 1011g OA., 4,4rft la a lot more that requires to be said in U. Intereete ,f thn pooplc, represent. What I have ettemoted has boon to A,Ce such es sill omitoe you t,:at c Are is a lot mere tt lr came then can bs gleaned fr,om rec,rds av-ilalla to roue ctui that our ole, far 0 nslelarmtian is a r msonable ,no ri thst lt c n beat oe met ny auamitting th, tools (plea to h'iNe trlo,nal :or a 1'11 lnq41ry anc report. In is writinH of this letter i nave peen varied b, th th u, ht that I me .eve written t,o little, aria again, on th 4tter hand, I may helve 1,bouredoertain aapeote ri to,e cites ud dLly m,c eede chili latter too Net you w1, 1 I/ i sure, ao,reGists my deep olne,,n over the Lola :,attar and the reopm;10111 rsBiIav ass sae to alaris y u,11,Atla, L. the people 1 reorevemtp. I bare tried my beet to cmylnee you that tale care merits the fav,ureole canulcerati ono the Government, and 1 will conclude, oy ore7 ins the bo,e, that: ins r the pealt1,sera till not uhfieede i, hie ore . Yours :altbfully, </pre>

11 3A09-11h_Part_2-010.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-010.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-010.tif 122005 PNG 1695 2072 122KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-010.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-010.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-010_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 82 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-010_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 409 500 PagedImage <pre> (Oilier of tlir Minister of Maori Affairs, lit. Bei To Hurinui Cones, WELLINGTON. C. 1. . Box 78, j5 MAY 1951 TA=ARUNUI. Denr 31715212 : EZPINA TI4RI 6, 67 OTIP. ELUC;2. I have received your leo.:r doted. 24th Xcruh, find that my predecer in office Z aot prepare,' to includ.: the ohove petftion in tbe Enori Purposes Bill sb further he did not eree thc it should be iacludeei amon, the luatt.:rs sohmitted to the Royal I have perused the papers carefully and I tl ot the claim lo not one which should properly be referred to a tri7rla, roe would I 'reel justileied in reco,raending the Government to t,.e Oily further action. Ir. the circumstances, while there is n.)YAin to a forther petition to Parliament, I fcel it proper to poiLt that I could not offer any prospect of the claim suece,:in. Kia ore, Yours foithfull:!, 4":"/47,rb , i.,Inicr of ism.i're.,i4- 14':,7. :y A-4,,..' .. ie:.,-,-,,.,. # xi,f A 44/4.; '1, ,' '4- ;:"CI , 1. ; -----X - 4011 47. ,. Veoce.,,,/. ',.1..`i . 1'4./ . ' .,. 4" /4/ . lr'.: 9.' '.4i.!. y. .(... , 7.n; - fi ..Y. ',. -?.ii.', ,' ' 47- s.,.., 6,- awl ,.,. ,,,./i,vAg./ if. ' r7; ' s' ' ' ,., ' ,tt'. .C.:, /AU': if K:, -. . 101 -.. r ,.. 174k..1" ,,, M-, ---,?? 4e. 4i tr., ' el, ,- ,: ( c,"y r , ,('E4/]/47,,,,?",,ed, 4-.1,7 -.doe? .,..,4:.? 4.,,e; /,,g,??. ./;,, ?t: 4 ,c 4. ,5- .,. - ,r,, A, ,.v :.., , ...,,,4 .:et </pre>

12 3A09-11h_Part_2-011.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-011.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-011.tif 151493 PNG 1728 2677 151KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-011.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-011.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-011_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-011_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 323 500 PagedImage <pre> . lox 78. ;AUMARUNU k. 24th March, 1950. lho on. the Minister of Maori Affairs, Parliament MmiIdings, W I b I N 0 1 ON. 4. re: Petition 31/1949 Repine Teri 63 others T2h01 34 843 4 other biocke. am acting for the Petitioners in this case - the chief petitioner, Repine Teri is my wife - and I shall be very grateful if you will look into this matter and advise se when and how the Govern ment proposes to deal with reoommendation of the Maori Affairs Commi ttee of the 28th. September last. We had hoped that this matter would have been referred to the Coemdssion recently set up under 8ir7Miohael Myers as waa,I under stand, aontemplated by the late Government. The intervention of the General glection appears to have resulted in this matter being held over; and I em very concerned that the petitioners. should be spared the expense of presenting another petition as the,people concerned are smattered end It would be an expensive matter to-secure the signatures to it. Tours faithfully, 4 -41:-.; iiez-r 64,2e) cr..6 -4 </pre>

13 3A09-11h_Part_2-012.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-012.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-012.tif 154603 PNG 1728 2623 155KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-012.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-012.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-012_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-012_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 329 500 PagedImage <pre> .TUBE OF ROBSON TAT IV E0 00X3 Inn ,lii0"=-1r#,# 0 X E T 0# . Cat 31/1-949 #0431 "En 6cosSias OF TALIXAMIXIII 71XX tar relief' 'l altt -.Tiho 1 3B 83 3 anti iother Bleeite I 41401itted to reptitt that In the opinioa Of the Committee :tale iefitioo Warn17a4 -referred to the for lagittliro Cot terial C,BALR/4AN </pre>

14 3A09-11h_Part_2-013.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-013.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-013.tif 72606 PNG 1792 2725 72.6KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-013.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-013.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-013_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-013_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 329 500 PagedImage <pre> Leg.--2 Anse of Acpresentatibcs REPORT ON THE PETITION OF 31/1949 WirINA TNRI 63 UTHBES OPT ,roylng for relief In re 'ahoi 3ddB3 and other Blocks. I em directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee thin petition should be referred to the Covornment for inquiry. CHAIiMati. 2dth depLemher, 1910. </pre>

15 3A09-11h_Part_2-014.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-014.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-014.tif 168459 PNG 1761 2704 168KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-014.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-014.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-014_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-014_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 326 500 PagedImage <pre> ffio the 3bonourabte tke speaker anb Lemberg of tke Jbourse of IkepreoentatibeiS of tke dominion of zebu Zealanb in Varliatnent aogembieb Vhe 'Petition of REPINA rzRI (AND OTHERS) , of HUMBLY snowErs :? 45- L. The: your Petitioners were owners of undivided shares in one or more of these blocks of Maori Land, or are the next of kin of former Maori owners who are now deceased. The land is situate in the Auckland Land District, Waiariki Maori Land Court District in Hurakia and Marotiri Survey Districts. 2. THAT in the years prior to 1920 the Crown endeavoured to pur- chase these lands by resolution of the "assembled owners" but the owners as a body refused to sell at the price offered by the Crown. In 1921 the Crown began to purchase undivided shares by transfer from individual owners. These negotiations continued right down to the year 1930. '3. THAT the prices paid by the Crown on these transfers were as follows: on 3B8B3 containing 9709 acres 5/2 per acre or 4/6 per share on 3B8B4 5636 " 15/- per acre or 13/0 per share on 3B8B6 6698 " 15/9 per acre or 13/8 per share on 3B8B8 16129 " 9/5 per acre or 8/1 per share 4. THAT the said lands first appeared on the District Valuation Roll under the above description on 31st March 1931 wherein they are shown as follows: Tihoi 3B8B3 9709 ac. Caal. ?2425 ?2425 388B4 5636 " " " ?2820 " ?2820 with a note thereon "Timber" 3B8B6 6698 ac. Cap. Val. ?2500 ?2500 with a note "Some good milling timber" 3B8B8 16129 ac. Cap. Val. ?6000 ?6000 with a note "Timber on Western Portion". </pre>

16 3A09-11h_Part_2-015.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-015.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-015.tif 180545 PNG 1753 2698 181KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-015.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-015.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-015_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-015_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 325 500 PagedImage <pre> , - 2. 5. THAT on 20th March, 1946, on the application of the Crown the Maori Land Court partitioned the lands between the Maori owners who had sold their shares and the Maori owners who had not sold. At the hearing the Crown Representative called evidence of tue value of the land. The values so given were: 3B8B3 all open land ?7280 equal to about 15/- an acre 3B8B4 open land ?325 Timber acres ?62970 Total ?63295 equal to over ?11 per acre 3B8B6 open land ?700 Ti.:ber areas ?97090 Total ?97790 equal to about ?1. per acre 3B8B8 open land ?6420 Timber areas ?81030 Total ?87450 equal to about E5. 8. er acre. 6. THAT values set out in the last paragraph are on a par with the price at which a sale of timber on Tihoi 3B8B5A was confirmed by the Maori Land Court in the year 1939. In the year 1939 access to the 'mid lands was no better than it was between 1920 and 1930 when the Crown was purchasing shares. 7. TEAT some of your petitioners lastyear filed petitions of right in the Supreme Court claiming additional purchase money for the shares in the said lands sold by them, under Section 425 of the Maori Land Act, 1931. The pleas filed in answer by the Crown Solicitor disclosed for the first time to your petitioners that the lands were at time of purchase entered on the District Valuation Roll and included under other numbers viz as follows: 1/201/738 Tihoi part 46193 ac. ?11548 ?11548 This effects all 388B4 and 38886 and parts of 36883 and 3B8B8 dated 31st March, 1916 - -- 1/200/805 Tihoi 382 part 5511 ac. ?1328 ?1328 1/200/809 " 361 part 556 ac. ?90 ?90 These two effect part of Tihoi 3B8B3 dated 31st March 1914 1/200/808 Tihoi 3Q2 Pt. 184 ac. ?45 ?45 and that a report had been obtained from the Valuer General dated 28th January 1920 that the District Valuer advised to the effect "that Valuations of these blocksbave not substantially </pre>

17 3A09-11h_Part_2-016.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-016.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-016.tif 130563 PNG 1728 2687 131KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-016.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-016.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-016_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 64 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-016_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 322 500 PagedImage <pre> 3. increased since the last date of Valuation namely 1916" 8. THAT in view of the disclosure of these facts the petitioners to the Supreme Court have been advised by Counsel that the petitions to the Supreme Court under See. 425 of the Maori Land Act could not succeed and they have therefore not been proceeded with. 9. THAT we say, however: sT?Ire have been grossly underpaid for our shares in the said lands. (b) The entries in the Valuation rolls of 1914 and 1916 did not indicate there was milling timber on the lands. (c) That even if the Valuations of 1914 and 1916 were reasonable then, the timber areas became much more valuable before the Crown began to purchase in 1921 and continued to increase in value in each year thereafter. (d) The Crown should not have continued purchases up till 1930 at 1914 and 1916 valuations with the 4nowledge there was valuable timber of increasing value on parts of the land. (e) The Maori owners were debarred from negotiating any alienation themselves as there was a proclamation over the lands prohibiting alienation except to the Crown. 10. TEAT we therefore pray teat right be done in this matter and that the shares purchased by the Crown be paid for at a true value and your Petitioners will ever pray. </pre>

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19 3A09-11h_Part_2-018.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-018.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-018.tif 72669 PNG 1753 1406 72.7KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-018.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-018.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-018_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 100 80 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-018_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 500 401 PagedImage <pre> WATT. CURRIE JACK BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS .10 WANGANUI a. lie. CURRIE. NOTARY Pueuc J. B. JACK ROY E. JACK . SOX NO. 3 TELEPHONE NO. 2381, CABLE \_ TELEGRAPHIC AODRES3, STATTE. WANMtl jc ',54/6,:eszaand ,e1a41,2/.176, 14 71;kl,,/ ALL SOLICITORS ARE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SOLICITORS' FIDELITY GUARANTEE Fu. 14th July, 19 49. WANGANUI, Mr. Jones, Box 78, TAUMARUNUI. Dear Sir, TIHOI. As requested we hand you a memo of notes for address to Maori Affairs Committe when the petition comes up for hearing. You mi7ht be able to prepare notes on two other points: (a) Access during 1920-1939 (b) Comparative prices for timber lards sold during those years. Our hurdle wil] be the sale by the Tauri family. Yours faithfully, WATT, CURRIE JACK, per:) </pre>

20 3A09-11h_Part_2-019.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-019.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-019.tif 159267 PNG 1780 2606 159KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-019.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-019.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-019_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-019_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 342 500 PagedImage <pre> TIRO; PITI1101 Memorandum in Support The Petition eets out the main faets, but some supplemental fact, and references will help to elucidate the grievano that the Crown did not pay fair value for these lands between 1921 and 1930, and did not get such valuations by the Valuer general as should have been obtained before making the purchases. As to par. 1 - produce plan showing open land and Limber lands As to Par. 2 - Alienation by the owners, except to the Crown prohibited by Order-in-Council First approach by Crown to purchase in 1919 (a) Meetings nailed. at Mokai 9/12/19 of Tihoi Walhalla - owners flatly refused to sell at price offered - meetings adjourned. (b) Meetings again called 6/12/20 - at owners request meeting, not proceeded with. (o) Meetings again at Mokai 18/8/21. Owners objected to prise offered and Reeler O. stated the Crown would promeed to purchase individual owners shares. This procedure continued till 1930, Owners se bod4 objected teals, but through hardship and impecuniousity moot owners were forced to sell. Some going as often as five tinge over the 9 years to the O. for a dole for part of shares. Although Order in Council prohibiting 41110wwities wh0 01-010 rememed la 1930 no twslsrs sold after ttft,4. Para. 3. Figure of pries per sore paid by Crown should Mead: 2218113 6/- per sere L 17/5 " 6 18/4 " 8 10/11 Par. Valuation. Quote Sec. 452 o. 1931 372 " " 1909 The Valuation in the District Roll of the </pre>

21 3A09-11h_Part_2-020.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-020.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-020.tif 230373 PNG 1809 2624 230KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-020.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-020.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-020_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 69 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-020_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 345 500 PagedImage <pre> .ain part of these lands wee dated 31/3/14 for an area of Part No. 3 a oampeeite 46193 acres valued at Cap. ?11548 '1528 90 45 Totals' 52444 sores valued at ?13011 or about 5/- per acre over all. These Valuations were used as a basis for purshase of Pries pail lands then known by the owners as Tihoi 3b683 9109 6/- I 4 4 k Pdp6, 111 lit 8 16129 10/11 Al The Crown oast have had separate reports or why the differgime 1 41 - -N in prices. No mention of tiMber in these Veloatioas. ,.q t. " In 1931 after the purchases complained of ceased a revaluation .lty IN showed these lands ae valued all I iii 313833 9709 so. 2425 . 5636 mber ti millinit 6698 2820 with a note "Timber 2500 "some gpod 6000 " " " "Timber on Westernportin 16129 8 t l 4 e tinter values are not included in the Valuation. 1 a. In 311885,ea adjoining blook,Raa to Moetu non seller applied N0 for partition on 6/2/30 and the land was partitioned between 11'4 1 the Crown and non-sellers os basis of 6/- per aore for open . 4 1 tan/ and ?1 for bush lend. This presumably being the pries fi vim paid by the Crown for the shares acquired. Hee to Moots i' Ireceived 536 acres 2 roods of bush and 420 acres open land V )oalled A. In 1939 Haa to Morita granted a timber liegees to i'311 i 1' 4Firwr Ube peer his bush area. The Waiariki Maori Land Board S44Aifile No. 6317 shows that this 536} sores contained over 5 l'N'l 1 million feet of timber and Kah-paid royalty of ?8193 which 4 k l'4 t equale 11,-,5. 0 per core for the timber alas. No road (Zell.,41414r274+:54VIesal:?....enc211t2trAttohlZ141ilr?r4) The Crown on 20/3/46 applied for partition of the shares purchased in the four blacks mentioned in the petition. Tempo M. 33/151 quote Darby's evidence State Amulet lorries Valuation. These Vsluations are given is par. 5 of petition and are oa a par with the pries paid by /Kahl for the 536 sores of timber et 5A 312 5511 311 556 3Q2 184 </pre>

22 3A09-11h_Part_2-021.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-021.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-021.tif 71258 PNG 1761 2592 71.3KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-021.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-021.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-021_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-021_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 340 500 PagedImage <pre> Comparison of the Valuations before the Court in 1946 and the prioe paid to sellers shyest Block Area Valuation Valuation Amounts Difference whole Block Sellers shares paid sellers 38833 9709a. 7,280 all wen land 6,665 2,607 4,088 4 5636 63,295 62,900 4,879 58,021 6 6693 97,790 parts bush 90,247 5,665 ;lag 8 16129 87,450 86,855 1Q Totals 38167255 815 ?246,667 ?21,921 ?224,746 </pre>

23 3A09-11h_Part_2-022.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-022.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-022.tif 226898 PNG 1728 2674 227KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-022.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-022.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-022_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-022_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 323 500 PagedImage <pre> x Ws". Mier Burverer's Offies, Dom 1214, ADOKLAXD. )00/1146 9th utast. 1949. Mittel' No. 30949 'opine Teri aria others liked 31 SD SObilvisloas. Direst: aural of lands. Tier slants of 1i9,/49. The Deets. Pureasse lists aM marl Departeentre riles have already has forwarded to rou. Th majority of the shares la the hush severed bleak materroa is by petitisaars rare oarlke's betimes 1921 aM 190. These laterests were soli by the 'mere atter special valuation, difforeatiatlag belays tho pea aol the husk Lads. hat buss mtgs. ad it is soutane" that the prime Pais at ta0 tins 'We fair aril raasoaable. first refarriag to the several prayers of tae potitiesero No. I is factual resulting AO esposat. Regarilag No. 2, the meetiag of asemoblod ommore were either sAjouraod or laps0A tor mut of goorma. rshab it sae to taettlity to sot the more to set eolloortivelyly that ZIPS OA alas leer the Lase rurshaso Offloar to tato la his report of 7/7/e1s- or sr afraid that me my Mentally have to Nostra ladividial interests la meet awe, Lai malt samet that you save as authority to ash W this method. itImValir. I have 'amorally Am that laity hill dial la this war say set to pesparcd is submit is thcOslara aeasetaaat spitlipsweetlog soar 7st XVIII Oa 211041 the Susi Mai purchase ?trump reportot tat 'Wm the timers would met Seal sailor Part xv/X1 he- Assoliatimull "Ar direst traasfer la the sae, of the tialMmr The seatiaustlea of amistlatieas to 1930 LS roliermat to la WO 00wasitts pa Dare. f. I Pere S the total prise pal" has hash artoragod by petitisaars over the total area of Ask bleak, the prises thus betas Dimmest. The toes flews. are,? MGM 6/? 44 I/2 saw 9700 Om 17/S 4774. 1k/7 3101014 5634 61".-.46140 94.-24 12 SAM U93 414,. 14/11 Mha. 4440741w. YAM 16119 144311. The Vottaileas tot 4 are as votar604 la tit Distrist Valaattaa Roll as at 91 31. alas pato paid 14r Us from la purohasias prier to this trite mewled Visa figures seek asaa. </pre>

24 3A09-11h_Part_2-023.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-023.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-023.tif 292644 PNG 1728 2673 293KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-023.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-023.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-023_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-023_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 323 500 PagedImage <pre> R gsvp par air sari it is 'arrest that the Oseva did set apply for flea until um 1946, ekereas pertitisa hays tees so t Le 1930. Whet velum of 19-6 were greatly la asses of theta la the army 20's whoa the Valk of Ws shares gars purchased. I. this partisaler blasts assess had buss improved to usable tiMber Ustrastisa ea seals, but walla, wieder mmulaery both tor reed nakiag mad extrastion had greatly enheased valioes Uwe Unbar previously had Ulm pr stleallr lauseeesible. Laid values of 1946 likewise 'hee=d as laerteee, la she oasts bei1aagg seeped at IV- per sore. aad the other tame. lavas wore IW- per attro fasm4Inhaph 6 reftreage is made to Mei 11 CS SA. This bloat soata1A sores and la useamber 1939 the Read ulna Sew, oonfirmod a great at Silber eattins rights ter 16,199. This. Mower, is up to IS years after the talk of the Orem psoriases la adjoining blasts. It le et 'arrest that the assess is 19), ale he Vetter than La 1520 'lase ea 90/1/311 the mass er jai wrote to the Osealesioaar of Orris Loads, liaskiaad, esnolaining of Muria slag the road ha had esestrusted iaslatiat four bridges suable of eareplag leads up to to ill teas. this reed provided assess to the Ulm, referral to by petitioaers. Paragraphs 7 and i refer is patitlea of Right sew ateatemed alas dowel for the 'awls had advised then that the, smile ast summed. I. paragraph 9 the nail slalom, of palliasses are See outs-(a) have less grimily underpaid ter our Maras la the said laade." As previously stated it is Mat that tins prise paid at the ties of passim was fair sad reasonable. The prise etteved, alt asseepted by thee, Woe sold was based sae voluatiaa stud 90/4/10. 'his valu te vas nage after eareftl issausetlea than the open souatmy was assessed at 41- per acme, aid the bulk 'east rr at All par sire. At tale time assess was ,.P11/11,17 lasseh sor aurae thaekte Mai. a Solana dieters, of ft suss. 41,e-r01; these blush, therefore, were purSkased similarly to ether drop eparrr see at the this existing valus. Lase rerahase Officers et day seal met be expeoted hem te chat exist timber and lead L, 00 Valves eight lamest La the seams of to years. ear sante the drew,/L0? perehaes ape a hreathatisal vales. Iss the report dated S/9/46(eo/1944) of the loyal par s i eelee the Makin (usAnissudise)Slk graph de eis tieulenore to meatless la vale, Whim is t e he lime el a Orowa se Plirviters. Peralleok 66 reads as fellows- " Thom is ao difftraase LA priasipli batmen's the proem, ease amieeariNdwrime01 there Assehanwasgrwstber news-er hese permasaat enonodity, le sold at a mall arias sad la the muses of pliers ?slag to development and altered sonditleas whisk emit set well tare tees ftwoosea, nay have wised teafeld or a thoftessegelg or here la vela'. gales. in sass mouths 'reader lama 0ftgital traaseetioa has bass detraudod or everriaelsed, it smart to said, either legally or esrallp, thatahe has suffered ea isjustidie 1 sells for auspeasatioa. In oar visa, me lajustios has been less sr would be dews to the termer siewl sours of the bleak sr riser dosseadeal Or repressatatimes, We ear of then, la assortiag sad m latalalag the Ormaa's title is the blast se against plea 'seers their diasseadanto op represeatativeo, or ale of thee. sad NW Mee therefore doss set sell fey seapeasatish. </pre>

25 3A09-11h_Part_2-024.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-024.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-024.tif 260417 PNG 1778 2705 260KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-024.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-024.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-024_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-024_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 329 500 PagedImage <pre> -3- ' value of timber has warrants the sally assess read mow Is the presort 'Astons the 'regal, /harass! prl. ere .4 seastruated the blasts. bat It is Wright that the priaeiplo eanwera hy the loyal Clessissioa saually applies. II it) 1be trios la the Valsatioa fells of i914 M1916 Mt isaliate there was milli timber a the lead abl (e) `!fat sees if the valuatleas of 1914 and 1916 ware reasomahle then. has timber areas bosom mash sere valuable berms as Cress bogs to pareksee and esatiassd t agrees' is wills is sash roar theraafter. It has sever basil the prastiao of the valuatlea pavilion to add tinker value la its asssesuants, bat times blocks were net porehasod at tke value on that Department's Rolls. AA laased value was assessed after laspaatina of the eve r, is the year peesedlag rusks. as'whereas tkis valwatiower6/- per sere for the spa moat', mg IS air sore robs 'wintry the Oevernasat Waluatisa if 1914 as'1916 was 5/- Per rive. 110 IOW Crews should sot kayo soatiaued purehase. wp till 9 at 1914 sad 1916 valuatioas with the kaewlidife there was v male timber of imareasiag value oa parts of the lama. In the timbered Vlachs the najariti of the shares were Pareaseed betels 1911 and 1913 as sheen in the follewiag tables- Maas u;661' Au2A46`1" 41: f66 19 38188 143 1,661 lag 1929 the latest fair st psorsass. is ha. three small =sole of shares wars aosaired is 3B686, amid early sae small passel. IR the other tinkered bleak, 31eSsS AO porshames mews aade after sap 1917. The pea amass blast Ws) gas Perehalsmt alialr la 1116. rh that ps r 41190 Maras wore aoaairod and 1694 shares ware purskaped tram 1927sts 1930, bat is the latter year sal, ems small 'areal was scaling It will be sees therefore that the parshases sera sot we'd Imlay aver the period 1911-1950 bat that the Isesssassils of the shares d ware ebtaised shortly tallest, Mb. sesmeademeat at parehase elPerativis. Purchases if other timbered busks made about the sere tins as Wise Warped to 17 petitioaers show tt4 prises paid Ulm sinilim /god 310,8811 seataiaLkf190116 oafs. was fIsolkased ir Crewe 61 hOtIMOA 19 and 192 for s1447 MP 14/3 sir sere. oa 11/3/19 the Mari Last cow soafirmod a eels of Tiltai pas. shish adieVes 55sS. to Maas ter MOM, or approx. 5/- per ears. Oa 506,19 fr. Persia traasferrod tkis bleak to Jai. fella far 44190 aid 9/10/39 Wells treasiOrrad to 1N6 Borges. far 2174410 taus shawlr that eves im11933 the timber value had not laeroased to sprahers sygresablas the 1946 values whoa petitloaers blasts mere partitleasd. (in11 Maori smears were debarrod from magetiotias say natio. lassesivss as there was preolemation wear ft. leads prohibitiag aliesatiaa sitsct to the frown." r </pre>

26 3A09-11h_Part_2-025.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-025.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-025.tif 95136 PNG 1770 2701 95.1KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-025.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-025.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-025_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-025_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 328 500 PagedImage <pre> WWI le lie seal wrestle mars lames are hides pershasel law the Orswa. owever eels prellhitioa expired ea 17/14/20 spit was Mot assimexisage4 mail.' Whit. arias this time as grant was made ip, the swears to dhow at the i emsioteilitioap la eassinsiea it As thelebh that it ihis potitioa wore to ressawe ftwouralle eassidosatiea it mould be the fore- names, to ammorees similar polities whore aviesiesat to awes ai;I: pers,ass there ewes as iassvese is valve has I. Oewerameat MPiehrste here. Paellities thee weeeided at large oast saahliaw Orem lie lead he it nhms ig. Umber, sr miasmal satmaehisa, mast Ohms' mreehrht water. 116 101. </pre>

27 3A09-11h_Part_2-026.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-026.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-026.tif 194884 PNG 1777 2027 195KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-026.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-026.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-026_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 88 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-026_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 438 500 PagedImage <pre> . Bea 71/. TACkAnUSUI. let. July'. 1449. Mr. Tiski Osana Parlian at Buildings , O 143il2T4d Tana kg. ,' , lona Yoe i te ahuatanga i to boa aroha kus =Whigs atu t rings tabs o Aitus Lua wire is 1 age wake rewaross kid ngs tams matua 1 rote o Whakanoaarik1 Las whitl atu 1 tenet ao nalonato ki De Orange autunga-kore i to Matsui Pali to Mule Lux maim iho hoe ki te aoturoa kal-arohi si 1 runga te ngakau pourigiona Kis manawanat tic Yalta i ka nui Ne ngA hoa aroha kei nga pito e who o te Yotu kei te nano NO te tonal te ngakau sou i rote i tonal pouritangs nut Xis tau iho ono ups sanaski a To Rungs Rasa ki a koe e te hos areha Tens ono hoki toe e Tin. , i rang. i nee mohl norm o to Motu Ka hurl. tenet ki te take kit rote i age, retsina aka utu net i rote I tonei rota Pe tuki res ',smba tenet waahl o to rota net xis ora sal ono toe Attu, hoe i rote 1 to kar mata 1 am forwarding herewith a Petition by ay siTI, Repine Teri and 59 others la oonneotion with the Crown Purchases of the Tihoi Blocks These lands are situated eits. astern side of Lake faupo Ai staten the Petition the lands in Lusatian are in the asisriki Maori Land Court Distriotmad s000rdiagay. this matter gone within the Saotern Maori Ilorato aN4 this account the Petition is being forwarded to you for presents than to tile House A large ouster of the p titi atrs ars reaident in the Western Maori illeotorate and I hay dossed it proper to forward a copy of the Petition to Mr. Ratio Ratans for his information Ws would require about two weeks' Notioe of the hearing before the Committee for Mori Affairs and I shall De obliged If you will for such notio to be forwarded Is me at my new address as above 11th kind regards Pa to boa aroha , </pre>

28 3A09-11h_Part_2-027.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-027.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-027.tif 164526 PNG 1793 2041 165KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-027.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-027.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-027_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 88 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-027_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 439 500 PagedImage <pre> . des 74. TALPAARUSUI let. July 1949. katlu Ratan Parliament Buildings wEL1I84;04 O to has tesiao Tuna too i rungs, i Aga meat marl tauten to o Lan i rota l'te lhare Pareeerts 1 au forwarding far year isfeantatioa'aeopy of a Petition by ay wife denim Teri and 59 other with regard to the Crown Furekease of the fihol Sleeks Theft =I:are sitaattd on the ~torn side of Lake Tempo hetrrar sad the balm The titles to these lauds are in tad eaiariki Maori Load Court District. in Rotorua , and ommomigait; they noes the Stern Maori Elootorato ; and I hare. forwarded Sao original of this Petition to your wallow 4". Tiaki Oeimna ter preeentatioa Is the Reese uaay of the Petitisaers are resides da agleam Maori Sientorate sad this is the reason why I haws sent Yoe copy bay aseistanne you say give , should Jaok require i will he appreatotad Oa amount of hip ree-nt sad bersareaent 1 ea rather sorry Unites abeald lutes to perry hies with oar, trouble loworrer brawn you two I ea sure that this MOW, will reesire prayer attention Ws will see you lens rith kiad regards So to hoa ' </pre>

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30 3A09-11h_Part_2-029.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-029.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-029.tif 111037 PNG 1815 2104 111KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-029.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-029.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-029_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 86 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-029_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 431 500 PagedImage <pre> . Box 78 Tamar= Ix 78 xrrvirryrry xxxx 241 24th. June , 1949 xxzx258 deserts. bittpenrrie Jack , Barrister' Solicitor. , Box 5 WANIANUI. Dear Sirs , Tihol Blocks. ave circularised ()spies of the petition as prepared by you with instruotions to have ease signey as many as can be contacted within the next week or two NO alterations were made as.; la you have covered the position fully With regard to the further detaile which are to be got ready far the hearing , could I have a copy of same I forward my cheque to yield K50. Kindly acknowledvi 1 Tour. faithfully , , . Pleases/mew present address as above. ENCL. </pre>

31 3A09-11h_Part_2-030.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-030.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-030.tif 199167 PNG 1766 1904 199KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-030.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-030.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-030_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 93 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-030_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 464 500 PagedImage <pre> tOn 70 TAL4AA002. ind Juno ,1940. Ivo t430I OA3k. Grootings to all the folks. Our Tibet Ogee has entered into a now phase I haw bad two 1egg4 pons to say that , having 'seabed the point 01 ober. Lb Winn has submIttod answers to our dials in our petition Tyr righWin Sae Juprono dourt we Mould now ebendon the 0ourt settee' and poosaed by way of Petition to Parliament Our collator Mimosa that we hays reasbed the stags bar, we son say to Perlis. vent that we hors "oxhausted ospilegal rensdios." ACMA).C. without swab adokei end it seam woo, not in a pesitio to nay that we had Baas ea attsopt to 'sour redress through the Court' of Law our Petition to the House would have boon bandisappod from the outset. Another point high I boo alma into sonsidoro. ties was the matter of events. Our solicitor ( Imp. JO. lash) advised no that the nature of the drown's answer to our submissions to the Supreme Oast clearly indioatod that It es rota to pursue the 0ourt edition to the bitter sad , the (eats would have boon eonsidoroblo ; es the Crown , it unsummesful in the Supreme don't, would be sure to take the matter to the Court of appeal As it Ls the funds I have in band 111 be aisle ter our Petition to Parliament Amsardingly I fOrward herewith sopy of the Petition which I stall be pleased if you will Ot them, oho are L000dlotolY availabl, to stew. It will not be mmesaary to got all Maio she 'signed the antberity previously , as what we 'equip now isifair repro..statism of the wages and sueeossore la tbs various blocks. Other espies et this Petition have boon sent out by and I as anxious to have then back Am early as possible go as to got it in during the isrthosoing Ssasion of Parliammat whisk sameness its sittings towards the end of this month. sill yak- therefore , try and get tbeAigpaod Petition bask to no within the neat fortnight. An addrossodZiteepod envelops in enelosed for the perpOm0. Kis or mai Mme Undressed. </pre>

32 3A09-11h_Part_2-031.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-031.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-031.tif 150051 PNG 1753 2620 150KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-031.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-031.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-031_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 67 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-031_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 335 500 PagedImage <pre> PETITION TO Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members of the House of Representatives in parliament assembled. re TIHOI 38883 " 388)34 3B8B6 " 388B8 BLOCKS 1. YOUR Petitioners were owners of undivided shares in one or more of these blocks of Maori Land, or are the next of kin of former Maori owners who are now deceased. The land is situate in the Auckland Land District, Waiariki Maori Land CDurt District, in Hurakia and Marotiri Survey Districts. 2. IN the years prior to 1920 the Crown endeavoured to purchase these lands by resolution of the "assembled owners" but the owners as a body refused to sell at the price offered by the Crown. In 1921 the Crown began to purchase undivided shares by transfer from individual owners. These negotiations continued right down to the year 1930. 3. THE prices paid by the Crown on these transfers were as follows: on 3138B3 containing 9709 acres 5/2 per acre or 4/6 per share. " 38824 " 5636 " 15/- per acre or 13/- per share. " 38886 6698 15/9 per acre or 13/8 per share. " 3B8B8 16129 " 9/5 per acre or 8/1 per share. 4. THE said lands first appeared on the District Valuation Roll under the above description on 31st Larch 1931 wherein they are shown as follows: Tihoi 38833 9709 ac. Cap. Val. 22425 ?2425 38884 5636 ?2820 " ?2820 with a note thereon "Timber" 33886 6698 ac. Cap. Val. 22500 ?2500 With a note "Some good milling timber" 338B8 16129ac. Cap. Val. ?6000 ?6000 With a note "Timber on Western Portion". </pre>

33 3A09-11h_Part_2-032.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-032.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-032.tif 178127 PNG 1826 2667 178KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-032.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-032.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-032_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-032_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 342 500 PagedImage <pre> -2 - 5. 01' 20th March, 1946 on the application of the Crown the Maori Land Court partitioned the lands between the Maori owners who had sold their shares and the Maori owners who had not sold. At the hearing the Crown Representative called evidence of the value of the land. The values so given were: 38883 all open land ?7280 equal to about 15/- en acre 38884 open land 2325 Timber areas ?62970 Total ?63295 equal to over ?11 per acre. 38886 open land ?700 Timber areas ?97090 Total ?97790 equal to about ?12. 0 per acre. 38888 open land ?6420 Timber areas ?81030 Total ?87450 equal to about ?5. 8. 0 per acre. 6. THE values set out in the last paragraph are on a par with the price at which a sale 4 tinter on Tihoi 365A was confirmed by the Maori Land Court in the year 1939. In the year 1939 access to the said lands was no better than it was between 1920 and 1930 when the Crown was purchasing shares. 7. SOME of your petitioners last year filed '4{.=ese of right in the Supreme Court claiming additional purchase money for the shares in the said lands sold by them, under Section 425 of the Maori Land Act, 1931. The pleas filed in answer to those petitions and further information given by the Crown Solicitor disclosed for the first time to your petitioners that the lands were et time of purchase entered on the District Valuation Roll and included under other numbers viz as follows: 1/201/738 Tihoi part 3 46493 sc. ?11548 ?11548 This effects all 38884 and 38886 and parts of 38883 and 3B8B8 dated 31st March, 1916. 1/200/805 Tihoi 3K2 part 5511 ac. ?1328 ?1328 1/200/809 " 331 part 556 ac. ?90 ?90 These two effect part of Tihoi 38883 dated 31st March 1914 1/200/808 Tihoi 3Q2 Pt. 184 ac. ?45 ?45 and that a report had been obtained the Valuer General </pre>

34 3A09-11h_Part_2-033.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-033.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-033.tif 148695 PNG 1819 2663 149KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-033.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-033.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-033_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-033_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 342 500 PagedImage <pre> -3- dated 28th January 1920 that the District Valuer advised "to the effect that Valuations of these blocks have "not substantially increased since the last date of "Valuation namely 1916" 8. IN view of the disclosure: of these facts the petitioners to the Supreme Court have been advised by Counsel that the petitions to the Supreme Court under Sec. 425 of the ori Land Act could not succeed and they have therefore not been proceeded with. 9. WE say, however: (a) We have been grossly underpaid for our shares in the said lands. (b) The entries in the Valuation rolls of 1914 and 1916 did not indicate there was milling timber on the lands. (c) That even if the Valuations of 1914 and 1916 were reasonable then, the timber areas became much more valuable before the Crown began to purchase in 1921 and continued to increase in value in each year thereafter. (d) The Crown should not have continued purchases up till 1930 at 1914 and 1916 valuations with the knowledge there was valuable timber of increasing value on parts of the land. (e) The ori owners were debarred from negotiating any alienation themselved as there was a proclamation over the lands prohibiting alienation except to the Crown. 10. WE therefore pray that right be done in this matter and that the shares purchased by the Crown be paid for at a true value and your Petitioners will ever pray. Signature of petitioner Date Name of deceased owner if Vendor deceased. </pre>

35 3A09-11h_Part_2-034.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-034.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-034.tif 79262 PNG 1776 1438 79.3KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-034.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-034.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-034_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 100 81 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-034_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 500 405 PagedImage <pre> WATT, CURRIE JACK BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS WANGANUI G. 011FINIE NOTARY PUBLIC J. IA JACK ROY C. JACK , coalutsrmemkommAoolus, -STATuT,WANG.- ..9Lendoruf ALL SOLICITORS ARE CONTRIBUTORS To TNT SOLICITORS' FIDELITY GUARANTEE FUND 13th May, 1949 /4 W.,6ked WANGANUI, JBJ'NRF Mr. Jones, Licensed Interpreter, . Box 221, HAWERA. Dear Sir, TIHOI BLOCKS We are sorry we have kept you so long waiting this petition but we have been so busy it has been put aside. We now enclose three copies and hope it will meet your wishes. If it does not you can alter it to suit. Further details can of course be got ready for the hearing. We have spent about ?25 in disbursements, Kindly let us have a cheque for ?50. Yours faithfully, WATT, CURRIE JACK, per: Encl. </pre>

36 3A09-11h_Part_2-035.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-035.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-035.tif 156428 PNG 1777 2599 156KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-035.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-035.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-035_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-035_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 342 500 PagedImage <pre> Y1112212111 TO dr. Speaker and Honourable Montero of the Rouse of Ropentative. in Parliamsnt aseeibled. re TINOI 39823 " 38884 " 38816 640cK6 Petition were owners of undivided shares in one or more of these blnoks if Maori Land, or are the next of kin of former Maori owners who are new deceased. The land is situate in the Auskland Lend District, Waiariki Maori Land CTurt District, in lierekie and harstiri Survey Districts. 2. J the years prior to 1920 the Crown endeavoured to purchase those lands by resolution of the teheobled owners but the owners as body refused to sell at the priest offered by the Crown. In 1911 the Crow berekt to purchase undivided shares by transfer free individual owners. Thee. negotiations sentinved right down to the year 1930. 12\_151 prices paid by the Crown on these transfers were as follows: on 38E83 containing 9709 acres 5/2 per acre or 4/6 Der Wore. " 5R884 5636 15/- per stare er 13/- " 71836 6698 18/9 per sere 41371. per shoos. " 31888 16129 " 9/8 per sere er 4/1 per 0110,0. said lands first LTeared on the District Valuation Roll odor the above description on 31st harsh 1931 'berets they are shown as follows: Tibet 38883 9709 se. Cap. Val. ?2425 ?1425 " 3184 5636 " R2820 " d1820 with note thereon fisher 38886 6698 sc. Cap. Val. ?2500 ?2500 with a note Solm good milling timer" 11888 16129an. Cap. Val. ?6000 ?6000 with a able Tiber Gs Iteolmero Portico </pre>

37 3A09-11h_Part_2-036.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-036.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-036.tif 182580 PNG 1728 2567 183KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-036.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-036.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-036_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 67 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-036_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 337 500 PagedImage <pre> -3 5. QP 20th Marsh. 1946 on the epplle tion of the Oros the Maori Lend Court partitioned the leads between the Maori owners who hod cold their shares ad the Maori owners who hod not sold. At the hearing the Crowe Reprepentative called evidence of the value of the land. The values so given were, 3B883 ell open land ?7290 equal to about 15/? en sore 38854 open land 0325 Timber areas iS2970 Total /63295 equal to over C11 per acre. 388E16 open land ?700 Timber areas ?97090 Total 097790 equal to about ?12. 0 per acre. 38838 open land 66420 Timber areas ?81030 Total 887450 equal to about 65. 8. 0 per acre. 6. zu values set out in the last peregraph ere on a par with the price at which a sale 14-timber on Tihoi 3A835A was confirmed by the 1140r1 Land Court in the gimp 1939. In the year 1939 access to the sold lands was not better than it was between 1920 and 1930 when the Crown was purchasing shares. of your petitioners bast year filedtens of right in the Supreme Court olaiming additional POreben money for the shares in the said lands sold by them. ender Section 425 of the Maori Land Act, 1931. The pleas filed in answer to those petitions and further infermotion given by the Crown Solicitor diselesed fop the first time to your petitioners that the Ueda wore at time of purchase entered on the Distvist Valuation Roll and included under other numbers vie as fella's 1/201/738 Tihoi part 3 461103 ae. ?11546 04948 This affects all Now, and 38884 and part of 01533 ant 38818 dated 31st March, 1916. 1/200/805 Tihoi 382 part 5511 so. ?1335 A1328 1/200/809 " 381 part 556 co. ?90 890 These two offset part of Tihoi 38883 dated 31st Marsh 1914 1/200/808 Tihoi 3Q2 Pt. 184 no. ?45 ?45 A-.- and that report bed been obtained fee, the Valuer Oeseral </pre>

38 3A09-11h_Part_2-037.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-037.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-037.tif 153781 PNG 1860 2656 154KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-037.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-037.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-037_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 70 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-037_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 350 500 PagedImage <pre> -3- dated 68th January 1920 that the Distriet Valuer advioal "to the effect that Valuations of these blasts has not substantially increased slops the last date of valuation namely 1916" view of the disclosure of these foots the, petitioners to the Supreme Court have boas advised by Counsel that the petitions to the Supreme Court under Soo. 425 of the Maori Lend Act could not sasseod and they have therefore not been proseeded with. 9. WI soy, however (a) We have bolo grossly underpaid for our amass In the raid lands. (b) The entries in the Valuation rolls of 1944 sad 1916 did not indicate then, woe milliag Silber as the lands. (0) That even if the Valuations of 1914 and 1916 were reasonable tan, the timber areas booses ma lb more valuable before the Crown began to purahaso in 1921 end continued to increase in vain in "soh year thereafter. (d) e Crown should not have continued pashas's up till 1950 at 1914 sod 1916 valuations with the knowledge there was valuable timber of impaling vela on parts of the land. (e) e Maori owners were debarred from negotiating AMY alienation theaselved es there was a proclamation over the lauds prohibitiag slienatiem exempt to the Crown. 10. 9 therefore prep that right be dome is ibis matter eat that the share. purchased by the Cream be paid for et a true value and your Petitioners will WO! Pre,. Signature or petitioner Data Name of desoasioA WIMP if Vendor damblagd. </pre>

39 3A09-11h_Part_2-038.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-038.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-038.tif 69944 PNG 1773 1439 69.9KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-038.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-038.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-038_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 100 81 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-038_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 500 406 PagedImage <pre> WATT, CURRIE JACK BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS WANGANUI 'COMB. NOTAAT RUSLIC J. S. JACK . BOX KO S TELEPHONE NO. "so CABLE TELERRAPNIC ADORES. "STATUTE. WAxGrj, Aoc ..Cf`eve-rtzfem,' z WANGANUI. ALL SOLICITORS ART CONTRIBUTORS TO,E SOLICITORS. FIDELITY GUARANTEE Fun, 0 Apr i 1949. r Ur/ Jones, Licensed Interpreter, Box 221, HA4ERA. Lear Sir, TIHO1 CASHS. have at last received Lr. Brodie's opinion herein. We enclose a copy of his opinion, which confirms our view that it would be fruitless to proceed with the petitions in the Court. We shall prepare a ptition to Parliament as soon as possible. Yours faithf111;?, WATT, CURRIE JACK, per: J </pre>

40 3A09-11h_Part_2-039.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-039.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-039.tif 218800 PNG 1813 2764 219KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-039.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-039.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-039_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 66 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-039_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 328 500 PagedImage <pre> 4 OPINION of Mr. Brodie for Mceere. Watt, Currie Acjack. Solicitors, Wanganui re ?PETITICKS OP RIGHT : TIHOI BLOCX 3B 8B Nos. 3, 4, 6 8. The question for opinion touches certain petitions of right filed in the Supreme Court by or on behalf of Manta Methane and other former owners of undivided intereete in the abovementioned 'Native Lands. Their interests, held by them under,e Partition Orders of the Native Land Court, were purchased by the Crown under the authority of Part In of the now-repealed Native Land Act 1909 and its amendments at various times between the years 1921 and 191, and during that period transfers, as yet unregistered, of their respective interests were executed by them in favour of the Crown, By section 371 of the Act of 1909 (re-enacted as section 448 of the consolidating Act of 1951) the Crown was authorised to purchase undivided shares in Native land. By section 372 (now section 452 of the Act of 1931) conditions as to price were imposed on the Crown: the section reads as follows: "No interest of a Native in Native land shall be purchased by the "Crown under the authority of this Part of this Act at a price "which is lees than the amount at which the capital value of that "interest is valued under the Valuation of Land Act, 1908, in the "district roll which is in force under that Act at the time of "the contract of purchase. "If no such valuation is then in force, the Native Lend Purchase "Board shell require the Valuer-General to make a special "valuation Of the interest proposed to be acquired, and the "interest shall not be purchased at a less price than the amount "at which it is so valued. "No purchase shall be invalidated by any disregard of the "requirements of this section, but the deficiency in the purchase "money shall constitute a debt due by the Crown to the owner of "the interest, and recoverable accordingly in proceedings "instituted within two years after that interest has become "legally vested in the drown." The question is whether the Crown complied with the requirements of this section as to price of the interests acquired. Each of the petitions is based on the contention that in respect of the land to which it relates there wee at the time of purchase and transfer no valuation in the district roll under the Valuation of Land Act 1908 and that no special valuation ?.1 </pre>

41 3A09-11h_Part_2-040.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-040.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-040.tif 195338 PNG 1780 2743 195KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-040.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-040.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-040_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 65 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-040_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 324 500 PagedImage <pre> 2. was made as required in that case by subsection 2. It is claimed in each petition that the price paid 13/ the Crown and accepted by the vendors wee in fact inadequate and that the deficiency constitutes a new-recoverable debt due by the Crown to the selling owners. I am asked to assume that the petitions were filed within the period of limiatation prescribed by subsection 3. The pleas filed in answer in behalf of the Crown in each case aver that there was at all mater1al times an entry in the District Roll which was in force under the Valuation of Lend Act 1908 in respect of the relative land, such entry being.: dated the 31st day of Manch 1916, end also that a further valuation report was obtained from the Valuer-Oeneral in respect of sucand on the 28th day of January 1920. The second half of these pleas may amount to a contention that the "further valuation report" therein mentioned was a "special valuation" within the meaning of subsection 2, if the first half of the plea should fail. However that may be, it is plain that if the facts justify the first half of the plea, there has been no disregard of the requirements of section 372 as to price and the petitions moat fail. It appears that at the times of purchase and of transfer the only entries in the District Roll concealing these lands were entries dated in 1914 and 1916, before the awing of the Partition Orders which defined Tihoi 38 88 Roe. 3, 4, 5 and 6 and ascertained the interests of the petitioners therein. I do not find it necessary to set out the actual entries, There was no valuation of Tihoi 3B 8B ae such and certainly no entry as to individual undivided interests. Mr. Jack, however, has had compatitations made by a surveyor of the land in the Blocks in the relative survey Districts and finds (what I assume to be the fact) that the lands in the Valuation Roll entries of 1914 and 1916 on which the Crown relies - although not under the same titular description or the same ownership r are the very lands in which the petitioners held the undivided interest sold by them to the Crown and in respct of which they now claim. </pre>

42 3A09-11h_Part_2-041.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-041.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-041.tif 195947 PNG 1728 2710 196KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-041.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-041.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-041_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 64 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-041_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 319 500 PagedImage <pre> 3. It is not contended that the price paid by the Crown was in the case of any of the purchases leas than a proportion of such valuation accordino the undivided shares held and sold by the respective transferors: indeed, I understand it to have been rather more, though still far below values indicated by a separate assessment of standing timber in the course of recent proceedings for partition as between the Crown and those owners who had not Mild their shares. On these facts I em of opinion that there was at all material times with respect to the interests purchased a valuation under the Valuation of Lend Act 1908 in the district roll in force under that Act and that the price paid was not less than such valuation. I think that a valuation of the whole is necessarily a valuation of an aliquot undivided part or parts. Given the value of the whole, clearly the value of, say, an undivided half is obtained by dividing by two and obviously the same process of simple arithmetic applies for, say, 1331 undivided shares out of a total of 112981 shares of a given aggregate value. The statute must be read and construed reasonably.'. It expressly authorised the Crown to buy undivided interests. It specified the District Roll as the criterion of value, if such roll contained an entry in force as to the interest purchased. In this case the District Roll by showing the value of the whole showed, by neceesery implication, the value of all aliquot parts, and, in my opinion, the statute is satisfied. Certum est good certum reddi potest. To construe the statute otherwise would lead, I think, to absurdities. Suppose that a parcel of native land, singly owned and duly appearing valued in the owner's name in the appropriate District Roll passes to several devisees as tenants in common in aliquots shares (equalor unequal) under his will and the Crown purchases the interests of some of the devisees which the roll is still in force but not yet altered - could it be argued that because the individual vendors or the values of their respective interests did not appear in the roll at the time of the contract of purchase that the Crown could 06, </pre>

43 3A09-11h_Part_2-042.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-042.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-042.tif 54322 PNG 1749 2724 54.3KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-042.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-042.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-042_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 64 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-042_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 321 500 PagedImage <pre> 4. not rely upon and calculate from the actual IOntry? I think not and for the reasons stated am of opinion that the petitions, based as they are on an alleged disregard of the requirements of the statute, must fail. . Brodie 11th April, 1949 </pre>

44 3A09-11h_Part_2-043.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-043.tif 3A09-11h_Part_2-043.tif 56602 PNG 1916 2826 56.6KB 3A09-11h_Part_2-043.png 3A09-11h_Part_2-043.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[srclinkFile]" width="[ImageWidth]" height="[ImageHeight]"> png 3A09-11h_Part_2-043_thumb.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Thumb]" alt="[Thumb]" width="[ThumbWidth]" height="[ThumbHeight]"> 68 100 png 3A09-11h_Part_2-043_screen.png <img src="_httpprefix_/collect/[collection]/index/assoc/[parent(Top):assocfilepath]/[Screen]" width=[ScreenWidth] height=[ScreenHeight]> 339 500 PagedImage <pre> DATBD 11th April, 1949 OPINION of MR. A,D. BRODIE for MESSRS. WATT. CIARIE JACK, Solicitors, Wanganui re PETTTIONB, OF RIGHT : TIBO/ BLOCKS . Brodie, Solicitor Wanganui. </pre>