NATIVE LANDS.
IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS.
(Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 27. Judgments of Justice Edwards in three important Native laud cases, which were argued in. Banco in the: Supreme Court in February, were re—ceived by the registrar yesterday. The two most important cases have reference to the seizure by the Goverument of a piece of land in Waiotapu disrict, 20 miles from Rotorua, and of 42 acres at Okere Falls, Rotorua, under the Public Works Act- His Honor holds that the Government’s action in taking these lands -was invalid. The Government, it might he explained, has built an electric power station for the lighting of Rotorua upon the Okere Falls lands.In the third case the contention that, there is a right of appeal From the. Native Land Court sitting as a Compensation Court is affirmed.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2462, 29 March 1909, Page 4
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133NATIVE LANDS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2462, 29 March 1909, Page 4
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