Waipiro Case.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 409, 28 January 1890, Page 3

Waipiro Case.

[TO THE'EDITOR.] Sin, —Tata Nihoniho’s opening of hte case closed to-day, and after one or two persons had appeared to support their claims to certain parts of the block, Tutu's cross-exami-nation by paratene Ngata (a Native lately In the Waikato) commenced. Paraiene te subjecting Tula to a searching praseexamination (if it can legally be called one). I <l6 not know if it is etiquette for a Native Assessor to sit down and take notes ot the case for oge or other of the claimants. I certainly ffiink spsb- a thing' ps a Judge of the Supreme, or any ot our Superior Courts ot law, sitting down and taking notes tor a suiter, white ths Judge perhaps uasoclatad with him in hearing other oases, has to decide on it, would be toleiatad, but, Ur d«w»oy lake, it' nolhlag «!«,

such a scene should not present itself to Englishmen. The spectacle ot two Assessors, or rather ornamental Judges of the Native Lands Court, taking notes in turn for a suitor, white tha third Assessor appears to conduct the ease on the side referred to. I hope the matter needs only to be referred to either Judge Barton or Judge Wilson, aa it is not, to say the least, becoming a Court oi Law or Justice.—l am, &o , Taxpayer. Gisborne, January 27, 1890. [We have omitted the greater part of our correspondent’s letter, because it deals with the evidence given before the Court, aud comments on it in a manner that might render us liable to be cited for contempt Were we to publish it. The case is now sub Judice, when it is concluded will bo our correspondent’s time.—Ed. ]