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Thursday September 28^th

Court sat at 10 am.

Present – same judge and assessors.

Sec 177 – 178 – Tiemi Ranapiri

Continued from pp 6 (from pp 820 in this book)

Akapita Te Tewe – appeared and stated that he was unable to deposit the security as ordered by the court.

The court refused to hear counter claimant.

Hemi Ranapiri – recalled – evidence (A)

(A) Verbatim evidence

Tiemi Ranapiri – recalled.

Ko te tikanga o Hori Ngawhare. I te takiwa i nohoaia te taone ka Whakaritea e Hori ana tekihana mo ratou ko ana tamaraki, No. 177 mo Te Rei. No. 178 ia Hori tena. E tu ana te whare paraki i runga, ia Hori Ngawhare tena, No. 170 – ia Te Riha papa keke o Hori – No. 187 ia Te Naihi Pekeia. He tamaiti keke na Hori. No. 186 ia Te Harawira te Hau. Kahore ahau i te ata mohio ki aia Otira ki taku mohio na Hori, he whanaunga ki aia. Kia Hori. I nohia e te Rei tona piwhi i hanga whare. Kahore ahau e mohio ki tona koata ake, engari i noho ki te whare o Hori. Na Hori te whare. No muri a te retinga a te Rei, ka tu tenei whare paraki, na te pakeha. Na Hori ano i hanga te whare i te kata i aia (No. 178) nana i whakahanga hei whare mona i noho ano ia i roto, no muri te whare paraki. I te haerenga o Hori ki raro ka ki iho ia, ko tona teina, ki a aia te ritenga mo ona whenua katoa, ko Karanama i rongo ki taua kupu, ki taku mohio ka kotahi te kau nga tau o te haerenga o Hori. Kei te ora ano a Te Riha, kei Ohau. Kahore ia i noho ki tona koata, ko te whakaritenga kautanga a Hori. Ko te Naihi kahore i noho, pera ano, kei te ora ia. Ko te Harawira i noho, kei Hori ana, ka haere a Hori. Ka haere ano ia. Kua utua te kairuri e rua pauna e rua herengi £2 – 2 – 0 na Te Rei i utu.

3 certificates ordered – interlocutory.

(1) In favor of Kerkeha Te Paehua Otaki Allotment No. 177 containing by estimation 1 road if boundaries are marked on ground within 6 months – not to be restricted.

(2) In favor of Hori Ngawhare Otaki Town Section No. 178 containing by estimation 1 road if boundaries are marked on ground within 6 months. Alienability not to be restricted. Hori Ngawhare to pay 8/- within 14 days on account of survey to Kerekeha Te Paehua.

(3) In favor of Naihi Te Pekeia Otaki Town Section 187 if boundaries are marked on ground within 6 months. Naihi to pay 8/6 within 14 days to Kerekeha Te Paehua on account of survey.

Fees No. 177 Cr Gt £1 No. 178 Cr Gt £1 No. 187 Cr Gt £1

Hakuwai No. 4 – Tiemi Ranapiri

Continued from pp 8 (from pp 825 this book).

Perenara Te Tewe – appeared.

Stated that he had not come to any arrangement with Tiemi (claimant).

Ordered to deposit £3 as security for costs. Deposited accordingly to remain in hands of clerk till case is disposed of.

Perenara Te Tewe – Sworn – evidence (A).

(A) Verbatim evidence

Perenara Te Tewe – Sworn

Kei Pukekaraka wahi o Otaki taku kainga. Ko Ngati Kapu hapu o Ngati Raukawa. E tu ana ahau ki te whakauru i au ki te karauna karaati mo taku piwhi kei roto kei tona mapi. Kei te takoto rohe taku piwhi i taua wahi, e rua aku tikanga. Ko te Kapi i toku piwhi ki waho, ko te whakauru i toku ingoa ki roto ki te karauna karaati. Ko te raina ki te taha kia Ururoa naku tonu tena i whakatakoto. Ko te ruri a Hemi i haere i runga i taku rohe Mehemea ko tenei mapi te mapi o Te Wetini e mohio ana ahau. Ki te whakahaere, Mehemea ko nga peke o te ruritanga o te Wetini kua kite ahau. Kua kite hoki ahau i taku piwhi kei roto kei tana ruri. Ko tana piwhi whenua no taku matua no taku Tuakana, na Te Pukerahaki, na Mohi. Do taua whenua he mahinga na raua. He mahinga tonutaonga na raua ki te kumara. I te tau 1866, ka haere maua ko Mohi ki te tohutohu i au, ki te wakaatu I taua piwhi. Ka tahi ahau ko mohio, he tamariki ahau. No mua a raua mahinga ki reira no te nohoanga i Rangiuru, kahore ahau i kite,he tamariki hoki ahau i reira, kua mate a Mohi a Te Pukerahaki. He tuakana tupu noku a Mohi. Ko maua ko Akapita hei ritenga mona i tenei ra. Ko Te Pukerahaki he teina na to matou papa. No Kere Kori. Ko taku take tena, he oi ia o, ki runga ki tena whenua.

Xquestioned by Tiemi Ranpiri.

E takoto rohe rohe ana taua whenua i runga i te tohu tohunga o taku tuakana ki ahau. Mehemea ka haere taua ki reira inaianei ka wakaatu e ahau te rohe ki a koe. He rohe no mua, no te ritenga o nga mahi o taua wahi.

Hare Hemi Taharape – Sworn – evidence (B).

(B) Verbatim evidence

Hare Hemi Taharape.

Kei Ohau taku kainga. I kite ahau i te tinitanga o te wetini i tenei whenua i te rohe ki te taha kia Ururoa. I rongo ahau kia Mohi i mahi ia ki reira. Ko te tau ia Kaiapohia. Kahore ahau i ki te i te mahinga engari ko taua korero. Ko tahi te tau e mahi ana matou katoa ki taua whenua, ka tupu te pakanga ka mahue te mahi ki tana whenua. Kahore ahau i kite ia Mohi a Pukerahaki, me ta matou mahinga i muri, kahore ahau i kite ia raua. No te ruritanga i te whenua katahi ia ka wakaatu mai kia matou, i taua mahinga.

Xquestioned by Ranapiri

I te ra o te ruritanga, ka korero mai a Mohi kia matou, ka tohu tohu “E Te Peina, i au tenei”. Engari kahore i wakaatu rohe mai.

Recalled.

I te wakatakotoranga o te rohe. I whakatakotoria ka Ururoa ki tetahi taha, kia matou, kia te Mateao tetahi taha. No te Mateao ano a Mohi , na te tungane a Matuaharama, na te tuahine, ko Mohi.

Tiemi Ranapiri – in defence- evidence (C).

(C) Verbatim evidence

Tiemi Ranapiri

Taku kupu mo ta Perenara, e hara i aia. Nana i whakatakoto te rohe. He tamariki ia, maua tahi, na nga pakeke taua rohe, na Hare Hemi, na Te Peina, na Ururoa, na Piahaua taua rohe. Ko Hare Hemi anake te kaumatua i konei i kite i te wakatakotoranga o taua rohe. Ko Hare Hem anake.

The court decided that Perenara had established a claim to an interest in the land.

Tiemi to pay £1 costs to Perenara – paid in court.

Tiemi stated that he should prefer to exclude portion of his claim on account of Perenara’s interest.

Deposit ordered to be returned – returned accordingly in court.

Parties ordered to proceed to the ground with surveyor to mark off boundary of portion claimed by Perenara. Plan referred to Mr. Thomson for the purpose.

Further proceedings postponed.

Continued pp 12 (at pp 841 in this book)

Court adjourned at 1 pm for 1 hour.

Court resumed at 2 pm.

REHEARING

Ngawhakarangirangi – Meri Kaumatua

Continued from pp 1 (from pp 808 in this book)

(Certified plan S. O. W No. 199 – Hughes – a1 – r3 – p25 before the court at first hearing)

Meri Kaumatua – appeared – Sworn – evidence (A).

(A) Verbatim evidence

Meri Kaumatua – Sworn

Kei Oroua taku kainga. Ko Ngati Kauwhata taku iwi, he wahine marena ki te pakeha (J. Smith). Ko nga pou katoa o tenei whenua o te kai ruri a Hui kua hinga. I kite ahau i te ruritanga, na Hui i ruri i poua nga pou i te rurutanga naku i wakaatu nga rohe. Koia tenei i mau nei tona whakaahua ki te mapi. Noku tenei whenua. Na taku matua na Te Hoetu i tua nga rakau o runga o tenei whenua. Na Te Hoetu tenei whenua nona anake, no raua ko Tamamutu. He tuakana he taina. Ko ahau anake te uri e ora nei. Ko taku whaea ko Tapita e ora nei inaianei te wahine o Hoetu. Ko maua ko Tapa nga uri e oia nei heoi ano. Kahore a Tapa i uru ki tenei whenua. Na Wereta te Taiepa e mau nei te whakaahua ki te mapi nei kei te ora ia, i kite ia i te ruritanga, na Mana tahi i whakatakoto I nga rohe. Ko tetahi taha o toku whenua i pau ki roto ki taua taiepa. No te ruritanga i wakatikaia ai. Te tohu a Te Hoetu, nana ano i tua, no muri ka mahia ki te kai, i muri ne, ka mate ia a Tamamutu, ka mutu te mahi, e takoto nei. He whare ano to taku papa i tu ki reira, i kite tonu ahau i te tuinga o taua whare. Kua pakaru, no mua o te whakaritenga i te taone, i te taha o te taiepa o Wereta i tu ai taua whare i te taha ki te tonga. Ko te whare o te Hoetu i tu ki te taha ki te tonga o te taiepa o Wereta. Ko te whenua katoa i roto i te mapi nei o mahia e taku papa. Na te rori whakapakaru. He tono tku kia whakaputaina te pukapuka tuturu ki ahau anake. Me karaati herehere.

Kua whai mahi ahau ki runga ki tenei whenua ki te taha i roto o te taiepa o Wereta. Kahore i waho, na te rori i whakapakaru.

Ki taku mohio na Poutama te whenua ki waho o te rohe o taku ki te ra tu. Kahore ia i kite i te whakatakotoranga o te rohe. He tungane keke ia noku.

Henare Hatete – appeared as opponent – Sworn – evidence (B).

(B) Verbatim evidence

Henare Hatete – Sworn

Kei Waikawa taku kainga. No Ngati Wehiwehi ahau. E mea ana ahu naku te whenua ki te taha ki te ra tu o te rori. E mea ana ahau kia kapea tenei piwhi ki waho o te mapi o Meri Kaumatua. He ruri an otaku, ko taua piwhi kei rot otaku mapi. Ko te tangata nona tena whenua ko te waka te kotua. No Ngati Koata taua tangata, raua i homai ki taku matua wahine, kia Meri Rangiwehia. Kua mate. Kua mate a Te Waka. Na toku matua tane me taku matua wahine i korero ki au i noho aku matua me ahau hoki ki tena whenua. Ko Te Hatete te ingoa o taku matua tane. Kahore ahau e mohio ki te tangata i taua poatu tanga ko te rori te rohe o te whenua i homai ki taku whaea. Kotahi putu I pau i te rori o taua rohe no mua no atu taku mahinga ki reira, i mahi ai. I mahi taku tuahine a Miriama Kake i te tau 1857 i mahi tahi maua, he kainga noho tonu na taku tuahine. I mahia te taiepa ki te taha o te rori he whare tona i reira i runga i taua piwhi i roto o te mapi a Meri i te taha ki te ra tu o te rori. Kei te taha ki te tonga o toku rohe ta te Hoetu kei roto kei te taiepa o Wereta. Ehara a te waka i te whanaunga kia te Hoetu. E ora ana Miriama kei konei.

I Waikawa ahau i te ruritanga o tenei whenua e Meri. He ingoa ke i ruritia ai e ia ko Ngawhakarangirangi. He kainga noku kei Ngawhakarangirangi, kahore i tata ki tenei whenua. Na reira I te tae mai ahau ki taua Whakawa. I Rangitikei taku tuahie a Miriama. No te tau 1861 ka mutu te mahi a matou. He hokinga atu ki te whenua o ona matua, i hoki ai ki reira mahi ai, a Miriama. I mahia i taku whaea i muri o te homai tanga o te waka muri iho ka haere ia ki Waikawa. Ka mahue te whenua. Kahore ahau e mohio i nga tau o te mahuetanga.

Ko te taiepa I te tau 1857 i mahia e Miriama i wakaturia ki taua rohe, puta noa tetahi pito tetahi pito. Kua hinga taua taiepa inaianei no te mahuetanga o te mahi ka pkaru te taiepa. I konei a Meri Kaumatua te raua whaea i nga tau i mahia ai e matou e Meiriama.

Ko te kainga o te nohoanga o te matua o Meri Kaumatua i te kainga o Miriama i roto i taua taiepa, he whanaunga tahi matou, i te taenga mai o Miriama i te tau 1857 i Patehiku te kainga o Meri Kaumatua. Kia noho a Miriama ka haere mai te whaea o Meri Kaumatua noho ai. Ki tona kainga, ki te kainga o Miriama. E rua nga ra, ka hoki ki tona kainga ki Patehiku. I Otaki nei a Meri Kaumatua raua ko te whaea e noho ana.

Xquestioned by Meri Kaumatua.

Kotahi putu o taku kei te rori.

Miriama Te Hatete – Sworn – evidence (C).

(C) Verbatim evidence

Miriama Hatete – Sworn .

Kei Waikawa taku kainga. Ko Ngati Wehiwehi taku iwi. E mohio ana ahau ki te whenua kua wakaahuatia ki te mapi. Naku te whenua ki te taha ki te ra tu o te rori i te Mapi nei. Ko tetahi wahi o taku i tukua hei whakanui mo te rori. I whakatu taiepa ahau ki reira noku te whenua. Ko te take na Te Waka Te Kotua te whenua – homai ana e ia ki taku whaea. I kite ahau i te ha atutanga kua pakeke ahau. No mua noa atu o te pakeha ki tenei whenua, ka homai tenei whenua ki taku whaea. No mua o te Harawira (o Hadfield) i te homaitanga e te kotua, mahi tonu iho matou, he maha nga tau o matou i mahi ai ki reira. Ko te take i homai ai e kotiro nana, e tamahine keke. I te homaitanga a te kotua, ka haere ki Kapiti. Ko tenei whenua na matou I tua, na te tane o taku whaea me ona teina. Ka mutu te mahi ka haere matou ki Waikawa. E noho ana matou ki reira ka tae mai Te Harawira (o Hadfield) hoki rawa mai ko te tau I whakatu taiepa. I ta matou haerenga ki Waikawa e ahau tamariki ana ahau, i taku hokinga mai ki te whenua nei. Ka ki atu ahau kia Te Hatete, taku papa, ka wadaatu mai i te rohe ki ahau haere ana ia me taku whaea hoki ki te wakaatu i te rohe, ka wakaturia taku taiepa i te wahi i wakaaturia e taku papa ki ahau. I konei ano te whaea o Meri Kaumatua i Katehiku – ki tona whaea e haere mai ana ki taku kainga kia kite ia ahau.

Xquestioned by Meri Kaumatua.

Xquestioned by Meri – case for opponent.

Meri Kaumatua – in defence.

Stated she had no further evidence to call.

Court decided in favor of opponent. Costs ordered (£1) to be paid by Meri Kaumatua to Henare Hatete.

Plan to be altered by excluding all that portion of the claim lying on the north side of the road and claimed by Henare Hatete.

Further hearing postponed.

Plan referred to Mr. Thomson for alteration required to give effect to order of court.

Court adjourned at 4.30 pm till tomorrow.

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