More Info →Otaki Maori Land Court Minutebook - 27 September 1881.

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Tuesday 27^th September 1881

Place – the same Present – the same

Haruatai No. 4 – Plan W.D. 580 – a1 – r3 – p36

Hoani Taipua addressed the court.

Tewiata addressed the court.

Court decided that the land is the property of Harata.

Mr Carkeek applied for £4.4.0 – survey costs – granted.

Ordered that the name of Harata Maika Takarore be entered in the register as the owner of Haruatai No. 4.

Fees charged

Hearing Claimant - £1.0.0 Swearing Witness - £0.18.0 Certificate - £1.0.0 Total - £3.18.0

158 Wairarapa

Hape Te Horohau claim to succeed Arapera Hape.

By Booth

Hoani Taipua – sworn

I live at Otaki. I am of Ngati Raukawa.

I represent Hape Te Horohau. I knew Arapere Hape. He is dead. I saw him dead. He was the child of Hapi Te Horohau. Arapere was 9 years old when he died. His own father should succeed to the interest.

No objectors

Ordered that Hape Te Horohau should succeed – Fees - £1.0.0

202 Turangarahui No. 2

Subdivision claim called

Roiri Rangiheuea

Of Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Turanga hapu – live at Manawatu.

I know Turangarahui No. 2. It is through the court Rangiheuea is in the Memorial of ownership with ten other interested equal area 333 acres. I claim 30 acres all here. There were successors appointed to the court to succeed to the interest of Rangiheuea – have heard that the surveyor has cut one of the lines and I ask for 30 acres more or less to be laid off at spot shown on the plan.

Dr Buller

On behalf of Mr Gear who had purchased all the remaining interest agreed to the location of the 30 acres more or less asked for by Roiri Rangiheuea.

Ordered that the names of

Roiri Rangiheuea, Ripeka Winera, Katerina Te Puke and Roera Rangiheuea as successors to Rangiheuea

Be entered in the register as the owners of Turangarahui No. 2A when an approved plan has been furnished such little to ante rest as from the 16^th day of December 1878. (for No. 2 – See page 171).

Kaingaraki No.

Claim read – plan produced

Kipa Te Whatanui – sworn

I live at Otaki and belong to Ngati Pare hapu of Ngati Raukawa.

I know the land described in the plan before the court. It belonged to my grandmother Paranihia Whawha who obtained it as a gift from her mother Te Kaiawa. She was not disturbed in her occupation.

I ask that a certificate of title issued in favourt of Heni Kipa Te Tauhu Roera, Taria Henare and myself.

Objectors challenged.

Ropata Ranapiri, Hapeta Rangikatukua and Neville Nicholson (h.c) appeared – adjourned to enable the parties to come to an agreement.

Te Awamate

Judgment

The court found that Hoani Taipua and Hema Te Ao were the owners according to Native Custom. Hoani Taipua and Hema Te Ao asked court to make an order in favour of Moroati Kiharoa for lot 25.

Ordered that certificate of title for lot 25 issued to Moroati Kiharoa and a certificate of title issued to Hoani Taipua for lots 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30.

Fees - £2.0.0 Fees - £2.0.0 Total - £4.0.0

Pukehou No. 5K – (Nos. K. North & South)

Subdivision claim called

Piripi – sworn

I live at Otaki and belong to Ngati Toa tribe.

I know the land shown in the plan before the court. I am one of the owners. Mataha, Hemi Kuti and I are the owners and have mutually agreed to a subdivision. Mataha is at Rangitikei. I cannot say whether he knew the court was going to subdivide the land. We agreed to divide the land into two equal parts. Hemi Kuti to have the northern part and Mataha and I to have the southern part.

Ordered satisfied to proper division line being made – (orders made).

Fees - £2.0.0 Two orders - £2.0.0 Total - £4.0.0

Te Waka – (part of Ngakaroro No. 2F)

Claim read – plan produced

Dr Buller said

He appeared for the Ngati Huia who were the counter claimants and on behalf of his clients – withdrew any objection as to want of jurisdiction.

Kipa Te Whatanui – sworn

I live at Otaki and belong to Ngati Pare hapu of Ngati Raukawa.

I know the land shown on the plan produced. I claim to own it through my grandfather Te Matenga Te Matia. Te Puoho who seized it by conquest gave it to him. It belonged to Te Matenga and his hapu the Ngati Pare. They occupied it and cultivated there and were never disturbed in their occupation.

Prima ---- case.

Dr. Buller called

Hapi Te Rangitawhata – sworn

I live at Otaki belong to Ngati Huia hapu of Ngati Raukawa.

I was present at hearing of Ngakaroro before Judge Rogan in 1874. I and others made application. I conducted the case myself. There were no lawyers then. I had the subdivisions made. I handed in the list of names to the court.

The block Ngakaroro No. 2F was awarded to the whole of Ngati Huia hapu.

This list represents the whole hapu. The order was made in favour of the persons named in the list which I handed in.

Kipa Te Whatanui was present at that court and made his statement.

(Evidence referred to having been read by the court).

Hapi resumed.

When the judgment was given, Kipa was told by Ngati Huia they would make provision for him that is why his name was not included in the list. The people agreed to give him 50 acres not on account of his having a claim but from aroha.

After the judgment, he spoke of his grandmother who was of Ngati Huia and it was then the offer was made him. His mother is dead but there are several children.

Puaho had no claim. His claim was sorted by the court – the 50 acres not on account of Puoho but on account of Paranihia Whawha.

It was agreed to by all the owners as a fair quantity to give. Mangaone is not within this block, Oturohatu outside of the block near Wairarapa which is also outside of the block, Te Waka-o-te- Marangai is also outside of Nos. 2F and 3.

I handed in a document to the court proposing that you have 50 acres – cannot say what became of it. You said in court your cultivations were at Te Waka. You lived there but the waerenga’s were ----- - saw your houses on the land.

The Ngati Huia did not occupy the land occupied by your mother. After her death, the forest was not tapu for your pigs – people killed when they had a mind to. You had pigs there – heard you had been disturbed there – don’t know if it was before 1874. Your mother was not disturbed – saw you in occupation after judgment went in our favour.

By court

Did not hear that Whawha or Ngati Pare had any claim to Te Waka – heard only of Puoho but he was defeated in his claim. The whole of his people Ngati Pare and Ngati Tama had him driven off the land by Ngati Huia.

Te Waka is a small piece and is not correctly described in the boundaries and in the Kahiti.

The waerenga’s belonged to all Ngati Huia. The one at Te Waka is about 5 acres. This was given to Whawha as a permanent place of abode. Kipa’s mother did not occupy as a cultivation. Any more of the land than the waerenga, she had whares there. This is the only piece given. Hine Nui Te Po has this. This was given because of her being Ngati Huia not because she was descended from Te Matia. The piece fifty (50) acres to be at Te Waka where the waerenga, was the boundary to the old course of stream.

Court adjourned until 10 am tomorrow.

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