More Info →Otaki Maori Land Court Minutebook - 21 December 1878.

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Saturday December 21^st 1878

Court opened at 10 am

Present – the same

Pukenui – Succession

Dismissed

Koputara – Succession

Dismissed

Waerenga – New claim

No appearance – minor being absent – claim adjourned

Adjourned

Ohinekakeao - claim

Adjourned

Whakawehi

Claim adjourned at request of claimant

Pakautahi

No survey – Adjourned

Rangihiwinui – Succession

Neville Nicholson claims to succeed Kararaina Whawha.

Evidence the same as given in previous court.

Order to be made in favour of Neville Nicholson, Kararaina Pera, Ema Winiata, Edward Nicholson (9 years) and Howard Nicholson (12 years)

Mr. James Booth and Neville Nicholson to be appointed trustees for Edward and Howard.

Fees - £1.0.0

Rangihiwinui

Neville Nicholson claims to succeed Watene Te Waewae.

Neville Nicholson – sworn

I belong to Ngati Raukawa.

Watene died five years ago. I arrived the day he was buried at Horowhenua. I know of two of his children are alive perhaps a third. Waiheke Watene is in Napier. Warara Watene is with Ngapuhi. Pukanana, is the third, I think, he is dead. They are all adults.

Objectors challenged

Order made in favour of Waiheke Watene, Warara Watene and Pukanana.

Oturoa – Succession

Found to be same as claim adjudicated at previous court. Order already made consequently this is struck out.

Ngawiki Taninuku

I am wife of Matene Te Whiwhi and live at Otaki.

I knew Pareraukawa, she died. In 1871, everyone knew she was dead. I appear on behalf of Heni Kepa and Wiremu Pakake. He is son of deceased and is imbecile.

The person himself wished Heni Kepa to be included as an owner.

Objectors challenged

Hakopa Wahine and Heni Kepa asked to be appointed trustees.

Order to be made in favour of Wiremu Pakake.

Mr James Booth and Heni Kepa to be appointed trustees.

Oturoa

Tauteke Ngawiki and other to succeed Rahera Pokake

Oturoa

Neville Nicholson to succeed Rahera

Oturoa

Hakopa Wahine to succeed Rahera

Ngawiki Tauteka asked for an order to be made in favour of Wiremu Pakake as in the former case.

Mr. Booth and Heni Kepa to be appointed trustees. Mr. Booth to be informed that Rahera had left a will (informal) granting an interest Hakopa wahine and it appears he is beneficially entitled to anything beyond what is required for the said Wiremu Pakake.

Oturoa – Succession

Hakapa Wahine claimining – Duplicates

Oturoa

Tauteka Ngawiki – Dismissed

Pukenui – Succession

Same as Sections 214 and 215 Camaroon

Dismissed

Tawhirihoe – Succession

Sir D. McLean’s award – Dismissed

Poutu

Same – Dismissed

Matahiwi

Same as Sections 214 and 215 – Dismissed

Himatangi – Rehearing

Pitihera and asked that this claim might be heard in January in order that Mr. Rees might arrive.

The court informed that natives that the court would sit on the 13^th January and there would be no time and he would therefore adjourn it to a future court. The natives concurred.

The court then adjourned to Palmerston for remaining claims to be heard on 4^th January 1879.

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