✨ Native Land Complaints
| NAME OF BLOCK. | COMPLAINANTS. | AGAINST WHOM COMPLAINT MADE. | NATURE OF COMPLAINT. |
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Heretaunga | Karaitiana Takamoana | Thomas Tanner, James Williams, J. D. Ormond, J. G. Gordon, Capt. Russell, and Capt. Hamilton Russell | Complains that alienation was made under circumstances of unfair pressure by and at the instigation of the parties complained against, or persons acting for and on their behalf; that complainant and several of the grantees were most unwilling to part with this the most valuable block of land in the province; that the price was greatly inadequate, and the consideration was not paid to the grantees in money, but was in a large proportion handed over to publicans and storekeepers, whose bills and demands arose to a great extent out of the supply of spirits and other liquors, which the grantees had in few instances an opportunity of examining; and for payment of which they were threatened with extreme measures, both against person and land, to avoid which they were induced to sign deeds of sale. Complainant further states that certain arrangements made with him as part of the conditions of sale have not been carried out, and he asks from the Commissioners a full and searching enquiry into the whole transactions, and calls for production of all accounts and papers in any way connected with the transactions, and for the examination of all parties concerned.
Mangateretere | Karaitiana Takamoana (acting at request of Karauria’s daughter) | Williams and M’Lean | Complaint disputes all alleged mortgages and sales of this land, and requires a settlement of all arrears of rent, and that Karauria’s share of the rent in future be punctually paid over to Karauria’s widow and children for their subsistence. Calls for production of any leases or other documents affecting this block.
Ngatarawa | ... | Hon. D. M’Lean and J. G. Kinross | Complainant disputes all alleged alienation of this land, and requires a settlement of all arrears of rents, and that the rents in future be paid over punctually to Karauria’s widow and children for their subsistence.
Tautitaha | ... | Douglass, Hill, and F. Sutton | Complainant disputes all alleged alienation of this land, and requires a settlement of all arrears of rents, and that the rents in future be paid over punctually to Karauria’s widow and children for their subsistence.
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Hawke's Bay Provincial Gazette 1873, No 12
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List of Complaints to Hawke’s Bay Native Lands Alienation Commission
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🪶 Māori Affairs14 February 1873
Native Land, Complaints, Hawke’s Bay, Land Alienation, Commission
15 names identified
- Karaitiana Takamoana, Complainant for Heretaunga block
- Thomas Tanner, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- James Williams, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- J. D. Ormond, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- J. G. Gordon, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- Capt. Russell, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- Capt. Hamilton Russell, Subject of complaint in Heretaunga block
- Karaitiana Takamoana, Complainant for Mangateretere block
- Williams, Subject of complaint in Mangateretere block
- M’Lean, Subject of complaint in Mangateretere block
- Hon. D. M’Lean, Subject of complaint in Ngatarawa block
- J. G. Kinross, Subject of complaint in Ngatarawa block
- Douglass, Subject of complaint in Tautitaha block
- Hill, Subject of complaint in Tautitaha block
- F. Sutton, Subject of complaint in Tautitaha block