Land Tenure in the Cook Islands
Part Two — The Impact of European Culture on Land Tenure, 1823–98
Contents
- Chapter 7 — Changes in the Distribution of Land and Land Rights
- New patterns of settlement p. 124
- The effects of social and demographic upheaval p. 133
- Foreign settlement p. 145
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Chapter 8 — The Form and Function of Introduced Laws
p. 155
- The mission role p. 155
- The functioning of the laws p. 159
- Protection and federation: 1888–983 p. 165
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Chapter 9 — The New Role of Land
p. 172
- The production of surpluses p. 172
- Changes in production patterns p. 175
- The leasing and lending of land p. 179
- The status of women p. 180
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Chapter 10 — The Establishment of the Land Court
p. 190
- A shift in the balance of power p. 190
- Annexation and the creation of a Land Court p. 196
- The Court established p. 198
- Foreign settlement p. 200
- The act of 1915: preservation of custom p. 205
- Appeals and rehearings p. 209
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Chapter 11 — The Land Court in Action
p. 211
- Determining ownership p. 211
- Title to village lands p. 217
- The progress of Court investigations p. 222
- Chapter 12 — Court Practice and Native Custom p. 225
- Chapter 13 — Tenure Reform and Productivity p. 247
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Chapter 14 — Recent Developments
p. 272
- [section] p. 272
- The Occupation Rights scheme
- Later experiments p. 278
- New patterns of work organization p. 283
- Chapter 15 — Future Possibilities