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A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.

Claim of Te Onepere

Claim of Te Onepere.

Since this claim was entered, Te Onepere died, and the proceedings were taken up by Aperahama Te Aika, a relation. The land which he claimed is situated near the Horse-shoe Lagoon, River Avon.

Mr. Williams opposed the claim on behalf of the Crown.

Aperahama Te Aika deposed that the land which he claimed was formerly used by him as a fishing encampment, also as a burial place. He had no map of the land.

Mr. Williams said that Mr. Davie informed him that the block contained nearly 1000 acres. It had been sold by the Government and Crown granted.

The Chief Judge (through the Interpreter) informed the claimant that his claim must be dismissed in the absence of a plan.

The claimant wanted to know what he would do with regard to the bodies which had been buried in the land.

Mr. Davie stated that he had seen no indications of a burial place on the land in question. With respect to a plan, the Land Office had often furnished plans to Natives when requested to do so.

The claim was dismissed.