A Compendium of Official Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island. Volume Two.
Claim of Hakopa Te Ata otu
Claim of Hakopa Te Ata otu.
This was a claim to Otautahi, Christchurch.
Mr. Williams, on behalf of the Crown, said that the land claimed had been Crown granted.
The claimant stated that he was aware that the land had been Crown granted to a European.
The Chief Judge said he must dismiss the claim, as the Court had no jurisdiction over lands which had been Crown granted.