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

1865. — No. 11. — The Native Rights Act, 1865

1865.
No. 11.
The Native Rights Act, 1865.

"An Act to declare that the Maoris shall be deemed to be natural-born subjects of Her Majesty and to declare that the jurisdiction of the Queen's Courts of Law extends over the persons and properties of all Her Majesty's subjects within the Colony."

[26th September, 1865.]

Analysis.

Title.
Preamble.
1.Short Title.
2.All persons of Maori race deemed natural-born subjects.
3.All Courts of Law declared to have jurisdiction over persons and property of the Maori people.
4.Maori Title to land determined according to custom of the Maori people.
5.In actions involving questions of Maori Title Judge before whom tried shall direct issues for trial before Native Lands Court.