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Court of Appeal Wellington
12, 13 November 1962; 6 March 1963
Gresson P., North J., T. A. Gresson J.
12, 13 November 1962; 6 March 1963
Gresson P., North J., T. A. Gresson J.
Maoris and Maori Land — Maori Land Court — Jurisdiction — Land bounded by ocean — Whether Maori Land Court has jurisdiction to deal with claims extending to low water mark — Effect of title describing ocean as boundary of land — Crown Grants Act 1866, s. 12 (Crown Grants Act 1908, s. 35) — Harbours Act 1876, s. 147 (Harbours Act 1950, s. 150)
Maoris and Maori Land — Treaty of Waitangi — Investigation of title to Maori Customary land completed — Crown freed from obligations under Treaty of Waitangi.