Maori (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Bruce Biggs Rohe Pootae land case transcript.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-36
Scope and Contents
A transcript made by Professor Bruce Biggs of portions of vols. 6 and 7 of W.G. Mair's Native Land Court Notebooks, 1883-91, concerning the Rohe Pootae case, a contest for ownership of a block of land in the King Country by five tribes. The hearings were conducted in Otorohanga and were notable for their orderly proceedings. Judge Mair was commended for his handling of the case. Professor Biggs has attempted some analysis, by hyphenation, of many of the place-...
Dates:
1986