The Native Land Court 1862-1887 : a historical study, cases and commentary /
Boast, Richard
The Native Land Court 1862-1887 : a historical study, cases and commentary / Native Land Court 1862 to1887 Richard Boast. - xiii, 1407 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
"Published with the assistance of the New Zealand Law Foundation."--Reverse of title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Introduction: The Native Land Court and associated courts 1862-1887 -- Part II. Key statutes and statutory provisions -- Part III. Selected decisions of the Native Land Court and associated bodies.
"The Native Land Court, today the Maori Land Court, is one of the most important institutions in New Zealand history. It was responsible for the conversion of millions of acres of land from Maori customary title to a European style of tenure. Some of the Court's decisions are among the most important in New Zealand legal history. Until the publication of this volume, however, no authoritative published selection of the Court's principal decisions existed. This book, intended to be the first in a series, is a representative selection of the Court's main decisions from 1865-1887. It includes cases from all over the country, ranging from the Houhora peninsula in the far North to Ruapuke Island in Fouveaux Strait, and includes such key decisions as the Oakura decision of the Compensation Court, the notorious Heretaunga block in Hawke's Bay, the Chatham Island cases and cases relating to the "gift of the peaks" of what is now Tongariro National Park."--Back cover jacket.
9780864727657 0864727658
New Zealand. Native Land Court --History.
New Zealand. Compensation Court --History.
Property--New Zealand
Māori (New Zealand people)--Land tenure
Land tenure--Law and legislation--History.--New Zealand--Cases
Law, Māori.
Land tenure (Māori law)
KUQ2562
346.930432
The Native Land Court 1862-1887 : a historical study, cases and commentary / Native Land Court 1862 to1887 Richard Boast. - xiii, 1407 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
"Published with the assistance of the New Zealand Law Foundation."--Reverse of title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Introduction: The Native Land Court and associated courts 1862-1887 -- Part II. Key statutes and statutory provisions -- Part III. Selected decisions of the Native Land Court and associated bodies.
"The Native Land Court, today the Maori Land Court, is one of the most important institutions in New Zealand history. It was responsible for the conversion of millions of acres of land from Maori customary title to a European style of tenure. Some of the Court's decisions are among the most important in New Zealand legal history. Until the publication of this volume, however, no authoritative published selection of the Court's principal decisions existed. This book, intended to be the first in a series, is a representative selection of the Court's main decisions from 1865-1887. It includes cases from all over the country, ranging from the Houhora peninsula in the far North to Ruapuke Island in Fouveaux Strait, and includes such key decisions as the Oakura decision of the Compensation Court, the notorious Heretaunga block in Hawke's Bay, the Chatham Island cases and cases relating to the "gift of the peaks" of what is now Tongariro National Park."--Back cover jacket.
9780864727657 0864727658
New Zealand. Native Land Court --History.
New Zealand. Compensation Court --History.
Property--New Zealand
Māori (New Zealand people)--Land tenure
Land tenure--Law and legislation--History.--New Zealand--Cases
Law, Māori.
Land tenure (Māori law)
KUQ2562
346.930432