Wai 903, #A55 'Located on the Precipices and Pinnacles' A Report on the Waimarino Non-Seller Blocks and Seller Reserves Peter Clayworth A Report Commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal June 2004 n n'" D' Contents 0 Contents .............................................................................................................................. 2 List of Maps ........................................................................................................................ 5 List of Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 6 0 Map 1: Location of Waimarino Block ............................................................................. 7 Map 2: Location ofWaimarino Non-seller blocks and Seller Reserves, 1895 ................ 8 Map 3: Status of Maori Land, Waimarino Block, 1920 .................................................. 9 D Map 4: Status of Maori Land, Waimarino Block, 1930 ................................................ 10 Map 5: Status of Maori Land, Waimarino Block, 1974 ................................................ 11 Map 6A: Waimarino 3 ................................................................................................... 12 Map 6B: Waimarin0'3: Sales 19~O: ..............: .. "... .';':::;.;'.":;,~.;; .......... ~ ....... ::.:::::::-.~:13 0 .. ~-'-' Map 6C: Waimarino 3: Sales 1930-1974 ....................................................................... 14 Map 7: Waimarino 4 ...................................................................................................... 15 Map 8: Waimarino 5 ...................................................................................................... 16 0 Map 9: Waimarino 6 ...................................................................................................... 17 Mapl0: WaimarinoA .................................................................................................... 18 Map 11: Waimarino B ................................................................................................... 19 n Map 12: Waimarino CD ................................................................................................. 20 Map 13: Waimarino E, Waimarino 8, Waimarino F ..................................................... 21 Map 14: Kaitieke ............................................................................................................ 22 n Preface ............................................................................................................................ 23 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 24 i.i Claims to the Waitangi Tribunal relating to the Waimarino reserves ....................... 26 B Chapter One: The Waimarino block- Background to the creation, location and topography of the Waimarino reserves .......................................................................... 31 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 31 1.2 The title investigation for the Waimarino block ...................................................... 35 1.3 The sale of the Waimarino block and the creation of the non-seller blocks ............ 37 1.4 Waimarino 2 ............................................................................................................. 41 1.5 Waimarino 3 ............................................................................................................. 42 1.6 Waimarino 4 ............................................................................................................. 43 1.7 Waimarino 5 ............................................................................................................. 44 [] 1.8 Waimarino 6 ............................................................................................................. 44 1.9 Waimarino 7 ............................................................................................................. 45 1.10 Waimarino 8 ........................................................................................................... 46 1.11 The Reserves for land sellers ................................................................................. 46 1.12 Waimarino A .......................................................................................................... 49 1.13 Waimarino B .......................................................................................................... 50 1.14 Waimarino CD ....................................................................................................... 50 1.15 Waimarino E .......................................................................................................... 51 1.16 Waimarino F .......................................................................................................... 52 1.17 An overview of the setting up of the non-seller blocks and seller reserves ........... 53 1.18 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 55 Chapter Two: The History of the loss of Maori land from the Waimarino Reserves and Non-Seller Blocks: a Statistical overview ..................................................................... 56 2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 56 2 ~ a 2.2 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 56 2.3 Land transfers up to 1910 ........................................................................................ 60 0 2.4 Land transfer trends from 1911 to 1920: the non-seller blocks ............................... 61 2.5 Alienation trends from 1911 to 1920: the seller reserves ........................................ 63 2.6 The 19l0s in summary ............................................................................................. 65 D 2.7 Alienation trends from 1921 to 1930- the non-seller blocks ................................... 66 2.8 Alienation trends from 1921 to 1930- the seller reserves ........................................ 68 2.9 The 1920s in summary ............................................................................................. 70 0 2.1 0 Alienation trends from 1931 to 1940- the non-seller blocks and seller reserves ... 71 2.11 Alienation trends from 1941 to 1950- non-seller blocks and seller reserves ......... 71 ~~ .. 2.12 Alienation trends fr0m.J.25J to 1960: non-seller blocks au.g sell~~~~........ :~72 " ......... "._"',.. ,., 2.13 Alienation trends from 1961 to 1975: non-seller blocks and seller reserves ......... 72' 0 2.14 The period 1961 to 1975 in summary .................................................................... 75 2.15 The period from 1975 to 2003; the current status of the non-seller blocks ........... 76 2.16 The period from 1975 to 2003- the current status of the seller reserves ................ 77 0 2.17 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 79 Chapter Three- The History of the Waimarino Reserves and Non-seller blocks up to the Native Land Act 1909 .................................................................................................... 81 0 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 81 3.2 The period up to 1900- the case ofWaimarino 7 ..................................................... 81 3.3 Land legislation and land alienation before 1909: leasing in the Waimarino blocks n ........................................................................................................................................ 84 3.4 The Stout-Ngata Commission in Whanganui 1907 ................................................. 88 3.5 Scenery Preservation- the taking ofland on the Whanganui River ......................... 94 H 3.6 Scenery Preservation- Waimarino 4 and the Main Trunk Line ............................... 98 3.7 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 99 Chapter Four: The Alienation History of the Waimarlno Reserves and Non-Seller Blocks: 1909-1930 .................................................................................................................... 100 0 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 100 4.2 The Native Land Act 1909 and its impact on the Waimarlno blocks 1910-1930 .. 100 4.3 Waimarino 2: Leasing and sale of the block- 1911- 1926 ..................................... 101 4.4 Waimarino 3: Partition and subsequent land sales 1907-1930 .............................. 103 4.5 Waimarino 5- Partition and Land Sales, Crown purchase ofWaimarino 5A4 ...... 108 4.6 Waimarino 6- Partition and land sales ................................................................... 111 4.7 Waimarino A- Partition and sale ............................................................................ 115 4.8 Waimarino CD- amalgamation, partition and sales ............................................... 117 4.9 Waimarino E: partition and sale ...........................................................................