To plunder, confiscate, take ritual compensation - an effective form of social control, restorative justice and redistribution of wealth among relatives used in former times.
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Manuscript
Handwritten speech by Mr Hammond (ET/MISC 035)
Date: 1884
From: Stratford, Peter : Epsom Trust collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11750-09
Description: Bound handwritten speech in three parts by Mr Hammond of the Native Land Court. Part 1, Native Traditions; Part 2, Native customs and etiquette; Part 3, Maori legends. Written in pencil before the beginning of part 1 is as follows `A lecture delivered in Auckland New Zealand in September 1884 at St [Sepulders] School rooms by Mr [Hammond] the Registrar or Chief Clerk of the Native Law Court one of the best authorities in Native Customs etc in New Zealand as in that Court all Native titles are adjudicated upon & the natives all own their land by descent & tradition.' Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0 Linear Metres.