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\par }{\b\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 HELD AT RAROTONGA
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\b\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 IN THE MATTER of the land known as}{\b\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\b\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 AKA
OA SECTION 66 in the Tapere of Akaoa, District of Arorangi, Rarotonga, and WAITEROTA SECTION 69F in the Tapere of Arorangi, Rarotonga, Tapueinui and ARATAA SECTIONS 91H, H2 and 91HB in the Tapere of Rutaki, District of Arorangi, Rarotonga, and the land kn
own as VAIOKURA SECTION 94F in the Tapper of Akaoa in the District of Arorangi, Rarotonga
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\b\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 PURETU CAFFREY
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\par }{\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid8200089 Hearing:}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 5 July 1994
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\par }{\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid8200089 Counsel:}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 R W Holmes for Appellant
\par Mrs T Browne for Mrs Caffery Respondent}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par This appeal is against a judgment of the Land Division of the High Court delivered on 18 November 1993. Dillon J dismissed an application made pursuant to s.450 of the Cook Islands Act 1915 to revoke certain succession orders made in 1921 in respect of ce
rtain blocks of land. Section 450 empowers the Court to revoke a succession order made in error.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Shortly stated, the case for the appellant is that the evidence adduced established that his mother, Ani, as an adopted daughter, should have succeeded her adoptive mother, Kakara, to the lands following Kakara}{
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The appellant}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
s mother, who died in 1964, was Ani, the natural daughter of Stanley Heather. The present claim is that she and Te Paeru, the daughter of Puretu, were both adopted by Kakara by native custom at an early age. Kakara had no natural issue.}{
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Evidence was given by the appellant, but as he was not born until 1931, some 10 years after the death of Kakara, his claim of acceptance of Ani by Kakara and her extended family is of limited value.
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Minute Book no.9 pages 22-23 (2 November 1921) concerning succession to Kakara in Waiterota 69F and Akaoa 66.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
Daniela applied for succession orders and deposed that Kakara died in August 1921, leaving no issue. There were no objectors and orders were made in his favour.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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Minute Book no.9 page 23 (2 November 1921) concerning succession to Kakara in Vaiakura 97F Arorangi. Daniela claimed as before, but there was an objection by David Isaia. The application was adjourned "for presence of Tinomana and meetin
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The adjourned application as to 94F was resumed. Daniela deposed that Kakara had no issue of her own, but adopted his daughter Te Paeru at birth and brought her up.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{
\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Te Paeru lived with Kakara, and was 15 when Kakara died.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 He said that the}{\fs24\insrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
adoption was not registered.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Davida admitted the adoption, but would not agree to Te Paeru succeeding.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
He also objected to Dani}{\fs24\insrsid9840282 ela succeeding, and said that Ti}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 nomana should decide. Tinomana Tuoro said he wished to talk to the parties, and the application was adjourned for that purpose.
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The hearing resumed later that day and at pages 190-191 the following is recorded:}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 From page 187.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid13701865 Daniela}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid9840282 :}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid9840282  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
I agree to Tapaeru}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 s name.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid13701865 Davida Isaia}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 :}{\fs24\insrsid13701865  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
Kakara adopted Ani also - Kakara my wife. See p.178.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid13701865 June 9th 1922}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 :}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Ani}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 f. about 20, daughter of Stanley Heather.}{
\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid13701865 Daniela}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 :}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
I admit that adoptn.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid8200089 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid13701865 Tinomana Tuoro}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 :}{\fs24\insrsid8200089  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
I raise no objectn to the two adoptn children.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 No pre. objections.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\fs24\insrsid8200089\charrsid8200089 l. Ani Isaia\cell f. 20 years\cell \cell }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0 
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\fs24\insrsid8200089\charrsid8200089 2. Tapaeru\cell f}{\fs24\insrsid8200089 .}{\fs24\insrsid8200089\charrsid8200089  15 " \cell Equally.\cell }\pard\plain \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\intbl\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0 
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\brdrtbl \clbrdrb\brdrtbl \clbrdrr\brdrtbl \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth1143\clshdrawnil \cellx6093\row }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid9840282 Ord: 5/}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 0.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Trustee for Ani Isaia to be Davida Isaia.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Trustee for Tapaeru to be Daniela.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Order made on Daniela}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 s appln.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
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\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid8200089 {\fs24\insrsid8200089 ______________
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin1440\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\ul\insrsid3092999\charrsid3092999 944}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 :}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 (Dup. of above)
}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 -}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Davida Isaia}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 s appl}{\fs24\insrsid9840282 n}{
\fs24\insrsid3092999 .
\par }\pard \ql \li2160\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0\pararsid10970989 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Dismissed."
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
\par From these records, Mr Holmes submitted that Ani was shown to have been adopted by native }{\fs24\insrsid9840282 custom and that pursuant to s.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
8 of the Cook Islands Amendment Act 1921 the adoption was effective to entitle her to succeed to the additional lands.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 A necessary corollary to and indeed part of his submission was that Te}{\fs24\insrsid13701865  Paeru should also be included }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 i}{\fs24\insrsid13701865 n}{
\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774  the succession orders as being an adopted daughter of Kakara.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 There was strong evidence in the Court below to establish that Te Paeru was both the respondent}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
s mother and also the natural daughter of both Daniela and Puretu.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The relationship is recorded in Te Paeru}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid9840282 
s death certificate and confir}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
med in genealogies given to the Court in 1934 in the Tinomana case. Mrs Caffery gave supporting evidence before Dillon J that her mother was Te Paeru, that Te Paeru had not been brought up by Kakara and had not regarded Ani as her sister.}{
\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid9840282 Mrs Caff}{\fs24\insrsid10970989 re}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 y did concede that Ani was a feeding child of Kakara, but denied that adoption by native custom had ever resulted.}{
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The important features can in our view be }{\fs24\insrsid13701865 summarized:}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid13701865 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 1.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
No objection was taken to the succession applications made by Daniela in 1921 to 69F and to 66, and on which orders were made on the same day as objection was taken by Davida to the 97F application.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{
\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Those orders were inconsistent with the appellant}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 s present claim.
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid13701865 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 2.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The objection to 97F and the subsequent succession }{
\fs24\insrsid10970989 orders made in favour of Te Paer}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 u and An}{\fs24\insrsid10970989 i}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
 are explicable as being in respect of Ariki land to which Kakara had earlier succeeded. The orders had the consent of Tinomana Tuoro.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid13701865 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 3.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
The extraordinary length of time which has elapsed since the orders were made, in particular, the absence of any suggestion from the appellant}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
s mother during her lifetime that there was an entitlement such as is now claimed.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid13701865 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 4.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The evidence establishing that Te Paeru}{
\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 s father was Daniela and the previous finding in the Tinomana case that Te Pae}{\fs24\insrsid10970989 r}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
u was not adopted and was therefore excluded from the Ani line.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }\pard \ql \li720\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin720\itap0\pararsid13701865 {\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 5.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
The absence of any supporting evidence of substance that there had been an adoption or adoptions by native custom.}{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 When those factors are properly weighed and taken in conjunction, the Judge}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
s conclusion that the succession orders in question were not made in error was clearly justified.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
The evidence overall does not establish that Ani and Te Paeru were adopted so as to give them entitlement to succeed to Kakara}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774 '}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 s interests in these particular lands.}{
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid13701865\charrsid71774 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 The appeal is therefore dismissed.}{\fs24\insrsid71774\charrsid71774  }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 
The respondent is entitled to costs which we fix at $1500 plus disbursements (if any) as fixed by the Registrar.
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999 
\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid10970989 {\b\fs24\insrsid10970989 HENRY JA
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid10970989 {\b\fs24\insrsid10970989\charrsid10970989 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid71774 {\b\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid10448808 Solicitors:
\par }{\fs24\insrsid9840282 Ross Holm}{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 es law Partnership, Avarua, for appellant}{\fs24\insrsid10448808 
\par }{\fs24\insrsid3092999\charrsid71774 Clarkes, Avarua, for respondent
\par }}