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\par HELD AT RAROTONGA
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\b\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 the Tapere of Pokoinu, Arorangi District, Rarotonga
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IN THE MATTER of an application for Investigation of Title by TEINA RIRI NGAPOKO TUTU-ARIKI JONASSEN (NEE TAUEI) of Rarotonga, Retired.
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid14840301 Coram:}{\fs24\insrsid10441399  Sir Ian Barker (Presiding)
\par }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 Hillyer J A
\par Henry J A
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid14840301 Hearing:}{\fs24\insrsid10441399  }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 6 July 1994
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid14840301 Counsel:}{\b\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399  }{\fs24\insrsid10441399 Mr R. Holmes for Appellant
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\par }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid14840301 Date of Judgment:}{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399  6 July 1994}{\fs24\insrsid10441399 
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\par This is an appeal against a judgment of the Land Division of the High C}{\fs24\insrsid6960161 ourt given on 14 September 1993}{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 . The judgment concerned applications brought pursuant to Sections 421 an
d 423 of the Cook Islands Act 1915 to investigate certain customary land and seeking determination of persons entitled thereto.
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\par In his judgment the Judge indicated that the sole basis of the application was what he termed an indirect challenge to an earli
er investigation of adjoining land known as Pokoinu 107 block which was ordered in 1905. Mr Holmes, in the present appeal now contends that there are other bases upon which the applications are being pursued and which were not fully put before the Court b
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low. In particular it is said that an acknowledgement to the Court below that it was the Tauei family which now claimed some interest to the 107 block was incorrect: the claim was in fact based on descent from Mene Mereana Ariki. Secondly, it was submitte
d that there is evidence that that family has an established interest in Pokoinu 107 block. Furthermore, Mr Holmes also wishes to contend that further evidence establishing that}{\fs24\insrsid10441399  }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 
the Tauei line has entitlement to other immediately adjoining land should also be taken into account in considering the applications.}{\fs24\insrsid10441399 
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\par In all the circumstances and having regard in particular to the fact that the applications were, as is this appeal, unopposed, we think the appropriate course is for the matter to go back to the Land Division of the High Court for reconsideration.}{
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\par The appeal is allowed and pursuant to Section 56 of the Judicature Act 1980-81 the applications are remitted back to the Land Division for rehearing. The securit}{\fs24\insrsid6960161 y }{\fs24\insrsid10441399\charrsid10441399 
for costs is to be refunded to the appellant.
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