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Transferring shares to trustees
Māori land shares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Transferring shares to trustees
Māori land shares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Transferring shares to trustees
Māori land shares can be transferred, by a
vesting order, to a trustee from a person who
owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
It was fascinating and sometimes astonishing to hear some of the comments of Chief Justices from context and systems so very different from the system we have.
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer
the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from
the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to
those entitled.
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO TRUSTEES
Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a
trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori
land shares.
Most of the land set aside under the Act was transferred to the intended beneficiaries, but in 1909 the SILNA Act was repealed by the Native Lands Act before all the grants had been completed. 6 Also, the lands set aside under SILNA were of inferior quality, isolated, inaccessible, and often far distant from the traditional lands that had been taken under the earlier Crown purchasing. 7 Four of the SILNA blocks were not allocated and remain in Crown ownershi...