R v Symonds
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R v Symonds (The Queen v Symonds) was an 1847 New Zealand Supreme Court[lower-alpha 1] case that incorporated the concept of aboriginal title into New Zealand law and upheld the government's pre-emptive right of purchase to Māori land deriving from the common law and expressed in the Treaty of Waitangi.
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R v Symonds | |
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Court | Auckland Supreme Court |
Full case name | The Queen at the suit of Charles Hunter McIntosh v John Jeremyn Symonds |
Decided | 9 June 1847 |
Citation(s) | (1847) NZPCC 388 |
Transcript(s) | Available here |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Martin CJ and Chapman J |
Keywords | |
Aboriginal title, Treaty of Waitangi, Scire facias |
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Although the Native Lands Act 1862 waived Crown pre-emption, the notion of aboriginal title has been revived in the 20th century to deal with Māori property rights.