Title Permanently

Mrs. Cowan To Hold Ariki

A CASE arousing the greatest interest during the sittings of the newly-con stituted Cook Islands Native Appel late Court concerned the title of Makea Nui Ariki.

The Appellate Court ruled that this title is to be held by Mrs. Teremoana Cowan—in succession to her sister, the late Mrs. Takau Love, wife of the late Colonel Tiwi Love —during her lifetime, after which the appointment is to be made by the family according to native custom.

It was stated in the NZ Parliament in September, by the Prime Minister, that Mrs. Cowan was to hold the title only until Mrs. Love’s eldest daughter came of age or “proved herself competent.”

Prior to the setting up of the Appellate Court in the Cook Islands, appeals from the Native Land Courts had to be taken to the NZ Supreme Court.