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Joselito v Niovenmal [2008] VUICB 2; Civil Case 13 of 2007 (27 February 2008)

IN THE MALEKULA ISLAND COURT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
HELD AT LAKATORO/ MALEKULA
(Civil Jurisdiction)

Civil Case No. 13/07
Judg. No. 5/08

BETWEEN

MALSRAKE JOSELITO
(Long bahaf blong Malsrake family)
(Claimant)

AND

HILAIRE NIOVENMAL
(Counter Claimant)

ELIE BAHORMAL
(2^nd Counter Claimant)

JEAN CERIAQUE MALTALIMARE
(3^rd Counter Claimant)

IN THE MATTER OF: DISPUTE OVA JIFLY TITLE

Coram: Jastis Douglas Fatdal

Jastis Robert Niptick

Jastis Pierre Kai

Clerk: Wendy W. Raptigh

JUDGMENT

Brief background blong case:

Case before long Court ia hemi gat 4 claimant evri wan. Olgeta evri wan blong Walla, hemia long North East part blong Malekula. Case ibin registered long year 2007

Issue:

Case bifo long Court ia hemi blong finemaot se, hu ia nao igat raet blong karem title blong paramount Jif between tufala claimant ia antap?

History blong case:

Case blong Original claimant- Malsrake Niovenmal
Mifala Famiy Malsrake igat bigfala honor mo respect blong declaraemaot histri, generesen blong mifala abaot Chiefly teaeol blong Pongsine Nakamal.

Generasen we ikamaot long mainland Tonmalver Sanaliv igo long smol aeland Wala. Bouhar, Maltawo, Malsrake, Raphael, Pierre Marie, Jean Guy, Brian.

Bouhor mo Sanaim tufala ipikinini blong kastom Chief blong Tonmalve, Sanaliv (Nbel Oraor)
Bouhor hemi out long Sanaliv (big aeland) hemi go daon long Melvarvar (Seinabou), hemi flot long bamboo mo go so long point blong Loret.

Hemi follem rod mo go stap wetem Sevri long Lolomasing Aop.
Bouhor mo Sevri tufala ikamaot nomo long sem nasara blong big aeland Sanaliv. Tufala istap gogo nao Bouhor iaot long Lolomasing mo go stap long Pongsine.

Long Pongsine Bouhor iaot long Lolomasing mo go stap long Pongsine. Long Pongsine Bouhor igat fes pikinini blong hem Maltawo. Long Lolomasing Sevri igat fes pikinini blong hem Meltekru. Year oli pas gogo Meltekru iaot long Lolomasing mo go stap wetem Bouhor mo pikinini blong hem Maltawo long Pongsine. Nao trifala istatem blong bildimap nakamal or nibaur ia Pongsine.

Year oli pas nao Momgire, Malsrake, Raphael mo las generation we hemi Bryan hemi bon long Noumea, New Caledonia.

Long saed histri blong Sanaim hemi no gat pikinini nao hemi jes tekem bak nomo Malsrake igo bak long Sanaliv (big aeland), from se evri graon imas stap oltaem long raet blad laen blong bigfala custom Chief blong Tonmalver (Sanaliv).

Long saed histri blong Sevri:

Sevri ibonem Meltekru, Meltekru ibonem Balpal, Balpal ibonem Maltawer, Maltower ibonem David nao generation blong Sevri ifinis nomo long David. David ino gat pikinini mo hemi adoptem no. 3 generation blong Rapheal we hemi Gilbert. Mo taem we Gilbert ided evri graon mo taetol blong hem imas kambak long laen blong Bouhor. Today mi nao Pierre Marie mi stret blad laen blong bigfala custom Chief blong Pongsine nakamal long Wala island mi save stanap long raet custom blong hem.

Hemia nao olgeta ston long Pongsine nakamal mo folem explenesen blong olgeta parties long 3 fala ston we oli stap long foret blong nakamal ia.

PLAINTIFF RESPOND

Witness- George Noronmal blong Wala

Olfala Bahor hemi founda blong Pongsing. Hemi bin mekem wan trabol oli ronem hem nao ikam safe long nakamal blong mi- Nawhu. Afta mifala tekem hem mo go putum long nakamal Jinetra.

Case blong 1^st Counter Claimant- Hilaire Niowenmal

Long year 2000 president blong Council of Jif blong Wala we emi Stephane Lelecteir, we plaintiff hemi Pierre Marie Serake. Oli presenten wan pepa blong Kot of oda blong police prosecutor we hemi kam from Lakatoro blong lukluk long nakamal Pongsine, date hemi Monday 17^th January, 2000. Long taem blong miting ya mi bin declerem se mi kam from South Pentecost long Panbo reva, wetem tabu fish we hemi shark, long taem we ol kastom activiti oli happen yet. Long namba 27^th October mi bin gobak long South Pentecost mo lukim ol famili blong mi. Mi mekem custom ceremony mo mi registerem bak mi long boundary blong mi- Vaul reva to Panbo reva. Long boundary blong mi long South Pentecost, emi wan boundary Anciente Patrimoine we iklan mo famili ilidim. Mifala igat wan nasara nomo we nem blong hem hemi Raprap. Mifala iwan tok blad system nomo. Afta long ol Kastom ceremony wetem ol famili blong mi long South Pentecost Philip Deni emi presentem long mi pepa blong land boundri mo italem long mi se stat tedei sapos yu go bak long Malekula, yu nao fes man blong mi we -yukam taon wetem tabu fish, emi shark mo yu friman.

Famili tri

1. Uldera

2. Lowo

3. 3 generation ia

4. famili imaret bak famili

5. Atsipat Bakren

6. Malmetenial

7. Niowenmal

8. Rakrak Mael Calixto

9. Hiliare

10. Pascaline

11. Baltazare

Case blong 2^nd Counter Claimant- Bahormal Pauline mo Bahormal Fabrice

Mifala family Mrewla, we blad blong hem ilaef tru long mifala tudei, igat honour mo respect blong declaremaot histri, generesen blong mifala abaot chiefly taetol blong Pongsine nakamal.

Mitufala italemaot long honourable Kot ia se Walla Island emi wan refugis aeland nam mifala ifumapem island ia Walla.

Mitufala italemaot long honourable Kot ia se nakamal blong Pongsine igat tri (3) ston (navot) long hem (1) beared body blong big chief mo founda blong nakamal ia. Trifala ston or navot iminim:

Mitufala iwantem talemaot long Kot se nakamal blong Pongsine nao I resivim mo save gud long evriwan Sanaliv we oli travel long big island mo kam long Wala island mo stanamap Nakamal blong olgeta. Then afta nasara Sanliv long smol aeland Walla we emi last nasara blong Walla island.

Wan founder bigfala chief blong wan nakamal hemi mas silip insaed long nakamal blong hem taem hemi ded.

Mitufala iwantem talemaot long Kot ia se folem polisy blong Malvatumauri council of chief emi talem long article 7, section 1 ise “chief wei stanap imas be line blong chief or blad line blong chief”.

Generation blong famili Mrewla:

DESMAITES – MREWLA – BAHORMAL – LAURENT – RENE – PAULINE - RENE

Mitufala, Paulin mo Fabrice famili Mrewla we blad blong hem ilaef tudei long mifala italemaot long honourable Kot se:
Famili Mrewla emi pruvum hem wan long plenty Kots finis we sam relative we igat decision blong emi stap se Mrewla emi founda mo Jifly taetol blong Pongsine nakamal. Nakamal blong Pongsine emi second nakamal blong Amel Lowo Walla island. Planty famili long deferen nasara long Walla island oli save gud long Mrewla.

Mifala itribe long South Malekula (Unua) ikam long Walla island mo kam shoa long Tsitsung Serser Loret we tedei mifala istap olsem kastom hona long pasis ia. Nao big chief blong Awop iricivem mifala istap olsem kastom hona long pasis ia. Nao big chief blong Awop iricivim mifala mo karem mifala igo stap long Tsinawep.
Afta long Tsinawep big chief emi gat wan tingting nao italem long pikinini blong hem Meltekrou se yu karem olketa mo oli go statem nakamal ia we nem blong hem Pongsine we mifala I founda long hem mo mifala ipruvum long kot finis. Afta long gudfala laef long Pongsine, mifala I recievim wan famili we tribe ikam antap South Malekula mo hemi ded evriean (blad blong hem inomo laef tudei).

Mrewla founda mo Jif blong Pongsine emi laef gud wetem ol pipol blong hem. Nao hemi rescivim wan tribe blong Pentecost we hemi kam stap long nakamal blong Aim festaem then afta ijes muv ikam long Pongsine we taem ia nakamal istap mo laef finis. Mrewla hemi risivim sam tribe blong Sanaliv we oli kam long Pongsine we mifala ikarem sam kastom raet long hem olsem graon nomo we mifala iresivim olketa. Famili Mrewla iwantem talemaot long Kot se folem kastom blong yumi especially North East, founda jif blong one nakamal hemi mas silip insaed long nakamal blong hem, iolsem we tudei Mrewla isilip insaed long Pongsine nakamal we evri family mo long diferen nasara oli save gud long hem.
Lastly, honourable Kot, counter claim stetmen blong mitufala, Paulin mo Fabrice famili Mrewla, hem base mainly long blad line we polisy blong Malvatumauri irekwaerem long Article 7, section 1.

Hemioa nao olketa stone (Navot) insaed long Pongsine Nakamal

Witness 1: Etienne Tiasinmal blong Walla mainland

Mi kamaot long Tonmaliu, Sanaliu, hem no fes taem mi fesem Serake. Serake hemi no follem tribe blong Sanaliu we igo long smol island. Serake isilip outsaed long nasara blong Pelut so mi no ting se hemi shud claim Pongsing, ino even aotsaed long nasara blong Lowe.

Witness 2: Jerome Siptelei blong Walla

Mi witnesim se Barhormal ibig Jif blong nakamal blong hem Pongsine. Mi stap long Aima, mi boss long Aima.

Witness 3 Philip Malsoklei blong Walla.