2. (loan) (noun) claim.
Me whakamaranga i te taha o tēnei take he kerēme mō ngā taunga ika, tahuna pipi, toka tio, kuku rānei a ngā Māori (TP 8/1906:9). / As well as this matter a claim should be lodged for the fishing grounds, pipi beds, oyster or mussel rocks of the Māori.
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