No. 21, Session II., 1879.—Petition of Eruera te Uremutu.
The petitioners state that the spirit of the Maori is dark because the Government are tying up the land by advancing money to a few persons without the consent of the tribe. They pray that the land maybe loosed, and think that the very beat thing would be to stop the purchasing of land by the Government, and also that surveying and leasing should cease.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Committee regard the questions raised in this petition as matters of very considerable importance, and recommend them to the serious consideration of the House and the Government.
Translation.
No. 21,
Session II., 1879.—Pukapuka-inoi a
Eruera Uremutu.
E ki ana te kai-pitihana e pouri ana te wairua o te Maori, no te mea kei te here te Kawanatanga i nga whenua i runga i te hoatu moni ki nga tangata tokoiti kihai ra te iwi i whakaae. E inoi ana ratou kia tangohia te here i runga i te whenua, a, ko te mea pai rawa kia mutu te hoko whenua a te Kawanatanga, a kia mutu hoki te ruri me te riihi.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
E mea ana te Komiti mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana, he putake nunui katoa. A e mea ana kia whakaaro nuitia e te Whare me te Kawanatanga.