No. 169, Session II., 1879.—Petition of Hori Hare and Others.
The petitioners pray that a sum of £4,000 may be expended upon the roads in their district. They assert that the County Council of Hokianga cannot, because it is not a road under their control, but is what is called a main road. They pray for assistance because they live in a district where the Government have not made any improvements on the roads. They have only rat tracks, such as their ancestors travelled upon: other districts have had assistance. The road commences from Okaihau, thence to Pareokaira, then to Taumatamaukuuku, then to Maungaakahia, then to Waihou, it crosses to Rangiahua, then to Huatau, then to Kiripaka, then to Umarewa, then to Pukahumanga, then to Houtere, coming out at Maungamuka; from that it goes to the district of Mongonui to Oporehumanga, then to Kotukutuku, then to Te Touwharawhara, then to Puketuatara, then to Te Arai, then it drops into Te Ria, and then comes out at the road made by the Government to Wikitoria.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That, as the Public Works Department seems to be arranging for this road or a portion of it, the Committee therefore simply advise that the petition should be passed on to the Government for their favourable consideration.
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No. 169,
Session II., 1879.—Pukapuka-inoi
Hori Hare me etahi atu.
E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakapaua nga moni £4,000 mo nga rori o to ratou takiwa. E ki ana ratou kaore e taea e te Kaute Kaunihera no te mea he meina rori, e hara i te rori e riro ana ma te Kaunihera e whakahaere. E inoi ana ratou kia awhina atu ratou no te mea kaore te Kawanatanga e whakapai ana i nga rori; ko nga huarahi kiore anake o o ratou tipuna e haerea ana e ratou, a ko nga rori ke o etahi takiwa e whakapaia ana. Timata taua rori i Okaihau, haere atu ki Pareokaira, haere atu Taumatamaukuuku, haere atu Maungaakahia, haere atu Waihou, ka whakawhiti ki Rangiahua, ka haere ki Huatau, ka haere ki Kiripaka, ka haere ki Umarewa, ka haere ki Pukahumanga, tae atu ki Houtere, ka puta i Maungamuka ka haere atu i reira ki te Takiwa o Mangonui haere ki Oporehumanga, haere ki Kotukutuku, haere ki Touwharawhara, haere ki Puketuatara, haere ki Te Arai, ka makere ki roto ki Te Ria, ka puta i te rori i hangaia e te Kawanatanga ki Wikitoria.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
No te mea ko te Tari mo nga mahi nunui o te motu e whakarite ana mo taua rori mo tetahi wahi ranei; no reira e mea ana te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga hei whakaarohanga pai ma ratou.