No. 198, Session II.—Petition of Rehutai te Wharau and 6 Others.
Petitioners state that, through the mistake of the McLean Government and officers, a block of land called Te Putere was taken; and they ask Parliament to give reasons why it was taken, for they do not know. Had they been Hauhaus it would have been well; but they are under the rule of the Queen. They describe the boundaries, and urge Mr. Tomoana to obtain justice for them.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition.
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No. 198,
Session II—Te Pitihana a
Rehutai te Wharau me etahi atu e 6.
E ki ana nga kai-pitihana no runga i nga mahi he a te Kawanatanga o te Makarini me ana apiha ka riro tetahi whenua ko Te Putere, a ka tono ratou kia whakamaramatia e te Paremete nga take i riro ai, no te mea kei te kuare ratou. Mehemea i Hauhau ratou katahi ano ka tika kia riro ko tenei kei raro tonu ratou i te maru o te Kuini. E whakaaturia mai ana e ratou nga rohe a e mea ana ma Tomoana e mea he tika kia puta ki a ratou.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
E pouri ana te Komiti i te poto o te takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga ma ratou e tika ai te whakatau i tetahi kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana.