Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1879, No. 2.

[No. 97, Session II.—Petition of Tame Parata Haereroa and Others, of Waikouaiti.]

No. 97, Session II.—Petition of Tame Parata Haereroa and Others, of Waikouaiti.

Petitioners pray that one whole day in every week may be set aside for Mr. Watt, R.M., to enable him to investigate the troubles of such Maoris as may appear before him, and that such arrangement shall be carried out for one year, defining a circuit that may be gazetted.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That this being a departmental matter the Committee recommend it to the consideration of the Government.

23rd October 1879.

Translation.
No. 97, Session II.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tame Parata Haereroa me etahi atu.

E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaritea tetahi tino ra i roto i nga wiki katoa mo te Wata, kia ahei ai ia te whakawa i nga raruraru o nga tangata Maori e tae atu ana ki tona aroaro. Ko tenei tikanga kia mau tonu mo te tau kotahi. Ko nga wahi hei haerenga mo taua whakawa me kahiti rawa.

Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—

No te mea he tikanga ke tenei ma te tari e whakatuturu, e mea ana tenei Komiti kia tukua atu ma te Kawanatanga e whakaaro.

Oketopa 23, 1879.