Final Report.
I have the honour to report that the Native Affairs Committee held its final meeting yesterday morning.
Including the 47 petitions held over from last session, the Committee had before it 154 petitions. Of these, 64 were fully considered and reported on; the remaining 90 are unavoidably held over. A list of the unconsidered petitions is appended hereto.
The following Bills were referred to the Committee and duly reported on, viz.: The Native Reserves Act Amendment Bill, and the Maori Lands Administration Bill.
In connection with a number of petitions relating to the last-named important measure a large amount of evidence was taken, which has been printed, and will appear in the Appendices to the Journals. (See I.–3 A.)
The under-noted papers were also referred to the Committee for consideration, and I am directed to report that there is no reason to recommend any interference with the decisions of the Validation and Native Land Courts contained therein:—
List of Papers referred.
G. 26: Decrees of Validation Court re Manawatu-Kukutauaki 7 D, Section 3. G. 27: Decrees of Validation Court re Taoroa No. 2 A and Piritarau 1 B. G. 28: Decrees of Validation Court re land at Doubtless Bay, 373 L.C. G. 85: Return of Decrees made at Wellington. G. 90: Return of Decrees made at Auckland. G. 144: Decrees of Validation Court re Manawatu 4 D, or Tiratu Block. G. 201: Decrees of Validation Court re Tawapata South Nos. 3–7 Blocks. G. 231: Order of Native Land Court re Waipapa Block. G. 235: Decree of Validation Court re Maraetaha No. 2, Section 5.
List of Petitions undealt with.
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Ripoata Whakamutunga.
E whai honore ana ahau ki te ripoata no nanahi i tu ai te huihuinga whakamutunga o te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori.
E wha tekau ma white nga pitihana i nukuhia i tera tuunga o te Paremete, a, ina huia era ki nga pitihana hou o tenei tau, kotahi rau e rima tekau ma wha katoa nga pitihana i takoto ki te aroaro o te Komiti i tenei tuunga o te Paremete; e ono tekau ma wha o enei kua oti te whiriwhiri me te ripoata, toe ana e iwa tekau kaore i taea te mahi, a kua ata waiho enei. Kua apitiria ki tenei te rarangi o nga pitihaua kaore i whiriwhiria.
Koia enei nga Pire i tukua mai ki te Komiti kia whiriwhiria, ara: te Pire Whakatikatika i te Ture mo nga Rahui Maori, me te Pire Whakahaere i nga Whenua Maori.
He nui nga korero i korerotia ki te aroaro o te Komiti mo runga i nga pitihana i tukuna mai mo te Pire Whakahaere i nga Whenua Maori, a kua perehitia aua korero, a tera e kitea i roto i nga Pukapuka Paremete (Tirohia i I.–3 A.)
I tukua mai ano hoki nga pukapuka e mau ake nei kia whiriwhiria e te Komiti, a kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau he take e whai kupu ai te Komiti mo nga Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take raua ko te Kooti Whenua Maori e mau nei i roto i aua pukapuka:—
Rarangi o Pukapuka.
G. 26: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo Manawatu-Kukutauaki 7 D, Tekihana 3. G. 27: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo Taoroa No. 2 A me Piritarau 1 B. G. 28: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo tetahi whenua i Doubtless Bay, 373, L.C. G. 85: Ritaana mo nga Kupu-whakatau i whakawakia ki Poneke. G. 90: Ritaana mo nga Kupu-whakatau i whakawakia ki Akarana. G. 144: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo Manawatu 4 D, ara, mo Tiratu Poraka. G. 201: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo Tawapata-ki-te-Tonga Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, me 7 Poraka. G. 231: Ota a te Kooti Whenua Maori mo Waipapa Poraka. G. 235: Kupu-whakatau a te Kooti Whakamana Take mo Maraetaha No. 2, Tekihana 5.