Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1904.

[No. 553, 1904.—Petition of Hori Rewa Rangitikei and 52 Others.]

No. 553, 1904.—Petition of Hori Rewa Rangitikei and 52 Others.

Petitioners pray that Motiti Island, Bay of Plenty, may be constituted a separate Council district under "The Maori Councils Act, 1900."

I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition be referred to the Government for favourable consideration.

25th August, 1904.