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Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1878.

No. 14.—Petition of Hemi Manu

No. 14.—Petition of Hemi Manu.

Petitioner prays for compensation for property destroyed and taken away during the Waikato War. He goes on to state that his claim was mismanaged before the Compensation Court, and that consequently he has received no redress for his injuries.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the Committee are satisfied from official records that the petitioner had full opportunity of preferring his claim before the Compensation Court in 1865, and did in fact prefer it; but it appears to have been supported by evidence so contradictory and unreliable as to have produced an unfavourable impression on the Court, which did not recognize petitioner's claim. The Committee cannot, therefore, recommend the prayer of the petitioner to the favourable consideration of the House.

15th August, 1878.