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No. 255, Session II.—Petition of Wi Parata.
Petitioner states that he is a chief of the Ngatitoa tribe on the West Coast; that he was formerly a member of the Cabinet, and was requested to redress certain grievances—one was the misappropriation by the Bishop of Wellington of a block of land at Porirua, which was given for a Native school; that petitioner was advised to have recourse to the Supreme Court, which suit proved abortive; and petitioner was personally responsible for the taxed costs, as follows: Bishop of Wellington, £121 2s. 6d.; Attorney-General, £46 7s. 6d.; costs between attorney and client (taxed), £224 2s. 4d.: total, £391 12s. 4d. Petitioner prays that this charge may be borne by the Native estimates of the colony.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Committee cannot recommend the prayer of the petition to the favourable consideration of the House.
[Translation.]
No. 255, Session II.—Te Pukapuka-inoi a Wi Parata.
E ki ana te kai-pitihana he rangatira ia no te iwi o Ngatitoa ki te Tai-Hauauru, no roto ia i te Kawanatanga i mua a i tonoa atu mana e whakaora etahi mate. Ko tetahi o ana mate ko te tangohanga hetanga a te Pihopa o Poneke i tetahi poraka whenua i Porirua i tukua atu mo tetahi kura Maori. I kiia te kai-pitihana kia tukua ki roto ki te Hupirimi Kooti taua korero, na kihai taua whakawa i puta ora, tau ana nga moni hei utunga ki runga ki te kai-pitihana koia enei: Mo te taha ki te Pihopa o Poneke, £121 2s. 6d.; mo te Roia o te Kawanatanga, £46 7s. 6d.; nga moni i waenganui i te roia me tona tangata whakahaere e, £224 2s. 4d.; hui katoa e, £391 12s. 4d. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana ko enei moni me iri ki runga ki nga moni mo te taha Maori o te Koroni.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
E kore e ahei te Komiti kia kiia te inoi o roto i tenei pitihana kia whakaarohia paitia e te Whare.