No. 229, Session II.—Petition of Karanama te Uamaungapohatu and 128 Other.

Petitioners state that in accordance with Maori customs they are entitled to certain blocks of land in the Tauranga District. That Sir George Grey wrote to Mr. Wilson, Commissioner, which letter was shown to the petitioners, and which restricted them from selling their land. They pray that an Act may be passed enabling them to sell or lease land as they may think fit.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would just justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition.