No. 291 of 1882.—Petition of Paora Taki.
Petitioner wishes to lease Papawhakarehu Bush. He prays also for a grant of eight acres, the site of an old burial-place, but does not state where it is situated.
page 15I am directed to report as follows:—
That this land was included in the Port Cooper purchase, the bush being reserved for Native use. The land itself belongs to the Crown. There is nothing indicate what burial-ground is referred to.