No. 16, Sess. II—Petition of Renata Ropiha.
Petitioner, who is a member of one of three independent hapus of the Tribe of Ngatiraukawa, claims, on behalf of the three hapus, amounts, with accrued interest, to £1,650, which he alleges is due to them from the Government for back rents on the Himatangi Block, and which was favourably reported on by the Legislative Council in 1883.
I am directed to report as follows:—
The Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition.