No. 80.—Petition of Wiremu Kauika and others (No. 2).

Petitioners state they were paid £5,411 0s. 7d., by Mr. Gill (by cheque), for land they had sold to Government. They gave the cheque to one William Williams to cash for them. They say they have never seen either him or the money since.

I am directed to report as follows: That this is similar to Petitions Nos. 206 and 509 of Session II., 1884, and reported upon on the 2nd July, 1885, in the following terms: "That the Government should ascertain whether there be sufficient evidence to warrant an action at law in this matter—either civil or criminal—and, if so, should assist the Natives to obtain justice."