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No. 24, Sess. II., 1884.—Petition of Pene Ngahiwi.
Petitioner, who resides at Hamilton East, in the Waikato District, states that one of the trucks employed in the construction of the railway line ran down a horse belonging to him and killed it; that the value of the said horse was £25, which price was actually paid for it. No precautions appear to have been taken to guard against such accidents. He mainly depended upon the horse for the support of his family. He prays for compensation.
I am directed to report as follows: That this petition was referred to the Public Works Department, and received answer therefrom that, if any compensation be due it is from the contractor, at the same time acknowledging that the facts are accurately stated. Since the petition was presented the petitioner has died, and his widow, a most worthy woman in every respect, is in distressed circumstances, and therefore is unable to prosecute the claim. The Committee recommends the Government should pay the widow £25, whether the amount be recoverable or not. The widow is herself in the last stages of consumption.
[Translation.]
No. 24, Sess. II., 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Pene Ngahiwi.
E Ki ana te kai-pitihana ko tona kainga nei Hamiritana ki te rawhiti i te Takiwa o Waikato e ki ana i rere mai tetahi o nga taraka e mahi ana i te raina reriwe ki runga ki tetahi hoiho ana a mate iho, ko nga utu i utua ai tana hoiho e £25 kihai i puta he whakaaro tiaki kei mate, i puta mai he oranga mo tana whanau i te mahi a taua hoiho. E inoi ana ia ki tetahi utu.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko tenei pitihana me tuku ki te Tari o nga mahi nunui, ma ratou e whakahoki kupu mai mo tenei tono, a ki te mea he mea tika kia utua, ko te kai tango i te kataraka te tangata mana e utu Otira e whakaae ana te Komiti ki te tika o te whakahaere a te kaipitihana i ana take. I muri iho i te tukunga mai o te pitihana ka hemo te kai-pitihana a ko tana wahine e tino mate i te kore rawa heoi kahore ia a kaha ki te whakahaere I tenei tono. E tono aua te Komiti kia utua e te Kawanatanga nga moni e £25 ki taua wahine ahakoa kahore i titka kia utua enei moni. Engaua ana taua wahine e te mate kohikiko.