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No. 44, 1890.—Petition of R. S. Thompson.
Petitioner states he is the father and trustee of Pare Kawhia, a half-caste, and owner of Section 154, Block IV., Waimate Survey District, and that the Public Trustee, who administers the land, has reduced the rent from £19 10s. to £8 per annum, thereby seriously reducing the income of his (petitioner's) child. He prays for inquiry and relief.
I am directed to report as follows: That the deterioration of the property is the result of the lessee's neglect, but yet, as a consequence of it, he becomes benefited in the reduction of rent. It is feared that this will be a too frequent occurrence, as it is impossible for a Public Trustee to page 2
maintain the assiduous supervision that is practicable by a private owner; and the Committee recommend the Government to grant the prayer of the petitioner, and in all similar cases to relieve the Public Trustee of the management of properties that could be much better dealt with by the owners.
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No. 44, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a R. S. Thompson.
E ki ana te kai-pitihana ko ia te matua me te kaitiaki o Pare Kawhia he hawhe-kaihe nona nei te tekiona 154, o te Poraka 4, Takiwa Ruri o Waimate a kua whakahokia iho e te Kai-tiaki o te katoa e whakahaere nei i aua whenua nga moni reti i te £19 10s. ki te £8 mo te tau heoi tau ana te mate ki te tamaiti a te kai-pitihana a e inoi ana ia kia tukua tetahi whiriwhiringa mo tenei mea me te tuku i tetahi ora.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko te take i hoki iho ai te hua o taua whenua he mangere no te kairihi o taua whenua heoi ahakoa tona mangere puta ana he painga ki aia i runga i te whakahokinga iho o te reti. Ko te wehi ia kei mau haere tonu tenei tikanga no te mea ekore e taea e te Kai-tiaki te titiro tonu i nga mahi e tika ana kia mania e te kairihi, no reira ka tono te Komiti i te Kawanatanga kia whakaaetia te inoi a te kaipitihana a i runga i nga kehi pera katoa me whakamutu e te Kai-tiaki o te katoa te whakahaere i nga whenua e taea ana te whakahaere e te tangata whai take ake ki te whenua.