That, from the time of the announcement of your intention to revest the land, the then existing lease conditions remain, that is; no changes should be inserted after the date of your announcement.

You may appreciate that unfair advantage can be taken since your announcement to hand the properly back to the original owners. Any change of terms within the present lease as a result of your announcement can only create mistrust in any future negotiations with the Raglan Golf Club. It would be more desirable from our point of view to negotiate on a friendly relationship rather than in a climate of hostility.

We ask the return of the Golf Course land without its owners having to pay any compensation to the Government.

We are aware of the allegations that people had uplifted compensation monies from Maori Affairs, but we are not given evidence as to who these people are and the monies (amounts) allegedly paid out.

We feel that any negotiations to determine the future lease of the Golf Club are the fundamental right of the Tainui Awhiro owners.

We feel that you would appreciate that our hands should not be tied by any directives forced upon us.

We feel that the Golf Club has a responsibility to seek a site where they can relocate their playing areas in the long term.

We also have some proposals to study for the area in question: a proposed development scheme to re-house our people, to build a marae, and to present to the young people a Whare Wananga o Aotearoa (a higher school of learning, or if you like, a Maori university). Of course these ideas are in the melting-pot at this stage.

It is our attitude that the Raglan County Council should face its responsibilities toward rate adjustment for this area, so as not only to protect the Raglan Golf Club's economic interest but also to meet the requirements of the owners when necessary.

We understand that the zoning at present is Recreational Reserve with a Nil valuation, but the revesting order would drastically change this in terms of rating payments.

We ask for the return of the aerodrome landing strip, and we think that the re-location of the emergency landing field would be no major problem as there are farmers in the area with private landing strips (there could be at least twelve such farmers).

On the question re the creation of a Public Access, we agree that some land will be better served in the interests of public use, But Maori ownership and control would be of Utmost importance to us.