Report on Petition of Aperahama Tahunuirangi.
The petitioner, a chief of the Ngatiapa tribe, complains that the reserves made for him and his tribe in certain old land purchases in the Whanganui and Rangitikei Districts are insufficient, and that his right even to them is only a right held in common with other members of his tribe.
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.
John Bryce,
Chairman.