Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1891, No. 2.

No. 17, 1891, Sess. I.—Petition of G. P. Mutu and 5 Others

No. 17, 1891, Sess. I.—Petition of G. P. Mutu and 5 Others.

Petitioners pray that compensation may be granted to the amount of £404 to cover the expense of removing their houses beyond the reach of floods caused by mining operations on the west coast Middle Island.

I am directed to report that this Committee is of opinion that the above-mentioned petition should be referred to Government.

21st July, 1891.