Nos. 35, 105, and 156.—Petitions of Paratene Matenga and 181 Others; Taituha Hape and 68 Others; H. Tare Tikao and 22 Others.
Petitioners allege that the Maoris do not receive proper notices relating to the rating of their land, and that the rating-values are wrongly assessed. They pray that the Native race may be exempt from taxation.
I have the honour to report that the Committee recommends that these petitions should be referred to the Government for the purpose of having the allegations as to insufficient rating-notices and wrong valuations fully inquired into; and they also recommend that all local bodies should be instructed to insure that Native owners are made fully aware of all matters relating to the rating of their properties.
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Nos. 35, 105, me 156.—Pitihana a Paratene Matenga me etahi atu kotahi rau e waru tekau ma tahi; a Taituha Hape me etahi atu e ono tekau ma waru; a
H. Tare Tikao me etahi atu e rua teka ma rua.
E Ki ana nga kai-pitihana kaore e tae atu ana ki nga Maori nga panui whakaatu mo nga reiti o o ratou whenua, a ko tetahi e he ana te whakatau o nga moni o te whenua e kimihia ai nga moni reiti. E noi ana ratou kia kaua te iwi Maori e utu i tenei mea i te Taake.
E whai honore ana ahau ki te ripoata ki te whakaaro a te Komiti me tuku atu enei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia tino uiuia nga whakapae mo te kore panui whakaatu atu i nga reiti me te he o te whakatau o nga moni o te whenua; me whai kupu hoki te Komiti ki te Kawanatanga kia tae he kupu tohutohu mana ki nga hunga whakahaere takiwa a kia tino whakamaramatia e ratou ki nga Maori whai whenua nga tikanga katoa e pa ana ki te reititanga o o ratou whenua.