Report on Petition of Korako Karetai.

The petitioner requests that £150 be paid him for stone used in the construction of the Lighthouse at Taiaroa Head.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the Committee recommend that the sum of £50 be paid to the petitioner in satisfaction of his claim, and any others which, upon inquiry, may be found to exist in respect of payment for stone used in the erection of the Lighthouse referred to in the petition, and any incidental damage which may have been done to the land.