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Report on Petition of Hone Paratene and Others (No. 1).
The petitioners object to "The Native Land Court Bill, 1877," and think that, at any rate, it should not be allowed to apply to the South Island, because dealings there with Native land have, as a rule, been satisfactory.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That, the subject-matter of this petition having been considered by the House, and the Bill in question withdrawn, the Committee do not think it necessary to report specifically on the merits of the various matters referred to by the petitioners. But the Committee are of opinion that, in view of future legislation on the subject of Native lands, the opinions expressed in this and other petitions of a similar character deserve the careful consideration of the House and the Government.
John Bryce,
Chairman.
[Translation.]
Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Hone Paratene me etahi atu (Nama 1.)
E whakahe ana nga kai-inoi ki te Pire Kooti Whenua Maori, 1877, a e mea ana ratou kia kaua e whai mana ki Te Waipounamu notemea e marama ana te whakahaeretanga o nga whakariteritenga mo nga whenua Maori o reira.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei atu ki te Whare:—
Kua oti te whiriwhiri te putake o tenei pukapuka-inoi e te Whare, a kua unuhia taua Ture, koia e kore ai te Komiti e whakaaro kia whai kupu ratou mo nga tikanga o nga mea e whakahuatia ana i roto i taua pukapuka-inoi. Engari e mahara ana te Komiti notemea era ano e hanga he Ture mo nga Whenua Maori, me ata whiriwhiri marire e te Whare, e te Kawanatanga hoki nga whakaaro e whakahuatia ana i roto i tenei me etahi atu pukapuka-inoi e rite ana ki tenei.
John Bryce,
Tumuaki.