No. 279, Session II.—Petition of Hemi Tautari.
Petitioner states that for sis years he has conducted a school for Native girls, and that the buildings have been erected by himself, with assistance from the Government. That Sir George Grey and Mr. Sheehan promised that a piece of Crown land, containing about 16 acres, situated between the Kawakawa Railway and the river, would be granted to him and his successors in trust as an endowment for the said school. That on the faith of the promise petitioner has enlarged his school buildings, and he prays that effect may be given to this promise.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the attention of the Minister of Education be called to the petition, with a recommendation that the laud referred to be reserved for general educational purposes.