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No. 31, Session I.—Petition of Reihana Ikatahi.
Petitioner, a native of Hawke's Bay, states that he is one of the grantees in a block of land called Raukawa East, and that he has good reason to believe that he has been defrauded of his right by means of a conveyance purporting to bear his signature, but which he never signed. The petitioner goes on to say that he has attempted, by means of a criminal information, to punish the persons who have injured him, but, owing to exceptional circumstances, which he sets forth, he has been unable to do so. He urges the House to consider that he is an old man, unable to bear the delays and Uncertainties of the law, and prays that such punishment may be inflicted on those who have injured him or his co-grantee, as may seem just.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition.
[Translation.]
No. 31, Session I.—Te Pitihana a Reihana Te Ikatahi.
Ko te kai-pitihana he Maori no Haku Pei e ki ana ko ia tetahi o nga tangata o roto i te Karauna karaati o tetahi poraka whenua ko Raukawa East, a e whai take ana ia ki te mahara i tinihangatia ia i tona paanga ki reira i runga i tetahi pukapuka hoko e mea ana kua tuhi ia i tona ingoa, engari ki a ia kaore rawa ia i tuhi. Ka mea te kai-pitihana kua whakamatau ia ki te whakawa i te hara, a kia mau nga tangata i raru ai ia, engari i runga i ona putake ano e whakahuatia ana e ia kihai ia i kaha. E tone ana ia ki te Whare kai whai whakaaro no te mea he koroheke ia a e kore e taea e ia te whakawaha nga whakaroanga me nga pewheatanga o te ture. Na ka inoi ia kia whiua aua tangata nana i mate ai ia me ona hoa o roto i te Karauna karaati, i te huarahi ano e maharatia ana he tika.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
E pouri ana te Komiti mo te poto o te takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga e tika ai te whakatau kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana.