No. 379, Session II.—Petition of Wiremu te Oka and Others.

Petitioners state that their land at Pakihi was sold stealthily to a European, before the war with Hone Heke. They inherited the land from their ancestors, and will not allow Europeans to occupy the land or stock it. The Court had told them they could not get the land, as it had been Crown-granted. The Crown-granting was done stealthily.

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. 379, Session II.—Te Pitihana a Wiremu te Oka me etahi atu.

E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko to ratou whenua ko Pakihi i hokona whanakotia ki tetahi pakeha i mua atu o te whawhai a Hone Heke.

No o ratou tipuna taua whenua a e kore e tukua e ratou kia noho he pakeha i runga kia taka ranei a ratou mea i runga. Kua ki te Kooti kua kore e riro ki a ratou te whenua no te mea kua Karauna karaatitia. He mea tahae te Karauna karaatitanga.

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.