No. 376 of Session II., 1879.—Petition of Susannah Sorensen.
Petitioner states that, in 1877, she and her sister petitioned the House in reference to a claim to a portion of the Hopuhopu Block, in the Waikato District. That the petition was referred to the Government; that, after inquiry, the Under-Secretary for Native Affairs wrote to her, stating that any question of claim which her parents may have had, had been settled "long before the Waikato war;" that, notwithstanding this statement by the Under-Secretary, the petitioner still maintains that she is entitled to lands through her mother; and she prays for relief for her brother, her sister, and herself.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Committee has no recommendation to make.