No. 378 of Session II., 1879.—Petition of Wiremu Waitangi and 10 Others.

Petitioners ask that land at Te Ruato and Waiwarawara, near Waikato, should be returned to them, but do not state the ground of their request; they however give the boundaries of the land.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the Committee has learned that the petitioners were rebel natives, and now wander about from one place to another without settled homes; and the Committee recommends this and similar cases to the consideration of the Government, with a view to a satisfactory settlement of the Native question; and that if needful, legislation be invited empowering the grant of land on condition of permanent occupation and loyal conduct; the Committee also think that all such grants should be inalienable.