No. 255 of 1880.—Petition of Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke and 113 Others.

Petitioners state that they are owners of 2,000,000 acres of land at Waitotara, Whanganui, Murimotu, &c.; that they have received a copy of the Native Land Sales Bill, and that they consider its provisions unjust, and calculated to prevent the sale of their land to Europeans.

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I am directed to report as follows:—

That the petition refers to a matter of public policy now under the consideration of Parliament, and that the Committee has therefore no recommendation to make.