Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1881.

[No. 302 of 1881.—Petition of Petera te Pukuatua and 22 Others]

Petitioners pray that a Bill before the House for rating Maori lands may not be passed.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That, this being a matter of publie policy now under the consideration of the House, the Committee has no recommendation to make.

23rd August, 1881.

E Inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua e tu te Pire a te Kawanatanga e mea nei kia utu reiti nga whenua Maori.

Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—

E pa ana tenei ki nga tikanga whakahaere Kawanatanga, e korerotia ana e te Whare, kaore he kupu a te Komiti.

23 Akuhata, 1881.