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No. 293 of 1881.—Petition of Hoterene Wi Pou and 15 Others.
Petitioners ask for payment of £300 for kauri timber cut down on their lands at Ninihi, at the station of Joseph Patrick.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That some trees seem to have been cut down in the progress of a survey by Mr. Patrick. The surveyor was virtually in the employment of the Natives themselves, and, under the circumstances, the petitioners have no claim against the colony.
29th August, 1881.
[Translation.]
No. 293 of 1881.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hoterene Wi Pou me etahi atu 15.
E Tono ana nga kai-pitihana kia hoatu te £300 kia ratou hei utu mo nga kauri i tuaina i to ratou whenua i Ninihi i to teihana a Hohepa Patariki.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
I tuaina etahi rakau e Patariki i runga i te whakahaere ruri. E mahi ana te kai-wea i a ratou mahi ake ano i a nga Maori, no reira kaore e tika ta ratou tono ki te koroni.
29 Akuhata, 1881.