No. 283 of 1882.—Petition of the Thames County Council (No. 1).
Petitioners state that a sum of £8,802 5s. 1d. has been paid as revenue from the Thames Gold Field to the Native owners between the 1st January, 1877, and the 14th June, 1882, which ought to have been paid to the County Council. Petitioners pray for inquiry and redress.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That, as this is purely a question of law, it be referred to the Government for consideration.