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No. 32, Sess. II.—Petition of Te One Hiporite and 20 Others.
Petitioners complain that the portion of land reserved to them to live on is too small. They ask that an extra portion may be allotted to them and their descendants.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Government be recommended to take into early consideration the position of the petititioners, the Committee believing that their land is insufficient for their reasonable wants, and that a moderate provision for them should be made. It seems that the original grant amounted to only about 6½ acres per head, which was sufficient so long as the Natives had the ran of the neighbouring unoccupied lands. The lands are now hemmed in by European occupiers, and they are thus confined absolutely to their own holdings. Their land also is subject to destructive floods, to their very great loss, and necessitating special help from the Commissioner. Probably legislation may be needed to enable Government to carry out the recommendation here made. Probably any difficulty might be got over by a provision in the Special Powers and Contracts Act.
[Translation.]
No. 32, Sess. II.—Pukapuka-inoi a Te One Hiporite me etahi atu e 20.
E Ki ana te kai-pitihana he iti rawa te Whenua i Rahuitia hei oranga mo ratou e inoi ana kia hoatu ano tetahi Whenua mo ratou me o ratou uri.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—
Me tono te Kawatanga kia hohoro te whiriwhiri i te ahua o nga kai-pitihana, e mahara ana hoki te Komiti kihai te whenua i rahi hei oranga mo ratou; e mohiotia ana, ko nga whenua i karatitia i mua e 6½ eka mo te tangata kotahi, e nui ana enei whenua i te mea kahore ano i nohia nga whenua o tahaki atu e te Pakeha, inaianei kua karapotia e te Pakeha, e araia ana ratou inaianei ki runga ano ki o ratou whenua ko tetahi mate o ratou e ngaro ano o ratou whenua i te waipuke, he mea tika hoki kia whakahoa atu te Komihana kia ratou i runga i to ratou mate. E whakaarohia ana me whai Ture pea kia ahei te Kawanatanga ki te whakamana i te tono a te Komiti, tera ano pea e taea te whakanoho i tetahi rarangi ki roto i te Ture Whakamana Ture Kataraka.