No. 85, Sess.11.—Petition Tamiana te Huirau.

Petitioner states that Sections Nos. 45, 46, and 51 at Kawatiri, Nelson were left by his mother to her daughter, who when dying, left it to him by will in the presence of a Maori clergyman; and that up to a certain date, for many years, they received rents, when they suddenly stopped, and it was found that Mr. Alexander Mackay had awarded these lands to an outsider, who had no claim on them. He prays for relief.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the Committee, after hearing the evidence, is of opinion that the petitioner has no claim whatever.