No. 172, Sess. II., 1884.—Petition of Arama Karaka Haututu.

Petitioner prays for an opportunity of examining the signatures attached to two deeds purporting to be the sale of the Takapuna Block, North Island.

I am directed to report as follows: That this petition was fully inquired into in 1883, and reported on to the following effect: "The petitioner has no just claim to the lands named in the petition;" the Committee has, therefore, no recommendation to make.