No. 44.—Petition of Ihakara Rangiahua and 5 Others.

Petitioners state that certain pieces of land were sold by one Ngarauru to the Government by stealth, under deceptive names, and they pray that those lands may be returned to them.

I am directed to report as follows: That, the Judge of the Native Land Court having refused rehearings in these cases, and the Committee having no power in the matter, it is recommended that Government take once more into its consideration the question of rehearings generally.