No. 39, Sess. II.—Petition of B. H. Darnell.

Petitioner prays that the rent, £30, which he is paying for a Native reserve leased from the Public Trustee, may be reduced, as he is not able to pay it, or that he may be allowed to surrender the remaining term of his lease.

I am directed to report as follows: That the petitioner had this grievance reported upon in 1886. The Committee have therefore no recommendation to make.