No. 266.—Petition of Rawiri Kahia and 22 Others.
Petitioners, who are owners of a block of land called Owhaoko, in the district of Taupo, pray that page 27an Act may be passed to validate the proceedings of the Native Land Court held at Taradale, and also to enable the Court now sitting at Hastings to investigate that block.
I am directed to report as follows: That, after hearing Mr. Lewis's explanation, the Committee has no recommendation to make.
[Translation.]
No. 266.—Pukapuka-inoi a Rawiri Kahia me etahi atu e 22.
Ko nga kai-pitihana e whai take nei ki tetahi poraka whenua e karangatia ana ko Owhaoko kei Taupo e takoto ana, e inoi ana kia hanga tetahi Ture hei whakamana i nga mahi a te Kooti Whenua Maori i noho ki Tarateera a kia ahei ai hoki tenei Kooti e noho nei i Hehitingi te whakawa i taua poraka.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I runga i rongonga ki nga korero whakamarama a te Ruihi, kahore he kupu a te Komiti.