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No. 598, 1891, Sess. II.—Petition of Toha Rahurahu and Others.
Petitioners state that they have heard that Donnelly and Airini Donnelly have applied for a survey of the Kaiwaka Block, and pray that their application may not be granted.
I am directed to report as follows: The block referred to in the petition is one of those subject to "The Mohaka Waikari Act, 1870." It has been before the Committee on a previous occasion and reported upon. In consequence of that report the Government took steps to have that and other blocks gazetted by order of the Governor in Council, for the purpose of empowering the Native Land Court to ascertain and include such of the owners as were left out of the title. It was found, however, that the said Order in Council could not give the jurisdiction intended to the Native Land Court, consequently things remain as they were and can only be altered by special legislation, but, pending further steps, the petitioners pray that no survey of the land be allowed, lest such survey should have the effect of determining the title as it at present stands beyond recall, and thus shutting out from relief a number of just and equitable owners. The Committee therefore recommend this petitition to the consideration of the Government.
[Translation.]
No. 598, 1890, Sess. II.—Pukapuka-inoi a Toha Rahurahu me etahi atu.
E Ki ana nga kai-pitihana kua rongo ratou kua tono a Tonore raua ko Airini Tonore kia ruritia te Kaiwaka Poraka a e inoi ana ratou kia kaua taua tono e whakaaetia.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko te Poraka e whakahuatia nei i roto i tenei pitihana ko tetahi o era i uru ki "te Ture o Mohaka me Waikare, 1870." I tae mai ano tenei keehi ki te aroaro o te Komiti i mua ake nei a i tukuna ano ta ratou ripoata. Ahuanei na taua ripoata i whakahau te Kawanatanga kia Kahititia taua Poraka me etahi atu Poraka e te Kawana i roto i tona Kaunihera kia ahei ai te whakamana i te Kooti Whenua Maori ki te kimi me te whakauru i nga tangata whai take i mahue ki waho o aua poraka. No muri iho ka kitea kihai taua ota a te Kaunihera i kaha ki te tuku i te mana i hiahiatia ki te Kooti Whenua Maori. No reira kei te takoto pera tonu aua Poraka me to ratou ahua o mua, a ma te hanga ture anake te taea ai te whakarereke Erangi e inoi ana nga kai-pitihana inaianei kia kaua e whahaaetia te ruri i tonoa nei kei riro ma taua ruritanga e whakatau i te take ki aua Poraka a oti tonu atu. Me te arai i te oraki te hunga tokomaha e whai take ana ki aua whenua. No reira e whakaaro ana tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria e ratou.