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No. 242, 1890.—Petition of Teretiu Mahutonga and 6 Others.
Petitioners state that a piece of land known as the Kaipo Reserve (Section 80, Waitotara Block) was repurchased from the Government for the use of their tribe, and granted in trust to certain individuals, the successors of whom now claim the land as their own. They therefore pray for relief.
I am directed to report that, as it appears from the papers submitted by the Native Department, and from the evidence of Horopapere Pukeke, the only original grantee now alive, that a trust was implied when the land was granted, the Committee recommend that this petition be referred to the Government, in order that the necessary legislation may be introduced to place the petitioners in the position they pray for.
[Translation.]
No. 242, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a Teretiu Mahutonga me etahi tokoona.
E Korero ana te kai-pitihana mo tetahi whenua Rahui ko Kaipo te ingoa (Tekiona 80, Poraka o Waitotara) i hokona i te Kawanatanga hei painga mo to ratou Iwi, a i tukuna i runga i te tiaki ki etahi tangata a ko nga kai-riwhi o aua tangata e mea ana no ratou taua whenua inaianei, a e inoi ana nga kai-pitihana ki setahi ora.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I runga i te whinwhiringa i nga pukapuka i tukuna ki te Tari Maori, a i runga hoki i nga korero a Horopapera Pukeke koia nei anake te tangata e ora ana i karaatitia ai taua whenua i te tuatahi e whakaarohia ana he tika ano te tukunga o taua whenua i runga i te tiaki a e tono ana tenei Komiti kia tukuna tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia ahei ai te hanga ture hei whakatuturu i te take e tonoa nei e nga kai-pitihana.