No. 152, 1900.—Petition of Thomas Toms.

Petitioner, a half-caste, asks for restitution of rights to certain lands granted to his father, mother, and himself by the Ngatitoa Tribe, which lands have now passed into the possession of his father's family by a second wife, a European.

I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry.