No. 392, 1905.—Petition of Te Wherowhero Tawhiao and 276 Others.

Petitioners pray that certain amendments may be made in the Maori Lands Administration Acts, with a view to giving the Maoris better facilities for making use of their lands through the medium of the Maori Land Councils.

I am directed to report that, as this petition refers to a matter of policy, the Committee offers no opinion as to its merits, but recommends that it should be referred to the Government, and that the evidence taken in connection with the question referred to should be printed. (See I.–3b, 1905.)