Major Speedy, R.M., to the Hon. the Native Minister.

I have the honour to inform you that a piece of land situated in the Village of Waiuku has been just cut up by the Government surveyors. This land is claimed by Aihepene and Hori. It is not among the pieces reserved by Mr. Turton for them, but I am given to understand that, since the completion of the purchase of the West Waiuku Block from the Ngatiteatas, Mr. Turton has offered them £100 for the piece referred to. I enclose a memorandum of Mr. Halse's, which mentions it as a Native reserve.

Hori Tauroa interfered with the surveyors, but on my promise to write to Government about it, and my assurance to him that the fact of the Government surveying it would not interfere with the title of the rightful owners, he allowed the survey to proceed.