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Report on Petition of Renata Kawepo and 1,022 Others, and Watene Koau and 224 Others.
The petitioners express an opinion that the Native Land Court Bill, now before the House, will prove injurious to the Native race in many of its provisions, if passed into law; and, after reciting the clauses which they consider specially bad, they pray that it may not be passed hastily or without full consideration.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That the Native Land Court Bill referred to in the petition being now before the House, the Committee are satisfied that the objections and suggestions made by the petitioners will receive the consideration of the Legislature.
John Bryce,
Chairman.
[Translation.]
Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Renata Kawepo me ona hoa 1,022, I Te Pukapuka-inoi Hoki a Watene te Koau me ona hoa e 224.
E whakaatu mai ana nga kai-inoi i to ratou whakaaro he maha nga mate mo te iwi Maori kei roto i nga ritenga o Te Ture Kooti Whenua Maori e takoto mai nei i te aroaro o te Whare mehemea ka whakatuturutia hei Ture; a e whakaatu mai ana ratou i nga rarangi i kitea ai e ratou te tino kino, a e inoi ana ratou kia kaua e kaikatia te whakamana i taua Ture kia kaua hoki e whakamana i te mea kahore e ata whiriwhiria rawatia e te Whare.
Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei atu ki te Whare:—
Notemea kei te aroaro o te Whare te Ture Kooti Whenua Maori e whakahuatia ana i roto i te pukapuka-inoi e tino whakaaro ana te Komiti ka ata whiriwhiria e te Runanga nga kupu whakahe me nga kupu tohutohu o te pukapuka-inoi.
John Bryce,
Tumuaki.