No. 264 of 1880.—Petition of Anaha te Rahui and 6 Others.

Petitioners, chiefs of the Arawa, state that they were officers in charge of Native affairs in their page 28district. They complain that Assessors have been discharged, and the pay of others reduced. They say that, though cutting down salaries may perhaps be applicable to other tribes, it should not be done in the case of the Arawas; and they pray for a redress of their grievances.

I am directed to report as follows:—

That the question of appointment of Assessors, and the pay of those officers, are matters which can be judged of only by the Government; and the Committee has therefore no recommendation to make.