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No. 59.—Petition of Hoani Wetere Tahea.
Petitioner alleges that the lands of his ancestors—viz., Pohoraerae, near Christohurch, were wrongfully taken, and that he is left with insufficient means of support. He prays for relief.
I have the honour to report that the Committee recommend that the Government should take petitioner’s case into consideration when providing for other landless Natives of the South.
20th August, 1895.
[Translation.]
No. 59.—Pitihana a Hoani Wetere Tahea.
E Ei ana te kai-pitihana ko te whenua o ana tupuna, ara, a Pohoraerae, e tata ana ki Christohurch, i tangohia hetia, a kua waiho rawa kore ia. E inoi ana kia whakaorangia tona mate.
E whai honore ana ahau ki te ripoata ki te whakaaro a te Komiti me whiriwhiri e te Kawanatanga te inoi a te kai-pitihana ina whakawhiwhia ki te whenua nga Maori kore whenua o te Waipounamu.
20 o Akuhata, 1895.