Sir,—

Referring to the application made by Riwai Turangapeke for compensation for certain lands near Wanganui, Nelson, formerly ceded to the Crown without payment, I have the honor to inform you that there is conclusive documentary evidence already in existence of the cession of the land in question, as it was included in the deed of conveyance, executed at Nelson on the 10th November, 1855, by Riwai Turangapeke, or Ngapoki, and others of the Ngatirarua Tribe.