No. 324 of 1881.—Petition of H. K. Taiaroa (No. 3).
Petitioner states that it was never intended to sell Lake Ellesmere to the Queen, but that it should be kept as a fishing-ground; and he complains that, by drainage, the eel-fisheries are being destroyed. He prays for redress.
I am directed to report as follows:—
That whether there is or is not a right to compensation for damage to any particular fisheries in the Middle Island is so entirely one of law that the Committee cannot make any recommendation.