No. 11, 1890.—Petition of Meiha Keepa and 63 Others.

Petitioners complain of the position Major Kemp holds as trustee for Block 11, containing 14,975 acres of land, at Horowhenua, and asking Parliament to decide his position in the matter.

I have the honour to report as follows: That, in the opinion of this Committee, after a lengthened hearing of witnesses, this Committee has come to the conclusion that a trust was understood to be created when the Horowhenua Block No. 11 was vested in Major Kemp and Warena Hunia, and this Major Kemp himself states was the understanding.

That the legal opinion seems to be that, at this stage of the proceedings which are being conducted in the Supreme Court, no plea of of the trust existing can be asked, and, if it could, would have no effect.

That, under these circumstances, the necessary legislation should be provided to authorise a rehearing of the block, with the object of subdivision among the several parties concerned.

[Translation.]
No. 11, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a Meiha Keepa me etahi atu e 63.

E whai kupu ana nga kai-pitihana mo te ahua raruraru o te tu o Meiha Keepa hei kai-tiaki mo te Poraka whenua o Horowhenua Nama 11, ko nga eka ki ta te kairuri 14,975. A e tono ana ia a Meiha Keepa kia whakataua te pehea o tona tu i runga i taua tikanga mahi tiaki.

Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ki te whakaaro o tenei Komiti i muri iho i te whakarongonga ki nga kaiwhaki korero, kua penei te tukunga iho o a ratou whakaaro. I whakaturia a Meiha Keepa raua ko Warena Hunia hei kai-tiaki mo Horowhenua Poraka Nama 11. A e ki ana a Meiha Keepa ki tona whakaaro i peratia te whakataunga, a e penei ana te whakaaro i runga i te ture mo nga whakahaere e whakahaerea nei i naianei i roto i te Kooti Hupirimi ekore e ahei te whakaara i tetahi kupu mehemea e mana ana taua tiaki i naianei, a ki te whakaarahia he kupu ekore e whai mana. A i runga i enei tikanga me hanga he ture hei whakamana i te whakawa tuarua o taua Poraka kia ahei ai te wehewehe, ki nga tini tangata e whai paanga ana ki taua whenua.