THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAORIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12853, 29 April 1905, Page 5

THE GOVERNOR AND THE MAORIS.

GRIEVANCES OF CANTERBURY

NATIVES.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Cmr istch ußf'ii, Friday. Tin; Governor visited the Kaiapoi Maori pa yesterday, and was heartily welcomed by the Maoris, who gave poi dan cos and hakas in his honour. The natives presented Lord Plunket with an address of welcome, and reminded him of a petition presented some years ago to Lord Onslow, setting out their grievances In regard to their lands. The Maoris considered that the Treaty of Waiting! had not b?en properly carried out. The petition had been presented to Lord Onslow to give to the late Queen Victoria, bub no reply had been received. Lord Plunket replied that in accordance with custom the petition had been sent by the British Government to the New Zealand Government. A Commission, which had been set up with the object of providing reserves for landless natives throughout the colony, reported that about 700 natives had still to be provided for, and the land had not yet been surveyed for these. The Maoris also complained that they had lost their ancient fishing rights, but Lord Plunket pointed out that if there were no restrictions there would soon be no trout, and in any case the trout had neon introduced after the Treaty of Waitangi.