PETITION.
The following is a copy of a petition presented to both Houses of the Legislature by Heta Tiki, of Waipawa, an aborigiual native:To the Honorable the Speaker and members of the House of Representatives of New Zealand in Parliament assemble*!. _The petition of Heta Tiki, cf Waipawa, Hawke's Bav. aboriginal mtive. Humbly sheweth.—That yonr petitioner has on a previous occasion petitioned the Parliament of New Zealand, and also brought his complaint before the Commission appointed in 1373 to hoar the complaint of the Hawke's Bay natives as to dealing with their lauds by the Government as well as bv private persons. That your petitioner's case was gone into bv the Commissioner. but no satisfactory result followed. That since tnat time the Government lias repeatc-dlv promised through their officers, and especially bv Mr. Lccke, to have some settlement arranged bv which our expulsion from our pa may be avoided." That legal procr,-dings were taken by Mr. John Harding against me. who holds a Crown Grant for a ports, n of < ur land, which your petitioner says is wrong. and iudgewas obtained in his_ favour. That ho consented, at the instance of your petitioners solicitor, to stay proceedings at tliis point for a time, to allow a further "chance of an arrangement with tin; Government. That Mr. Locke and your petitioner's solicitor, with surveyors, m.-t on the ground during the hast vear, and your petitioner was given to underhand that Mr. Locke would recommend to the Government a mode of setth - ment which would probably satisfy Mr. Harding, and prevent the ej'-ction of your petition.-r and his people from their pa. But your petitioner is informed that tiie Governma.it will not consent to Mr. Locke's proposal, and Mr. Harding now threatens to put his judgment in force and expel us from our homes. That under the circumstances we are driren by despa : r to appeal to your honorable House in the hope that some redress may be granted. May it therefore please your honorable House to enquire into the mptter, and to afford such relief as to vour hccc'rable House may appear just and right.
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Wananga, Volume 4, Issue 33, 25 August 1877, Page 332
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354PETITION. Wananga, Volume 4, Issue 33, 25 August 1877, Page 332
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