TIMBER ROYALTIES
A NATIVE PETITION RECOVERING THEIR LAND. (Special "Chronicle” Service.”) WELLINGTON, Oct. 15. A native petition presented in th® House of Representatives by Kira Kapu and 47 others, praying that no further extensions of time, be allowed for the payment of royalties owing to the Tongariro Timber Company, and that power be given to the natives to recover their land with a view to incorporating ail owners in order to ensure proper use of the land, was reported upon by the Native Affairs Committee on Friday. The Committee expressed the opinion that the petition should be referred to the Government for consideration with a recommendation that no extensions be granted after the end of Marcfc, 1928 of the term within which the company may make financial arrangements for the construction of the railway.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19973, 17 October 1927, Page 7
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134TIMBER ROYALTIES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19973, 17 October 1927, Page 7
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