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It shall not be lawful for any tohunga or alleged tohunga to cause any patient under his treatment to bathe in cold water. It shall not be lawful for any such tohunga to hinder ov prevent the attendance of a duly qualified medical practitioner on such patient, or the treatment of such patient with European medicines suitable to the complaint or prescribed by a duly qualified medical practitioner. It shall not be lawful for any person alleged to be a tohunga to charge or receive any fee or reward for his services. Any person committing a breach of the above by-laws shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. Wherever, on account of the practices of any person alleged to be a tohunga, ho gathers a following and establishes himself in any kainga, or travels from one kainga to another with such following, so as, in the opinion of the Council or of any Village Committee, to cause serious inconvenience to the inhabitants of any kainga, or to any of them, by causing waste of food or substance, or in any other way, the Council may, by notice in writing, direct such tohunga to desist from such practices, and if he persist the Council may impose a penalty not exceeding £50.

No. 4. Conflicting Boundaries. 1. Concerning the Motiti Island, Bay of Plenty : After hearing evidence as to the claim of the Tauranga Maori Council to have Motiti included in that district, also the objections raised against the proposal by the Arawa Council, and having also considered the statement by the Hon. the Native Minister, the Conference adopted the following resolution: "It will be for the Natives dwelling on Motiti to decide ; and a majority of them must settle in which district they would prefer to be included." 2. Concerning Matata : The Arawa Council applied for their boundary to be altered so as to include the portion occupied by the Tawera Tribe.—Agreed to. 3. Concerning Waikaremoana : On the application of the Matatua Council it was agreed that the boundary of the Matatua District should be extended so as to take in the Tuhoe Pa on the south-east side of Waikaremoana Lake. 4. Concerning Bunanga.—The application of the Tongariro Council to alter the boundary of that district so as to include those portions of Eunanga Nos. 1 and 2 Blocks now within the Matatua District was agreed to. 5. The applications for adjustment of the boundaries between the Districts of Wanganui, Kurahaupo, Taranaki, Maniapoto, and Tongariro were withdrawn. 6. Concerning the application by the Wairoa Council for adjustment of the boundary between it and Hokianga, the Conference resolved as follows: "This application cannot be acceded to, seeing that the boundaries of the Tai Tokerau Districts follow those of the European counties, and .not Native tribal divisions. If any alteration is made it will cause great confusion." 7. The application by the Tamatea Council for adjustment of the boundary between that district and Kahungunu so as to include the Maori settlements on the south side of the Waikari Eiver, near its mouth, was consented to. No. 5. Under the provisions of sections 15 and 29, which direct the Councils to deliberate and report to the Governor on all matters of benefit to the Maori people, this Conference has the honour to report for the information and consideration of His Excellency the Governor and his Eesponsible Advisers, as follows :— 1. Hospitals : — (a.) That it is expedient to establish hospitals in Native districts where there are no district hospitals already. (b.) It will be the duty of the Maori Councils and Maoris dwelling in such districts to collect money and support as far as possible the building and maintenance of such hospitals. (c.) The European residents are also earnestly requested to give their kind assistance. (d.) The Conference respectfully begs the Government to give this project their most favourable consideration, and hopes it may be carried into effect. 2. The care of the sick : It is considered to be of paramount importance that Maori girls should be taught to care for the sick, and the Conference earnestly hopes that the experiment may be tried of admitting one or two Native girls into the various district hospitals for such time and under such conditions as will enable them to obtain practical knowledge of how to nurse the sick. 3. Those medical men in Native districts now receiving Government aid for prescribing for the Maoris should be placed under the Public Health Department with a view to obtain better and more uniform results. 4. The Conference respectfully urges the Government to remove the disabilities from the Maoris in reference to the procuration of arms and ammunition. 5. The Conference considers that the period for shooting native game should commence in the middle of April instead of on the Ist of May. 6. The Conference again urges the Government to favourably consider the necessity for preventing the desecration of Maori burial-places, and it urges that special warnings be given to tourists through the Tourist Bureau. 7. The Conference, asks the Government to appoint Native policemen to act under the Maori Councils and according to instructions of the Police Department.

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