New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 73

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✨ Maori Land Confiscation Commission



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

NO. 73

  1. Whether any lands included in any confiscation were of such a nature as that they should have been excluded for some special reason.

  2. Whether any, and if so, what Natives (having title or interest in lands confiscated), are in your opinion justly entitled to claim compensation in respect of the confiscation of such title or interest, and, if so, what Natives or classes or families of Natives are now entitled by descent or otherwise to claim and receive such compensation.

  3. Whether reserves or other provision subsequently made for the support and maintenance of Natives within one or more of the classes excepted by the said section five were in regard to any particular tribe or hapu inadequate for the purpose:

Provided that, in considering the subject-matter of question l ($a$), you shall not have regard to any contention that Natives who denied the sovereignty of Her then Majesty and repudiated Her authority could claim the benefit of the provisions of the Treaty of Waitangi; $(b)$ you shall not accept any contention that the said Acts or any of them were ultra vires of the Parliament of the Dominion; $(c)$ you shall have regard to the then circumstances of the colony, and in estimating the value of an excess of confiscation (if any) you shall have regard to the value of the confiscated land as at the date of confiscation, and not to any later increment of the value thereof.

And, in respect of your inquiry under question l, if you find that the said confiscations or any of them were in fact excessive, having regard to the matters which hereinbefore you are directed to take into consideration, you shall report what compensation in money should in your opinion be made in respect of such excess of confiscation, and shall further report whether the amount of such compensation should be appropriated for the benefit of any special person, tribe, or hapu, or (having regard to the difficulty of present ascertainment of title) should be appropriated in such manner that it may be applied for the benefit of all the Natives of the North Island of New Zealand.

And you are hereby further authorized to inquire into the claims and allegations made by the respective petitioners in the petitions referred to in the Schedule hereto so far as such claims and allegations are not covered by the preceding terms of this Commission and to make such recommendation thereon as appear to accord with good conscience and equity in each case.

And with the like advice and consent I do further appoint you the said

Sir William Alexander Sim

to be the Chairman of the said Commission.

And you are hereby authorized and required to conduct any inquiry under these presents at such times and places as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and place to place as you think fit, and to call before you and examine on oath or otherwise such persons as you think capable of affording you information on any of the matters aforesaid, and to call for and examine all such documents as you deem necessary to afford you the fullest information on any such matters; and you or any two of you shall and may from time to time proceed to the execution hereof and of any power, matter, or thing herein contained.

And using all diligence you are required to report to me under your hands and seals not later than the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, your opinion on the aforesaid matters.

And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you shall not at any time publish or disclose, save to me in pursuance of these presents, or by my direction, the contents or purport of any report so made or to be made by you.

And it is hereby declared that these presents shall continue in full force although your inquiry is not regularly continued from time to time or from place to place.

And, lastly, it is hereby further declared that these presents are issued under and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT.

  1. THE prayer of the petition of Te Kapo-o-te Rangi Keehi and 237 others, for the return of the confiscated land of the Tuhoe Tribe. (Petition No. 324/1920, and file N.D. 1921/528.)

  2. The prayer of the petition of Te Hurinui Apanui and 605 others, for inquiry as to the lands in the Whakatane District confiscated by the Government. (Petition No. 142/1922, and file N.D. 1922/408.)

  3. The prayer of the petition of Pouawha Meihana and 23 others, that the lands confiscated from them at Whakatane owing to the murder of James Fulloon be returned to them. (Petition No. 169/1922, and file N.D. 1922/409.)

  4. The prayer of the petition of Wi Duncan and 42 others, that a grant of land may be made for the use of the Ngamaihi Tribe. (Petition No. 358/1922, and file N.D. 1922/451.)

  5. The prayer of the petition of Reweti Rewiri Manuariki, for the return of land taken by the Government when the Ngatiawa lands were confiscated. (Petition No. 45/1924, and file N.D. 1924/398.)

  6. The prayer of the petition of Te Naera te Houkotuku and 10 others, for relief in respect of hardships imposed by the confiscation of their lands. (Petition No. 149/1924, and file N.D. 1924/397.)

  7. The prayer of the petition of R. te Hura Umukohukohu and 15 others, for inquiry into their positions as landless members of the hapus. (Petition No. 129/1923, and file N.D. 1924/237.)

  8. The prayer of the petitions of Mehaka Watene and 168 others, Paku Eruera and 210 others, and Whareora Renata and others with respect to certain confiscated lands claimed by the Whakatohea Tribe. (Petitions Nos. 630/1914, 235/1915, and 336/1917.)

HAWKE'S BAY DISTRICT

  1. The prayer of the petition of Hemi P. Huata and 126 others, for an inquiry re confiscation of lands known as Tararamara and Opouiti Blocks. (Petition No. 147/1924, and file N.D. 1924/396.)

  2. The prayer of the petition of Mako Kaimoana and 31 others, for the return of part of land known as Kauhouroa. (Petition No. 212/1920, and file N.D. No. 1924/409.)

  3. The prayer of the petition of Heremia Maehe and 7 others, that an inquiry be granted in respect of twenty sections, each containing 50 acres, as shown on Deed No. 42 under the Act of the year 1867. (Petition No. 48/1923, and file N.D. 1924/409.)

  4. The prayers of petitions——No. 71/1924, of Te Paea Ahipene and 33 others; No.$\star 72 / 1924$, of Timi Kara and 47 others; No. 167/1924, of Te Rauna Hape and 43 others; No. 267/1924, of Te Hata Tipoki;

for inquiry into alleged wrongful confiscation of the Kauhouroa Block. (See file N.D. 1924/409.)

  1. The prayer of the petition of Teo Kara and 5 others, for the return of reserves in Kauhouroa Block alleged to be confiscated. (Petition No. 362/1924, and file N.D. 1924/409.)

  2. The prayer of the petition of Tuehu Pomare and 81 others, for the return to them of land known as Nuhaka No. 1 Block. (Petition No. 167/1922, and file N.D. 1925/234.)

  3. The prayer of the petition of Matairangi Rore and 51 others, for the return of land alleged to have been wrongfully included in sale of Nukaka No. 1 Block. (Petition No. 93/1926, and file N.D. 1926/392.)

  4. The prayer of the petition of Heni Toheriri and 24 others, for return of Mangaopuraka Block, which is alleged to have been wrongfully included in sale of the Nuhaka Block. (Petition No. 91/1925, and file N.D. 1925/234.)

  5. The prayer of the petition of Whakangaro Makahue and 67 others re Mangaopuraka Block. (Petition No. 43/1924, file N.D. 1925/234.)

  6. The prayer of the petition of Ngahiwi Peka and 53 others, for an inquiry into sale of land to the Crown by Ihaka Whanga and others in the Mahia Block. (Petition No. $87 / 1924$, and file N.D. 1924/406.)

  7. The prayer of the petition of Riwia Kupa and 152 others, for an inquiry by a Royal Commission in respect of the sale of the Mohaka Block.

ARAWA DISTRICT.

  1. The prayer of the petition of Te Hautapu Whare Hira and 23 others, that legislation be enacted to restore to petitioners certain Te Puke confiscated lands, and compensation granted. (Petition No. 86/1923, Session II, and file N.D. 1924/252.)

  2. The prayer of the petition of Ataria Mohi Moke and 73 others, that a grant of land may be made to the Ngati-Tumatawera Tribe on account of the loss sustained owing to the Tarawera eruption. (Petition No. 345/1922, and file N.D. 1922/452.)

TAURANGA DISTRICT.

  1. The prayer of the petition of Rotohiki Pakana and 7 others, for the grant to them of a block of land in the Parish of Apata, County of Tauranga. (Petition No. 154/1920, and file N.D. 1920/337.)

  2. The prayer of the petition of George R. Hall and 9 others, that a grant of land be made for the benefit of the Ngatiatamarawaho subtribe. (Petition No. 269/1920, and file N.D. 1924/252.)

  3. The prayer of the petition of Nepia Kohu and 628 others, for relief from the oppression caused by the erroneous inclusion of their lands in the Tauranga confiscated area. (Petition No. 153/1923, Session II, and file N.D. 1924/252.)

WAIKATO DISTRICT.

  1. The prayer of the petition of Anaru Makiwhara te Rira and 23 others, for relief in connection with confiscated lands


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🪶 Commission to Inquire into Maori Grievances (continued from previous page)

🪶 Māori Affairs
Commission, Grievances, Maori, Land Confiscation, Compensation
31 names identified
  • William Alexander Sim (Sir), Appointed Chairman of the Commission
  • Te Kapo-o-te Rangi Keehi, Petitioner for return of Tuhoe Tribe land
  • Te Hurinui Apanui, Petitioner for inquiry into Whakatane District lands
  • Pouawha Meihana, Petitioner for return of Whakatane lands
  • Wi Duncan, Petitioner for land grant for Ngamaihi Tribe
  • Reweti Rewiri Manuariki, Petitioner for return of Ngatiawa lands
  • Te Naera te Houkotuku, Petitioner for relief from land confiscation hardships
  • R. te Hura Umukohukohu, Petitioner for inquiry into landless hapus
  • Mehaka Watene, Petitioner for Whakatohea Tribe lands
  • Paku Eruera, Petitioner for Whakatohea Tribe lands
  • Whareora Renata, Petitioner for Whakatohea Tribe lands
  • Hemi P. Huata, Petitioner for inquiry into Tararamara and Opouiti Blocks
  • Mako Kaimoana, Petitioner for return of Kauhouroa land
  • Heremia Maehe, Petitioner for inquiry into twenty sections
  • Te Paea Ahipene, Petitioner for inquiry into Kauhouroa Block
  • Timi Kara, Petitioner for inquiry into Kauhouroa Block
  • Te Rauna Hape, Petitioner for inquiry into Kauhouroa Block
  • Te Hata Tipoki, Petitioner for inquiry into Kauhouroa Block
  • Teo Kara, Petitioner for return of Kauhouroa Block reserves
  • Tuehu Pomare, Petitioner for return of Nuhaka No. 1 Block
  • Matairangi Rore, Petitioner for return of Nuhaka No. 1 Block land
  • Heni Toheriri, Petitioner for return of Mangaopuraka Block
  • Whakangaro Makahue, Petitioner for Mangaopuraka Block
  • Ngahiwi Peka, Petitioner for inquiry into Mahia Block sale
  • Riwia Kupa, Petitioner for inquiry into Mohaka Block sale
  • Te Hautapu Whare Hira, Petitioner for restoration of Te Puke lands
  • Ataria Mohi Moke, Petitioner for land grant to Ngati-Tumatawera Tribe
  • Rotohiki Pakana, Petitioner for land grant in Apata Parish
  • George R. Hall, Petitioner for land grant for Ngatiatamarawaho subtribe
  • Nepia Kohu, Petitioner for relief from Tauranga land confiscation
  • Anaru Makiwhara te Rira, Petitioner for relief from Waikato land confiscation