NATIVE GIFTS TO THE CHURCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7883, 27 July 1905, Page 2

NATIVE GIFTS TO THE CHURCH.

(Per Press Aswdatton.) , MASTERTQN, July 26. . A Royal Commission consisting of feir James Prendergast (Wellington), ; H. &. Wardell (Wellington), W. H.' Quick (Wellington) and Taia Hutana (waipawa), appointed to inquire into the past administration and future proposals of administration of the ™^°P t s reserve at Kaikokirikiii, neai Masterton, and containing 190 acres more or less, held a sitting in the Courthouse to-day. The evidence of several native witnesses showed that the natives had handed over the reserve to Bishop Selwyn about fifty years ago, on condition that he would erect a school, ?L U n 2 °1 r miU for th « educart™ «L maintenance of native ehildten. So far the Trustees had not in iativw ni» the ' cond itions. The natives now claimed that the n*. Sorter th W t be^ anded fcackto in order that . tliey might erec t - dren° w W | )iCh .i!' o cduca+ ® their chilappo'inted, 6 that Rcw ? iated that if tfe and Innt- i up into small blocks be .SM § ,Ven a hi « h ten tat htoeks u ds ° r if such sma U Mwq t.w, for purJJ?*!? • ere WouM no difficulty in bct^ r . returns by selling eeods. meatia S pr* The Commission then rose,