HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday. The House met at 2 o'clock. LANDS IN PIRONGIA. Mr McMinn asked the Native Minister, " If he will state the intention of the Government with regard to certain lands m the district of Pirongia, Waikato, purchased from Europeans and others by the late Native Minister, Sir Donald McLean, for the purpose of returning the said lands to the King natives." Mr Sheehan said it was perfectly true that a considerable are* of land was bought by Sir Donald McLean with the;ntention of handing it back to the King natives, but the present Government made up their mtuds they would not give the land back.
jThe King natives thernselv< s, m fact, did. not care to take the land, on .a^gaojifit. of^ £ i^*h^ing a small piece amongst the European settlers. It was also tfrneu that certain other adjoining lfiud?:in the same district UaU been >vithdrawu Irom thejurisdfction iof -Jhe ,VVaste Lauds Boh id, tfi\t vyKether (My would be given bacterto the.rilitives depended upon -i'atui'e eventst
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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 974, 19 September 1878, Page 2
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168HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 974, 19 September 1878, Page 2
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