▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁Lake ▁W air ar apa ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁st ance ▁support ive ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁view ▁of ▁land ▁ownership . ▁His ▁support ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁him ▁being ▁appointed ▁captain ▁of ▁a ▁volunte er ▁force , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁train ▁ 1 8 ▁M ā ori ▁as ▁a ▁guard ▁of ▁honour ▁for ▁Queen ▁Victoria ' s ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e . ▁Richard ▁Sed don , ▁Tun ui ar ang i , ▁and ▁his ▁guard ▁of ▁honour ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁Ru ah ine . ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Wi ▁Pere ▁and ▁James ▁Car roll , ▁he ▁had ▁secret ly ▁prepared ▁a ▁pet ition ▁concerning ▁the ▁remaining ▁land ▁held ▁by ▁M ā ori ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁their ▁ownership ▁in ▁perpet u ity . ▁Scottish ▁MP ▁John ▁Mc Aus land ▁Den ny ▁presented ▁the ▁pet ition ▁on ▁Tun ui ar ang i ' s ▁beh alf ▁to ▁Joseph ▁Chamber lain , ▁and ▁Tun ui ar ang i ▁received ▁an ▁inv itation ▁from ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁explain ▁his ▁concerns . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁caused ▁great ▁embar rass ment ▁to ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Government ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁reasons ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁passing ▁the ▁Native ▁Land s ▁S ett lement ▁and ▁Administration ▁Bill ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁the ▁Ma ori ▁Land s ▁Administration ▁Act ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1