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Hamlin was the interpreter. He told me Mr. Maney was to give me £200 ; that was the cause of my signing. Paraone Kuare sworn. I signed the conveyance of Petane. lam on the same side as Paul. I speak respecting what Mr. Maney said—that he would give back some of the land to us. The boundary of the place which was to be returned to us is the foot of the ridge. The boundary commences at Wai-o-hinganga, above Petane, running along the spur, and going to the ridge at Waiwairaupa, Te Pa te Rongomai te kapua, coming down from there into the stream Pihauwahine ; from there to Parateka, another stream; from there to the Hokapuni,and reaching from there to the sea. That is the piece that Maney agreed to give us back—the part around the pa. The boundaries that I have spoken about were not surveyed, but they were mentioned to Maney. By whom ? By me. Was any one else there ? Only Mr. Maney and myself. It was not at Petane that I spoke to him ; it was here. How did the others know the boundaries then ? Because they are old names for the boundary. How did they know that Maney agreed to give the land back ? I told them what Mr. Maney said respecting the piece which was to be given back to iis. It was level land that was to be given back ; one portion was a little hilly. Is it the land round the settlement, and mostly level ? The lower part, and also a portion of the hill. The greater portion of the hilly land Mr. Maney said was for him. The larger part was to be for Maney, and this little bit for you ? Yes. Did you go over the boundaries with any one ? No ; the names were mentioned here. Where were you living when Petane was sold ? At Waiohiki. Paul did not tell me to go over the boundary on the sale of Petane. HikairoJ] I mentioned these boundaries to Paul. Ido not know anything of Paul's debts, or anything else. What I came to speak about was Maney's consent to give back a piece of Petane to us. Mr. Maney consented that this portion of the land should be given back. It was not explained to me that Petane way gone. Maney did not say he wanted the frontage (tatahi). He said we were to have it. Who was to have the upper part of Petano ? Mr. Maney. [The discrepancy of his evidence with that of Ahere was pointed out, when witness said] : I only know the conversation which took place between Maney and myself. I did not hear the other witnesses say that Mr. Maney was to have the good portion, and we the indifferent. Mr. Lee.] Who was present when you signed the deed ? (Deed of conveyance produced, 31st August, 1S70). That is my signature; I cannot tell if I saw that plan. Mr. Maney was present, and perhaps Mr. Martyn Hamlin. Do you know Hill, the saddler, of Meanee ? I may have seen him there ; I cannot say. The plan may have been there, but I cannot say. [Witness examined as to his understanding the plan: He knew the river, the settlement, and the sea.] That document (the conveyance) appears very large; I have been in the habit of signing smaller ones. I can write very well when lam intoxicated. I have forgotten the time of signing that document. I do not live at Petane now ; I did at the time of the Hauhaus. A piece of land went through the Court. The land had been surveyed, but had not gone through the Court when I left Petane. Petane was my residence when the land was surveyed. Who is living at Petane now? The same person (Condie) is living there now as was before. Condie had a lease from me. Have you had any rent from him lately ? No. When ? Before the mortgaging ; the mortgaging was after. You have not received any rent since you dealt with Maney ? Have you applied to Condie for rent ? No. Why not ? To what purpose ? I did not go ; Maney told me Paul and the others had sold their shares. I heard Paul's shares had gone ; I did not wish to do the same as he had done, but he persisted in asking me for mine. Maney continued to come after me; what he gave me was waipiro. He was endeavouring to get mv Crown grant; I would not let it go. Maney said, You must give me your Crown grant, or I shall summons you. I said, Why should you summons me for that reason ? He said, For holding on to your share. During the year that Tareha was at Wellington Maney came after me again. Did you not in August, 1870, owe Mr. Maney £460 and more ? No. When Mr. Richardson and Mr. Maney met me in town he asked me where Hamahona was, and when we found him we went into the hotel opposite and were given a glass of beer. They spoke to Hamahona and me. I have already mentioned what was said. I began to get afraid, in consequence of Maney's threat of summoning me. I asked £450; that was to make him afraid of my demand. He offered £300. Hamahona had made his escape by that time; he ran away. I remained, and after a good deal of talk Mr. Maney consented to my terms. At that time I was not in his debt, after I had agreed to let him have the land I asked him for some money. He gave me spirits; most of what I got was spirits ; other things were small. After that he gave me £60 in cash, 1^ tons of wire, and 800 posts. Have you ever been to Maney to get back any of this land P Yes, and he consented. Afterwards Mr. Maney asked for Hemi Tuki, Tareha, and others to come to his place at the mill. Three of us came ; Tareha did not. Afterwards Maney said that Richardson and he consented that a portion should be given back to us that had not sold our shares. Jlikairo.] I was angry with Hamahona for not signing his name to the deed. My desire was that it should all go. Henry Martyn Jlamlin sworn. lam a licensed Interpreter. (Promissory note for £200 produced.) I never saw that document before. I did not witness that document. I know nothing at all about it. Deeds of conveyance of shares in Petane produced: oth April, ]870, five shares ; 16th April, 1870, two shares ; 31st August, 1870, one share. I explained the description in the deed—the whole deed. No question was raised by any of the Natives as to the whole block being conveyed. Explained about the signature of Hamahona Tarawai, who represented himself to be Hamahona Tangahe. He received £80 at that time. He has never repaid it. I have asked him for it. He says he has no money. He said he was the grantee. He was living at Tareha's place. I discovered the mistake about a week afterwards. Hikairo.) Who was the Clerk of the Native Lands Court when Petane was investigated ? Ido not know. 3— G. 7.

Petane and Paliou.

Petane and Pahou.