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tango a ratou kai, i tahu a ratou whare, i wawahi a ratou waka me nga kohua me nga kaheru, tae atu kite £853 13s. te utu o aua mea. No te kohurutanga o James Fulloon i Whakatane, tahuna ana to ratou kaipuke " Te Maruiwi," ko te utu o taua kaipuke c £366 a tae ana kite £140 mo te whakapai i taua kaipuke a huihuia c £506. Ite tau 18C5 ka puta te panui ate Kawanatanga ko nga taonga katoa c ngaro aua ite whawhai ka ata tirotirohia ka whakaritea. Na whakawakia ana c Meiha Mea me te Wirihana Komihana to ratou tono a tukua atu aua nga korero katoa ki Poneke heoi ngaro tonu atu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana te Komiti mo te poto o te takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga ma ratou c tika ai te whakatau kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana. 11 Tihema, 1879.

No. 45, Session II. —Petition of Michael Mulooly. The petitioner states that in the month of August, 1875, he purchased from certain Natives named in the petition a piece of land called Mangaroa No. 2, in the Poverty Bay District; that he spent £1,300 in improving the said land ; that it was always admitted by the aforesaid Natives that he had fairly purchased the said land ; that, in consequence of a Proclamation caused to be issued by John Alexander Wilson, Esq , Land Purchase Commissioner, stating that the Government intended to acquire such lands, the title of the petitioner has been seriously damaged and prejudiced; and that the petitioner has suffered loss to the extent of £6,000. He therefore prays that he may be declared to be the owner of the said land, or that compensation be granted to him. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion ou the subject-matter of this petition. 12th December, 1879.

[Teanslation.] No. 45, Session ll.—Te Pitihana a Maikeea Maruei. E Xt ana te kai-pitihana no te marama o Akuhata, 1875, ka hokona c ia i etahi Maori c whakahuatia ana i roto i te pitihana tetahi piihi whenua ko Mangaroa No. 2, kei roto i te takiwa o Papatu Pei; £1,300 ana moni i pau kite whakapai i taua whenua a me te ki tonu a nga Maori he tika tonu tana hoko i taua whenua. Na no runga i tetahi panui i tukua c Te Wirihana Komihana hoko whenua penei ko te hiahia ote Kawanatanga ko te hoko i aua whenua. Ka pa rawa he raru nui kite hoko a te kai-pitihana a ko aua moni i ruihi tae atu kite £6,000. No reira ka inoi ia kia whakatuturutia ko ia te tangata nona taua whenua. Kia tukua ranei he utu ki a ia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana te Komiti mo te poto o te takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga c tika ai to whakatau kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana. 12 Tihema, 1879.

No. 32, Session I.—Petition of Paeamene Oneone. The petitioner, who is a Native of Hawke's Bay, states that about the year 1869 he signed a deed of mortgage, by means of which he has been stripped of his land; and that the result is duo to no fault of his own, as the meaning of the deed was not made clear to him. Petitioner further states that it is alleged that he signed a conveyance for laud called Raukawa West, but that he has no knowledge of having signed any deed other than the mortgage above referred to. He affirms that he and others have been defrauded of their lands through having been supplied with drink by a person who swore falsely to the contrary before a Committee of the Legislative Council. The petitioner alleges that he has attempted to punish that person through the law-courts, but that for various reasons, one of which is the inability of the petitioner to cause the production in evidence of the official records of the Legislative Council, he has not succeeded in doing so. He therefore prays the House to cause or assist in causing John Gibson Kinross to be prosecuted; and that the petitioner may receive consideration for the expenses which he has incurred in attempting such prosecution as above stated; and, further, that the wrongs suffered by himself and co-grautees may be inquired into and redress afforded. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee are of opinion that this petition should be allowed to stand over until next session, in order that it may receive a more careful consideration. 12th December, 1879.

[Translation.] No. 32, Session I. —Te Pitihana a Paeamene Oneone. Ko te kai-pitihana he Maori no Haku Pei oki ana i te tau 1869 i tuhi ia i tona ingoa ki tetahi pukapuka mokete no reira i riro ai tona whenua ehara i te mea nona ake te he kaore hoki i whakamaramatia ki a ia te tikanga o taua pukapuka—ka ki ano tc kai-pitihana c meatia aua i tuhi ia i tona ingoa ki tetahi pukapuka hoko o Raukawa West. A ki aia kaore ona mohio ki tona tuhhiga ki tetahi atu pukapuka ko te mokete ra anake. Eki ana ia i tinihangatia ia me etahi atu i o ratou whenua i runga i te tuku waipiro ki a ratou c tetahi tangata, ko taua tangata nei i oati teka kite aroaro o tetahi Komiti ote Runanga Whakatakoto Ture i mea kaore i peratia. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i anga ia kite mea kia tau he whiu ki runga ki taua tangata i roto i nga Kooti o te ture engari na etahi take ano i kore ai c taea c ia. Ko tetahi o aua take nei ko tona kore kaore c kaha kite mea kia whakaputaina nga korero tuhituhi ate Kaunihera Whakatakoto Ture. Heoi fea