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That the land passed the Court in the usual way on the 3rd July, 1878. The Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 274 of 1880. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hieini Poeii me etahi c 23. E whaicaiie ana nga Kai-pitihana mo te mea i mahuo o ratou ingoa ki waho o te tuhinga whakavnaharatanga take o to Poraka o Waitahanui. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I kootitia ano taua whenua i tona ahua ano ote Kooti ite 3 o Hurae, 1878. Heoi kaore he kupu a te Komiti. 12 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 108 of Session 11., 1879.—Petition of Paoea Paeatt and Others. Petitionees state that the Muhunga Block had been confiscated by Government. The number of acres agreed to be given to the Government was 5,000 ; but when the survey was made 540 acres more than this area were taken, and the petitioners pray for a return of this surplusage. I am directed to report as follows : — That, after a careful investigation of the claim of the petitioners, and an examination of a certified copy of the original map, the Committee cannot recommend the petition to the favourable consideration of the House. 13th August, 1880.

[Tbanslation.] No. 108 of Session 11., 1879.—Pukapuka-inoi a Paoea Paeatj me etahi. Eki ana nga Kai-pitihana ko te Poraka oTe Muhunga i rau-patu-tia etc Kawanatanga. Ko nga eka i whakaaetia hei hoatutanga kite Kawanatanga c 5,000 ; erangi no te otinga o te ruri riro ana c 540 eka i tua atu o aua eka na c tono ana nga Kai-pitihana kia whakahokia aua eka i hipa atu i te 5,000. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I runga i te ata whiriwhiri i te tono a nga Kai-pitihana me te titiro i tetahi kape tika o te mapi tuatahi kaore c ahei te Komiti kite whakahau kia whakaarohia paitia c te Whare. 13 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 291 of 1880.—Petition of Eetjeti Eangikopinga and 3 Others — viz., Euiha Eangikopinga, Hara Eangikopinga, and L. M. Plumbridge (Euiha Teira). Petitionees state that they are loyal Natives, and belong to the Taranaki Tribe; that the lands from Omuturangi to Tataraimaka, and from the sea inland to and including Mount Egmont, is theirs; and they pray for a restoration of said lands. I am directed to report as follows: — That the Government has offered Mrs. Plumbridge (Euiha Teira) 100 acres of land in accordance with the recommendation of this Committee made on the 18th September, 1877 ; and any further claim, if such there be, is of a tribal character and must be satisfied by the tribes out of the lands which have been returned to them. 13th August, 1880.

[Tbanslation.] No. 291 of 1880. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eetjeti Bangikohnga me etahi atu c 3 ara —Euiha Bangikopinga, Hara Eangikopinga, me L. M. Plumbridge (Euiha Teira). Eki ana nga Kai-pitihana he Kuini Maori ratou no te iwi o Taranaki; no ratou te whenua i Omuturangi ki Tataraimaka, haere atu i te taha moana ki uta, na c uru ana ki roto a Taranaki Maunga —c inoi ana ratou kia whakahokia aua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua hoatu c te Kawanatanga 100 eka whenua ki a Mrs. Plumbridge (Euiha Teira) i runga i te whakahau a tenei Komiti i te 18 o Hepetema, 1877; mehemea he tona ano a^ ratou kei muri he tona ena c haere ana i runga i te take o te iwi heoi ma nga iwi ena c whakarite ki nga whenua kua whakahokia kia ratou. 13 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 296 of 1880.—Petition of Moananui WHAEENm and 29 Others. Petitionees state that they are the children of persons whose claims to "Whareroa were rejected by the Land Commissioner at Tauranga ; they state that the Assessor was an interested party ; that the witnesses were not sworn; and that there was no interpreter. They pray that the case may be reinvestigated. I am directed to report as follows : — That the matter is now under the consideration of the Government, which has not yet received the official recommendation of Mr, Commissioner Wilson. The Committee has no reason to suppose that justice will not be done. 13 August, 1880.

[Teanslation.] No. 296 of 1880. —Pukapuka-inoi a Moanantji "Whaeenut mo etahi c 29. E ki ana nga Kai-pitihana ko nga tamariki ratou a Dga tangata i whakahengia nei o ratou take ki whareroa eTe Komihana whakawa whenua i Tauranga. Eki ana ratou ko te Ateha no roto ano i nga