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I runga i nga mea i whakina ki to ratou aroaroa c whakaaro ana te Komiti he putake ano kei roto me ata whiriwhiri : a c whakaatu atu ana kite Kawanatanga kia mahia peratia, kia ata whakaarohia ano c te Tumuaki o nga Kai-whakawa o te Kooti whenua Maori. 29 Akuhata, 1881.

No. 293 of 1881.—Petition of Hoteeene Wi Pou and 15 Others. Petitionees ask for payment of £300 for kauri timber cut down on their lands at Ninihi, at the station of Joseph Patrick. I am directed to report as follows : That some trees seem to have been cut down in the progress of a survey by Mr. Patrick. The surveyor was virtually in the employment of the Natives themselves, and, under the circumstances, the petitioners have no claim against the colony 29th August, 1881.

[Translation.] No. 293 of 188.1.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hoteeene Wi Pou me etahi atu 15. E tono ana nga kai-pitihana kia hoatu te £300 kia ratou hei utu mo nga kauri i tuaina i to ratou whenua i Ninihi i te teihana a Hohepa Patariki Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—■ I tuaina etahi rakau c Patariki i runga ite whakahaere ruri. E mahi ana te kai-wea i a ratou mahi ake ano i a nga Maori, no reira kaore c tika ta ratou tono kite koroni. 29 Akuhata, 1881.

No. 172 of 1881. —Petition of Wiremu Hohepa and Another. Petitioners complain that a European had unfairly taken their land, called Manganui, in the Maungatawhiri Block, and they ask for its return. Petitioners further say that for five years they have been applying unsuccessfully to the Court to subdivide Hungahungatoroa. They pray for a subdivision of this land and for Crown grants. I am directed to report as follows: — That the subject-matters of this petition were settled in the Native Land Court, and, after due consideration, rehearing refused. The Committee has no recommendation to make. 29th August, 1881.

[Teanslation.] No. 172 of 1881. —Pukapuka-inoi a Wiremu Hohepa me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana i tangohia hetia ta ratou whenua, ko Manganui te ingoa kei Maungatawhiri Poraka, c tono ana ratou kia whakahokia mai kia ratou. Eki ana hoki nga kai-pitihana kua rima nga tau c tono noa ana ratou kite Kooti kia wehewehea a Hungahungatoroa. E inoi ana ratou kia wehewehea aua whenua kia tukua hoki nga karaati. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua whakataua c te Kooti whenua Maori nga putake o te pitihana, a i muri i te whiriwhiringa, kaore i whakaaetia kia whakawa tuaruatia. Kaore he kupu ate Komiti. 29 Akuhata, 1881.

No. 171 of 1881. —Petition of Te Waitai Tuaea and Honetana Eehua. Petitioners complain that land called Kopuru (Kaipara) was wrongfully taken from them, owing to the fault of others, and they pray for its return. I am directed to report as follows : — That the claim of the petitioners (if any) is against their own tribe. The Committee has no recommendation to make. 29th August, 1881.

[Translation ] No. 171 of 1881.—Pukapuka-inoi a Te Waitai Tuaea me Honetana Eehua. E Xi ana nga kai-pitihana i tangohia hetia to ratou whenua i Kopuru (Kaipara), i runga i te mahi he a etahi atu tangata. A c inoi ana kia whakahokia kia ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Ko nga tono a nga kai-pitihana (mehemea ra c whaitake ana) me tono ke atu ki to ratou iwi. Kaore he kupu a te Komiti. 29 Akuhata, 1881.

No. 125 of 1881.—Petition of EeWi Koeuaeua and 9 Others. Petitioners state that in March, 1881, they asked Mr. Mackay to reserve for their use the lands left dry when the waters recede from the lake (Ellesmere) adjoining their lands at Paumute, also an old pa called Whakamata Euiru; that they further stated to Mr. Mackay that previous to 1848 Mr. Mantell had set apart land for them ; that in 1868 a further reserve was made ; that, of the 270 acres in all thus reserved, none of the land is good, and the quantity is insufficient for their support. They pray for a grant. I am directed to report as follows ! —■ The Committee would recommend that, as an act of grace, the Government should take the ease into favourable consideration, so far as the poorer of the people are concerned; 30th August, 1881.