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Eruera Maki ito 27 o Hune, 1868 ; i karaatia ki tona kotahi. Hokona ana eiaki te Kawanatanga i Maehe ite tau 1879. Ko te nama 2 i karaatitia ki a Pita Tunua raua ko Parore ite27 o Hune, 1868; tokorua raua he kai-pitihana i naianei. I hokona taua wahi kite Hupiritenete o Akarana i tetau 1870. Ite tau 1872 ka wera ite ahi nga pukapuka-hoko— i mua ite rehitatanga o aua pukapuka—i te weranga o nga Tari Kawanatanga i Akarana. I te tau 1878 i whakahaua eTe Hiana, Minita mo te Taha Maori kia mania houtia he pukapuka-hoko. I haiuatia ano taua pukapuka c nga Kai-hoko. E ono pauna i utua mo te tuhinga i taua pukapuka tuarua, engari i utua enei moni hei whakaea kau i nga moni a nga Maori i pau ito ratou taenga atu ki reira. E whakaatu ana ano taua pukapuka ite take i inahia houtia ai, c marama katoa ana nga kupu, i tika hoki te mahi i taua pukapuka. E kore c ahei te Komiti kite ki atu kia whakaaetia te inoi a nga kai-pitihana. 11 Hurae, 1882.

No. 41 of 1882.—Petition of Ihaka te Hamanu and 2 Others. Petitioners complain that they were deceived by members of their tribe in reference to the land of Tamahere, and were not sent for in 1868, when it was adjudicated upon. I am directed to report as follows : — That the petitioner Ihaka Te Hamanu, received compensation for the land referred to; and that if the others did not, it was only because they did not appear in 1870, as they ought to have done, when Mr. Marshall went to Cambridge to settle the matter.

11th July, 1882. ■ [Translation.] No. 41 of 1882.—Pukapuka-inoi a Ihaka te Hamanu me etahi atu tokorua. E ci aua nga kai pitihana he mea tinihanga ratou c etahi o to ratou iwi mo te whenua o Tamahere, kaore hoki i tukua he pauui ki a ratou i te whakawakanga a te kooti i taua whenua i te tau 1868. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I puta ano he whakaritenga utu ki a Ihaka Hamanu tetahi o nga kai-pitihana mo taua whenua, na ko etahi o nga kai-pitihana kaore i utua engari na ratou hoki kaore i tae ake i te takiwa tika i te tau 1870, i te haerenga o Maiho (Mr. Marshall) ki Kemureti kite whakaoti i taua mea. II Hurae, 1882.

No. 184 of 1882.-—Petition of Mereana Paraea. Petitioner states that she has learned that her mother's relatives, Takiora Dalton and Rahiri, have each received 200 acres in Taranaki, and that the claims of herself and mother, Heni Kerei, are equally strong. Petitioner prays that her mother and herself may also receive 200 acres each in the same district. I am directed to report as follows :— That whatever claims the petitioner may have are included in those of her tribe, and can be effectively dealt with only by the West Coast Royal Commissioner.

12th July, 1882. ■ [Translation.] No. 184 of 1882. —Pukapuka-inoi a Mereana Paraea. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i rongo ia kua whiwhi nga whanaunga o tona whaea ara a Takiora Dalton me Rahiri ite whenua, c 200 i tetahi, c rua rau i tetahi o roto ite whenua i Taranaki. Na c rite tonu ana nga take o te kai-pitihana me tona whaea me Heni Kerei ki to taua hunga ; heoi c inoi ana te kaipitihana kia hoatu hoki kia 200 eka mana, kia 200 eka ma tona whaea. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—■ Mehemea he take o te kai-pitihana kei roto katoa i nga whenua o tona iwi, a ma te Komihana o te Tai Hauauru tena c whakahaere. 12 Hurae, 1882.

No. 174 of 1882.—Petition of Iraia Toi Hamana and 6 Others. Petitioners pray that a schoolmaster may be appointed at Pakia, Hokianga. I am directed to report as follows : — That the attention of the Government be directed to this matter. 12th July, 1882. [Translation.] No. 174 of 1882. —Pukapuka-inoi a Iraia Toi Hamana me etahi atu toko-ono. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaturia he kai-whakaako-kura mo Pakia, Hokianga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Me tahuri te Kawanatanga kite whakaaro i tenei mea. 12 Hurae, 1882.

No. 151 of 1882.—Petition of Tare Wi Teihoka and 31 Others (No. 1). Petitioners pray that the Middle Island Native Villages Control and Regulation Bill may be passed. I am directed to report as follows: — That, this being a question of public policy, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th July. 1882.

J.«l,_ .J^..J, ,-ww_. [Translation.] No. 151 of 1882.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tare Wi Teihoea me etahi atu c 31 (Nama 1). E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia paahitia te Pire mo te Whakarite me te Whakahaere o nga Kainga Maori o Te Waipounamu.