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[Translation.] No. 47. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eruera Poihi me etai atu c 55. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kua maha o ratou tau c noho ana i runga i nga whenua here a nga Maori i Motueka me Eiwaka me to ratou utu i nga reti nui; i runga i te whakaaro tera c whakahoungia atu ano a ratou riihi i tahuri ratou kite mahi i etahi whakapainga kite hanga whare hoki i runga i aua wahi; na c mohio ana ratou ko a ratou whakapainga ka riro noa atu ate mutunga 0 a ratou riihi i runga i nga tikanga o "Te Ture Eahui Whenua Maori, 1882." E inoi ana ratou 1 naianei kia whakatikaia " Te Ture Eahui Whsnua Maori, 1882," kia whakaurua atu ki roto nga tikanga o " Te Ture Whakatikatika 1882 i te Ture Whenua, 1877." Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Ko te whakaaro a te Komiti c pa nui ana " Te Ture Eahui Maori, 1882," ki nga take o nga kai-kitihana. I runga i nga whakahaere mo nga whenua here c noho nei ratou i runga c uru ana tenei whakaaro ki roto me whakahou ano nga riihi a nga kai utu reti mehemea c piki atu ana nga reti hei utunga ma ratou i runga ano i nga tikanga hangai mo aua riihi, me te waiho ano ki a ratou a ratou whakapainga tuturu ake. I raro i taua whakaaro, c hara hoki ite rnea na to ture engari na te ngakau, i nui te whakapai a aua kai-utu reti i a ratou riihi i runga i te ngaki pai i te whenna, ite hanga whare, ite taiepa, ite keri awa, me etahi atu mea; na c whakanuia ano c aua mahi te utu ote whenua. Ko nga wahi c riihitia ra he wahi iti timata atu ite 5 eka tae atu kite 50 eka, a kei te nui ano nga reti i naianei ko etehi c tae ana kite kotahi pauna kite rua pauna mo te eka ite tau. Ko enei utu nui na nga mahi tonu a nga kai-utu reti. E mate ana ratou i "Te Ture Eahui Maori, 1882," notemea c kiia ana taua ture a te mutunga o aua riihi me makete ano c te Kaitiaki ate Katoa ame tuku atu kite hunga c hoatu ana i te reti nui. He mate tenei kihai i whakaarohia etc Paremete. E hara ta nga kai utu reti ite mea kia pono tonu nga riihi kia ratou ake tonu atu, engari he whai na ratou ko a ratou whakapainga kia whakataua c te ture kia ratou, me te whakaatu mai hoki kite whakaurua nga tikanga o " Te Ture Whakatikatika 1882 o te Ture Whenua, 1877," ki roto ki "Te Ture Eahui, 1882," tera ratou c pai. E mea ana te Komiti me tuku atu tenei tono kia whakaarohia c te Kawanatanga me kore c wawe te hanga he ture hei whakaora i nga tono tika a nga kai-utu reti o nga rahui katoa i riihitia c ratou i mua atu i te mananga o " Te Ture Eahui Maori, 1882." 18 Hurae, 1883.

No. 163.—Petition of Wepiha Apanui and 67 Others (No. 1). Petitioners state that their land, called Pekapekatahi, near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, has restrictions in the grant forbidding sale, except by the Governor in Council, and that they wish to sell this land to Europeans, having already enough for their own use. They ask that the restrictions may be removed. I am directed to report as follows : — That the names in the Crown grant are only trustees for the Patuwai Tribe. The land was confiscated and returned as a permanent reserve. The Committee would not recommend that the restrictions should be removed. 18th July, 1883.

[Translation.] No. 163. —Pukapuka-inoi a Wepiha Apanui me etahi atu c 67 (Nama 1). Ko nga kai-pitihana c mea ana ko to ratou whenua c karangatia nei ko Pekapekatahi c tutata ana ki Whakatane, Pei o Pereti, c whai here ana i roto i te karaati, a kahore c ahei kia hokona, ma te kawana rano i roto i tona kauniheia c whakaae katahi ano ka taea. E hiahia ana rotou kite hoko kite pakeha, c nui ana hoki a ratou whenua hei mahinga ma ratou no reira c tono ana ratou kia unuhia te here. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Ko nga ingoa o nga tangata i roto i to karauna karaati he kai tiaki kau ratou mo te iwi o Ngatipatuwai ko te whenua he mea tango i runga i te rau a te patu a i whakahokia kia ratou hei whenua rahui tuturu. E mea ana to Komiti kadrc c fcika kia unuhia nga here. 18 Hurae, 1883.

No. 196.—Petition of Meiha Keepa Eangihiwinui and 278 Others (No. 1). Petitionebs pray that Captain Mair may not be appointed Resident Magistrate for the Wanganui District. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee is informed that Captain Mair is, engaged in closing land-purchase transactions, and is not Eesident Magistrate in the Wanganui District. 13th July, 1883.

[Tbanslation.] No. 196.—Pukapuka-inoi a Meiha Kbbpa Bangihiwinui me etahi atu c 278 (Nama 1). E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua a Kapene Mea c whakaturia hei Kaiwhakawa Tuturu mo te Takiwa o Whanganui. . ■%, Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—■ Kua whakaa'turia mai ki to Komiti he whakaotioti ke a Kapene Mea i nga hoko whenua o te Takiwa ki Whanganui c hara i te mea c tv ana ia ki reira hei Kaiwhakawa mo reira. 18 Hurae, 1833.

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