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taua Whenua ; i utua c ia taua £50 me te £20 mo te ruri ki a Te Kerenena ; na no te otinga o te ruri o tana piihi kihai i whakaae a Whititera kia noho ia i runga, erangi whakawakia ana ia i roto i te Hupirimi Kooti hei tango i taua piihi; i puta ko Whititera i roto i taua whakawa a whakaputaina ana he warati hei mea kia utu te kai-pitihana i nga moni o te whakawa ; i noho tonu te kaipitihana i runga i te whenua a na Whititera me ona pirihimana i pana ia ; ko ona whare me ona taonga i tahuna kite ahi; me ona hoiho katoa i murua ; i tonoa atu etc Kawanatanga a Meia Mea hei tirotiro i taua inea na i ki ia me utu a Whititera mo nga mea i kino i a ia, a ko te kai-pitihana me haere atu i runga i be whenua kia ahei ai te Kawanatanga kite ata whakata,u i taua raruraru ; na c ki ana te kai-pitihana kaore ano enei inea kia mahia no reira ia ka inoi kite Paremete kia whakaorangia tona mate. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: — I runga i nga korero kua tae mai kite Komiti, ara, a Te Whitika me a Te Kerenena c kitea ana c tika tonu anaj nga korero ate kai-pitiana, ai pa ano tetahi mate nui ki a ia. Kaore c mohiotia he oranga i runga ite huarahi o te ture. E whakaaro ana te Komiti he mea tenei c tika ana kia tonoa atu kite Kawanatanga kia whakamatautia me kore c oti i roto i tetahi Kooti Whakawa, a ki te kore c taea i runga i nga tikanga a te ture me whakaaro ano tetahi whakaritenga c taea ai tetahi piihi whenua te hoatu kite kai-pitihana hei ut\i mo tona piihi i whanakotia nei i a ia, a me hurihuri ranei me kore c taea te hanga tetahi Ture hei whakatika. 10 Akuhata, 1883.

No. 121.—Petition of Hipa te Maiharoa and Others (No. 1). Petitioners state that that they are Natives of Waitaki, and claim that the purchases made in the Middle Island only extended to what could be seen from the coast, and that, therefore, they have a right to certain lands from which they say they have been removed wrongfully. They ask for investigation. I am directed to report as follows: — That the petitioners have offered no evidence in this case, and the Committee has no recommendation to make. 10th August, 1883.

[Translation.] No. 121.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hipa te Maiharoa me etahi atu (No. 1). E ki ana nga kai-pitihana he tangata Maori ratou nc Waitaki c mea ana ko nga whenua i hokona kihai i matara atu i ta te kanohi i kite atu ai i te taha moana a no reira i whai take ratou ki etahi whenua c ki nei i pana he tia mai ratou, c tono ana kia whakawakia ano. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kahore he korero whai take a nga kai pitihana mo runga i tenei keehi heoi kahore he whakatau a te Komite. 10 Akuhata, 1883. _.

No. 336.—Petition of Hipa Te Maihaeoa and Others (No. 2.) Petitioners claim that they have a right to the Middle Island, and ask that their claim should be settled forthwith. They also ask that " Mr. Taiaroa's Bill" be not passed, as they do not know its contents. I am directed to report as follows : — That, in regard to the first part of the petition, the Committee would refer to the report upon No. 121 from the same persons. The Committee has no recommendation to make upon the second part, as the Bill vaguely referred to has passed through the House. 10th August, 1883.

[Translation.] No. 336.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hipa Te Maihaeoa me etahi atu (No. 2). E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c whai take ana ratou kite motu Waipounamu a c tono ana kia whakaritea tonutia ta ratou take i naianei, c tono ana hoki kia kaua c whakamana te Pire a Taiaroa no te mea kahore ratou c mohio ki nga tikanga o roto o taua Pire. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I runga i te wahi tuatahi o taua pitihana ka whakaatu te Komiti kite ripoata i runga i te pitihana No. 121 a taua tangata ano. Kahore he whakaaro ate Komiti mo runga ite wahi tuarua no te mea ko te Pire c whakahuatia nei kihai nei i ata marama te whakahua kua puta ke i te Paramete. 10 Akuhata, 1883.

No. 352.—Petition of Hipa te Maihaeoa and Others (No. 3). Petitionees say it is stated that they had received clothing, but they had received at Waitaki only edibles, and that the cost of these came out of rents collected on their account. They say that more money ought to have been spent upon them. I am directed to report as follows : — That this petition is so vague that, in the absence of evidence, the Committee cannot make any recommendation. 10th August, 1883.

[Translation.] No. 352.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hipa te Maihaeoa me etahi atn (Narna 3). E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c korerotia ana i riro mai he kakahu i a ratou erangi he kai anake i riro