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Kua whakahaua ahau Ida ki penoi:— Ko te penihana i hoatu i mua i te tau 1864 mo mnga i te matenga o te matua o te wahine a te kai pitihana c £26 i te tau no runga i tetahi take kahore nei i tuhia ka whakahokia iho nga moni i te tau 1866 kite £20 ko tetahi hawhc i utua i raro i te Ture Penihana 1866 ko tetahi hawhe na te Tari Maori i utu, ka penei te utu taea noatia te tau 1880 no reira ka wkakamutua tetahi hawhe i runga i te pohehe o te tikanga o te penihana. Ko te Komiti c whakaaro ana me whakahoki te penihana kite £20 i te tau pera me te utunga i te tau 1866 tae atu kite tau 1880 ko nga moni i puritia i muri iho i te tau 1880 me utu atu ano i runga i tenei tikanga kite wahine a te kai pitihana ko tetahi hoki me whakaaro c te Kawanatanga mehemea i raro i nga tikanga o tenei kehi c kore ranei c tika kia hoatu te penihana tawhito ara te 26 pauna i te tau i whakaritea i te tuatahi kia utua kite wahine a te kai pitihana. 25 Hepetema, 1884.

No. 112, Sess. ll.—Petition of He Tawha and 12 Others. Petitioners pray that the Road Board may be stopped taking gravel from the river, as the current is washing away their land. Nearly four acres have been washed away during the past year owing to this. I am directed to report as follows : — That there seems to be a grievance, which, however, could be remedied at law. The Committee recommends that the Government should look into the matter. Ist October, 1884.

[Translation.] No. 112, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a He Tawha me etahi atu 12. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakamutua te tango kirikiri a nga Rori Poari i roto i te awa no te mea c keria ana te whenua c te ia o te awa wahi iti ka wha nga eka kua pau i te ia i roto i te tau kua pahure ake nei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Tera ano tetahi-mate i roto i tenei mea ekore c taea te whakarite c te Ture, c tono ana te Komiti kia tirohia c te Kawanatanga tenei mea. 1 Oketopa, 1884.

No. 9, Sess. ll.—Petition of Koroniria_Paraone and 4 Others. Petitioner alleges that a piece of waste land at Kaituna was given to Paraone Taitua in 1861 by Sir Donald McLean and Mr. Mackay; he now wishes to know what is the position of that land at present. I am directed to report as follows: — That the only evidence before the Committee is that of Mr. Mackay, and he says that the petitioner is mistaken, and that no promises of reserves made by Sir Donald McLean as Lands Purchase Commissioner are unfulfilled. Ist October, 1884.

[Translation.] No. 9, Sess. II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Koroniria Paraone me ana hoa c 4. E mea ana te kai-pitihana i hoatu tetahi whenua o te Kawanatanga c Te Makarini raua ko te Make ma Paraone Taitua i te tau 1861 he patai tana kei te pewhea te ahua o taua whenua inaianei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Heoi nga korero i te aro-aro o te Komiti ko nga korero anake a te Make c ki ana ia kei te pohehe te kai-pitihana kahore he kupu whakaae mo nga Rahui i mahue ia Te Makarini iaia c Koinihana hoko whenua, ana. 1 Oketopa, 1884. ____ '"

No. 34, Sess. Hv—Petition of Tamati Tarawhata and 10 Others. Petitioners pray that they may have authority over their reserves, and also over common lands. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee has no recommendation to make, the petition being very vague. Ist October, 1884.

| Translation.] No. 34, Sess. ll.— Pukapuka-inoi a Tamati Tarawhata me etahi atu 10. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whai mana ratou ki runga ia a ratou whenua Rahui ki runga ano hoki i nga whenua papatipu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kahore he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei tono no te mea kahore c marama te pitihana. Ist October, 1884..

; % No. 253, of 1883.—Petition of Retireti Tapihana. Petitioner states that certain blocks of land at Maketu were investigated by Judge Heale in 1878. A great disturbance arose among the tribes, both parties resorted to firearms. Mr. Sheehan came there and told them that they must allow the Court to go on, and that he would take care that