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[Translation.] No. 32, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Te One Hiporite me etahi atu c 20. E ki ana te kai-pitihana he iti rawa te Whenua i Rahuitia hei oranga mo ratou c inoi ana kia hoatu ano tetahi Whenua mo ratou me o ratou uri. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Me tono te Kawatanga kia hohoro te whiriwhiri i te ahua o nga kai-pitihana, c mahara ana hoki te Komiti kihai te whenua i rahi hei oranga mo ratou; c mohiotia ana, ko nga whenua i karatitia i mua c 6£ eka mo te tangata kotahi, c nui ana enei whenua i te mea kahore ano i nohia nga whenua o tahaki atu c te Pakeha, inaianei kua karapotia c te Pakeha, c araia ana ratou inaianei ki runga ano ki o ratou whenua ko tetahi mate o ratou c ngaro ano o ratou whenua i te waipuke, he mea tika hoki kia whakahoa atu te Komihana kia ratou i runga i. to ratou mate. E whakaarohia ana me whai Ture pea kia ahei te Kawanatanga kite whakamana i te tono a te Komiti, tera ano pea c taea te whakanoho i tetahi rarangi ki roto i te Ture Whakamana Ture Kataraka. 28 Oketopa, 1884.

No. 103, Sess. I. —Petition of Taniera te Hauotu. Petitioner alleges that a piece of land belonging to himself and others, called Oue, is wanting in proper area, it being shown on the map as 176 acres, when by admeasurement it is only 172 acres. He prays that the deficiency in area may be made up, and a Crown grant issued to them as soon as possible. I am directed to report as follows : — That, as the matter contained in the petition has been dealt with since the petition was presented to the House, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 28th October, 1884.

[Translation.] No. 103, Sess. I. —Pukapuka-inoi a Taniera te Hauotu. E ki ana te kai-pitihana ko tetahi whenua ona ake me etahi atu c karangatia nei ko Oue kihai i rite nga eka, ki ta te mapi hoki 176 nga eka, no te ruritanga i muri ka kitea 172 tonu nga eka. E inoi ana ia kia whakaritea nga eka kihai nei irite, kia whakaputaina he karauna karati. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— No te mea kua oti te whakarite nga tikanga c korerotia nei i roto i te pitihana i muri iho i te tukunga mai kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 28th Oketopa, 1884. " *

No. 110, Sess. ll.—Petition of N. P. T. Hauotu and 17 Others. Petitioners state that Karotanga was a pa and permanent residence and burial-place of their fathers. They say they wore asked to sell once or twice, but refused all offers. The Government, however, took the place and built on it. They now pray for relief. I am directed to report as follows : — That the evidence of Mr. Alexander Mackay is to the effect that petitioners have no legal claim, they having sold the land to the Government in 1853. 28th October, 1884.

[Translation.] No. 110, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a N. P. T. Hauotu me etahi atu 17. E ki ana te kai-pitihana he pa tuturu a Karotanga he urupa no o ratou matua kei reira, c ki ana ratou kotahi c rua ranei nga tononga kia ratou kia hokona, kahore ratou i whakaae. Otira i tangohia taua wahi c te Kawanatanga, i whakatu whare ki runga i taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E penei ana nga korero a te Make, kahore i tika te kereme a nga kai-pitihana no te mea kua hokona to ratou whenua kite Kawanatanga i te tau 1853. 28 Oketopa, 1884.

No. 11, Sess. n.;—Petition of Amiria Tainui. Petitionee prays that her name may be included in one or other of the two reserves at Kaiapoi, called Waitutere and Tawiti. In 1860 the reserves were cut up in such a way as to exclude the petitioner from partaking in the division. In 1868 a Court was held at Otautahi, when she was excluded from the reserves awarded by that Court for the Maoris at Tawera and Orahaki. In 1883 she wrote to the Commissioner of Lands, asking that her name might be included in the reserves, but he took no notice of her letter. I am directed to report as follows : — That, having heard the evidence of Mr. Mackay, the Committee has no recommendation to 28th October, 1884.

[Translation.] No. 11, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Amiria Tainui. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakaurua tona ingoa ki roto i tetahi o nga rahui i Kaiapoi c karangatia nei ko Waitutere ko Tawiti. Ite tau 1860 ka roherohea nga Rahui i runga i tetahi huarahi heoi kihai te kai-pitihana i uru ki roto ki aua wehewehenga. Ite tau 1868 ka tv tetahi Kooti ki