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No. 73, Sess. ll. —Petition of Arapata Makai. Petitioner states that he is a half-caste, and that certain lands in the Bay of Plenty belonging to his (Maori) mother, a woman of rank belonging to the Ngatipukeko Tribe at Whakatane, were confiscated, instead of her children getting them, as she never took part in the rebellion. He prays for relief. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 73, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Arapata Makai. E ki ana te kai-pitihana he hawhekaihe ia ko etahi whenua i te Pei o Pereti i raupatutia na tona whaea (Maori) he wahine rangatira no te Iwi o Ngatipukeko i Whakatane, ko to mea tika ia kia riro i ana tamariki, kihai hoki ia i uru kite whawhai. E inoi ana ia kia whakaputaina he ora mona. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 74, Sess. II. —Petition of Paratene Ngata and 4 Others at Gisborne. Petitionees state that several of their letters and newspapers have never reached them, and ask that postmasters may be instructed to take receipts from Maoris for letters, &c, given to them. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 74, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Paeatene Ngata me etahi i Kihipane c 4. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana he maha a ratou reta me a ratou nuipepa kahore c tae atu kia ratou a c tono ana kia whakahaua nga rangatira o nga poutapeta kia tango rihiti i nga Maori mo nga pukapuka c hoatu ana kia ratou. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 89, Sess. ll.—Petition of Robert Studhoeme Thompson. Petitioner states that his wife is a tribal owner in land set aside by the Royal Commission for the Ngatimanuhiakai hapu of Ngaruahine on the Waimate Plains, and that he petitioned in the year 1881 for a separate reserve, and in 1882 also, "representing that it was not fair for his wife to share alike in a reserve for reclaimed rebels. ' This second petition was recognized, and he was promised that individualization should take place as soon as possible. ' He now prays for relief. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 89, Sess. II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Ropata Tutahomu Tamihana. E ki ana te kai-pitihana ho wahine whai whenua tana wahine i roto i etahi whenua i Waimate i whakaritea c nga Komihana ma Ngatimanuhiakai he hapu no Ngaruahine, a i pitihana ia i te tau 1881 me te tau 1882 mo tetahi rahui motuhake me te ki atu kihai i tika kia whai hea tahi tana wahine i roto i tetahi whenua rahui mo nga tangata raupatu, i whakaarohia ano tana pitihana tuarua, a i whakaaetia atu tera c wehewehea tatatia te whenua. E inoi ana ia kia whakaputaina tetahi ora mona. "Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 95, Sess. I.—Petition of Erihapeti- te Rato and Another. Petitionees pray that a rehearing by the Native Land Court may be held relative to a reserve known as Houhoupomenu, which was awarded to certain trustees by the Native Land Court which sat in 1868, and from which the petitioners allege they have up to this time received no benefit. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 95, Sess. I.—Pukapuka-inoi a Erihapeti te Rato me tetahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia c te Kooti Whenua Maori tetahi rahui c mohiotia nei ko Houhoupomenu i whakataua ki etahi kai tiaki c te Kooti Whenua Maori i tv i te tau 1868 c ki ana hoki te kai-pitihana kahore rawa i riro tetahi painga iaia tae noatia tenei ra. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra tuhia ai.

No. 108, Sess. ll.—Petition of Hohepa Tamamutu and 39 Others. Petitioners, Ngatituwharetoa, pray that the proceedings of the Maori Committee of Tuwharetoa, instituted by the Government in 1883, may be confirmed. They also pray that the boundary line running through Taupo may be extended to the other side of Ruapehu. They want only to be apportioned to the East Coast, that they may be altogether under the jurisdiction of Major Scanned, of Taupo, and do not wish to be mixed up with the Arawa Committee of Tauranga. Report and date same as No. 16.