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[Translation.] No. 108, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hohepa Tamamutu me etahi atu c 39. Ko nga kai-pitihana ko Ngatituwharetoa c inoi ana kia whakamana nga whakahaere a te Komiti Maori a Tuwharetoa i whakaturia c te Kawanatanga i te tau 1883, c inoi ana hoki ratou ko nga rohe c haere ana ra roto i Taupo me nuku ki tera taha o Ruapehu. Heoi ano ta ratoa c hiahia ai kia whakataua ratou kite tai Eawhiti anake kia kotahi ai to ratou nohoanga i raro o te mana o Meiha Kanara i Taupo kahore ratou c hiahia kia uru kite Komiti o te Arawa. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 115, Sess. ll.—Petition of Hemi Waeena and 35 Others. Petitioners state that through the Treaty of Waitangi they thought they had entire control of their own lands, and object to certain restrictions, and payment of rates. They pray for relief. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 115, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hemi Waeena me etahi atu c 35. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c mahara ana ratou na te Tiriti o Waitangi i whakamana kia ratou nga panga katoa ki o ratou whenua, c whakahe ana ratou ki nga here me nga reiti c whakataua ana ki runga ki o ratou whenua. E inoi ana kia whakaputaina tetahi ora. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 116, Sess. ll.—Petition of Te Rauhea Paraone and 13 Others. Petitionees pray that certain land at Judea, Tauranga, called Rangipani, may be given to them, as they reside there, and say their dead are buried there. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 116, Sess. ll.—Pupapuka-inoi a Te Rauhea Paraone me etahi atu 13. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana mo etahi whenua i Huria i Tauranga, c karangatia nei ko Rangipani, kia hoatu ma ratou no te mea he tokomaha ratou kei reira c noho ana, me o ratou tupapaku kei reira c tanu ana. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 129, Sess. ll.—Petition of Kingi Hakopa te Mahauariki and 37 Others. Petitionees pray that a rehearing may be granted concerning land called Whangamata; they state it has been awarded to outsiders, who have no ties or claim to it, but that they (petitioners) have claims in that it belonged to their ancestors, and that their dead are buried there. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 129, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Kingi Hakopa te Mahauariki me etahi atu c 37. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia tetahi whenua c karangatia nei ko Whangamata, c ki ana ratou i whakataua ketia ki nga tangata kihai i whai take erangi ratou nga kaipitihana c whai take ana no te mea no o ratou tupuna, me o ratou tupuna kei reira c tanu ana. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 132, Sess. II. —Petition of Nui Haere and 25 Others. Petitioners pray that the sentence in the case of prisoner Wiremu Hare Maika, now in Mount Eden Gaol, may be remitted, he having already undergone two and a half years' imprisonment. Report and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 132, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Nui Haere me etahi atu c 25. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakamutua te noho o te herehere a Wiremu Hare Maika c noho mai nei i te whare herehere ta te mea kua rua nga tau me te hawhe c noho ana ia i te whare herehere. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

. No. 141, Sess. ll.—Petition of Henry Cas&ubon. Petitioner states that in 1867 he -bought certain land from the Government, and paid for it; he built a house and lived there some time, when it was found that the land he had was other than that which the Government thought it was ; he was given other land; and eventually the former price was given to the Natives, who claimed his house as well. He prays for relief. Report and date same as No. 16,