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No. 206, Sess. ll. —Petition of Uru te Angina. Petitionee, as chief of his tribe, states that a block of land, 90,000 acres in extent, called Kaitangiwhenua, was bought for the Government by Mr. Gill and a Mr. William Williams. That W. Williams obtained a cheque for £5,400 under pretence of cashing it for the Maoris, and never paid them any of it, but appropriated the money himself: they only received £500 in all, as an advance, during the surveying of the land. They pray that inquiries may be made. Report and date the same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 206, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Uru te Angina. Ko te kai-pitihana he rangatira no tona iwi a c ki ana i hokona c te Kawanatanga te Poraka o Kaitangiwhenua c 90,000 eka ko te Kira raua ko Wiremu Wiremu nga Apiha o taua hoko, riro ana i taua Wiremu Wiremu te tiaki mo te £5,400 i runga i tana kupu mana c tini mai ki nga Maori a kaore rawa i utua c ia ki nga Maori etahi o aua moni kaiponuhia tonutia c ia, c £500 anake i riro i nga Maori i runga ite tikanga taunaha i te mea c ruritia ana taua poraka. E inoi ana ia kia ata whiriwhiria tenei mahi. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 208, Sess. ll.—Petition of Te Tuahu and 22 Others. Petitioners alleged that a certain piece of land at Waiteweta still belongs to them, and was not included in the Katikati purchase. They pray that the matter may be inquired into, as they did not receive any Government money. Beport and date same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 208, Sess. II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Te Tuahu me etahi atu 22. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko te whenua i Waiteweta kei a ratou ake ano, kaore i uru kite hoko o Katikati. E inoi ana ratou kia ata whiriwhiria taua take kaore hoki i riro mai nga moni ate Kawanatanga i a ratou. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 209. Sess II. —Petition of Tamakitua Ahuriri and 23 Others. Petitioners pray for a reconsideration of their claim to the Okoheriki Block, in the District of Botorua, decided by the Native Land Court at Ohinemutu in 1883. Beport and date the same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 209, Sess ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tamakitua Ahuriri me etahi atu 23. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakawakia ano to ratou take kite Poraka o Okoheriki i te Takiwa o Rotorua i whakataua c te Kooti Whenua Maori i Ohinemutu i te tau 1883. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 212, Sess. ll.—Petition of Teira Taipu and Others. Petitionees pray for a rehearing of the claim for the Mangorewa Kaharoa Block, which was adjudicated upon by Judges Mair and Williams, and their Assessor, Wi Kaitaia, at Ohinemutu. Beport and date the same at No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 212, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Teira Taipu me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakawakia ano te Poraka o Mangorewa Kaharoa ko nga Kaiwhakawa nana i whakatau ko Te Mea raua ko te Wiremu me ta raua Ateha ko Wi Kaitaia i Ohinemutu. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 213, Sess. II. —Petition of Paora Mereti. Petitioner prays for a rehearing of his land in the Rotorua District. Report and date the same as No. 16.

[Translation.] No. 213, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Paora Mereti. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia ano to ratou whenua i te Takiwa o Rotorua. Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.

No. 225, Sess. ll.—Petition of Biparata Kahutia. Petitioner alleges that the boundaries of land in Gisborne sold to the Government have been wrongly marked so as to include 110 acres more than were purchased by Government, She prays that the land may be returned to her. Beport and date the same as No. 16.