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No. 19, Sess. ll.—Petition of Tapata Haeepeka and 19 Others. Petitionees pray that a piece of land called Whakarewa, which was given as a site for a school for the children of the Ngatirarua Tribe, and which school is now closed, may be returned to them at once. I am directed to report as follows : That, as this subject was fully reported upon last session and as Mr. A. W. Mackay states the report is at present before the Government for consideration, the Committee would again press the matter upon the attention of the Government with the view of their providing the necessary legislation for a settlement of the matter. 22nd November, 1887.

[Teanslation.] No. 19, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tapata Habepeka me etahi atu c 19. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana mo tetahi whenua mo Whakarewa, he whenua i hoatu hei turanga kura mo nga tamariki o te iwi o Ngatiraukawa, otira kua kapi taua kura inaianei, a c inoi ana ia kia whakahokia tonutia atu ki aia inaianei ano. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: No te mea i tukuna te ripoata mo tenei take ite Paramete kua hori nei. A kua ki ate Make kei te aroaro o te Kawanatanga te ripoata hei whiriwhiria ma ratou. Heoi ka tono ano te Komiti kite Kawanatanga kia tahuri ratou kite hanga mai i tetahi Ture hei whakaoti i tenei take. 22 o Nowema, 1887.

No. 22, Sess. ll.—Petition of Matiu Paeeoa and Others. Petitionees pray that the persons who murdered Nuku and Hiria, and are now in gaol under sentence may be released, as, according to Maori custom, they were justified in their act. I am directed to report as follows : That the Committee recommend this petition be referred to the Government for their consideration. 22nd November, 1887.

[Teanslation.] No. 22, Sess. II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Matiu Paeeoa me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia tukuna mai i te whare herehere a Nuku raua ko Hiria c noho mai nei i roto i taua whare i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture no te mea i tika ano ta raua mahi i raro i nga tikanga Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E tono ana te Komiti kia tukuna tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria mai c ratou. 22 o Nowema, 1887.

No. 150, Sess. I.—Petition of Heta te Haaea and 21 Others. Petitionees camplain that European fences, dividing their land from Native land, are not sufficiently strong to prevent the European sheep and cattle from straying on to Native land, and does not prevent the Native pigs from trespassing on European land. They pray that barbed wire may be used in the erection of such fences. lam directed to report as follows : That the petitioners have their remedy at law. The Committee has therefore no recommendation to make. 22nd November, 1887. —

[Teanslation.] No. 150, Sess. I.—Pukapuka-inoi a Heta te Haaea me etahi atu c 21. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kihai i pai kihai i kaha te hanga o nga taiepa wehewehe a nga Pakeha i waenganni i nga Pakeha me nga Maori hei arai atu i nga hipi me nga kan a nga Pakeha, kahore ano hoki aua taiepa i pai hei arai i te haerenga o nga poaka a nga Maori ki runga i nga whenua o nga Pakeha. E inoi ana ratou kia hanga aua taiepa kite waea whakataratara. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ma te Ture c whakaora i te mate o nga kai-pitihana, no reira kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 22 o Nowema, 1886.

No. 150, Sess. II. —Petition of Hoeomona Patu. Petitionee states that certain lands belonging to him, and which he allowed people to occupy, have now been claimed by those people as their own. He prays that inquiry may be made into the matter, and his claim adjusted. I am directed to report as follows : That, in the opinion of this Committee, the petitioner has not got the quantity of land he was entitled to, and therefore recommend that his claim should be satisfactorily settled without delay. 22nd November, 1887.

[Teanslation.] No. 150, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hoeomona Patu. E ki ana te kai-pitihana ko etahi whenua ona i tukuna nei c ia etahi tangata ki runga noho ai kua kiia c taua hunga i naianei no ratou ake taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti kihai i rite te rahi ote whenua i tika kia riro i te kai-pitihana, heoi c tono ona kia kaua c whakaroaina te whakaotinga o taua tono. 22 o Nowema, 1887.

No. 110. Sess. ll.—Petition of Wieemu Bangitiea Moetaba and 58 others. Petitionees pray that the Native Land Administration Act may be repealed, as its provisions bear very heavily on the Maori race,