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I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 28th August, 1891.

[Translation.] No. 20, 1891, Sess. I. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hoei Jay me etahi atu. (Ripoata Nama 2.) E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia hanga he ture kia tau pai ai to ratou mana i runga i a ratou riihi o nga Eahui o te Tai Hauauru o Aotearoa. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E whakaaro ana tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou. 28 o Akuhata, 1891.

No. 383, 1891, Sess. ll.—Petition of Hoani Meihana and Others. Petitionees allege that the Crown has taken possession of 7,625 acres in excess of the area intended when the Pahiatua Block was purchased. They pray for compensation or other relief. I am directed to report that, as the Government have received an area of land largely in excess of the 125,000 acres mentioned in the deed of conveyance in connection with the purchase of the blocks of land known as the Wairarapa end of the Seventy-mile Bush, as agreed upon by petitioners, this Committee is of opinion that the above petition should be referred to the Government, with the recommendation that the petitioners should be paid at the rate of 10s, per acre for the 7,625 acres said by them to be the excess. 28th August, 1891.

[Translation.] No. 383, 1891, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hoani Meihana me etahi atu. E ki ana te kai-pitihana kua tangohia c te Kawanatanga nga eka c 7,625 i runga ake o nga eka i meatia kia tangohia i te hokonga o te Pahiatua Poraka, a c inoi ana ratou ki tetahi ora. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ite mea kua neke ake ite 125,000 nga eka i riro mai i te Kawanatanga c whakahuatia ana i roto i tetahi Titi Tuku i runga i te hokonga o te poraka whenua c mohiotia ana ko te pito whakamutunga mai i Wairarapa a c mohiotia ana hoki ko te Seventymile Bush pera ano me te whakaaetanga a nga kai-pitihana. Heoi c whakaaro ana tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga me te tono kia utua ki nga kai-pitihana kia tekau hereni i te eka mo taua 7,625 eka c kiia nei c nga kai-pitihana i neke ake i nga eka i hokona. 28 o Akuhata, 1891.

No. 429, 1891, Sess. ll.—Petition of Tamihana te Kaeu and Others (No. 2). Petitionees pray that a rehearing may be granted in connection with the Ngarara Block. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government.

28th August, 1891. [TRANSLATION.] No. 429, 1891, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tamihana te Kaeu me atahi atu (No. 2). E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaaetia he whakawa tuarua mo te Ngarara Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou. 28 o Akuhata, 1891.

No. 37, 1891, Sess. ll.—Petition of John Eochfobt. Petitioner prays for compensation for an alleged injustice done him in connection with the contract for surveying the Ohura South Block, Taranaki and Auckland Districts. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should not have come before them. They therefore recommend that the same should be referred back to the Petitions Classification Committee. Ist September, 1891.

[Translation.] No. 37, 1891, Sess. ll.—Pukupuka-inoi a Hone Eakapoata. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakaritea tetahi tikanga ki aia mo tetahi mate i whakaekea ki runga i aia mo runga i te Euritanga o te Ohura kite tonga Poraka i te Takiwa o Taranaki me Akarana. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E whakaaro ana tenei Komiti ehara ite mea tika kia tukuna tenei pitihana kia ratou no reira ka tono tenei Komiti kia whakahokia tenei pitihana kite Komiti whiriwhiri pitihana. 1 o Hepetema, 1891.

No. 428, 1891, Sess. 11,. —Petition of Eewiei te Wakaiti. Petitioner prays that the boundary-line of the Hikutaia Block may be decided at once. I have the honour to report that the Committee is of opinion this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. Ist September, 1891.

[Translation.] No. 428, 1891'; Sess. ll..—Pukapuka-inoi a Eewiri te Wakaiti. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakataua tonutia maianei te rohe o te Hikutaia Poraka. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata c penei ana nga whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou, 1 o Hepetema, 1891,