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Nos. 288 and 289—Petition of Taituha Hape and 30 Others, and Taituha Hape. Petitioners pray that the proposed Federated Maori Assembly Empowering Bill may not be allowed to pass into law. I have the honour to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to these petitions. 15th August, 1893. [Translation.] Nos. 288 me 289—Pukapuka inoi a Taituha Hape me etahi atu c 30, me Taituha Hape. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua c pahitia te Pire Whakakotahitanga a nga Maori hei ture. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : Kahore he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 15 o Akuhata, 1893.

No. 706, 1891, Sess. ll.—Petition of Ngahina Taua and Others. Petitioners allege that a woman named Kuini Thompson has got possession of a portion of their land in the Wharoroa Block, Taranaki, in a fraudulent manner. They pray that the order of the Court granting her the land may be set aside and a rehearing held. I have the honour to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in connection with this petition. 15th August, 1893. [Teanslation.] No. 706, 1891, Sess. ll.—Pukapuka inoi a Ngahina Taua me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kua tangohia kua nohia tahaetia tetahi wahi o to ratou whenua c tetahi wahine ko Kuini Tamihana te ingoa a ko taua whenua kei roto i te Whareroa Poraka i Taranaki a c inoi ana ratou inaianei kia whakakorea te ota o te Kooti i tukuna ai te whenua ki aia a kia whakawakia tuaruatia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kahore he kupu ate Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 'ls'o Akuhata, 1893.

No. 188. —Petition of Hapakuku Moetara. Petitioner prays that a rehearing may be held in connection with the Panaki Block. I have the honour to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government for their consideration. 16th August, 1893. [Teanslation.] No. 188. —Pukapuka inoi a Hapakuku Moetaea. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia te Panaki Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E whakaaro ana tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia ata whiriwhiria c ratou. 16 o Akuhata, 1893.

No. 119. —Petition of Eihitoto Mataia and 3 Others. Petitionees pray that legislation may be enacted to enable them to obtain a rehearing in the matter of Ohinemuri No. 20 Block, they having been deprived of the same through alleged wrongful judgments of the Native Land Court Judges. I have the honour to report that the Committee, having gone carefully into the matter, find that the judgments delivered by different Judges of the Native Land Court in connection with the lands in qustion are somewhat conflicting, they therefore recommend that the petition be referred to the Government for inquiry ; and, in doing so, call attention to the judgments delivered by Judge Gudgeon in connection with an adjoining block, wherein the claimants' cases were exactly similar to the Ohinemuri No. 20 case. 16th August, 1893. ■ [Translation.] No. 119. —Pukapuka inoi a Eihitoto Mataia me etahi atu tokotoru. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia hanga he tare kia ahei ai ratou te tono Ida whakawakia tuaruatia te Ohinemuri No. 20 Poraka notemea kua tangobia to ratou whenua i a ratou i runga i nga whakataunga he a te Kooti Whenua Maori. , Kua whakabaua ahau kia ki penei: Kua ata whiriwhiria etc Komiti tenei take a c kite ana ratou c ahua taupatupatu ana nga whakataunga a nga Tiati o te Kooti Whenua Maori mo runga i tenei ■whenua no reira ka tono te Komiti kia tukuna tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia nga tikanga a i a ratou c pera ana ka tonoa ratou kia ata tirohia te whakataunga a Tiati Katiana i runga i tetahi poraka c piri ana ki tenei a c rite tonu nei nga keehi a nga kaitono kite Ohinemuri keehi No. 20. 16 o Okuhata, 1893.

No. 440, 1892.—Hubu te Hiako and 2 Others. Petitioners allege that through an error in survey, a piece of laud containing 5,180 acres situated between the Kaihimi and Mangatainoka Blocks has been wrongfully taken from them ; they pray for compensation. I have the honour to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 18th August, 1893.