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No. 644, 1900.—Petition of Wi te Kahu. Pbtitionbk alleges that there is a balance of purchase-money still due on the Mohaka-Waikari purchase, and prays that the same may be paid. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 6th August, 1901.

[Translation.] No 644, 1900.—Pitibana a Wi te Kahu. E Ei ana te kai-pitihana kei te toe ano tetahi taha o te moni o te hoko o Mohaka-Waikari a c inoi ana kia whakaputaina taua moni. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 6 o Akuhata, 1901.

No. 645, 1900.—Petition of Wi te Kahu. Petitioner prays that certain persons may be included in ownership of the land where Te Kahuoterangi was buried at Te Heruotureia. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition be referred to the Government for inquiry. 6th August, 1901.

[Translation.] No. 645, 1900.—Pitihana a Wi te Kahu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaurua etahi tangata ki roto kite taitara o te wahi whenua i Te Heruotureia i tanumia ai a Te Kahuoterangi. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 6 o Akuhata, 1901.

No. 431, 1900.—Petition of John Angelo. Petitionee prays for compensation for alleged losses he has sustained through the partition of " Panapo," Kiripaka No. Iβ, No; 3, over which he held prospecting rights from the Native owners, and in which his prospectors had discovered valuable deposits of coal. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 22nd August, 1901.

[Translation.] No. 431, 1900.— Pitihana a John Angelo. E inoi ana kia utua ia, notemea, c ki ana ia, kua pa he mate ki a ia i runga i te wawahanga o " Panapo," Kiripaka No. Iβ, No. 3, i te mea hoki he mea whakamana ia c nga Maori noratou taua whenua hei kimi i nga waro me nga kohatu utu nui o reira, a i kitea c ana kai-kimi pera etahi papanga waro utu nui i runga i taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 22 o Ahuhata, 1901.

Nos. 321, 344, 451, and 643, 1900.—Petitions of Eru Titi and 82 Others; Wiremu Potae and 3 Others; Apirana Pahina and 20 Others; Wiremu Pokiha and 54 Others. Petitioners pray for rehearing in connection with the Mangahauini Blocks. I am directed to report that, as one of the principal parties interested (Colonel Porter) is absent from the colony, the Committee is of opinion that it is inadvisable to go into the merits of these petitions until his return, but in the meantime the Government should be asked to delay the issue of titles to the land in question, and for this purpose it is recommended that the petitions be referred to the Government. 22nd August, 1901.

[Translation.] No. 321, 1900. —Pitihana a Eru Titi me etahi atu c waru tekau ma rua; No. 344,1900, a Wiremu Potae me etahi atu tokoturu ; No. 451, 1900, a Apirana Pahina me etahi atu c rua tekau ; No. 643, 1900, a Wiremu Pokiha me etahi atu c rima tekau ma wha. E inoi ana kia whakawakia tuaruatia nga Poraka o Mangahauini. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, i te mea kei te ngaro atu i te koroni tetahi o nga tino tangata (ara, a Kanara Poata) c whai take ana ki enei pitihana, na reira kite whakaaro o te Komiti kaore c tika kia whakahaerea i naianei nga take o enei pitihana engari me waiho kia hoki mai ra ano taua tangata, otira me tono atu kite Kawanatanga kia taria c whakaputa nga taitara mo aua whenua, a hei huarahi c taea ai tenei me tuku atu enei pitihana kite Kawanatanga. 22 o Akuhata, 1901.