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[Translation.] No. 452 (1908). —Pitihana a Kipa Roera (mo etahi kai-pitihana tokowhitu), o Kororareka. E inoi ana kia hanga he rarangi ture hei whakamana i tetahi Kooti kite whakawa i nga kereme a Te Ata Turi me etahi atu toko ono ki Waihapa No. 1 Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata penei, ko tenei pitihana na te kai-whakahaere anake i haina, na reira kaore te Komiti i whakaae kite whakahaere i tenei pitihana. 21 o Oketopa, 1909. No. 225 (1909). —Petition of Miriama Himiona (Miriam Ellen Moore), of Makuri. Petitioner prays that Parliament will accept the recommendation of the Royal Commission re the succession of Wiremu Kingi Matakatea (deceased). I am directed to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 28th October, 1909. [Translation.] No. 225 (1909). —Pitihana a Miriama Himiona (ara Miriam Ellen Moore), o Makuri. E inoi ana kia whakamanaia c te Paremete te kupu tohutohu a te Roiara Komihana mo te whakatunga kai-riiwhi mo Wiremu Kingi Matakatea (kua mate nei). Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana Id te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria paitia. 28 o Oketopa, 1909. No. 500 (1908). —Petition of Noa Whakaatere and 7 Others, of Poverty Bay. Petitioners pray for inquiry re Whangara Block. I am directed to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 28th October, 1909. [Translation.] No. 500 (1908). —Pitihana a Noa Whakaatere me etahi atu tokowhitu o Papati Pei. E inoi ana kia whakaturia he uiuinga mo Whangara Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 28 o Oketopa, 1909. No. 632 (1908).—Petition of Tawhiri Pikirangi and 12 Others, of Waikato. Petitioners pray for investigation into the boundaries of the Rangitoto-Tuhua Blocks. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 28th October, 1909. i [Translation.] No. 632 (1908). —Pitihana a Tawhiri Pikirangi me etahi atu tekau ma rua, o Waikato. E tnoi ana kia tv he uiuinga mo nga rohe o Rangitoto-Tuhua Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 28 o Oketopa, 1909. No 4 61 (1909).—Petition of Albert McKay, of Gisborne. Petitioner prays for relief in connection with confiscated lands at Whakatane. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 28th October, 1909. [Translation.] No. 61 (1909). —Pitihana a Albert McKay, o Kihipane. E inoi ana kia whakaorangia ia mo te taha ki nga whenua raupatu kei Whakatane. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 28 o Oketopa, 1909. No. 160 (1909).—Petition of Reone Timoti, of Kaiapoi. Petitioner prays that the lands of his adopting parent, Rakera Purua (deceased), which have been awarded by the Native Land Court to the nearest of kin, may be returned to the petitioner. I am directed to report that, as the petitioner has not exhausted his legal remedies, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 28th October, 1909.