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The Committee had before it 110 petitions, including twenty held over from last year. Of these, eighty-three were considered and reported upon; the remainder, twenty-seven, were held over until next year. The Native Land Bill, of 434 clauses, and the Rotoiti Validation Bill were referred to, considered, and duly reported upon by the Committee. The Native Land Bill took up eighteen days' consideration. The total number of reports presented to the House was seventy-five. 22nd December, 1909. I i [Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, i tv te huinga whakamutunga o te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori i te Turei, te 21 o nga ra o Tihema, 1909. I roto i tenei teehana c toru tekau ma rua nga huihuinga o te Komiti, a kotahi te huinga o te rarokomiti. . Kotahi rau kotahi tekau nga pitihana i takoto kite aroaro o te Komiti hui atu ki nga pitihana c rua tekau kaore nei i whakahaerea ite tau ka taha nei. O roto i ena pitihana c waru tekau ma toru nga mea, i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia ; ko nga mea, c rua tekau ma whitu c toe ana kua waihotia mo tenei teehana c haere mai nei whiriwhiri ai. Ko te Pire Whenua Maori, 434 nei ona rarangi, me te Pire Whakamana Take mo Te Rotoiti, i tukua ki, a i whiriwhiria, i ripoatatia hoki c, te Komiti. Tekau ma waru nga ra i pau ite whiriwhiritanga o te Pire Whenua Maori. . » Te huihuinga katoatanga o nga ripoata i tukua kite Whare c whitu tekau ma rima. 22 o Tihema, 1909,

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(Rarangi o Nga Pitihana Kaore i Whakahaerea, Teehana 1909.) i No. (Nama.) Petitioner. (Kai-pitihana.) I Subject. (Te Take.) (Te i Presenter. (Te Kai-kokiri.) !__ _ _l 451/09 244/09 278/09 394/09 557/08 221/09 531/09 644/08 Aio Poutu, Te, and 35 others Apatari, H. te, and 29 others Aperahama Anaru and 57 others Aperahama Mira and 17 others Eruera Neketini Hape Nikora and 82 others Henri Kuti and 14 others Hiramai Piripo Motukokako and 20 others Hirschberg, G. A. Koopu Erueti and 205 others Mikaera Pewhairangi and 39 others .. Mullooly, Michael Nikora Tautau and 7 others Rangi Thompson and 111 others Raukura Paerata and others Rihari Mets and 2 others Taare Mete and 15 others .. Tienri Hipi and 916 others .. .. | Tuta Nihoniho .. .. .. I Wi Katene Tipo and 4 others .. Te Ihonga Mokonuikau .. Pomare Heteraka and 2 others .. i Ruruhira Ngakuira Poata Uruamo and 4 others Proctor, R., and 40 others Buckworth, Emily M. Aylett, Emily Waipuku-Patea Block .. .. Hon. Mr Ngamotu Block .. .. .. Hon. Mr. Waikari-Mohaka Boundary .. Hon. Mr. Wainui Block .. .. .. Mr. Fiek Horowhenua Block .. .. Mr. Fielc Waikari-Mohaka Blocks '.. .. Hon. Mr, Porirua Block .. .. .. Mr. Fiek Pakonga No. 2 Block Mr. Hek< Hon. Mr. Ngata. Hon. Mr. Carroll. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Mr. Field. Mr. Field. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Mr. Field. Mr. Heke. 440/09 435/09 82/09 313/09 318/09 436/09 81/09 77/09 525/09 454/09 273/09 317/09 556/09 566/09 567/09 577/09 578/09 594/09 596/09 i Ngawakaakupe Block No. 3 .. Mr. Hogj Tunapahore Block .. .. Hon. Mr. Mangahauini Block .. . . Hon. Mr. Mangaheia Block .. .. .. Mr. Mac( Paremata and Mangaheia No. 2 Blocks Hon. Mr, Te Kuri and other blocks .. .. Hon. Mr. Mangahauwini Block .. .. Hon. Mr. Kohukohu Lands .. .. .. Dr. Te B Mahanga No. 2 Block .. .. Hon. Mr. Ngai-tahu (or Kemp's purchase) .. Mr. Para Waipiro Block .. .. .. Hon. Mr. Whakapuaka Block .. .. Mr. Luke Ngatikauhumate Block .. .. Mr. Oke} Te Akau Block .. .. Mr. Mass Onetere No. 1 .. .. .. Dr. Te B Orakei Block .. . . .. Dr. Te B Re amending Native-land laws .. Mr. Reed Whakatane Lands .. .. Dr. Te R Bay of Plenty Lands .. .. Hon. Mr. Mr. Hogg. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Mr. Macdonald. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Dr. Te Rangihiroa. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Mr. Parata. Hon. Mr. Ngata. Mr. Luke. Mr. Okey. Mr. Massey. Dr. Te Rangihiroa. Dr. Te Rangihiroa. Mr. Reed. Dr. Te Rangihiroa. Hon. Mr. Ngata.