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No. 370 (1910).—Petition of Heni te Rei, of Otaki. Petitioner prays for an inquiry re the division of the Poroutawhao Block, 1 am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 17th November, 1910.

[Translation.] No. 370 (1910).—Pitihana a Heni te Rei, o Otaki. E inoi ana kia tu he uiuinga mo te wawahanga o Poroutawhao Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana 17 o Noema, 1910.

No. 454 (1909).—Petition of Tiemi Hipi and 916 Others, of Ngaitahu. Petitionees pray for an investigation to enable a final settlement of the claims of the Ngaitahu Tribe with reference to the purchase of the Ngaitahu Block by Kemp in 1848. I am directed to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and that the minutes of the proceedings in Committee, together with the evidence taken, should be laid upon the table of the House, and be printed. 17th November, 1910.

[Translation.] No. 454 (1909). —Pitihana a Tiemi Hipi me etahi atu 916, o Ngaitahu. E inoi ana kia tu he uiuinga kia ahei ai he whakaotinga tuturu pumau mo nga kereme a te Iwi o Ngaitahu mo te taha ki te hoko o te Ngaitahu Poraka e Te Keepa i te tau 1848. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, ki te whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whakaarohia paitia, me nga meneti hoki o te whakahaeretanga i te aroaro o te Komiti, hui atu hoki ki nga korero a nga kai-korero i tuhituhia, me whakatakoto ki runga ki te Tepu o te Whare a me ta hoki ki te perehi. 17 o Noema, 1910.

No. 628 (1910). —Petition of Esther Ann Spurrell, of Auckland. Petitioner prays for an inquiry re the acquisition and transfer of Section 11, Ruataniwha District, Hawke's Bay, and Waikopiro B No. 16 Block. I am directed to report that, as the petitioner has not exhausted her legal remedies, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 21st November, 1910.

[Translation.] No. 628 (1910). —Pitihana a Esther Ann Spurrell, o Akarana. E inoi ana kia tu he uiuinga mo te hokonga me te whakawhitinga o Tekiona 11, Takiwa o Ruataniwha, Haaki Pei, me Waikopiro B No. 16 Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, i te mea kaore ano kia whakapaua e te kai-pitihana nga huarahi e puare ana ki a ia i raro i te ture, no reira kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 21 o Noema, 1910.

No. 597 (1910). —Petition of Hape Renata and Others, of Masterton. Petitioners pray for an inquiry re title to Te Unuunu Block. I am directed to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 23rd November, 1910.

[Translation.] No. 597 (1910). —Pitihana a Hape Renata me etahi atu, o Mahitaone. E inoi ana kia tu he uiuinga mo te Taitara o Te Unuunu Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, ki te whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 23 o Noema, 1910.