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Final Report. I have the honour to report that the Native Affairs Committee held its final meeting this afternoon. During the session the Committee held 63 meetings, and had an average attendance of 9J. The subcommittee met three times. Including 27 brought forward from last session, the Committee had before it 101 petitions. Of these, 94 were considered and reported upon, and the remaining 7 are held over until next session. The following Bills were referred to the Committee, duly considered, and reported upon : Native Townships; Kaiapoi Reserve; Rating Amendment; Urewera District Native Reserve Amendment ; Poukawa Native Reserve Amendment; Thermal Springs Districts; Native Land Claims Adjustment; and Westland and Nelson Native Reserves Amendment. Also Paper 68, Regulations and Rules of Court issued under the Native Land Act, 1909. The total number of reports submitted to the House was 106. The Committee desires to place on record its high appreciation of the excellent work done by the Clerk, Mr. Harris. 29th November, 1910.

[Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. Kei te whai honore ahau ki te ripoata i tu te huihuinga whakamutunga o te Komiti Mo Nga Mea Maori i tenei ra. I roto i tenei tuunga o te Paremete 63 nga huihuinga o te Komiti, a ki te aronga e rite ana e iwa me te hawhe nga mema i tae ki ia huihuinga kotahi o te Komiti. E toru nga huihuinga o te Komiti-raro. Hui atu ki nga mea 27 i toe mai i tera tuunga o te Paremete, 101 nga pitihana i takoto ki te aroaro o te Komiti. I roto o ena, 94 nga mea i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki, a ko nga mea 7 e toe ana kua waihotia atu mo tenei tuunga o te Paremete e haeremai nei. Ko nga Pire e whai ake r.ei i tukua mai ki te Komiti, a ata whiriwhiria ana ripoatatia ana hoki, ara : Taone Maori; Kaiapoi Rahui; Whakatikatika Reititanga ; Whakatikatika ite Ture Rahui Maori o te Takiwa o te Urewera; Whakatikatika i te Ture Rahui Maori o Poukawa; Takiwa Ngawha; Whakarite Kereme Whenua Maori; me te Pire Whakatikatika i te Ture Rahui Maori o Westland me Nelson. Me te Pukapuka 68. Nga Rekureihana me nga Ruuri ote Kooti i whakaputaina i raro ite Ture Whenua Maori, 1909. Hui katoa nga ripoata i tukua atu ki te Whare 106. E hiahia ana te Komiti kia tuhituhia he tino kupu mihi ma ratou mo te pai rawa me te kaha o te Karaka (o Mr. Harris) ki te whakahaere i ana mahi. 29 o Noema, 1910.

Schedule of Petitions held over until Next Session. (Rarangi o nga Pitihana kua waihotia atu mo te Teehana e haere mai nei.)

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,400 copies), £ 14.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9lo.

Price 9d.}

No. (Nama.) Petitioner's Name. (Ingoa o te Kai-pitihana.) Name of Block. (Ingoa o te Poraka.) 33/10 687/10 713/10 727/10 754/10 762/10 763/10 Hira Hoekau and 3 others Taare Mete and 134 others Teira Ranginui and 43 others Hon. Wi Pere and 3 others Tinomana Ariki and another Hetekia te Kani Pere Mita Haane and 11 others Okahuatiu (or Te Aroha). Waikokopu Reserve. Waikokopu Reserve. Wi Pere Trust. Rarotonga. Okahuatiu No. Ia. Te Marangairoa No. Ia.