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No. 41/25, Petition of lopa te Hau and 11 Others ; No. 104/25, Petition of Take Kerekere and Another ; No. 106/25, Petition of Te Hauerangi Mataira and 5 Others; No. 116/25, Petition of Rutene Takina ; No. 119/25, Petition of Eruera te Kura and 5 Others ; No. 135/25, Petition of Moana Paratene and 7 Others ; No. 190/25, Petition of Hare Matenga and 7 Others ; No. 215/25, Petition of Papera Rangiuia and Others ; No. 246/25, Petition of Mere te Iwingaro and 7 Others. Praying for further investigation into the title to the Patutahi Blocks. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to these petitions. 28th July, 1926. [Translation.] * Nama 41/25, Pitihana a lopa te Hau me etahi atu 11 ; Nama 104/25, Pitihana a Take Kerekere me tetahi atu; Nama 106/25, Pitihana aTe Hauerangi Mataira me etahi atu tokorima ; Nama 116/25, Pitihana a Rutene Takina ; Nama 119/25, Pitihana a Eruera te Kura me etahi atu tokorima ; Nama 135/25, Pitihana a Moana Paratene me etahi atu tokowhitu ; Nama 190/25, Pitihana a Hare Matenga me etahi atu tokowhitu ; Nama 215/25, Pitihana a Papera Rangiuia me etahi atu ; Nama 246/25, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro me etahi atu tokowhitu. E inoi ana kia whakawakia ano te taitara ki Patutahi Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo enei pitihana. 28 o Hurae, 1926. ——-

No. 75/25. —Petition of Kapuiawariki and 6 Others. Petitioners pray that their land, Tapuirau, Reserve No. 532, Section 155, Block XI, Paritutu Survey District, which is now under lease to a European, may be returned to them. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 28th July, 1926. [Translation.] Nama 75/25. —Pitihana a Kapuiawariki me etahi atu tokoono. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakahokia atu ki a ratau to ratau whenua, a Tapuirau, Rahui Nama 532, Tekihana 155, Poraka XI, Takiwa Ruuri o Paritutu, kei te riihi i naianei kite Pakeha. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo tenei pitihana. 28 o Hurae, 1926.

No. 76/25. —Petition of Kapuiawariki Ihaka and 5 Others. Petitioners pray that their land, Section 22, Block VII, Paritutu Survey District, now under lease to Europeans through the agency of the Native Trustee, may be returned to them. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 28th July, 1926. — [Translation.] Nama 76/25. —Pitihana a Kapuiawariki Ihaka me etahi atu tokorima. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakahokia atu ki a ratau to ratau whenua, a Tekihana 22, Poraka VII, Takiwa Ruuri o Paritutu, kei te riihi i naianei kite Pakeha i ma roto atu i te Kai-tiaki Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo tenei pitihana. 28 o Hurae, 1926. —— ——

No. 77/25. —Petition of Ngarongo Kahit and 6 Others. Petitioners pray that their land, Mahoetahi Grant No. 3862, which is now under lease, may be returned to them. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 28th July, 1926. [Translation.] Nama 77/25.—Pitihana a Ngarong.o Kahu me etahi atu tokoono. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakahokia atu ki a ratau to ratau whenua, a Mahoetahi Karati No. 3862, kei te riihi i naianei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo tenei pitihana. 28 o Hurae, 1926.

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