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Special Report. I have the honour to report that at its final meeting the Native Affairs Committee unanimously passed the following resolution : " That this Committee desires to express its high appreciation of the able, conscientious, and courteous manner in which the Chairman, Mr. J. 0 Brien, has conducted the affairs of the Committee during the session, and directs that the resolution be reported to the House. ' sth October, 1939. K. Paikea, Member of the Committee.

[Translation.] Ripoata Motuhake. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i te Hui Whakamutunga a te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori ka paahitia te motini e whai ake nei: "Ko tenei Komiti e hiahia ana kite whakaatu i tona whakanui mo te mohio mete pai o te whakahaere a te Tiamana a Mr. J. 0 Brien i nga mahi a te Komiti i tenei tuunga Paremata, a e whakahau ana ko tenei motini me ripoata kite whare." 5 o Oketopa, 1939. P- K - Paikea, He Mema no te Komiti.

Special Report. I have the honour to report that at its final meeting the Native Affairs Committee expressed its appreciation of the services rendered by the Clerk, Mr. E. M. Anderson, during the session, and directs that the resolution be reported to the House. sth October, 1939.

[Translation.] Ripoata Motuiiake. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i tana Hui Whakamutunga i whakaatu te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori i tona mihi mo te mohio o te Karaka o Mr. E. M. Anderson kite whakahaere l ana mahi i tenei tuunga Paremata a e whakahau ana ko taua motini me ripoata kite whaie. 5 o Oketopa, 1939.

Final Report. The Native Affairs Committee, consisting of eighteen members, has held eleven meetings during the session, with an average attendance of ten members. n . ~ , „ . Including forty-four petitions brought forward from last session, the Committee had before it sixtv petitions, twenty-one have been reported on to the House, and thirty-nine are held over. Four parliamentary papers were duly considered by the Committee and reported on. The Native Purposes Bill was considered by the Committee, amended, and reported on. sth October, 1939. J - °' Brien ' Chairman.

[Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. I TENEI tuunga o te Paremata, tekau ma tahi nga hui a te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori, te maha o nga mpma tekau ma warn, te tikanga tekau nga mena i tae mai ki la hui. . Hui atu ki nga pitihana e wha tekau ma wha o te tuunga Paremata ka taha ake nei, e ono tekau nga pitihana i tae mai ki mua i te aroaro o te Komiti, e rua tekau ma tain i npoatatia kite whare a e toru tekau ma iwa i puritia mo tetahi wa. E wha nga pepa paremata i whiriwhina ete Komiti a 1 npoatatia. . . Ko te Pire mo nga Mahi Maori i Whiriwhiria e te Komiti, 1 whakatikatikama a 1 npoatatia. „ , IQ o Q J. O'Brien, Tiamana. 5 o Oketopa, 1939.

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