1.—3.

Final Report. I am directed to report that the Native Affairs Committee, at its final meeting this morning, adopted the following report :■ — " The Native Affairs Committee, consisting of sixteen members, has held fourteen meetings during the session, with an average attendance of nine members at each meeting. " Including thirty-nine petitions held over from last session, the Committee had before it fifty-five petitions, of these twenty-seven have been reported on and thirty-one are carried over. " Eight parliamentary papers have been considered by the Committee and reported on. " The Native Purposes Bill was duly considered and reported on to the House, with amendments. " The total number of reports to the House from the Committee for the session is thirty-nine." 4th December, 1940. J. O'Brien, Chairman.

[Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata i tana Irai whakamutunga i te ata nei, ke whiriwhiria etc Komiti mo nga Mea Maori te motini e whai ake nei " I tenei tuunga o te Paremata tekau ma wha nga huinga o te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori, te maha o nga mema tekau ma ono te tikanga toko iwa nga mema i tae mai ki ia hui. " Hui atu ki nga pitihana e toru tekau ma iwa i toe mai o tera tuunga Paremata i tae mai kite aroaro o te Komiti e rima tekau ma rima nga pitihana. E rua tekau ma whitu nga pitihana kua ripoatatia a e toru tekau ma tahi i puritia mo tetahi wa. " E waru nga Pepa Paremata i whiriwhiria e te Komiti a i ripoatatia. " Ko te Pire mo nga Mea Maori i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia kite Whare, me nga menemana. " Hui katoa te maha o nga ripoata kite Whare a te Komiti i te wa e tu ana te Paremata e toru tekau ma iwa." 4 o Tihema, 1940. J. O'Brien, Tiamana.

SCHEDULE OF PETITIONS HELD OVER. (TE KUPU APITI O NGA PITIHANA KUA PURITIA MO TETAHI WA.)

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No. Petitioner. (Kai-Petihana.) Subject. (Take.) 239/1932 Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana .. .. .. Treaty of Waitangi. 68/1936 Rangiherea Parapara and 5 others . . . . Whetumatarau Block. 81/1937 Panikena Kaa .. .. .. .. Will of Piripi Rairi (deceased). 121/1937 Parata Pita Kere and 5 others .. .. South Island Native Reserves. 150/1937 Hata Tipoki and 15 others . . .. .. Tutaekuri No. 1 Block. 173/1937 Teoti Timoti Karetai and others .. .. Otakou Block. 175/1937 Te Hekenui Whakarake and another .. .. Putaiti-Mangapukatea Block. 23/1938 Nuku Tarawhiti and 31 others .. .. Taranaki Maori Trust Board. 46/1938 Tukumaru Webber and 8 others .. .. Will of Hemi Matenga (deceased). 60/1938 Keita Kaikiri Kohere and 15 others .. .. Patutahi Block. 81/1938 Paneta Hone and 4 others .. .. .. Interests of Te Koko (deceased) in Tautitaha Block. 95/1938 Atarangi Tukino .. .. .. .. Will of Potene Tuhiwai (deceased). 97/1938 George Marriner .. .. .. .. Hokianga Lands. 33/1939 Hata Tipoki and 15 others .. .. .. Tutaekuri No. 1 Block. 39/1939 Ngawharewiti Tiwai Pomare and another .. Estate of W. N. Pomare (deceased.) 56/1939 D. Stirling . . . . .. .. Otaimina Block. 59/1939 Reremoana Kingi .. .. .. .. Will of Te Paea Ahipene (deceased). 61/1939 G. Marriner .. .. .. .. Confiscated Lands in Taranaki. 31 Te Matewai Mawae .. .. .. .. Paora Aneti Block. 38 Morore Piripi Kaupeka and 57 others .. .. Parimata Mokau Block. 71 Bma Hoera Ruiki .. .. .. .. Estate of Hoera Mei Maihi (deceased). 73 Ponaka Wehi and 22 others .. .. .. Maraeroa C Block. 74 G. Marriner and 51 others .. .. .. Waimate Plain Block. 75 G. Marriner and 51 others .. .. .. Opunake Block. 76 Tupito Maruera and 11 others .. .. Will of Waewae Tutanga (deceased.) 80 Aturangi Anaru and 10 others .. .. Tutira Block. 81 Aturangi Anaru and 12 others .. .. Tangoio South Block. 86 Ani Mataka and 3 others .. .. .. Hoani Block. 90 Te Rauna Hape and 489 others .. . . Treaty of Waitangi. 91 Te Rauna Hape and 193 others . . .. Wairoa Lands. 92 Te Rata Hikairo .. .. .. .. Pakirarahi No. 1 Block.