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Tareha To Moananui, Complainant. Tareha Te Moananui also applied that the mortgage of this land should be looked into. He stated in his evidence before the Commissioners that the complaint was from all the persons interested, according to Maori custom. The name of the complainant was not inserted in the Crown grant of this land; but he complained of the action taken by the grantees. My opinion is, if his name had been in the grant he would have acted as the other grantees have done ; he would have had no regard for those whose names were not inserted in the grant. Hoera Paretutu, Complainant. Hoera Paretutu also made a complaint. He stated that at the time when this land was mortgaged, part of Paraone Kuare's portion was not included in the said mortgage. As no other complainant appeared in support of this statement, it was not entertained. Hamahona Taingaehe, Complainant. The complainant is one of the grantees of this land. He stated that Hemi Taka had mortgaged the land for twenty-eight gallons of grog, twelve bags of flour, and some other goods, and that the said Hemi Taka is not one of the grantees of the land. On hearing the evidence adduced by the complainant in support of his complaint, it was found that no part of his interest in the land had been interfered with, because the rent had been regularly paid to him. Nirai, Complainant. This person did not appear before the Commissioners to make any statement. Ahere Te Koari, Complainant. Ahere made a complaint to the Commissioners. Ho stated that he had mortgaged his interest in this land for £200, but all that he had received was £26 and some goods. When he gave his evidence before the Commissioners in support of his complaint, it was found that one of his grounds of complaint was that all the grantees were not called together when he and Mr. Maney, the purchaser, spoke about his selling this land. The defendant gave no evidence bearing upon the statements of the complainant. I am not clear how the £200 for the interest of the complainant was made up. It is correct that the complainant and defendant were alone when they spoko about the sale of this land, and that all the grantees were not called together in one place when the terms of the sale or mortgage might have been explained to them. It is not right to act in that way when the titles of each man have not been individualized. Paraono Kuare, Complainant. Paraone appeared before the Commissioners, and made a statement about this land, but it was seen that he himself parted with his interest to Mr. Maney, and therefore there was no reason why he should apply. WiEEiru Hikaieo, Commissioner. XI. Petake.—Waka Kawatini, Kaitono. I tuku tono mai a Te "Waka Kawatini ki nga Komihana kia tirohia te ahua o te hokonga o taua whenua ki tetahi Pakeha ko Miini (E. D. Maney) to ingoa. Itewaituai ia kite whakaatu korero kite Kouti mo tana tono I mea ia— " I tuhi au ki to pukapuka mokete mo tenei whenua. Aku take i tuhi ai, he kaha no taua Pakeha kite tohe kia tuhi au. Tetahi no ta raua kianga mai ko te Kaiwhakamaori ka hoki mai ano taku whenua ki a au. " Koro rawa he moni i homai c Miini ki a au i te wa i tuhi ai au i taku ingoa kite pukapuka. Heoi nt;a mea i riro mai ki a au mo taua whenua he taonga he waipiro. "Ko te utu mo Petane katoa i whakakaritea ai kotahi mano pauna (£1,000). Aiki au kia rima rau pauna (£500) mo taku kotahi." I tv a Miini (R. D. Maney) ki to whakaatu korero mo tona taha, a I mea ho nui te nama to Kaitono ki a ia engari whakamutua to tuku naraa ki a ia no muri iho ka tono mai ano kia tukua atu he nama ki a ia me utu ki tetahi whenua ko "Waikaahu te ingoa, katahi hoki ka tukua atu c ia he nama ki a ia. Ko aku whakaaro mo runga i enci korero koia enei, he pono kiliai te Kaitono whakawa i marama ki nga tikanga o te pukapuka mokete hooi tana i whakaaro ai kia riro nui atu he moni mana. No to Kaikaro whakawa te hiahia kia riro i a ia taua whenua mci te tuku nui i te nama kite Kaitono whakawa. Kaore au c mohio ana kite tikanga mo te waipiro c uru ana ki roto i nga moketetanga hokonga whenua ranei ma te Paremata Nui o Nui Tireni tena c titiro. Paora Torotoro, Kaitono. I tuku tono mai hoki a Paora Torotoro mo taua whenua ano. He whakaatu mai i whakaritea kotahi rau pauna (£100) ma te tangata kotahi, heoi kaore i riro mai ki a ia tetahi waahi moni, he taonga anake, he rama nga mea i riro mai. He maha ano ana take korero i whakaatu mai ai kite Kouti mo runga i tana tono. Itu ano a Miini ki to whakaatu korero mo tona taha. Otiia ho whakaatu kau ite nui o nga nama a te Kaitono whakawa ki a ia.