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REPORT on CASE No. XXV. (2.) (2.) Ahuatueanga (Tamaki.) —Hamana Tiakiwai, Complainant. Complaint No. 26. Hamana Tiakiwai made a complaint to the Commissioners in respect of this land. This land has been dealt with by the Native Land Court, and a Crown grant issued to certain persons. The name of the complainant does not appear in the grant. He gave evidence before the Commissioners in support of his complaint. My opinion on that evidence is :— It is perhaps correct that ho was interested in that land, or a portion thereof, according to Maori custom ; but he must have neglected to conduct his case before the Native Land Court, for he was present at the time when the title to that land was investigated by the Native Land Court. It was his own fault, probably, that he did not get a share of the proceeds of that land, because he did not attend in accordance with Mr. Locke's notification, stating the day on which the money would be paid. Wibemu Hikaieo, Commissioner. No. XXV. (2.) —Ahttatukanga (Tamaki). —Hamana Tiakiwai, Kaitono. Complaint No. 26. Ko Hamana Tiakiwai te tangata i tuku tono mai ki nga Komihana mo tenei piihi whenua kia whakawakia. Ko taua whenua kua oti to whakawa etc Kouti Whenua Maori, kua whakaputaina he Karauna Karakiti etahi tangata. A kaore te ingoa ote Kaitono i tuhia ki roto o taua Karaati. I whakaatu korero ano ia ki to Kouti a nga Komihana mo runga i tana tono. Ako aku whakaaro i kite ai i runga i aua korero koia cnei: — Hetikapca i pa ia ki taua whenua ki tetahi waahi ranei o taua whenua i runga i te tikanga maori, engari nona ano te ngoikore ki to whakahaere i te aroaro o tc Kouti Whenua Maori i tona paanga, inahoki i tae auo ia kite Kouti i te wa i whakawakia ai taua whenua. Nana ano te take i kore ai pea ia c whiwhi ki tetahi waahi o nga moni utu o taua whenua, kihai hoki ia i tao mai i runga i te whakaaturanga atu a Raka i te ra c whakaputaina ai aua moni. Wieemtj Hikaieo, Komihana.

REPORT on CASE No. XXVI. PuKAAHU. A Crown grant has been issued for this land by the Native Land Court, and the Government have got it, having purchased it with money. Eru Te Tua sent a letter to the Commissioners stating that he did not consent to the sale of that land to the Government, and also that he did not execute the deed of conveyance. When the Commissioners called on this complainant for hearing, the complainant and his witnesses appeared and gave evidence. Certain other persons also appeared against the complainant and his party, and much evidence was given before the Commissioners in the matter of this complaint. Our opinion on this complaint is : — It is true that the complainant did not execute the deed of conveyance of that land, and his interest therein still remains to him. As for the money, £15, paid to him, he did not ask for it —it was given to him by another man, and small blame to him for taking it. "Wieemu Hikaiko, Commissioner. "Wibemu Te Wiieoeo, Commissioner. No. XXVl.—Pueaahu. Kua whnkaputaina he Karauna Karaati mo tenei whenua c te Kouti Whenua Maori, kua riro auo hoki kite Kawanatanga he mea hoko ki to moni. I tuku pukapuka mai a Eru Te Tua ki nga Komihana he whakaatu kihai ia i whakaae kite hokonga o taua whenua kite Kawanatanga ho whakaatu mai hoki kihai ia i tuhi i tona ingoa kite pukapuka o te hokonga. I te wa i karangatia ai c nga Komihana taua tono kia whakawakia ka tv te Kaitono ratou ko ana kaiwhakaatu ka korcro i a ratou nei korero. I tv ano hoki etahi tangata hei karo mo nga korero a te Kaitono ratou ko tona taha, na he maha nga korcro i whaaturia mai kite Kouti mo runga i tenei tono. Heoi ko a maua whakaaroi kite ai mo runga i tenei tono koia enei:— He pono kihai te Kaitono i tuhi i tona ingoa kite pukapuka hokonga o taua whenua, a ko tona paanga ki taua whenua kei te toe ano ki a ia. Ko tona whiwhinga kite moni tokau ma rima pauna (£l5) ehara i te mea tono nana, engari he mea hoatu noa na tetahi tangata, na he aha hoki to te tango noa atu. Wieemu Hikaieo, Komihana. Wieemu Te Wheeo, Komihana.

REPORT on CASE No. XXVII. Tikokino. —Eenata Kawepo, Complainant. Renata Kawepo asked that this land should be returned to him. He gave evidence to the Court in this case.