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" Ordered, That the interim report received by the House from the Eastern Maori Election Committee be referred back to the Committee, to report whether any persons have been prevented from voting in the late election, and, if so, whether the number (if any) so prevented would have altered the votes given at the polling-places where the votes were taken. The Committee to report in one week. (On motion of Mr. Stout.)" Resolved, on motion of the Hon. Sir D. McLean, That the Eev. Mohi Turei, the Hon. Mokena Kohere, Captain Eussell, and Mr. Ormond be called upon to give evidence before the Committee. Resolved, on motion of the Hon. E. W. Stafford, That the House be moved to request the Legislative Council to allow the Hon. Mokena Kohere to give evidence before this Committee. Resolved, on motion of Mr. Tole, That Henare Potae, Henare Tomoana, and Karaitiana Takamoana be summoned to attend and give evidence before this Committee. Resolved, on motion of the Hon. Sir D. McLean, That Meiha Eopata be summoned to give evidence before this Committee. Resolved, on motion of Mr. Hunter, That the Chairman be requested to summon Mr. Ormond, Captain Eussell, the Eev. Mohi Turei, and the Hon. Mokena Kohere to attend, to give evidence before this Committee at 11 a.m. to-morrow, July 7th. Resolved, on motion of Mr. Hunter, That this Committee do adjourn till to-morrow at 11 a.m. The Committee then adjourned.

Eeiday, 7th July, 1876. The Committee met according to arrangement at 11 a.m. Peesent: Mr. Bastings, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Lumsden, Hon. Mr. Stafford, Mr. Macandrew, Mr. Tole, Hon. Sir D. McLean, Mr. "Williams, Mr. "W. "Wood. Resolved, on motion of Hon. Sir D. McLean, That Mr. Montgomery be appointed chairman for this meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Eev. Mohi Turei attended and gave evidence. Mr. Ormond, M.H.E., attended and gave evidence. Captain Eussell, M.H.E., attended and gave evidence. The Committee then adjourned till Tuesday morning, 11th July, at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, 11th July, 1876. The Committee met pursuant to notice at 11 a.m. Peesent: Mr. Curtis in the chair. Mr. Bastings, Mr. Eeid, Mr. Macandrew, Mr. Tole, Hon. Sir D. McLean, Mr. "Williams, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. "W. "Wood. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Henare Tomoana attended and gave evidence. Karaitiana Takamoana attended and gave evidence. Hon. Mokena Kohere, M.L.C., attended and gave evidence. The Committee then adjourned.

Thuesday, 20th July, 1876. The Committee met pursuant to notice at 11 a.m. Peesent : Mr. Curtis in the chair. Mr. Bastings, Hon. Sir D. McLean, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Tole, Mr. Macandrew, Mr. "Williams, Mr. "W. "Wood. _ The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Telegrams from Captain Porter and Mrs. Campbell, relative to the arrival of witnesses, were read. A telegram from Henare Matua to the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives was read. Resolved, on motion of Mr. Tole, That Wiremu "Wanoa, Native chief, now at Karamu, Napier, be at once summoned to attend and give evidence before this Committee. Mr. Locke, Eeturning Officer, of the Eastern Maori Electoral District, attended and gave evidence. A telegram to the witness from Henare Potae, and letters from Mr. J. H. Campbell and Mr. P. "W. Campbell, Deputy Eeturning Officers, were submitted and read. The correspondence between Mr. Carlisle, solicitor, and Messrs. Cook and "Whitaker, barristers, relative to the Eastern Maori election, was submitted by the witness, and read. The witness submitted all other papers relating to the Eastern Maori election in his possession. Henare Tomoana attended and gave evidence. The witness submitted a list of eighty voters stated to have been prepared to vote for Karaitiana Takamoana.