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[Teanslation.] No. 116 of Session 1., 1879. —Pukapuka-inoi a Rawiri te Rangikaueua. E ki ana te kai-inoi ko te rama rerewe i Waikato ki Taranaki kua korerotia nei era c haere ma runga i tona whenua pau atu te 50 macro c haere ana, a, c mea ana ia kia utua ia i roto i nga moni o te koroni. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Xi te whakaaro a te Komiti kaore he tikanga kia whai-kupu ratou mo runga i nga putake o tenei pitihana. Oketopa 8,1879.

No. 15, Session IL, 1879. —Petition of Ihaia te Awanui and Others. Petitionees pray the publichouses may be closed against the Maori people, and that no intoxicating liquors should be allowed to be brought into Maori settlements. I am directed to report as follows : —■ That the Committee recommend the prayer of the petitioners to the favourable consideration of the House. 14th October, 1879.

Teanslation. No. 15, Session 11., 1879.—Pukapuka-inoi a Ihaia te Awanui me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia katia nga paparakauhe ki nga Maori, a, kia kaua nga wai whakahaurangi c kawea ki nga kainga Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E mea ana te Komiti kia whai-kuputia te inoi a nga kai-pitihana, kia whakaarohia paitia c te Whare. Oketopa 14, 1879.

No. 16, Session IL, 1879. —Petition of Henaee Wieemu and Others. Petitionees pray that Mr. Alexander Mackay be not dismissed from his office as Commissioner, as the petitioners have seen no wrong in him. I am directed to report as follows : — That the prayer of the petitioners, being purely a departmental matter, the petition is referred to the consideration of the Government. 14th October, 1879.

Teanslation. No. 16, Session 11., 1879. —Pukapuka-inoi a Henaee Wieemu me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua c whakakahoretia a te Make i runga i tona tunga Komihana. Kaore ano nga kai-pitihana kia kite i tona he. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : — No te mea ko te inoi a nga kai-pitihana c haere pu ana i runga i te tikanga o te tari, heoi ka tukua ketia atu ma te Kawanatanga c whakaaro. Oketopa 14, 1879.

No. 21, Session 11., 1879. —Petition of Eeueea te TJeemutu. The petitioners state that the spirit of the Maori is dark because the Government are tying up the land by advancing money to a few persons without the consent of the tribe. They pray that the land may be loosed, and think that the very best thing would be to stop the purchasing of land by the Government, and also that surveying and leasing should cease. I am directed to report as follows : —■ That the Committee regard the questions raised in this petition as matters of very considerable importance, and recommend them to the serious consideration of the House and the Government. 14th October, 1579.

Translation. No. 21, Session 11., 1879. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eeueea TJeemutu. E ki ana te kai-pitihana c pouri ana te wairua o te Maori, no to mea kei te here te Kawanatanga i nga whenua i runga ite hoatu inoni ki nga tangata tokoiti kihai rate iwi i whakaae. E inoi ana ratou kia tangobia te here i runga i te whenua, a, ko te mea pai rawa kia mutu te boko whenua a te Kawanatanga, a kia mutu hoki te ruri me te riihi. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E mea ana te Komiti mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana, he putake nunui katoa. A c mea ana kia whakaaro nuitia etc Whare me te Kawanatanga. Oketopa 14, 1879.

No. 129, Session 1., 1879. —Petition of Hana Hakaeiwhi and Others. The petitioners pray that the Native Land Court may be done away with, and that the investigation of Native title be left entirely to Committees of the Maori people.