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No. 97, Session II. —Petition of Tame Paeata Haeeeeoa and Others, of Waikouaiti. Petitionees pray that one whole day in every week may be set aside for Mr. Watt, R.M., to enable him to investigate the troubles of such Maoris as may appear before him, and that such arrangement shall be carried out for one year, defining a circuit that may be gazetted. I am directed to report as follows : —• That this being a dopartmsntal matter the Committee recommend it to the consideration of the Government. 23rd October. 1879.
_— , —.~. Teanslation. No. 97, Session II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Tame Paeata Haeeeeoa me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaritea tetahi tiuo ra i roto i nga wiki katoa mo te Wata, kia ahei ai ia te whakawa i nga raruraru o nga tangata Maori o tae atu ana ki tona aroaro. Ko tenei tikanga kia man tonu mo te tau kotahi. Ko nga wahi hei haerenga mo taua whakawa me kahiti rawa. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei i — No te mea he tikanga ke tenei ma te tari c whakatuturu, c mea ana tenei Komiti kia tukua atu ma te Kawanatanga c whakaaro. Oketopa 23, 1879.
No. 102, Session ll.—Petition of Edwin Dean and Others. Petitionees pray for compensation for time lost in giving evidence in the case of H. R. Russell v. Griudell for libel. They had applied to Mr. Grindell, Hon. J. Sheehan, and Dr. Pollen without success. They ask that their claim may be satisfied. I am directed to report as follows :— That the prayer of the petitioners relative to law costs cannot be recommended for favourable consideration. 23rd October, 1879.
Teanslation. No. 102, Session II. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eruini Tini me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia utua ratou mo to ratou haerenga mai kite whaki korero i runga i te whakawa a Henare Rata raua ko Te Karini mo te panui whakakino i roto i tetahi pepa. Kua tono ratou kia Te Karini, kia Te Hiana, me te Rata Porana kihai i mana ta ratou tono, na c tono ana ratou i naianei ki a whakaritea ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kaore he kupu a tenei Komiti kia whakaarohia paitia te inoi a nga kai-pitihana kia utua ratou mo te haerenga mai kite whakawa. Oketopa 23, 1879.
No. 14, Session I.—Petition of Edwaed Constable. The petitioner states that in the year 1814 he received from the Government of New Zealand a preemptive certificate authorizing him to purchase certain lands from the Maoris, which iv the same year he accordingly did, at an expense of £300; that, owing to there being only three surveyors in the district at that time, he was unable to comply with the terms of a Proclamation issued by tho Government, and that his title was held to have lapsed in consequence ; that the land in question has been taken possession of and sold by tho Government without any payment having been made either to the petitioner or the original Native owners. The petitioner prays for compensation or other relief. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee does not recommend any action upon the claim of Mr. Constable. 23rd October, 1879.
Translation. No. 14, Session I.—Te pukapuka-inoi a Eeueti Katipa. E ki ana te kai-pitihana no te tau 1844 ka riro mai i te Kawana o Niu Tireni tetahi tiwhikete tuatahi ki a ia, whakaae ki a ia kite boko i tetahi whenua i nga Maori, a no taua tau ano ka hoko ia, c £300 ona moni i pau. Na notemea c toru noa nga kai-ruri i reira i taua takiwa kaore i taea c ia te whakarite nga kupu, me nga tikanga i takoto i roto i te panui a te Kawanatanga, a Whakakorea ana tona take i runga tena. Kua riro taua whenua i te Kawanatanga kua hokona c ratou, kihai ratou i utu i a ia i te kai-pitihana, i nga Maori ranei nona taua whenua. E inoi ana te kai-pitihaua kia utua ia kia whakaorangia pewhea ranei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : — Xi te whakaaro a tenei Komiti kaore he kupu tohutohu mo runga i te tono a te Katipa. Oketopa 23, 1879.
No. 148, Session I.—Petition of Ruta te Manuahura Tapihana. The petitioner states that, in accordance with the report of the Native Affairs Committee made in 1877, inquiry was made into her case by the Government, with a satisfactory result to the petitioner in so far as the inquiry was concerned, but that she has heard nothing further of it since. She prays that effect may be given to the report of the Committee.