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whanaunga kite pana ia ia engari nana iki c noho kau ana ia i reira mo te takiwa poto. No muri ka tuarua atu ano ratou kite pana i taua tangata, ka ki taua tangata na te Kawanatanga te whenua i riro ai i a ia. I muri nei kua hokona c To Henare taua whenua, ko taua whenua no nga kai-pitihana, no o ratou tipuna, tuku iho ki o ratou matua tae mai ki a ratou ki nga kai-pitihana. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Ka whai kupu tohutohu atu te Komiti kite Kawanatanga kia tirotirohia nga take nei aka whakahaere i tetahi tikanga c tika ana ki nga kai-pitihana. 14 Noema, 1879.

No. 53, Session ll.—Petition of Tini Keeei Taiaeoa. Petitionee states that in the year 1859, Taiaroa, who died in 1863, gave her a piece of land containing 100 acres, aud that in the year 1808, at the sitting of the Native Lands Court, Patoromu caused a division of that land to be made, giving to Kiti Pana 50 acres, and 50 acres to Riki Pana, without petitioner's consent. Crown grants have been issued to them. Petitioner prays that Parliament may institute some clear way of settling this difficulty. I am directed to report as follows : — That this being a question of succession to an estate, it can only be settled in the ordinary Courts, and the Committee therefore has no recommendation to make. 28th November, 1879.

[Translation.] No. 53, Session II. —Te Pukapuka-inoi a Tini Keeei Taiaboa. E ki aua te kai-pitihana ria Taiaroa i mate ra i te tau 1863 i hoatu ki a ia i to tan 1859, tetahi piihi whenua 100 eka to nui. Na no te tau LBOS itu to Kooti whenua Maori a waliia ana c Patoromu taua whenua hoatu ana ki a Kiti Pana c 50 eka, ki a Etiki Pana c 50 eka, c hara i te mea na te kai-pitihana i whakaae kia peratia. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana Ida whakahaerea c te Paremete tetahi huarahi marama c oti ai tenei raruraru. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : — No te mea be whakatu riiwhi ke tenei mea mo tetahi tangata mate i roto i tetahi whenua a ma te Kooti anake c oti ai, no reira kaore he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti. 28 Noema, 1879.

No. 279, Session ll.—Petition of Hemi Tautaei. Petitionee states that for six years he has conducted a school for Native girls, aud that the buildings have been erected by himself, with assistance from the Government. That Sir George Grey and Mr. Sheehan promised that a piece of Crown land, containing about 16 acres, situated between the Kawakawa Railway and the river, would be granted to him and his successors in trust as an endowment for the said school. That on the faith of the promise petitioner has enlarged his school buildings, and he prays that effect may be given to this promise. I am directed to report as follows : — That tho attention of the Minister of Education be called to tho petition, with a recommendation that the land referred to be reserved for general educational purposes. 28th November, 1879.

[Translation.] No. 279, Session II. —Te Pukapuka-inoi a Hemi Tautaei. E ki ana te kai-pidhana kua ono tau ia c whakahaere ana i tetahi kura mo nga tamariki wahine a nga Maori, na ko nga whare nana tonu i whakaara a kihai tetahi wahi i riro ma te Kawanataga. I whakaae ano a Ta Hori Kerei raua ko Te Hiaua kite tuku ake kia karaatitia ki a ia me nga riiwhi o muri i a ia tiaki ai hei oranga mo taua kura tetahi piihi o te whenua Karauna kia 16 eka, c takoto ana i waenganui ote Rerewe o te Kawakawa mo te awa. Na no runga i taua whakaae kua whakanuia eto kai-pitihana nga whare o tona kura a c inoi ana ia kia whakamanaia taua whakaaetanga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : — Kia whakamaharatia atu tenei pitihana kite Minita whakahaere mo nga kura, me tenei kupu atu kia rahuitia taua whenua mo nga tikanga kura. 28 Noema, 1879.

No. 259, Session ll.—Petition of Te Muera Rangitaumaha and 135 Others. Petitionees wish the law passed in 1877 and IS7B by the Government, by which they could tie up Native lands, should be repealed, because it has caused them great trouble. I am directed to report as follows : — That, pending the proposed legislation on the subject of Native lands, the Committee has no recommendation to make to the House. 28th November, 1879.