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[Teanslation.] No. 96, Session II. —Te Pukapuka-inoi a Keeeopa Hone Hone me etahi atu c 35. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana, ko tetahi piihi whenua i roto i etahi robe i Karioi kihai i ruritia c te Rokena, ahakoa ko ia, ko te Rokena, te tangata nana i ruri te poraka katoa i taua takiwa. Ko taua whenua i roto i aua robe i kiia hei tino wahi c kapea ake mo ratou, na kihai i oti taua whakaritenga, no te mea ko nga rohe i whakaritea ra kaore ano kia ruritia tae mai ki tenei takiwa. Heoi ka inoi ratou kia whakapumatttia nga rohe o taua whenua a kia ruritia pu ano. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana te Komiti mo te polo o te takiwa i a ratou c oti ai te tirotirohanga i nga putake o roto i tenei pitihana. 11 Tihema, 1879.
No. 108, Session ll.—Petition of Paoea Paeau and Others. Petitioners pray that a portion of the Mutunga Block, consisting of 540 acres, may be returned to them, as the number of acres agreed upon to be given up to the Government, as confiscated land, was 5,000 acres, whereas the block contains 5,540 acres, as shown by the survey. I am directed to report as follows :. — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to complete the inquiry into this petition. 11th December, 1879.
[Teanslation.] No. 108, Session ll.—Te Pukapuka-inoi a Paoea Paeau me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko tetahi wahi o te poraka o te Muhunga c 540 eka Ida whakahokia ki a ratou no te mea ko nga eka i tukua atu kite Kawanatanga hei whenua raupatu c 5,000 eka a ko nga eka inaianei o te poraka i runga i te ruritanga c 5,540. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana to Komiti mo to poto o te takiwa i a ratou c oti ai te tirotirohanga i nga putake o roto i tenei pitihana. 11 Tihema, 1879.
No. 147, Session ll.—Petition of E. F. Haeeis. Petitionee states that he presented a petition in 1878, for himself and six relatives; that the petition was sent to the Government for consideration by the Native Affairs Committee ; that he wrote to the Native Minister to settle his claim; that he was informed that the Government had made full inquiry, and that they were at a loss to know what other investigation to make. Petitioner was never consulted, and he prays that the Committee may grant him compensation. 1 am directed to report as follows: — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to complete the inquiry into this petition. 11th December, 1879.
[Translation.] No. 147, Session ll.—Te Pukapuka-inoi a E. F. Haeete. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i tuku pitihana ia i te tau 187S, mo te taha ki a ia mo ona whanaungae ono, na tukua atu ana taua pitihana kite Kawanatanga c te Komiti mo nga mea Maori kia whakaarohia c ratou. I tuhituhi ia ki to Miuita mo to taha Maori kia whakaritea tana tono, na ko te kupu ake a te Kawanatanga ki a ia i mea kua tino rapua c ratou taua mea a kaore he tikauga kimi ano ki ta ratou whakaaro. Kihai i tae ake he kupu korero kite kai-pitihana no reira ka inoi ia kia puta he ora ki a ia a te Komiti. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana te Komiti mo te poto o te takiwa i a ratou c oti ai te tirotirohanga i nga putake o roto i tenei pitihana. 11 Tihema, 1879.
No. 159, Session ll.—Petition of Taeaiti Tamaki and Others. The prayer of the petitioners is that they may have a block of land called Opuatai returned to them. It had been wrongfully given away to the Ngatitipa. The petitioners were in Court in the year 1866, when the land iv question was adjudicated upon. The Court did not heed their protests, but said that the petitioners had no claim, because they had taken up arms. Petitioners say they were on the ground in 1863, and the Native Laud Court sat in 1866. They have persistently maintained their rights from that time down to the present. I am directed to report as follows: — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. 11th December, 1879.